New Hampshire 8 vs. Binghamton Mets (39-49) 4 BOX SCORE

With Dominic Smith and Amed Rosario playing in the Futures Game, the B-Mets were short-handed and as a result, lost this one 8-4.

• Matt Oberste 1B: 2 for 3, 2 BB, 2 RBI .290
• Phillip Evans SS: 2 for 5, 2B, R .311
• Victor Cruzado LF: 3 for 5, .257

When given an opportunity, Philip Evans continues to perform. After struggling offensively for most of his minor league career, Evans has had a nice season at AA, batting .311 in 167 at-bats.

• Jim Henderson RHP: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER
• Mickey Jannis RHP: 5 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, L (3-8 4.79 ERA)

Jim Henderson with another rehab appearance, this time it was a scoreless performance. He was followed by Mickey Jannis, who had a decent start but his defense failed him, committing three errors leading to 4 unearned runs.

Clearwater 4 vs. St. Lucie Mets (44-40) 0 BOX SCORE

The St. Lucie Mets dropped their second game in a row and it wasn’t pretty. Clearwater threw a no-hitter with a combination of three pitchers.

• Luis Guillorme SS: 0 for 2, BB .264
• Jhoan Urena DH: 0 for 2, BB .213

It was a tough day at the office for the Mets bats, unable to muster a hit in this contest but did draw three walks.

• Chris Flexen RHP: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, L (5-9 3.87 ERA)
• Robert Coles RHP: 2 IP, H, 0 ER (2.41 ERA)

Chris Flexen‘s win-loss record is not pretty but is not indicative of his performance this season. He’s lost a few games in which he has pitched well but his offense could not get the bats going.

Augusta 3 vs. Columbia Fireflies (41-47) 0 BOX SCORE

The Fireflies were held scoreless in this one and could only muster five hits, losing 3-0. They lost their fourth straight against the Augusta GreenJackets (48-40).

• Kevin Kaczmarski RF: 2 for 3, 2 2B, BB .267
• Enmanuel Zabala CF: 1 for 3, .271

Kaczmarski had his third straight multi-hit game, collecting two doubles in this one. Eudor Garcia had his four game hitting streak snapped. Enmanuel Zabala continues to impress with his defense in the outfield. He is easily one of the top 3 defensive outfielders in the Mets system.

• Kevin Canelon LHP: 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, L (5-7 3.13 ERA)
• Tyler Bashlor RHP: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB (1.63 ERA)

Kevin Canelon had another solid performance, tossing seven innings. He is having himself a very nice season pitching to a 3.18 ERA across 97 innings.

Our own Jacob Resnick was at the Brooklyn Cyclones and has the recap here including Justin Dunn getting hsi first pro win. 

Kinsport Mets (7-10) 10 vs. Danville 2 BOX SCORE

The Kingsport Mets won the second game of this three game set by a score of 10-2 and they will go for the sweep tomorrow. The Mets smacked 16 hits to go along with five walks in the win.

• Ricardo Cespedes CF: 3 for 5, 2B, RBI, R .328
• Reed Gamache 2B: 2 for 3, 3 R, 2 BB
• Jose Miguel Medina RF: 2 for 4 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB .262
• Dionis Rodriguez C: 2 for 5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, .325
• Yeffry De Aza 3B: 1 for 3, 2B, 1 RBI, R, BB .182

Ricardo Cespedes has a seven-game hitting streak going. At the prime age of 18, Cespedes is tearing the cover off the ball, batting .405 over his last ten games.

• Thomas Szapucki LHP: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, W (1-1 0.42 ERA)

Szapucki earned his first victory of the year and is now 1-1 on the year. He continues to strike out batters at an eye opening rate. He now has 38 strikeouts in 21.2 innings.

GCL Mets (8-6) 10 vs. GCL Cardinals 9  BOX SCORE

The GCL Mets got the bats going in this one, scoring 10 runs on 12 hits.

• Wagner Lagrange LF: 1 for 5, 2 R .358
• Ranfy Adon CF: 2 for 5, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R .205
• Rigoberto Terrazas 3B: 3 for 5, 3 RBI .179

Ranfy Adon hit his 3rd home run of the season, this one was a walk-off grand slam.

The GCL Mets had an assortment of pitchers going on the afternoon and it was not a good day for the staff. They allowed nine runs on 13 hits.  Richard Reina ended up getting the victory, pitching one inning while giving one run on two hits with a strikeout and a walk.

Injury Note – Kenny Hernandez had to leave the GCL Mets game on July 3rd after awkwardly stepping on first base and then being carted off. He has not played since.

The DSL Mets had the day off and will resume play today.