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MMN Recap: Josh Wolf Fires Two Scoreless Innings

By Daniel Muras

August 12, 2019 No comments

(Cooper Neill/MLB)

Norfolk (48-70) 3, Syracuse (59-60) 0  Box Score

It was a lifeless performance for the Mets offense, as the players listed above were the only three in the Syracuse lineup to collect hits in the game. Other than the six singles, the Mets had just two other baserunners from a walk and a hit batter.

Lockett was not particularly dominant in this start, but he was able to keep the Mets in the game for six innings, despite allowing ten hits. Overall, Lockett has struggled greatly at missing bats during his time with Syracuse, as he has struck out more than four batters in just one of his ten starts. Sewald has a 2.31 ERA and 15 strikeouts over his last 10 appearances (11.2 innings).

Hartford (59-57) 5, Binghamton (59-58) 2  Box Score

The Rumble Ponies also struggled on offense during Sunday’s game as they were limited to just two runs on four hits. Mazeika got the Rumble Ponies on the board with a solo home run in the fourth inning, while Luis Carpio added the second and final run with a pinch hit single in the eighth. Following a strong July that seemed to represent a turning point in a rough season, Gimenez has been in a big slump so far in August: he has a .148/.250/.185 line through nine games this month.

Dibrell’s struggles upon his promotion to Double-A continued as he allowed five runs before getting pulled from the game in the sixth inning. So far, Dibrell has allowed three runs or more in each of his five starts with Binghamton, although one positive that can be taken is that his strikeout rate has actually improve following his promotion. Shaw has a 2.31 ERA with a 27:9 K:BB ratio as a reliever this season.

Daytona (57-60) 7, St. Lucie (66-52) 4  Box Score

The Mets offense rallied late, putting up two runs in the seventh and final inning of Sunday’s game, but fell a bit short of completing the comeback. Lagrange is both walking more and hitting for more power since his call-up to Advanced-A. Tiberi has been heating up quite a bit since the turn of the month and has a .379/.500/.552 line with a 7:6 BB:K ratio in August.

Wilson had his first outing with St. Lucie since suffering an undisclosed injury in mid-July, He was certainly a bit rusty as, on top of the six hits he allowed, Wilson also threw two wild pitches and hit a batter. McIlraith had thrown 10.1 scoreless innings before this rough outing. Renteria allowed his first earned run since June 22 and has a 20:4 K:BB ratio over his last 10 appearances.

Columbia (47-68) 5, Greenville (50-68) 4  Box Score

Despite having a combined 15 strikeouts as a team, the Fireflies offense was still able to push across 5 runs on 8 hits in Sunday’s game. Vientos is hitting .359 with two home runs during his last 10 games as he enters another hot streak in what has been an up-and-down season for him. Medina is hitting .260/.336/.479 since he was called back up to Columbia from Brooklyn in July.

  • RHP Jose Butto (4-9, 3.63 ERA) 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 K
  • RHP Alec Kisena (3-2, 3.67 ERA) 4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
  • RHP Justin Lasko (W, 2-0, 1.80 ERA) 3.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 K

Butto had another abbreviated start as the Mets attempt to limit his innings towards the end of the season. His 104.0 innings pitched in 2019 are nearly double his previous career high of 60.2. He has pitched much better in his last three two inning starts, giving up just two hits over six scoreless innings with a 7:0 K:BB ratio. Between Brooklyn and Columbia, Lasko has a 1.59 ERA with a 19:2 K:BB ratio.

Brooklyn (31-23) 11, Staten Island (29-26) 4  Box Score

Ten out of Brooklyn’s eleven runs were driven in by just two players: Genord and Peroza. Genord’s cooled off after a hot start to season, but his 7 home runs still place him tied for fifth in the NYPL. Peroza, who just turned 19 in June, got off to a slow start with Brooklyn after flashing unprecedented power in the GCL, but has started to heat up with a .324/.378/.441 line in August.

After striking out five or more batters in back-to-back starts for the first time in his career, Cleveland’s struggles missing bats returned on Sunday. He threw only half of his 68 pitches for strikes and did not strike out a single batter. Biddy has not allowed an earned run and has a 20:1 K:BB ratio over 18.2 innings pitched this season.

GCL Marlins (20-13) 6, GCL Mets (18-16) 2  Box Score

  • Nick Conti 2B: 2-for-3, 2B, BB, K, .232/.417/.317

The Mets offense struggled a bit in this game, especially with runners in scoring position. The team went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position and only managed to push across their two runs on sacrifice flies by Nic Gaddis. Conti has a 21:13 BB:K ratio this season.

This game was originally started on August 6, but was suspended due to rain, allowing Cornielly to technically pitch in both games played on Sunday. Cornielly has not been great since making his stateside debut, but he has struck out 30 batters in 28.2 innings pitched.

GCL Marlins (22-16) 3, GCL Mets (21-19) 2  Box Score

  • Nic Gaddis 3B: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, .204/.274/.370

The Mets were limited to just four hits in Sunday’s game, with the big hit coming off of Gaddis’ bat in the third inning. Even with his home run, Gaddis is still hitting just .120 over his last ten games.

  • RHP Josh Wolf (0-1, 6.75 ERA) 2.0 IP, H, BB, 3 K
  • RHP Joshua Cornielly (L, 2-2, 5.34 ERA) 4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
  • RHP Jace Beck (0-0, 9.00 ERA) 1.0 IP, 2 K

Wolf made his third professional start, which went very smoothly as he struck out three batters in two scoreless innings. He has a 7:1 K:BB ratio in 4.0 innings pitched. The 6’9″ Beck pitched a perfect inning in his second professional appearance.

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Written by Daniel Muras

I fell in love with the Mets during the 2006 playoff run and became obsessed with the Mets minor league system while looking for a brighter future during the 2009-2014 era. I hope to provide interesting analysis of the minors and am excited to have the opportunity to write for MMO and MMN.

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