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Las Vegas 51s (43-39) 8, Tacoma 5  Box Score

After a lackluster performance last night, the 51s came out firing tonight, scoring eight runs on 12 hits. After the victory, the 51s remain 5.5 games out of first place.

• Gavin Cecchini DH: 1 for 2, 1 3B, 3 BB, .330
• Michael Conforto LF: 2 for 5, 3 RBI .276
• Travis Taijeron RF: 4 for 5, HR .312

Cecchini continues to rake at Triple-A although it is an ominous sign that Wally has him at DH. All these errors have clearly effected his fielding ability from a mental perspective.

• Gabriel Ynoa RHP: 5.1 IP, 4 ER, 4 K,  (3.92)
• Paul Sewald RHP: 1.2 IP, K, BB, Win (4-2 3.89)
• Josh Edgin LHP: 1 IP, H, K (2.50)
• Chasen Bradford RHP: 1 IP, 2 K S(5) (3.92)

Ynoa continues to produce decent starts in the hitter-friendly PCL. He should be converted to the bullpen where I believe his repertoire will play better.

Binghamton Mets (36-46) 3, New Hampshire 1 Box Score

Behind a stellar performance from journeyman Josh Zeid, the Mets won this one 3-1. Jose Reyes is starting to heat up a bit with a five-game hitting streak.

• Jose Reyes 3B: 1 for 2, 2 BB,SB .240
• Dominic Smith DH: 1 for 4, R .280
• Amed Rosario SS: 1 for 4, .405

Rosario collected another hit, he now has at least one hit in 10 out of his 11 games.

• Jim Henderson RHP: 1 IP, ER, K, BB, (21.60)
• Josh Zeid RHP: 7 IP, 0 R, 8 K, 3 BB, Win (2-2 4.50)

St. Lucie (40-37) 4, Palm Beach 2 Box Score

The win brought the St. Lucie team to an even mark of 5-5 in the second half.

• Wuilmer Becerra DH: 2 for 5 .329
• Luis Guillorme SS: 2 for 5, 2B .259

Becerra has been on an absolute tear as of late, batting .364 over his last ten games. He also leads the FSL in batting average.

• Andrew Church RHP: 6.2 IP, ER 4 K, 3 BB (3.60)
• Paul Paez LHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, Win (1-0 0.79)
• Corey Taylor: 1 IP, 2 H, K, SV (11) (1.52)

Andrew Church provided another quality start although he is showing inconsistency with his command.

West Virginia 4, Columbia Fireflies (39-42) 0 Box Score

The Fireflies offense had a disappointing game at the dish getting shut-out and only collecting five hits.

• Luis Ortega 3B: 2 for 3, .248
• Dash Winningham 1B: 1 for 4 .246

With David Thompson getting the day off, the offense struggled in his absence. The Fireflies did not collect an extra base hit in this one.

• Joe Shaw RHP: 7 IP, 3 ER, 5 K, Loss  (4-6, 4.72)

Shaw tossed seven innings but was tossed around a bit, giving up four runs (three earned) on nine hits.

Brooklyn Cyclones (7-10) 5, Connecticut 4 Box Score

The Cyclones ended their four game losing streak with a much needed victory by a score of 5-4. Connecticut jumped out to 4-0 lead in the 2nd inning and the Cyclones came storming back with runs in the 3rd, 5th, and 6th innings to win it.

• Blake Tiberi 3B: 1 for 4, 3B, R, RBI .152
• Ali Sanchez: 3 for 3, 2B, R, .308
• Arnaldo Berrios RF: 1 for 2, 2B, R, RBI .240

After being out since June 24th, Ali Sanchez returned to the lineup with a vengeance, going 3 for 3 with a double.

• Harol Gonzalez 4.2 IP, 4 R, 10 K  (3.63)

Gonzalez didn’t have his best start but 10 strikeouts in a short start like this, will jump out to anyone. Not to mention, this was his second start in a row with 10 strikeouts.

Kingsport Mets (3-8) 11 Greeneville Astros 0 Box Score

The Kingsport bats broke out in a big way, scoring 11 runs on 14 hits.

• Jose Miguel Medina 2 for 5, HR, 3 RBI .237
• Dionis Rodriguez 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, .269

Left fielder, Ian Strom went 1 for 4, the 2016 22nd round draft pick now has a six game hitting streak.

• Max Wotell LHP: 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 K, Win (1-0, 1.74)

Max Wotell turned in another stellar performance, earning his first victory of his young pro career.

GCL Mets (4-4) 3 GCL Astros 2 F/13 Box Score

This was a long affair going 13 innings, Kenneth Bautista was able to drive in the winning run in the 13th with a sacrifice fly.

• Eudor Garcia: 1 for 3, 2 BB

Eudor Garcia made his return from a 80 game ban due to PED’s.

• Carlos Hernandez RHP: 5 IP, 2 ER, K,  (2.25)

The DSL Mets had the day off.