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MMN Recap: Dedniel Nunez Tosses Gem for St. Lucie

By Joseph Hill

May 26, 2019 No comments

Photo by Ed Delany, MMN

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (25-19) 17, Syracuse (24-23) 12   Box Score

The Mets’ bats exploded on Saturday, with the team recording 13 hits and 11 walks. Every starter collected at least one hit, leading to twelve runs, all of which were scored between the second and fifth inning. They were down 9-0 entering the bottom of the second, but they fought hard to to get as close as a 13-12 deficit. Taijeron busted out of a 2-28 slump with a big day, as Alcantara and Lee each continued their solid season with Binghamton into the Triple-A level.

Even struggling hitters David Thompson and Tim Tebow contributed, each of whom reached base multiple times. In the seventh and eighth inning, shortstop Danny Espinosa and manager Tony DeFrancesco were ejected for arguing questionable strike calls as the Mets failed to complete their comeback attempt.

  • RHP Casey Coleman (L, 0-5, 5.79 ERA): 1.0 IP, 7 H, 7 R, BB, 0 K
  • LHP Sean Burnett (0-0, 15.63 ERA): 3.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 3 BB, 0 K
  • LHP Ryan O’Rourke (0-1, 2.95 ERA): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
  • RHP Stephen Villines (0-0, 2.70 ERA): 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, BB, K
  • RHP Joe Zanghi (0-0, 7.71 ERA): 2.0 IP, H, R, BB, K
  • RHP Eric Hanhold (2-1, 3.68 ERA): 1.0 IP, 2 H, R, 0 BB, K

Coleman had no command right from the start, as he gave up four runs in the first inning and three runs in the second inning without recording an out. He has now given up 13 earned runs in his last two starts. The veteran reliever Burnett wasn’t effective either, but he at least ate up three innings of work. His ERA sits at an ugly 15.63 through five appearances with the Mets. O’Rourke is the one Mets pitcher who was unscathed, as he pitched an easy one-two-three fifth inning. The sidearmer Villines has looked a little bit more human his past couple outings, allowing two runs in three innings.

Zanghi’s second Triple-A outing of the season went a little better than his first, as he threw a perfect seventh inning but gave up a run-scoring double in the eighth. Hanhold continued his good but not great season in Triple-A, allowing back-to-back doubles with two outs to extend the Railriders’ lead to 17-12.

Trenton (28-18) 5, Binghamton (26-17) 2   Box Score

Gimenez had a rough day at the plate after a solid 4-13 stretch over three games, as his inconsistent season continued. Barnes continued to be a surprise, smashing his third home run in his 22nd game as a Rumble Pony, tying the game at one and raising his OPS to .947. Toffey has slowed down a bit in May after his strong, walk-fueled April, but he had a good day on Saturday with a double, a single, and a walk. The struggling Michael Paez tied the game at two in the bottom of the seventh with a double, but it proved to be all the Binghamton offense could muster.

Jannis was a little wild, but opposing hitters failed to square up his knuckler as he allowed just a single hit through 5.1 innings. He allowed two runs, but they were both unearned due to an Ali Sanchez passed ball and a Gimenez error. In three starts for Binghamton, Jannis has yet to allow an earned run over 19.1 innings. However, he does own a 27.00 ERA in his one start in Syracuse. McGeorge has a 1.84 ERA this year but has also walked eight in 14.2 innings, so he’s going to need to keep those walks down going forward. Roseboom is off to a disappointing start, as he’s struggling with the club with whom he thrived in the 2016 and 2018 seasons.

Lakeland (21-27) 2, St. Lucie (24-24) 1   Box Score

The Mets were completely shut down by the Flying Tigers pitching staff, collecting just two doubles as a team. Tiberi’s bat has slowed down in the month of May, but he has reached base twice in four out of his last five games now. Rodriguez has now hit in six straight games, and eight out of his last nine. He’s also hitting .308/.357/.415 in May as he continues to show improvement. Brodey has struggled in May after winning Player of the Month for April, but has suddenly heated up in his last four games, going 9-17 with three doubles and a walk. The Mets’ lone run came on an RBI double by Brodey in the sixth, which at the time gave them a 1-0 lead.

Nunez has been a pleasant surprise for the Mets farm system as he posted his best outing yet. In four starts with St. Lucie, he has struck out 20 in 20 innings after he struck out 33 in 22.1 innings for Columbia. Renteria has also been striking guys out, with 25 in 20.2 innings, but he’s also given up an ugly 19 runs in 20.2 innings through 13 games pitched this year. After Renteria blew the save in the eighth, Taylor held the deficit to one run by throwing a perfect ninth.

Charleston (26-23) 8, Columbia (19-30) 3   Box Score

Mauricio’s offensive performance has been just okay, as he’s shown some good contact ability and maturity but is yet to really fill in to his power frame and start driving the ball. As he gets older and fills out more, the power should come. Vientos continues to heat up slowly but surely, with an .822 OPS in the month of May and a .926 OPS in his last ten games. The struggling Newton hit a triple as he still hasn’t quite gotten his season on track after a late start. Juan Uriarte hit RBI singles in the first and fourth to give the Fireflies a 2-0 lead, but they wouldn’t score again until Chandler Avant hit an RBI double in the ninth.

Holderman is another guy who has been a nice surprise for Columbia. He made it through four scoreless innings before running into trouble in the fifth, as he allowed a run on two hits and a walk. Hutchinson came in and allowed an inherited runner to score. He also allowed three runs of his own, two of which were unearned due to a Mauricio error. Viall has now given up five runs in 0.2 innings over his last two appearances.

 

 

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