Mets Daily Prospect Report, 6/29/16: Lots of runs, both scored and allowed

*All results from games played on Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Triple-A - Las Vegas 51s (41-37)_______________________________________

SACRAMENTO 14, LAS VEGAS 10 (Box)

A very PCL box score tonight, as at least one team scored in eight of nine innings, combining for 24 runs. Gabriel Ynoa got crushed for nine runs (six earned) on eleven hits in five innings. Hey, at least he didn't walk anyone! Dilson Herrera, rather uncharacteristically, went 0-for-5 with an error and a strikeout. Michael Conforto, sent to Triple-A to find his swing again, went 2-for-5 with two runs and a walk. Travis Taijeron was 3-for-6, and has a .302/.387/.560 line for the year. That's more the result of a .418 BABIP than any significant contact rate improvement on Taijeron's part, unfortunately. He has a 144 wRC+ for his MiLB career, but the odds that translates to the majors are slim. Kevin Plawecki hit a double and drove in a run as well as a pinch hitter.

• 2B Dilson Herrera: 0-5, K, E
• PH Kevin Plawecki: 1-1, 2B, RBI
• 3B Eric Campbell: 3-4, 2 R, BB
• LF Michael Conforto: 2-5, 2 R, BB
• RF Travis Taijeron: 3-6, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 K
• 1B Johnny Monell: 1-4, R, BB, K, 2 E
• C Nevin Ashley: 2-4, R, HR, 5 RBI
• CF Roger Bernadina: 3-5, R, 2B, RBI
• SS Niuman Romero: 1-5, RBI, E
• P Gabriel Ynoa: 0-2
• PH Gavin Cecchini: 0-1
• PH T.J. Rivera: 0-1
• 2B Ty Kelly: 1-1, R, 2B
• RHP Gabriel Ynoa: 5.0 IP, 11 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• LHP Josh Smoker: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHP Chasen Bradford: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• LHP Josh Edgin: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
• RHP Paul Sewald: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Double-A - Binghamton Mets (32-43)_____________________________________

ALTOONA 8, BINGHAMTON 7 (Box)

Bingo dropped another game to the Curve and are now 11 games under .500. It doesn't look to be a fun season upstate, though the addition of Amed Rosario will certainly make the team more interesting. Speaking of Rosario, he was 2-for-4 and drove in two runs, hitting out of the five hole in his fourth game at the AA level. Jose Reyes, playing third base and leading off, was 0-for-4 with a run after reaching on an error. Josh Zeid, most recently seen with a 5.06 ERA in the Atlantic League (as in the independent league the Long Island Ducks play in), got knocked around. Dom Smith, named to the Futures Game yesterday, was 1-for-4 with a home run.

• 3B Jose Reyes: 0-4, R
• 3B Matt Oberste: 0-1
• REHAB ALERT: CF Juan Lagares: 1-4, R, K
• RF Stefan Sabol: 0-0
• SS Amed Rosario: 2-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, K
• 1B Dominic Smith: 1-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, K
• LF Jayce Boyd: 1-4, RBI, BB
• C Xorge Carrillo: 1-4, R, BB, 2 K
• RF-CF Maikis De La Cruz: 1-4, RBI, E
• 2B L.J. Mazzilli: 2-3, R, RBI, E
• P Josh Zeid: 1-3, RBI, K
• PH Derrik Gibson: 0-1
• RHP Josh Zeid: 5.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• RHP Tim Peterson: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHP Luis Mateo: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Beck Wheeler: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Advanced-A - St. Lucie Mets (37-36)_____________________________________

CHARLOTTE 11, ST. LUCIE 9 (Box)

St. Lucie has been on a mini-skid since Amed Rosario moved north, and the team dropped a high-scoring affair to the Stone Crabs despite scoring eight runs in under three innings against Chris Pike. That's because the St. Lucie pitching and defense was a nightmare, with five players combining to allowed 11 runs (seven earned) on 14 hits and four walks in just eight innings. Champ Stuart was 2-for-4 with a stolen base, and has been hitting a red-hot .361 over his last ten games. He's raised his season line to .262/.343/.399, and has 21 steals in 24 attempts.

Wuilmer Becerra was 2-for-5 with two doubles, and has a strong .318/.351/.406 line this year. While you'd like to see the power and patience develop (he only has a .060 ISO and a 4.1% walk rate that continues a steady decline from rookie ball), Becerra is still just 21 years old. Luis Guillorme, the lone touted shortstop left in Florida for the Mets, was 0-for-5 and committed two errors. They were his second and third errors of the season at shortstop and eighth and ninth overall. Not great news for a guy whose glove is supposed to carry him through the system.

• CF Champ Stuart: 2-4, R, BB, 2 K, SB, E
• LF Jonathan Johnson: 0-0
• 2B Vinny Siena: 2-5, 3 RBI, E
• RF-CF John Mora: 1-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
• 1B Kevin Taylor: 1-5, RBI
• C Tomas Nido: 1-5, R, 2 K
• DH Wuilmer Becerra: 2-5, R, 2 2B, RBI, K
• SS Luis Guillorme: 0-5, K, 2 E
• LF-RF Tucker Tharp: 1-3, 2 R, 2B, BB, K
• 3B Jhoan Urena: 3-4, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI
• RHP Andrew Church: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
• LHP Ben Griset: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• RHP Paul Paez: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Mike Hepple: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Corey Taylor: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Low-A - Columbia Fireflies (37-38)__________________________________

COLUMBIA 10, HICKORY 9 (Box)

Well, one of the organizational teams had to score a bunch of runs and still manage to win, right? J.C. Rodriguez had two walks, two steals, and two runs to hopefully bust him out of a slump. David Thompson, who is ready for a higher level of competition, went 2-for-4 with a home run and drove in five runs. In 56 games, Thompson is hitting .292/.345/.483 for the Fireflies. Dash Winningham went 4-for-5 and has found his contact stroke a bit lately. He's hitting .270 over his last ten games, up from .239 in the previous 55. Joe Shaw, much like every other pitcher in the org seemingly, gave up a handful of runs in a mediocre showing.

• 2B J.C. Rodriguez: 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
• RF Kevin Kaczmarski: 1-5, R, 2B, K
• 3B David Thompson: 2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 K
• DH Dash Winningham: 4-5, 2B, 2 RBI, K
• PR-DH Vicente Lupo: 0-0
• LF Joe Tuschak: 0-4, BB, K
• SS Milton Ramos: 1-5, R, 2B
• 1B Tyler Moore: 3-4, R, BB
• C Natanael Ramos: 1-5, R, RBI, 2 K
• CF Enmanuel Zabala: 1-3, 2 R, 2 K, SB
• RHP Joe Shaw: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
• LHP Seth Davis: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHP Craig Missigman: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Alex Palsha: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

SS-A - Brooklyn Cyclones (6-6)_______________________________________

BROOKLYN 6, STATE COLLEGE 2

Finally, a pitching performance worth talking about! Harol Gonzalez walked into Medlar Field at Penn State and became the big man on campus. Gonzalez, the 21-year old righty from the Dominican Republic, struck out ten and walked just one, allowing three hits and one run in six innings. After a bumpy 13 appearances for Kingsport last year, Gonzalez has fared far better to open this campaign. South Carolina product Gene Cone was 1-for-4 from the leadoff spot. Arnaldo Berrios, Brandon Brosher, and Dale Burdick provided a big spark at the bottom of the lineup, combining to go 7-for-13.

• LF Gene Cone: 1-4, RBI, BB
• 2B Nick Sergakis: 1-5, R, K, SB
• DH Jay Jabs: 0-3, RBI, 2 BB, 3 K
• CF Jacob Zanon: 1-5, K
• 3B Blake Tiberi: 1-5, RBI
• 1B Darryl Knight: 1-5, R, 2 K
• RF Arnaldo Berrios: 2-5, 2 R, 2B, K
• C Brandon Brosher: 2-4, R, RBI, 2 K
• SS Dale Burdick: 3-4, R, RBI, SB
• RHP Harol Gonzalez: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
• LHP Taylor Henry: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• RHP Alejandro Castro: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Star of the Night

Travis Taijeron/Harol Gonzalez

Goat of the Night

Everyone who pitched for St. Lucie