1. Zack Wheeler, RHP Status: Warming up Wheeler’s MLB debut was a successful one, helping the Mets complete the doubleheader sweep of the Atlanta Braves this past Tuesday. He earned his first career victory in the Show, and went six scoreless innings, allowing four hits, five walks, and seven

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Las Vegas 51s @ Tucson Padres, 10:05pm EST Chris Schwinden (3-6, 6.18 ERA) vs. Robbie Erlin (5-2, 5.50 ERA) PCL League Scoreboard Schwinden continues to get hit hard when he takes the mound, with the latest appearance coming on June 16th against Colorado Springs. He allowed five runs on

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Las Vegas 7, Tucson 5 In a bizarre twist of fate, Ike Davis slammed two home runs, Rafael Montero walked a pair, and  Robert Carson picked up a six-out save in a 7-5 Las Vegas win. Yes, after walking three times the night previous, Davis showed signs of life

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St. Lucie 8, Palm Beach 6 If Kevin Plawecki has an off button, opposing pitchers have yet to find it this year. On the heels of his promotion to St. Lucie, Plawecki ripped a three-run shot in his first FSL AB with two outs to put the Mets up

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Binghamton 4, Richmond 3 The Binghamton Mets scored the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning to beat the Richmond Flying Squirrels, 4-3, Thursday night at The Diamond. Phil McCormick‘s free pass to Allan Dykstra plated Alonzo Harris and pushed the B-Mets to their eighth straight

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Savannah 5, Lexington 1 Savannah starter Logan Taylor pitched six strong innings and Stefan Sabol ripped a two-run triple in a three-run sixth inning Thursday night as the Sand Gnats opened second half play in the Southern League with a 5-1 victory over the Lexington Legends. Taylor gave up

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Brooklyn 3, Aberdeen 0 The Cyclones were able to get their first win on the season as they defeated the Aberdeen IronBirds at MCU Park on Irish Heritage night, 3-0. John Gant started for the Cyclones and pitched well, going 5.0 IP, giving up no runs, three hits, two walks

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The young Matt den Dekker has had a troublesome year to date in 2013 — starting and ending with an untimely fracture in Spring Training. Den Dekker was unlikely to make the team at that point anyway, hitting around .200 back then, but he was in the conversation until

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This isn’t shocking news, but we’ve been waiting for it to become official for a few days. The Sand Gnats return to Sally League action tonight on the road against the Lexington Legends, but they will be without catcher Kevin Plawecki, first baseman Jayce Boyd, and reliever Bret Mitchell.

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As teams are looking through all the potential options in the international market to help bolster their respective farm systems in a couple weeks, Ben Badler of Baseball America profiles some of the top shortstops in today’s July 2nd Notebook. Of the shortstops available, the Mets are interested in

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