*All results from games played on Friday, August 5, 2016
Triple-A - Las Vegas 51s (56-58)
FRESNO 3, LAS VEGAS 2 (Box)
The 51s were a little short in the bullpen, with only a few arms available if need be, so they needed starter Rob Gsellman to give them innings. The right-hander obliged, throwing seven-plus innings of three run ball. He threw a season-high 113 pitches- 77 for strikes- and looked good all night. He changed speeds effectively, worked both sides of the plate, was mixing in a good sinker, and perhaps most importantly, maintained his velocity late. Despite giving his all, his best was not good enough. Rather, the Las Vegas offense let him down, managing only two runs for the night.
- SS Gavin Cecchini: 2-4
- CF Roger Bernadina: 0-4
- 1B Eric Campbell: 1-4, K
- 2B T.J. Rivera: 2-4, 2 R, K
- RF Travis Taijeron: 1-4, 3 K
- C Kevin Plawecki: 2-4, 2B
- DH Nevin Ashley: 0-3, 2 RBI
- 3B Niuman Romero: 2-3, 2B, BB
- LF Kyle Johnson: 0-4, 2 K
- RHP Robert Gsellman: 7.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, HR
- RHP Paul Sewald: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Double-A - Binghamton Mets (52-59)
BINGHAMTON 7, HARTFORD 6 (Box)
In a game closed to the public because of the homeless Yard Goats’ situation, Binghamton barely escaped with a win. Stefan Sabol tied the game with a two-run homer in the eighth, and Matt Oberste plated the go-ahead run in the ninth to put the B-Mets ahead 7-6. David Roseboom, who has grown into his role as closer, notched his tenth save and remained perfect on the season. Amed Rosario, who had been out of the lineup nursing injuries, returned to the line-up and did not miss a beat, going 3-5. Fellow top prospect Dom Smith also had a good night, going 4-5 with a double. While not a top prospect, B-Mets stalwart L.J. Mazzilli did not start, having been promoted to the Las Vegas 51s. Little Maz was hitting .244/.331/.348 in 91 games with Binghamton this season, and hit .263/.337/.334 in 86 games with them last year.
- CF Champ Stuart: 1-5, K, CS (3)
- 2B Phillip Evans: 1-5, 2 R, HR (5), 2 RBI
- SS Amed Rosario: 3-5, 2 R, K
- 1B Dominic Smith: 4-5, 2B, 2 RBI
- 3B Matt Oberste: 0-4, RBI, K
- LF Jayce Boyd: 1-4, R, BB, K
- C Xorge Carrillo: 1-4
- RF Maikis De La Cruz: 2-3, R, K
- PH Victor Cruzado: 0-1
- P Ricky Knapp: 0-1, E
- RF Stefan Sabol: 2-2, R, HR (4), 2 RBI
- RHP Ricky Knapp: 5.0 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, E (1)
- RHP Logan Taylor: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- RHP Kevin McGowan: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- LHP David Roseboom: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, SV (10)
Advanced-A - St. Lucie Mets (57-50 / 22-18)
ST. LUCIE 6, BRADENTON 4 (Box)
St. Lucie scored early and often, and that would be a good thing, as the Marauders ended up making it a game. David Thompson started things off with his second home run with St. Lucie- and seventh on the season- to put the Mets on the board in the first. Michael Katz drove a man in in the second, John Mora walked with the bases loaded to score a run in the third, and Patrick Biondi and Thompson drove in one run apiece in the fourth. Chris Flexen got the start, and allowed three runs in 4 plus innings, before being relieved by Alex Palsha. Palsha allowed a run before handing the ball off to P.J. Conlon, who made his first relief appearance of the season. The lefty threw three scoreless innings to log his first career save.
- 2B Jonathan Johnson: 2-2, R, 3 BB, SB (8)
- CF Patrick Biondi: 2-5, 2 R, RBI, SB (7)
- 3B David Thompson: 2-4, R, HR (2), 2 RBI, BB
- 1B Kevin Taylor: 1-4, R, BB
- C Tomas Nido: 1-4, 2B, RBI
- RF John Mora: 0-1, R, RBI, 3 BB
- SS Luis Guillorme: 0-4, K
- LF Michael Katz: 1-4, RBI, K
- DH Jhoan Urena: 0-3, K, HBP
- RHP Chris Flexen: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- RHP Alex Palsha: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- LHP P.J. Conlon: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, SV (1)
Low-A - Columbia Fireflies (51-60 / 15-26)
COLUMBIA 5, ROME 1 (Box)
Rome scored a run off of Joe Shaw in the bottom of the first, but that run would end up being the only one they would score all evening. The 2015 draftee would end up throwing eight innings of four hit, one run ball. The Braves’ pitchers were just as good, but stumbled in the seventh, when Ricardo Sanchez and Oriel Caicedo allowed five runs combined.
- CF Enmanuel Zabala: 0-4, K, HBP
- RF Tucker Tharp: 0-4, BB
- DH J.C. Rodriguez: 0-4
- 1B Eudor Garcia: 1-4, R, 2B
- LF Vicente Lupo: 0-3, R, BB, K
- C Tyler Moore: 0-2, R, 2 BB, K
- 3B Luis Ortega: 1-2, R, RBI, BB
- SS Milton Ramos: 0-4, R, RBI, K
- 2B Dale Burdick: 1-3, RBI, BB, K
- P Jose Garcia: 0.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- RHP Joe Shaw: 8.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- RHP Tyler Bashlor: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Short-A – Brooklyn Cyclones (24-23)
HUDSON VALLEY 4, BROOKLYN 2 (Box)
Justin Dunn started the game, tossing his requisite three innings and looked solid-if-unspectacular, allowing one hit and hitting a batter. Reports from Dutchess Stadium had Dunn sitting in the low-to-mid 90s with his fastball, which is where the right-hander generally sits. With Nabil Crismatt promoted to the Columbia Fireflies, Dunn didn’t have his usual piggyback buddy. Sidearmer Adam Atkins relieved Dunn instead, and immediately allowed the Renegades to score a run. Gabriel Feliz finished out the inning, but in the fifth ran into trouble of his own, allowing three runs to score. The Cyclones scored a pair of late runs thanks to hits by Michael Paez and Gene Cone, but the back end of the Renegades bullpen held fast.
- CF Jacob Zanon: 1-4, R, 2B
- 2B Michael Paez: 0-2, RBI, BB, SB (3), CS (2), HBP
- SS Colby Woodmansee: 0-4, K, E (3)
- 1B Peter Alonso: 2-4, 2B, 2 K
- RF Gene Cone: 0-3, R, BB, K
- DH Brandon Brosher: 1-3, 2B
- 3B Blake Tiberi: 0-3, K
- C Ali Sanchez: 0-3, RBI, E (5)
- LF Jay Jabs: 0-3, K
- RHP Justin Dunn: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HB
- RHP Adam Atkins: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- LHP Gabriel Feliz: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, WP
- RHP Dillon Becker: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, E (1)
- RHP Alejandro Castro: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Rookie – Kingsport Mets (15-27)
BURLINGTON 10, KINGSPORT 5 (Box)
Burlington scored a few times early, but Kingsport neutralized all that with a three-run fifth inning. The Kingsport bullpen was unable to keep things tied, as Adrian Almieda allowed three runs to score in the seventh, Colin Holderman allowed two to score in the eighth, and Kurtis Horne allowed a run to score in the ninth (though it was charged to Holderman, who started the inning with a pair of walks).
- CF Ricardo Cespedes: 1-5, R, 2 RBI, K
- DH Walter Rasquin: 2-5, 2B
- 2B Reed Gamache: 2-5, R, 2B, K
- C Dionis Rodriguez: 1-3, RBI, K, E (5)
- PR-1B Jeremy Wolf: 1-1, BB
- 3B Franklin Correa: 0-5, R, 3 K
- RF Jose Miguel Medina: 1-4, RBI, BB, E (4)
- 1B-C Anthony Dimino: 1-3, R, 2 BB
- LF Ian Strom: 2-4, R, 2B, BB
- SS Cecilio Aybar: 0-4, 3 K, E (9), HBP
- RHP Jordan Humphreys: 5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- LHP Adrian Almeida: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HB
- RHP Colin Holderman: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
- LHP Kurtis Horne: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Rookie – GCL Mets (16-21)
GAME ONE
GCL ASTROS 4, GCL METS 1 (Box)
· CF Desmond Lindsay: 0-1
· CF Ranfy Adon: 1-3, R, 2B, 2 K
· SS Angel Manzanarez: 2-4, 2B, RBI, K
· LF Wagner Lagrange: 0-4, K
· 1B Victor Moscote: 1-4, K
· RF Anthony Dirocie: 1-3, BB
· 3B Rigoberto Terrazas: 0-4, 2 K
· C Juan Uriarte: 0-3, 2 K
· DH Pedro Ventura: 0-0
· PH-DH Kevin Hall: 1-3, 2 K
· 2B Miguel Patino: 1-3, K
· RHP Carlos Hernandez: 4 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
· RHP Marbin Montijo: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
· RHP Enmanuel Berihuete: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
GAME TWO
GCL ASTROS 1, GCL METS 0 (Box)
- CF Anthony Dirocie: 0-3, 2 K, CS (1)
- SS Miguel Patino: 0-3, K
- C Natanael Ramos: 0-1, PB (1)
- 2B Angel Manzanarez: 0-2
- 1B Carlos Sanchez: 1-3, K
- 2B-3B Rigoberto Terrazas: 0-2, BB, K
- LF Grabiel Jimenez: 0-2, BB
- 3B-C Victor Moscote: 0-3, 2 K
- DH Scott Manea: 0-2, K
- RF Kenneth Bautista: 0-2
- RHP Ronald Sanchez: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, HB
- RHP Ezequiel Zabaleta: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- RHP Christian James: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Star of the Night
Rob Gsellman
Goat of the Night
Colin Holderman