Mets Daily Prospect Report, 8/30/16: Barbosa flirts with a no-no while Cespedes rakes

*All results from games played on Monday, August 29, 2016

Triple-A: Las Vegas 51s (65-71)

LAS VEGAS 6, EL PASO 3 (BOX)

Brandon Nimmo led off the game with a home run, and the 51s scored four runs in the fourth to top El Paso 6-3. Lefty Darin Gorski allowed three runs over six innings, striking out three, and Chasen Bradford and Paul Sewald closed out the game with three scoreless innings. Michael Conforto notched a hit and an RBI in five at-bats.

• CF Brandon Nimmo: 1-4, 2 R, HR (10), RBI, BB
• SS Gavin Cecchini: 3-4, R, 2B
• PH Nevin Ashley: 0-1
• LF Michael Conforto: 1-5, RBI, K
• 3B Eric Campbell: 1-3, RBI
• 1B Johnny Monell: 0-4, R
• C Kevin Plawecki: 1-4, R
• RF Travis Taijeron: 1-3, R, BB
• 2B Ty Kelly: 1-4, 2 RBI, K
• P Darin Gorski: 0-2
• PH-SS Matt Reynolds: 1-2, K, E (8)
• LHP Darin Gorski: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, W (5-4)
• RHP Chasen Bradford: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, H (8)
• RHP Paul Sewald: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, S (17)

Double-A: Binghamton Mets (61-72)

ALTOONA 13, BINGHAMTON 1 (BOX)

Binghamton was thoroughly smashed in a 13-1 blowout loss. Dominic Smith went 1-for-3, one of only four hits the B-Mets mustered on the evening. Rainy Lara allowed seven runs (six earned) in two innings of work, victimized by his own bad defense. Kevin McGowan and Kyle Regnault also had awful nights in the bullpen, putting the game even further out of reach.

• CF Champ Stuart: 0-3, RBI, 2 K
• 3B Phillip Evans: 1-4
• SS Amed Rosario: 0-3, BB, K, E (11)
• 1B Dominic Smith: 1-3, BB
• RF Victor Cruzado: 0-3, BB, K
• LF Jayce Boyd: 0-4
• C Colton Plaia: 1-3, K
• 2B L.J. Mazzilli: 0-3, R, K
• PH Derrik Gibson: 0-0
• PH Tyler Pill: 1-1
• P Kevin McGowan: 0-1
• PH Stefan Sabol: 0-0, BB
• RHP Rainy Lara: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, E (2)
• RHP Kevin McGowan: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Luis Mateo: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• LHP Alberto Baldonado: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• LHP Kyle Regnault: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Advanced-A: St. Lucie Mets (35-32 / 35-28)

ST. LUCIE 3, CHARLOTTE 0 (BOX)

Andrew Barbosa carried a no hitter through seven innings as St. Lucie topped Charlotte 3-0. Barbosa struck out eleven and walked one, earning his first win at the level. Alex Palsha relieved Barbosa for the eighth, but surrendered a hit with two outs to end the no-hit bid. The offense wasn’t great, but Jhoan Urena and Patrick Biondi drove in runs and the pitching did the rest.

• 2B Jonathan Johnson: 1-5, R, 2 K
• CF Patrick Biondi: 1-3, RBI, BB, 2 K
• LF Kevin Kaczmarski: 1-4, 2 K
• C Tomas Nido: 2-4
• DH Kevin Taylor: 1-4
• 3B David Thompson: 1-4, R, 2B
• SS Luis Guillorme: 2-4, K
• RF John Mora: 0-3, R, BB, K
• 1B Jhoan Urena: 0-4, RBI, K
• LHP Andrew Barbosa: 7.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, W (1-0)
• RHP Alex Palsha: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, S (4)

Low-A: Columbia Fireflies (36-34 / 27-36)

NO GAME (SCHEDULE)

SS-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (34-35)

AUBURN 4, BROOKLYN 3 (BOX)

Solo home runs from Michael Paez and Blake Tiberi weren’t enough to overcome a rough start from Raul Jacobson as Brooklyn lost 4 to 3. Paez added a single and a walk to go with his home run, while Tiberi added a walk. Luis Carpio was the DH and struck out twice in three at bats.

• RF Gene Cone: 1-5, 2B, RBI
• 2B Michael Paez: 2-4, R, HR (2), RBI, BB
• CF Desmond Lindsay: 1-4, BB, K
• SS Colby Woodmansee: 0-4, 3 K
• 3B Blake Tiberi: 1-3, R, HR (2), RBI, BB
• DH Luis Carpio: 0-3, BB, 2 K
• LF Jay Jabs: 1-4, K
• C Brandon Brosher: 1-4, SB (3)
• 1B Anthony Dimino: 2-4, R, K, E (1)
• RHP Raul Jacobson: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, L (2-2)
• RHP Gary Cornish: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

Rookie: Kingsport Mets (24-40)

KINGSPORT 4, DANVILLE 0 (BOX)

Jordan Humphreys and Blake Taylor combined to shut out Danville in a 4-0 win. Humphreys started and went seven innings, striking out seven and allowing four htis. Taylor finished the last two innings with four strikeouts. Ricardo Cespedes led the offense with a 4-for-4 night, including a triple.

• LF Will Barring: 0-4, K
• CF Ricardo Cespedes: 4-4, 2 R, 3B
• 3B Reed Gamache: 1-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB, K
• 1B Jeremy Wolf: 2-4, RBI, K
• RF Jose Miguel Medina: 1-4, RBI, K
• 2B Walter Rasquin: 1-3, R, K, E (16)
• C Dionis Rodriguez: 0-3, K
• SS Yeffry De Aza: 0-3, 2 K, E (14)
• DH Scott Manea: 0-2, BB, K
• RHP Jordan Humphreys: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, W (3-5)
• LHP Blake Taylor: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, S (1)

Rookie - GCL Mets (25-28)

GAME 1: GCL CARDINALS 8, GCL METS 3 / 7 (BOX)

In a makeup of a rained out game on 8/24, the GCL Cardinals beat up on the GCL Mets 8-3. Carlos Hernandez, Matt Cleveland, and Luis Carreno all struggled on the mound, while the offense was quiet outside of a two-hit game from Oliver Pascual.

• RF Anthony Dirocie: 1-3, 2 R, BB, 2 K
• 2B Miguel Patino: 0-3, BB
• 1B Carlos Sanchez: 0-3
• LF Grabiel Jimenez: 0-3, 2 K
• 3B Rigoberto Terrazas: 1-3, 2B
• DH Kenneth Bautista: 0-3, 2 K
• C Kevin Hall: 1-3, K
• SS Oliver Pascual: 2-3, R
• CF Ranfy Adon: 0-3
• RHP Carlos Hernandez: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
• RHP Matt Cleveland: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, L (0-1)
• RHP Luis Carreno: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, BS (1)

GAME 2: GCL METS 2, GCL CARDINALS 1 / 7 (BOX)

The GCL Mets fared better in game 2, holding the Cardinals to one run in a 2-1 victory. Jose Geraldo pitched an abbreviated complete game, striking out six over seven innings, while DH Carlos Sanchez led the offense with three hits, a double, and an RBI.

• CF Anthony Dirocie: 1-4, R, 2B, 2 K, SB (7)
• 2B Angel Manzanarez: 2-4, R, K
• DH Carlos Sanchez: 3-4, 2B, RBI
• RF Wagner Lagrange: 1-3
• 1B Victor Moscote: 1-3
• LF Grabiel Jimenez: 0-3, 2 K
• 3B Kenny Hernandez: 1-3
• C Juan Uriarte: 1-3
• SS Oliver Pascual: 0-3
• RHP Jose Geraldo: 7.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W (2-0)

Star of the Night

Andrew Barbosa

Goat of the Night

Rainy Lara