Mets Daily Prospect Report, 6/18/17: It all comes down to this

*All results from games played on Saturday, June 17, 2017

Triple-A - Las Vegas 51s (27-42)

RENO 8, LAS VEGAS 0 (Box)

Really nothing much to say about this one. No standout hitting performances, no standout pitching performances, nothing. Aaron Laffey- yes, that Aaron Laffey- made the 51s look foolish.

• CF Victor Cruzado: 1-4
• SS Amed Rosario: 0-4
• 1B Dominic Smith: 1-3, BB, K
• C Kevin Plawecki: 1-4
• RF Travis Taijeron: 0-4, 2 K
• LF Josh Rodriguez: 0-4, 2 K
• 2B Phillip Evans: 1-3, 2B
• 3B Jio Mier: 1-3
• P Logan Taylor: 0-1
• P Ben Rowen: 0-1
• PH Cody Decker: 0-1
• RHP Logan Taylor: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
• LHP Kyle Regnault: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
• RHP Ben Rowen: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHP Tim Peterson: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
• RHP Erik Goeddel: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Double-A - Binghamton Rumble Ponies (35-27)

READING 7, BINGHAMTON 4 (Box)

Marcos Molina struck out eight in his Double-A debut, but the eight wiffs weren’t enough to keep the Fightin Phils out of the win column. Molina looked good in his first three innings, retiring eight of the first nine batters he faced, but ran into trouble in the middle innings. In the fourth, they plated three to make it a 3-1 ballgame, and after Binghamton tied things in the bottom of the frame, scored two more in the fifth to make it a 5-3 game. Kelly Secrest gave up a few more runs in the late innings to totally put the ballgame out of reach for the Ponies, though they did have a few chances here and there to get back in the game.

• CF Champ Stuart: 0-3, 2 BB, K
• 2B Luis Guillorme: 1-4, R, BB; That’s an eight-game hitting streak
• LF Kevin Taylor: 2-4, R, 2B
• C Tomas Nido: 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 K
• RF Kevin Kaczmarski: 1-4, 2B; That’s an eight-game hitting streak
• 1B Matt Oberste: 0-4
• SS Gustavo Nunez: 1-4, R, 2B
• 3B David Thompson: 1-3, R, HR (4), 2 RBI, BB, E (4)
• P Marcos Molina: 0-2
• PH Patrick Biondi: 0-1
• 1B Tyler Moore: 1-1
• RHP Marcos Molina: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
• LHP Ben Griset: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• LHP Kelly Secrest: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• RHP Cory Burns: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Advanced-A - St. Lucie Mets (30-34)

NO GAME (ALL-STAR BREAK)

The FSL North beat the FSL South, with various St. Lucie Mets players getting into the game for the South.

• 3B-1B Jhoan Urena: 0-4, BB, K
• DH Patrick Mazeika: 1-3, BB
• LF Wuilmer Becerra: 0-1, K
• 2B J.C. Rodriguez: 1-2, R, RBI
• RHP Ty Bashlor: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, WP

Low-A - Columbia Fireflies (40-27)

CHARLESTON 3, COLUMBIA 0 (Box)

With just one game left in the first half, and a half game lead over the Greenville Drive thanks to their loss to the River Dogs, the Colaflies are now in a winner-takes-all scenario. The Fireflies can clinch the division and a playoff spot with a win on Sunday or a Greenville loss to the Rome Braves. Gabby Llanes will be facing Nick Green in the Columbia/Charleston afternoon matinee finale, while Jhonathan Diaz of the Drive and Joey Wentz of the Braves will be squaring off.

• CF Gene Cone: 0-4, BB
• SS Andres Gimenez: 0-4, BB, 2 K
• 2B Michael Paez: 0-3, BB, 2 K, SB (8)
• 1B Dash Winningham: 1-4, 3 K
• RF Jay Jabs: 1-4, K
• DH Brandon Brosher: 0-2, BB, K
• LF Tim Tebow: 1-4, K, E (5)
• 3B Milton Ramos: 1-3, BB, K
• C Dan Rizzie: 0-2, BB, K
• PH Luis Carpio: 0-1
• LHP Thomas Szapucki: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, WP, HB, L (1-1)
• LHP Blake Taylor: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• RHP Joseph Zanghi: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Star of the Night

Marcos Molina

Goat of the Night

Tim Peterson