Mets Daily Farm Report, July 20, 2014: Michael Conforto is a .250 hitter- TRAID!

*All results from games played on Saturday, July 19^th, 2014

Triple-A - Las Vegas 51's (58-43)_______________________________________

LAS VEGAS 6, SALT LAKE 2 (Box)

Brennan Boesch hit a two-run homer in the 1^st inning to give Salt Lake City a 2-0 lead, and that score would stand for most of the game. The home run was the only real mistake that Logan Verrett made all night- the Baylor alumnus was otherwise very solid, pitching six more scoreless innings. After being shut out for seven innings, the 51s finally scored in the 8^th. After Matt den Dekker walked and Wilmer Flores reached on a fielding error, Andrew Brown socked his team-leading sixteenth home run of the season, giving Las Vegas a 3-1 lead. The run parade spilled into the next inning, as the 51s plated three more. After Michael Kohn walked Juan Centeno, Anthony Seratelli, and den Dekker to load the bases full, his replacement, Anthony Lerew, gave up hits to Matt Reynolds and Wilmer Flores, who drove in a run apiece, and gave up a third run on an Andrew Brown ground out. The hits from Reynolds and Flores were notable because they represented Reynolds' 30^th multihit game this season (20 in 58 games with AA-Binghamton and 10 in 26 games with AAA-Vegas) and Flores' 20^th consecutive game with at least one hit. John Church navigated around a leadoff single in the 9^th to ensure the 51s won their 58^th game of the season.

• CF Matt den Dekker: 0-3, 2 R, 2 BB
• SS Matt Reynolds: 3-5, RBI, CS (2), PO
• 3B Wilmer Flores: 1-4, R, BB, K, RBI
• 1B Andrew Brown: 1-5, R, HR (16), 2 K, 4 RBI
• DH Josh Satin: 2-3, 2B, 2 BB, K
• 2B Danny Muno: 0-4, BB, 3 K
• RF Cory Vaughn: 0-3, BB
• C Juan Centeno: 1-3, R, BB
• LF Anthony Seratelli: 0-3, R, BB, K
• RHP Logan Verrett: 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR
• RHP Zack Thornton: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K
• RHP John Church: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K

Double-A - Binghamton Mets (59-40)_____________________________________

TRENTON 6, BINGHAMTON 1 (Box)

The B-Mets scored one run off of Luis Severino, coming in the bottom of the 1^st, but the highly touted pitching prospect lived up to his lofty status, blanking them for the next four innings afterwards. In the 1^st, Brandon Nimmo singled, went first to third on a Thrillson Herrera single, and was driven home by a T.J. Rivera. Other than that scoring combination, the B-Mets didn't have much going for them last night- they managed just one more hit for the entirety of the game, a Jayce Boyd single in the 9^th inning. They had a few chances- Trenton pitchers walked five batters- but were unable to cash in.

• CF Brandon Nimmo: 0-3, R, BB, K; This was the 26^th game this season where Nimmo had what we affectionately call a ‘Nimmo', at least one strikeout and walk
• 2B Dilson Herrera: 1-4, K, E (3)
• 1B Brian Burgamy: 0-3, BB, 2 K
• 3B Dustin Lawley: 0-4, 4 K; Golden sombrero
• SS T.J. Rivera: 1-3, BB, RBI, E (3)
• LF Darrell Ceciliani: 0-4, K
• DH Jayce Boyd: 1-3, BB
• C Xorge Carrillo: 0-4
• RF Kyle Johnson: 0-2, BB, 2 K
• RHP Matthew Bowman: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 3 K
• RHP Hansel Robles: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HB
• LHP Adam Kolarek: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 K

Advanced-A - St. Lucie Mets (17-9 / 57-38)_____________________________________

ST LUCIE 8, BREVARD COUNTY 6 (Box)

File this one in the "games Matt Koch wishes he could forget" column. The right-hander gave up six runs in three innings, giving up nine hits- a singles- walking one, uncorking two wild pitches, and hitting three. The Manatees were up 4-0 early, but Jeff McNeil got St. Lucie back in the game with a three-run homer off of former Mets draft pick Damien Magnifico in the top of the 3^rd, his first at High-A, making it a much more competitive 4-3 ballgame. Koch gave up two more run in the bottom of the 3^rd, but those would be the last runs that St. Lucie would allow. The same cannot be said about Brevard County's pitching. Thanks to some fielding difficulties, Cam Maron scored in the 6^th, making it a 6-4 ballgame. Back-to-back doubles by Maikis De La Cruz and Jeff McNeil in the 8^th made it a 6-5 ballgame. In the top of the 9^th, with the bases juiced, Phil Evans lined a fly ball into shallow left that found some real estate, not only tying the game but pushing two insurance runs across the plate as well. Beck Wheeler came in to pitch the 9^th, and the reliever successfully navigated the inning to earn his seventh save of the second half.

• 3B Jeff McNeil: 3-5, 2 R, 2B, HR (1), 4 RBI
• DH Phil Evans: 1-5, K, 3 RBI
• C Cam Maron: 0-4, R, BB, 2 K
• RF Jared King: 1-3, BB
• 2B L.J. Mazzilli: 0-4, K
• 1B Aderlin Rodriguez: 0-4
• SS Gavin Cecchini: 2-3, 2 R, BB, K, CS (1)
• CF Gilbert Gomez: 0-3, R, BB, E (4)
• LF Maikis De La Cruz: 2-4, 2 R, 2B
• RHP Matt Koch: 3 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2 WP, 3 HB
• RHP Jake Kuebler: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Tim Peterson: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHP Beck Wheeler: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K, SV (7)

Low-A - Savannah Sand Gnats (17-11 / 61-33)__________________________________

POSTPONED (RAIN)

Short-A - Brooklyn Cyclones (16-19)__________________________________

WILLIAMSPORT 4, BROOKLYN 8 (Box)

The main story here should've been Michael Conforto and his professional baseball debut, but Octavio Acosta must be a graduate of the Carlos Beltran Selfish School of Selfishness, because he completely outshone the Mets' newest prospect with a sterling eight-inning, four hit, one run, seven strikeout performance. The Crosscutters took the first lead of the game, scoring an unearned run off of Acosta in the top of the 6^th thanks to a fielding error by Amed Rosario, but the Cyclones got that run back and more in the bottom of the inning, plating a total of six runs. Highlights of the inning included Conforto leading it off with a line drive into right- his first professional hit- and Adrian Abreu rocketing a frozen laser beam over the left field wall for a three-run homer. Brooklyn scored two runs in the 8^th in addition, making it an 8-1 ballgame going into the 9^th. The rehabbing Luis Mateo pitched the 9^th, and although he recorded all three outs via swinging strikeouts, Williamsport was able to do some damage, plating three runs thanks to a two-out three run homer.

• C Adrian Abreu: 2-5, R, HR (1), 3 RBI
• SS Amed Rosario: 1-5
• 3B Jhoan Urena: 2-5, R
• DH Michael Conforto: 1-4, R; Here's to a few thousand more of those
• 1B Michael Katz: 2-4, R, 2B,
• LF Tyler Moore: 1-2, R, BB
• RF Michael Bernal: 2-3, 2 R, BB, K, 2 RBI
• CF Tucker Tharp: 1-3, R
• 2B Dimas Ponce: 0-2, K
• RHP Octavio Acosta: 8 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 7 K, HB
• REHAB ALERT RHP Luis Mateo: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, WP

Rookie - Kingsport Mets (12-15)__________________________________

PRINCETON 0, KINGSPORT 3 (Box)

Kingsport scored three in the 3^rd, and that's all they would need, as Yoryi Nuez and the bullpen combined to keep Princeton off the board. Oswald Caraballo, Eudor Garcia, and Luis Ortega each drive in a run that inning with singles. After Nuez was pulled, David Roseboom tossed two scoreless innings and Ramon Estevez threw a clean 9^th to lock down the save.

• SS Luis Guillorme: 0-4, K
• 2B Leon Canelon: 1-3, R, BB
• LF Oswald Caraballo: 1-4, R, RBI
• 3B Eudor Garcia: 2-4, RBI
• DH Luis Ortega: 1-4, K, RBI
• C Miguel Leal: 0-3, K
• 1B Zach Mathieu: 1-3
• CF Ivan Wilson: 0-3, 2 K
• RF Jose Figuera: 0-2, R, BB, K
• RHP Yoryi Nuez: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K
• LHP David Roseboom: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 3 K
• RHP Ramon Estevez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K, SV (1)

Rookie - GCL Mets (13-12)__________________________________

GCL CARDINALS 5, GCL METS 3 / 11 (Box)

It took eleven innings, but the GCL Cardinals narrowly edged out the GCL Mets for their seventeenth win of the season. The GCL Mets got on the board first with a run in the bottom of the 3^rd, but the GCL Cardinals scored two in the 5^th and on in the top of the 7^th to give them a two run edge. In the bottom of the 7^th, Dionis Rodriguez and Milton Ramos plated a run apiece to tie the game. The game stayed tied until the 11^th inning, when Waldo Rodriguez gave up two runs on four hits and a hit batsman. The GCL Mets went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the inning, and that was that.

• CF John Mora: 0-4, K
• RF Enmanuel Zabala: 0-4, K, RBI, E (1)
• 3B Dale Burdick: 0-5, 3 K, E (1)
• 1B-C Manuel Hilario: 1-4, R, 2 K
• SS Alfredo Reyes: 1-3, R, BB, K, CS (2)
• DH Dionis Rodriguez: 0-3, 2 K, RBI
• 2B Milton Ramos: 1-4, R, 2 K, RBI, CS (3)
• LF Arnaldo Berrios: 1-4, K
• RHP Darwin Ramos: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 5 K
• RHP Nabil Crismatt: 1 IP, 0 H, 2 BB, 1 K
• RHP Flabio Ortega: 2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• LHP Joel Huertas: 2 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K
• LHP Waldo Rodriguez: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HB
• LHP Gabriel Feliz: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K

Star of the Night

Tough to choose. Logan Verrett and Octavio Acosta both had plus pitching performances. I'll give the SotN to Acosta by the slimmest of margins.

Goat of the Night

The offense might've pulled his fat from the fire, but a win isn't going to placate me that easily. Matt Koch is our goat.