Savannah 9, Greenville 4 The first of a four-game set between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greenville Drive was played in front of  2,471 fans Thursday evening at Grayson Stadium. The Savannah bats were hot as the team collected 13 hits, which included five players with multi-hit performances.

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St. Lucie 5, Clearwater 4 Domingo Tapia took the mound for St. Lucie on Thursday evening and struggled with his command throughout most of the game, allowing five hits and five walks. He allowed a two-out RBI double in the second to Logan Moore for the first run against

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Well, maybe Zack Wheeler just needed a vote of confidence from the front office, as he turned in a great performance on the heels of his promotion next week. Adam Rubin reported earlier in the day that Wheeler was on an 85-pitch count limit — and he made good

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UPDATE: Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors provided another update on a potential opt-out from Carlos Torres. It’s reported that Torres will remain in the starting rotation with the Las Vegas 51s, but is allowed to speak with other teams about a possible spot on their respective 25-man rosters.

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Zack Wheeler will be making his final minor league start tonight before getting promoted to the major leagues. He’s set to debut on Tuesday at Turner Field against the Atlanta Braves, about 45 minutes away from his childhood home. He takes the mound tonight against the Tacoma Rainiers at

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I had the chance to talk to New York Mets left-handed pitching prospect Jack Leathersich last February before he headed to Port St. Lucie for the start of Spring Training. With the news that Jack has been promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas, I thought today would be the perfect time to look

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Travis d’Arnaud got rid of the protective boot he was wearing on his fractured left foot a few days ago. When it happened, he quipped on twitter that he could start buying left shoes again. Adam Rubin reports today the top catching prospect is headed back to New York

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Shawn Teufel, son of current Mets third base coach and 1986 World Series champion, Tim Teufel, is headed for the New York Penn League. He spent the start of 2013 in Double-A with the Binghamton Mets, but is being transferred to the Brooklyn Cyclones, according to the official twitter

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A few moments ago, left-handed reliever Jack Leathersich tweeted the following: Flight to Vegas #GoMets — Jack Leathersich (@LeatherRocket) June 13, 2013 Unless he’s going out to Vegas to play the slots, one would assume he’s getting promoted from Double-A Binghamton to Triple-A Las Vegas. Earlier this week, Sandy

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Tacoma Rainiers @ Las Vegas 51s, 10:05pm EST James Paxton (3-5, 5.70 ERA) vs. Zack Wheeler (4-1, 4.14 ERA) PCL League Scoreboard Wheeler watch is nearing it’s end; if all goes well, Zack will be making his last start in Triple-A tonight against Tacoma before getting promoted to the

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