Mets Daily Prospect Report, 7/18/16: Thomas Szapucki needs a promotion

*All results from games played on Sunday, July 17, 2016

Triple-A - Las Vegas 51s (49-44)_______________________________________

LAS VEGAS 6, IOWA 2 (Box)

Duane Below tossed seven excellent innings as the 51s topped the Iowa Cubs 6-2. Dilson Herrera went 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, while Gavin Cecchini went hit-less in four at bats. Kevin Plawecki launched a two-run home run and now has a 149 wRC+ at Triple-A. Paul Sewald finished the game with two perfect innings with three strikeouts.

• 2B Dilson Herrera: 3-4, 2B, RBI, BB
• SS Gavin Cecchini: 0-4, BB, K
• 3B T.J. Rivera: 0-5, 2 K
• LF Eric Campbell: 1-4, R, 2B
• RF Travis Taijeron: 1-1, 2 R, 2 BB
• C Kevin Plawecki: 2-4, 2 R, HR (3), 2 RBI
• 1B Nevin Ashley: 1-3, R, RBI, BB, K
• CF Ty Kelly: 0-3, RBI, 2 K
• P Duane Below: 0-2, K
• PH Roger Bernadina: 0-1
• P Paul Sewald: 0-1, K
• LHP Duane Below: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
• RHP Paul Sewald: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Double-A - Binghamton Mets (41-51)_____________________________________

HARTFORD 7, BINGHAMTON 6 (Box)

The Binghamton offense was very productive, but Luis Mateo blew a late lead and the B-Mets lost 7-6 to Hartford. Dominic Smith went 3-for-5 with two RBI and Amed Rosario went 1-for-4 with a walk. Victor Cruzado also had three hits and two RBIs. Knuckleballer Mickey Jannis tossed six innings of three-run ball, with four strikeouts and four walks. Logan Taylor got the loss after allowing a run in the ninth.

• CF Champ Stuart: 1-5, 2 K, SB (3)
• 3B Derrik Gibson: 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB (9)
• SS Amed Rosario: 1-4, R, BB, K
• 1B Dominic Smith: 3-5, R, 2 RBI
• RF Victor Cruzado: 3-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI, K
• 2B L.J. Mazzilli: 0-4, BB, K
• C Raywilly Gomez: 2-4, RBI, BB, K, E
• LF Kyle Johnson: 1-3
• PH Matt Oberste: 1-1
• PH Phillip Evans: 0-1, K
• P Mickey Jannis: 1-2, R, 2B
• LF Maikis De La Cruz: 0-2, 2 K
• RHP Mickey Jannis: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
• LHP Alberto Baldonado: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
• RHP Luis Mateo: 0.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• LHP David Roseboom: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• RHP Logan Taylor: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Advanced-A - St. Lucie Mets (35-32 / 14-9)_____________________________________

ST. LUCIE 4, TAMPA 1 (Box)

Scarlyn Reyes was excellent for seven innings and got the win in a 4-1 victory over Tampa. Reyes struck out seven and walked one, allowing only one run. Jhoan Urena, playing at first again, launched his seventh home run of the year, while Kevin Taylor, Wuilmer Becerra, and John Mora had one RBI each. Corey Taylor got the save with a scorless inning, allowing two hits and striking out one.

• 2B Vinny Siena: 2-4, 2 R, K
• RF-LF Kevin Kaczmarski: 1-3, R, BB
• 3B David Thompson: 1-4, 2B, K
• LF Kevin Taylor: 0-2, RBI
• CF Patrick Biondi: 0-0
• DH Wuilmer Becerra: 0-4, RBI, K
• CF-RF John Mora: 1-4, RBI
• SS Luis Guillorme: 0-3, BB
• 1B Jhoan Urena: 1-3, R, HR (7), RBI
• C Lednier Ricardo: 0-3
• RHP Scarlyn Reyes: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W (7)
• LHP Ben Griset: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, H (3)
• RHP Corey Taylor: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, S (14)

Low-A - Columbia Fireflies (36-34 / 6-18)__________________________________

ROME 5, COLUMBIA 3 (Box)

Columbia lost 5-3 to Rome after Seth Davis allowed two runs late. Kevin Canelon was solid for seven innings, striking out six and allowing three runs. Tucker Tharp and Dash Winningham both homered, with the pair driving in all three runs for the Fireflies. Milton Ramos went 0-for-4 with a strikeout, and Eudor Garcia went 1-for-4. Brandon Brosher stole two bases.

• 3B J.C. Rodriguez: 0-3, R, BB, 2 K, E (14)
• RF Tucker Tharp: 2-4, R, 2B, HR (2), 2 RBI
• LF Vicente Lupo: 0-3, BB, 3 K
• 1B Dash Winningham: 1-4, R, HR (5), RBI, K
• C Brandon Brosher: 1-2, 2 BB, 2 SB (2, 3)
• DH Eudor Garcia: 1-4, K
• SS Milton Ramos: 0-4, K
• 2B Dale Burdick: 1-4, 3B, 2 K
• CF Enmanuel Zabala: 1-4, K
• LHP Kevin Canelon: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
• LHP Seth Davis: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

SS-A - Brooklyn Cyclones (13-17)_______________________________________

HUDSON VALLEY 4, BROOKLYN 1 (Box)

Joel Huertas got shellacked over a brief, two inning starts, and the Brooklyn offense was too quiet to rally in a 4-1 loss to Hudson Valley. College World Series champion Michael Paez lead off and went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, as did DH Colby Woodmansee. Blake Tiberi was the only Cyclone to record a hit, notching two singles. Justin Dunn allowed his first profesional run in two earnings of work.

• SS Michael Paez: 0-4, 3 K
• 2B Nick Sergakis: 0-4
• CF Jacob Zanon: 0-4, K
• 1B Peter Alonso: 0-3, R, BB
• DH Colby Woodmansee: 0-4, 3 K
• C Ali Sanchez: 0-4, 2 E (2, 3)
• LF Jay Jabs: 0-3
• 3B Blake Tiberi: 2-3
• RF Hengelbert Rojas: 0-2, BB, K
• LHP Joel Huertas: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• RHP Alejandro Castro: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• RHP Austin McGeorge: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Justin Dunn: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Rookie - Kingsport Mets (11-12)__________________________

KINGSPORT 8, BURLINGTON 1 (Box)

Another brilliant start from Thomas Szapucki lead Kingsport to an 8-1 win over Burlington. Szapucki tossed 7.1 innings, allowed one run, and struck out another nine batters while walking only two. He know has a 47/9 K/BB ratio in 29 innings this season. A promotion seems a matter of when rather than if. Walter Rasquin homered and stole a base, while Jose Medina drove in two with a double.

• LF Ian Strom: 1-5, 2 K
• CF Ricardo Cespedes: 0-5
• C Dionis Rodriguez: 1-4, R, 2B, BB
• 1B Jose Maria: 0-3, 2 R, BB, K
• SS Franklin Correa: 1-4, R, 2B, RBI, K, SB (1)
• 2B Walter Rasquin: 3-4, 3 R, HR (2), 2 RBI, SB (4)
• 3B Reed Gamache: 1-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
• RF Jose Miguel Medina: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI
• DH Will Barring: 1-3, BB
• LHP Thomas Szapucki: 7.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
• LHP Adrian Almeida: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• RHP Max Kuhns: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Rookie - GCL Mets (10-9)__________________________

NO GAME (SCHEDULE)

DSL Update:

• SS Andres Gimenez: .360/.461/.544, 1 HR, 21 BB, 13 K, 7 SB, 1 CS
• SS Gregory Guerrero: .285/.364/.317, 0 HR, 15 BB, 25 K, 6 SB, 1 CS
• SS Yoel Romero: .190/.278/.253, 0 HR, 8 BB, 15 K, 6 SB, 2 CS
• SS Edgardo Fermin: .240/.339/.340, 0 HR, 14 BB, 14 K, 7 SB, 2 CS
• SS Shervyen Newton: .216/.431/.351, 0 HR, 11 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 1 CS
• OF Tulio Garcia: .153/.351/.194, 0 HR, 20 BB, 32 K, 3 SB, 0 CS
• LHP Daniel Guzman: 13 G (0 GS), 31.1 IP, 3.45 ERA, 8 BB, 21 K
• RHP Jhoander Chourio: 10 G (0 GS), 19.2 IP, 2.75 ERA, 7 BB, 12 K

Star of the Night

Thomas Szapucki

Goat of the Night

Seth Davis