Mets Daily Farm Report - 5/30/13: Rain, Rain, Go Away; Quintanilla's On The Way

*All results from games played on Wednesday, May 29^th, 2013*

AAA - Las Vegas 51s (25-26)__________________________________

RENO, LAS VEGAS 9 (Box)

Raise your hand if you expected Carlos Torres to throw six plus innings of one run ball, striking out seven Reno batters? No one? Didn't think so. Yes indeed, Carlos Torres threw six plus innings of one run ball, en route to a 51s victory. The offense was clicking on all cylinders, knocking in runs left and right. Reno starter Zeke Spruill was roughed up for twelve hits and seven earned runs over his six innings of work. The indomitable Josh Satin had a big game, going 4-5 with 4 RBI, and Brandon Hicks went 2-3 with a triple. Of note, Omar Quintanilla was pulled from the game after going 1-1 with an RBI and a throwing error. Given Ruben Tejada's apparent injury, Quintanilla's call-up to the MLB club seems imminent. In 46 games this season with Las Vegas, the shortstop is hitting .328/.415/.480. Last season, Quintanilla split time between the Mets and the Orioles, and hit .243/.312/.361 in limited at-bats at the major league level, and .282/.345/.494 in 48 games with AAA-Buffalo.

• RF Kirk Nieuwenhuis: 1-3, 3 R, 2B, 2 BB
• CF Collin Cowgill: 2-3, R, 2B, BB, K
• 1B Josh Satin: 4-5, 4 RBI
• 2B Wilmer Flores: 1-5, 2B, K, RBI, CS (3), E (7)
• 3B Reese Havens: 1-4, R, 2B
• C Francisco Pena: 1-4
• SS Omar Quintanilla: 1-1, RBI, E (9)
• SS Francisco Pena: 2-3, 3B, K
• RHP Carlos Torres: 6.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, HR, WP

AA - Binghamton Mets (30-23)_____________________________________

ALTOONA 8, BINGHAMTON 4 (Box)

Mark Cohoon drew the short end of the stick, matched up against Pirates super prospect Jameson Taillon. Because baseball is baseball, and you can't predict it, the soft-tossing lefty from Burleson, Taxes outpitched his Canadian-American counterpart. Or, rather, didn't struggle as much, as both starters fared relatively poorly. Cohoon gave up two runs in the 1^st inning, but Taillon one-upped him, giving up four in the bottom of the frame on a Cesar Puello RBI single and an Allan Dykstra three-run home run. Taillon settled down, as he and the Curve bullpen gave up only two hits over the final eight innings. Cohoon settled down for a few innings as well, but Altoona scratched their way back, scoring a run in the 4^th and 5^th innings to tie the game. The Curve broke through and recaptured the lead in the 6^th, when an unearned run scored off of Chase Huchingson when third baseman Richard Lucas committed a throwing error on a routine play to first. Things really fell apart for Binghamton in the 8^th, when Shawn Teufel was brought in to pitch. After allowing a single, he walked three consecutive batters, forcing in a run. After he was removed, another run charged to him was scored via sac fly. The B-Mets couldn't get anything done in the bottom of the 8^th or the 9^th, and went down listlessly into the night against last place Altoona, snapping their four-game winning streak

• RF Cesar Puello: 1-4, R, K, RBI
• LF Cory Vaughn: 2-4, SB (8)
• CF Darrell Ceciliani: 1-4, R, BB, 2 K, SB (13)
• 1B Allan Dykstra: 1-3, BB, 2 K, 3 RBI, HR (6)
• SS Wilfredo Tovar: 0-4, CS (4)
• LHP Mark Cohoon: 5 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, HR, HBP

Hi-A - St. Lucie Mets (29-21)________________________________________

GAME ONE

JUPITER 4, ST. LUCIE 1 (Box)

This game was originally started Tuesday night, but was suspended due to inclement weather. Noah Syndergaard initially got the start, but was unable to pitch more than 2.1 innings because of the rain and the game's postponement. Continuing the trend, rain delayed the start of the game, and what was supposed to be an early game finally began in the early afternoon. Jim Fuller took over for Syndergaard when the game started up again last night, and threw three plus solid innings. In the 4^th inning, he allowed three consecutive singles to load the bases, but was able to induce a ground out and a double play, limiting the damage to a single run. In the bottom of the 4^th, St. Lucie made that run back up. Matt Reynolds led off the inning with a triple, and after Dustin Lawley's flyball wasn't hit far enough to score him, Aderlin Rodriguez showed him how to hit a proper sac fly, tying the game. The game would stay tied until the 7^th inning, when a rehabbing Jeurys Familia allowed a run. Familia was close to getting out of the inning, getting the first two batters out no problem, but walked Hammerhead shortstop Austin Nola, unleashed a wild pitch that allowed him to take move over to second, and then gave up a double. Familia's replacement in the 8^th inning, Chasen Bradford, had a similar game- he notched the first two outs easily enough, sandwiching a single between the two, but let things get out of control, giving up three consecutive singles that scored two more runs. The offense was unable to score, and St. Lucie dropped the first game of the doubleheader to Jupiter.

• 2B T.J. Rivera: 0-4, K
• SS Matt Reynolds: 1-4, 3B
• LF Dustin Lawley: 0-3
• 3B Aderlin Rodriguez: 1-2, RBI
• CF Travis Taijeron: 1-3, 2B
• C Albert Cordero: 0-3
• RHP Noah Syndergaard: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• REHAB ALERT RHP Jeurys Familia: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, WP

GAME TWO

JUPITER 4, ST. LUCIE 7 (Box)

St. Lucie burst out of the gates in the nightcap, putting up a four spot in the 1^st inning. Hammerhead starter Jose Urena allowed the first five batters to reach base before recording his first out. He ran into trouble in the 2^nd and 3^rd as well, and St. Lucie chased him from the game early, holding onto a 5-1 lead. In the 5^th, St. Lucie scored another two runs on four hits and a walk, all with two outs. Jupiter began something of a comeback in the 6^th, scoring a pair of runs. They began the 7^th inning in the same fashion, scoring a run before a lengthy rain delay literally put a damper on things. Two hours and eighteen minutes later, the inning finally ended, and the game was put to sleep.

• 2B Robbie Shields: 3-3, R, 2B, BB
• SS Matt Reynolds: 0-3, R, 2 K, 2 E (7,8), HBP
• LF Dustin Lawley: 2-4, 2 R, K, 3 RBI, HR (11)
• 3B Aderlin Rodriguez: 3-4, K, E
• RF Travis Taijeron: 2-4, R, 2B, K
• C Cam Maron: 1-3
• CF Gilbert Gomez: 2-3, K, RBI
• RHP Alex Panteliodis: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 1 K

Lo-A - Savannah Sand Gnats (30-21)__________________________________

SAVANNAH 1 GREENVILLE, 5 (Box)

Greenville Drive starter Justin Haley held the Sand Gnats to five hits over six innings, and his replacement, Jeffrey Wendelken, got an old-fashioned save, shutting Savannah out for another three. The top half of the Sand Gnat offense managed only one hit, a Jayce Boyd single in the 6^th that scored Savannah's only run, along with two walks, while the bottom half did marginally better, notching three. Starter Robert Gsellman was shaky, giving up ten hits and allowing five runs. Eudy Pina, who looked good over his last few games, was removed from the game early, seemingly as punishment for falling for a defensive deek and getting caught in a double play. All in all, it was a forgettable performance all around.

• RF Eudy Pina: 0-1, BB
• LF Stefan Sabol: 1-1, HBP
• CF Brandon Nimmo: 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K, CS (2)
• C Kevin Plawecki: 0-4, 2 K
• DH Jayce Boyd: 1-4, 2 K, RBI
• SS Phil Evans: 1-3
• 3B Jeff Reynolds: 1-3
• RHP Robert Gsellman: 6 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR

2013 Amazin' Avenue Mets Top 50 Prospect Rankings

In 225 AA games, Dykstra has maintained a .370 BABIP and possesses a career .273/.410/.470 batting line. (PHOTO CREDIT: Gordon Donovan)

Star of the Night

Despite more games than an ordinary night because of the doubleheader, there weren't many performances that went above and beyond last night. It was a toss-up between Allan Dykstra and Dustin Lawley, each of whom collected 3 RBI on the night and hit home runs. Dykstra's home run was against Jameson Taillon though, giving him enough of an edge to earn him the Star of the Night honors.

Goat of the Night

There weren't many standout performances noteworthy for their ineptitude, either. Eudy Pina is as worthy a candidate as anyone to wear the goat horns for his base running gaffe that saw him removed from the game early.

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