Mets Daily Farm Report - 5/15/13: Matthew Whoa-man!

*All results from games played on Tuesday, May 14^th, 2013*

AAA - Las Vegas 51s (18-19)__________________________________

ALBUQUERQUE 8, LAS VEGAS 5 (Box)

The mustachioed wonder Chris Schwinden allowed four runs in the 1^st inning, and those runs would come back to bite the 51s, as they fought back though out the game. The 51s scored a pair in the bottom of the 2^nd, one in the 5^th, and another two in the bottom of the 9^th, but the hole the team's pitching put them in was too deep to escape from. In addition to the four runs in the 1^st, Schwinden also allowed a run in the 4^th, Greg Peavey allowed a pair of runs in the 6^th, and Sean Henn allowed an unearned run in the 9

• CF Collin Cowgill: 1-4, K, RBI, HBP
• 2B Reese Havens: 0-3
• PH-2B Wilmer Flores: 1-2, R, 2B, RBI
• 1B Josh Satin: 1-5
• 3B Zach Lutz: 3-4, R, BB, K, RBI
• C Kai Gronauer: 0-4, 2 K, RBI, CS (1)
• RHP Chris Schwinden: 5 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, BB, 4 K, HBP

AA - Binghamton Mets (21-18)_____________________________________

AKRON 3, BINGHAMTON 7 (Box)

After allowing two runs in the 1^st inning, Logan Verrett settled down and threw three scoreless frames before allowing a Kyle Bellows solo homer in the top of the 5^th. In the bottom of the 5^th, a single by Wilfredo Tovar and a double by Danny Muno tied the game at three apiece. The score would stay tied until the bottom of the 8^th, when Binghamton went offense crazy, scoring another four runs. They certainly were helped out by Akron relievers Trey Haley and Bryan Price, who issued four walks and uncorked two wild pitches that inning, as well as first baseman Chun-Hsiu Chen, whose costly error started the scoring parade. Jack Leathersich relieved Verrett, and struck out four of the six batters he faced in his two innings of work.

• CF Alonzo Harris: 0-3, R, BB, 2 K
• RF Cesar Puello: 0-3, R, BB
• C Blake Forsythe: 1-3, 2B, BB, K
• DH Allan Dykstra: 1-4, 3 K, RBI
• 2B Danny Muno: 1-3, R, 2B, BB, K, 2 RBI
• SS Wilfredo Tovar: 2-3, RBI
• RHP Logan Verrett: 7 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, HR
• LHP Jack Leathersich: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

Hi-A - St. Lucie Mets (23-13)________________________________________

BREVARD COUNTY 0, ST. LUCIE 4 (Box)

At 10:30 AM, Matt Bowman found himself on the mound for St. Lucie, making his second start for the St. Lucie Mets against the Brevard County Manatees. How'd he do? The 21-year-old blanked the Sea Cows for seven innings, allowing only one hit, a two-out single in the 3^rd inning, and a walk, while striking out a career high nine batters. The offense had his back, plating a pair in the bottom of the 1^st and another two in the bottom of the 3^rd, avoiding a Harvey-esque no-decision for the young righty. T.J. Chism pitched the final two innings of the ballgame and did not allow a hit either, giving St. Lucie a combined one-hitter.

• 2B T.J. Rivera: 2-4, 2 R,
• DH Matt Reynolds: 1-4, R, 2B, K
• SS Brandon Hicks: 2-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI
• LF Dustin Lawley: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI
• 1B Aderlin Rodriguez: 0-4, 2 K
• 3B Robbie Shields: 0-3, 2 K
• RHP Matthew Bowman: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, BB, 9 K

Lo-A - Savannah Sand Gnats (21-15)__________________________________

SAVANNAH 2, CHARLESTON 3 (Box)

The RiverDogs got out to an early lead, scoring two runs off of Gabriel Ynoa in the 1^st inning, but the righty got stingy after that inning, pitching five more scoreless frames. The Sand Gnats finally got on the board in the top of the 3^rd, and scored another in the top of the 6^th, tying the game and getting Ynoa off the hook. The game went into the 9^th inning tied 2-2, but Beck Wheeler let things get away in the bottom of the inning, allowing Charleston to win in walk-off fashion. He led off the inning with two consecutive singles, necessitating some strategy. The next batter was intentionally walked to load the bases. The plan to keep the ball in the infield failed, as Kelvin De Leon hit a flyball to centerfield, successfully sacrificing himself to score the winning run. It is worth pointing out that Kevin Plawecki, finding doubles passé, decided to hit a triple in the first inning.

• CF Eudy Pina: 0-3, BB
• RF Maikis De La Cruz: 2-5, R, 2 K
• DH Kevin Plawecki: 1-4, R, 3B, BB, K
• 1B Cole Frenzel: 2-4, K, 2 RBI
• LF Stefan Sabol: 0-4
• 3B Jeff Reynolds: 3-4, 2B, CS (1)
• SS Phil Evans: 0-3, BB, K
• RHP Gabriel Ynoa: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

Star of the Night

Matthew Bowman dazzled in his second start for St. Lucie, allowing only one hit over seven innings, one walk, and nine strikeouts. Sure, the Manatees are the worst offensive team in the league, but that doesn't take much away from Bowman's dominance yesterday morning.

Goat of the Night

He didn't exactly pitch badly, but Beck Wheeler lost the game yesterday for Savannah, and in the absence of any other particularly horrid performances throughout the system yesterday, his ill-timed death by BABIP is good enough to earn him some goat horns.

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