Mets Daily Prospect Report, 8/26/15: Gee, Canelon, McIlraith provide strong starts

*All results from games played on Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Triple-A - Las Vegas 51s (72-59)_______________________________________

LAS VEGAS 3, NEW ORLEANS 0 (Box)

Dillon Gee tossed seven shutout innings and was aided by solo home runs from Darrell Ceciliani and Brandon Allen as Las Vegas triumphed 3-0 over New Orleans. Eric Campbell went 4-for-5 at the plate for the 51s.

2B Dilson Herrera: 1-5

CF Darrell Ceciliani: 1-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB

3B Eric Campbell: 4-5, 2B, K

RF Kirk Nieuwenhuis: 0-4, BB, 2 K

C Johnny Monell: 1-4, 2B

1B Brandon Allen: 1-4, R, HR, RBI, K

SS Matt Reynolds: 0-3, BB, 2 K

LF Jayce Boyd: 2-4, 2B, K

PR-LF Eric Young Jr.: 0-0, SB

P Dillon Gee: 0-2, BB, K

PH Travis Taijeron: 0-1, K

P Dillon Gee: 7.0 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

P Zach Thornton: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

P John Church: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Double-A - Binghamton Mets (69-59)_____________________________________

ERIE 5, BINGHAMTON 1 -GAME 1 (Box)

Erie roughed up Binghamton starter Kevin McGowan for five runs (four earned) in 3.1 innings to take the first game of a doubleheader 5-1. It was McGowan's Double-A debut after going 6-10 with a 4.38 ERA in 22 starts for St. Lucie.

2B L.J. Mazzilli: 1-3, K, E

SS T.J. Rivera: 1-3, R, 2B

3B Josh Rodriguez: 2-3, 2B

1B Brock Peterson: 0-2, RBI, 2 K

DH Vince Belnome: 0-3, K

CF Joe Benson: 1-3

LF Jonathan Galvez: 0-3, 2 K

C Xorge Carrillo: 2-3, K

RF Jared King: 0-3, K

P Kevin McGowan: 3.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

P Akeel Morris: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

P Beck Wheeler: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

ERIE 3, BINGHAMTON 1 - GAME 2 (Box)

Erie swept the doubleheader by taking the second game 3-1. The Binghamton offense continued to struggle and managed their only run in the sixth while trailing 2-0. Vince Belnome doubled in T.J. Rivera, but Joe Benson flew out to center fielder Connor Harrell, who made a diving catch and threw to third base to double off Josh Rodriguez to end the inning.

2B L.J. Mazzilli: 2-4, K

SS T.J. Rivera: 1-3, R

DH Josh Rodriguez: 1-2, BB

LF-1B Brock Peterson: 0-2, BB

1B Vince Belnome: 2-3, 2B, RBI

RF Joe Benson: 0-2, K, E

3B Jonathan Galvez: 1-3, K

C Albert Cordero: 0-3, K

CF Gilbert Gomez: 0-3

P Adam Kolarek: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

P Jeff Walters: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

P Josh Smoker: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

P Paul Sewald: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Advanced-A - St. Lucie Mets (65-63 / 30-28)_____________________________________

ST. LUCIE 6, CHARLOTTE 4 (Box)

Matt Oberste singled in two runs with two outs in the top of the ninth, propelling St. Lucie to a 6-4 win over Charlotte. Maikis de la Cruz lead off the ninth with a single to center and Phillip Evans followed with a walk. Colton Plaia then moved the runners over to second and third with a sacrifice bunt. Yeixon Ruiz struck out and Victor Cruzado walked to load the bases. Oberste followed with his go-ahead single that he ripped off the glove of Charlotte first baseman Mike Marjama

2B Yeixon Ruiz: 0-4, RBI, K

RF Victor Cruzado: 2-3, 2B, 2 BB, K

DH Matt Oberste: 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, K

1B Dominic Smith: 0-3, BB

LF Stefan Sabol: 0-2, R, 2 BB, K

SS Amed Rosario: 2-4, R, 2 K

CF Maikis De La Cruz: 2-4, 2 R, K

3B Phillip Evans: 0-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, SB

C Colton Plaia: 2-3, 2 RBI

P Jake Kuebler: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

P Jimmy Duff: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

P Robert Coles: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

P Kyle Regnault: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Low-A - Savannah Sand Gnats (75-49 / 36-18)__________________________________

ASHEVILLE 4, SAVANNAH 1 (Box)

Savannah lost for the first time since August 2, as Asheville pitchers held them in check in. Savannah had won 18 straight before the second game of their Sunday doubleheader was ruled a tie after rain stopped the game following five innings. Savannah managed just one run, which scored in the third inning on a passed ball, against Asheville starter Sam Howard.

2B Jonathan Johnson: 1-5, R

SS Luis Guillorme: 1-5

RF Wuilmer Becerra: 1-4, 2 K

3B Eudor Garcia: 0-3, BB

1B Michael Katz: 0-4, 2 K

LF John Mora: 2-4

DH Jean Rodriguez: 1-4, 2 K

C Tomas Nido: 1-4, K

CF Patrick Biondi: 0-4, K, E

P Ricky Knapp: 5.0 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

P Christian Montgomery: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

P Alberto Baldonado: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

SS-A - Brooklyn Cyclones (30-32)_______________________________________

BROOKLYN 3, HUDSON VALLEY 0 (Box)

Cyclones starter Kevin Canelon allowed just a fourth inning single in eight innings of work to lead Brooklyn to a shutout victory over Hudson Valley. Canelon struck out 10 and walked none. Alex Palsha worked a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his 13th save in 14 chances and lowered his season ERA to 0.38.

SS Alfredo Reyes: 1-3, K

3B Branden Kaupe: 0-4, R, RBI, 2 K

2B Vincent Siena: 2-4, R, K, SB

RF Jeff Diehl: 1-4, 2B, RBI

1B Zach Mathieu: 1-4, 2B, K

C Jose Garcia: 2-3, RBI, K

DH Brandon Brosher: 0-3, 3 K

CF Enmanuel Zabala: 0-4, K, SB

LF Hengelbert Rojas: 2-4, R, 2B, K

P Kevin Canelon: 8.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K

P Alex Palsha: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Rookie - Kingsport Mets (34-27)__________________________

KINGSPORT 6, BRISTOL 0 (Box)

Right-hander Thomas McIlraith didn't allow a run over seven strong innings, leading  Kingsport to a 6-0 win over Bristol. Right fielder Arnaldo Berrios got Kingsport on the scoreboard in the fourth with a two-run home run off of Bristol's Billy Roth. First baseman Dash Winningham would extend the lead in the seventh with an RBI double that scored Luis Carpio. Kevin Kaszmarski would extend the Mets lead to 6-0 in the eighth with a two-run double that plated Milton Ramos and Darryl Knight.

LF Kevin Kaczmarski: 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K

2B Luis Carpio: 2-5, R

1B Dash Winningham: 2-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB, K

C Patrick Mazeika: 0-4

3B Luis Ortega: 0-5

SS Milton Ramos: 3-4, R

CF Ivan Wilson: 0-3, R, BB, 2 K

RF Arnaldo Berrios: 1-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, 3 K

DH Darryl Knight: 1-2, R, 2 BB

P Thomas McIlraith: 7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

P Seth Davis: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Rookie - GCL Mets (26-30)__________________________

GCL CARDINALS 4, GCL METS 3 (Box)

The Mets fell to the Cardinals in the bottom of the 11th when Andrew Brodbeck doubled in the winning run off Luis Carreno. Kurtis Horne had a nice start for the Mets, firing off four hitless innings.

1B Anthony Dimino: 0-5, K

2B Walter Rasquin: 3-4, R, 2B

DH Ali Sanchez: 0-4, BB

LF Will Barring: 0-4, 2 K

CF Desmond Lindsay: 0-4, BB, 2 K

C Victor Moscote: 1-2, RBI, 2 BB, K

3B Franklin Correa: 0-5, R, 3 K

RF Anthony Dirocie: 0-5, R, K

SS Miguel Patino: 1-3, RBI, E

P Kurtis Horne: 4.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

P Jake Simon: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

P Marbin Montijo: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

P Alejandro Castro: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K

P Luis Carreno: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Star of the Night

Kevin Canelon

Goat of the Night

Binghamton's offense, which scored two runs total in a doubleheader.