Mets Daily Prospect Report, 5/22/18: BABIP is a cruel mistress

*All results from games played on May 21, 2018

Triple-A: Las Vegas 51s (17-27)

LAS VEGAS 9, SACRAMENTO 1 (BOX)

Las Vegas signed runs in each of the first six innings en route to a 9-1 rout of the River Cats. Newly signed Christian Colon went deep, as did third baseman Cody Asche. Dominic Smith managed two runs and an RBI without a hit, walking once in four plate appearances. Newly signed Cody Martin had a solid four inning start, allowing only one hit while striking out four, and Andrew Church followed with a stellar, five inning relief appearance to earn the win.

• CF Matthew den Dekker: 1-4, R, BB
• 3B Cody Asche: 2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR (4), RBI, BB
• LF Dominic Smith: 0-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, K
• SS Ty Kelly: 1-5, R, 2B, RBI, K
• 1B Patrick Kivlehan: 1-5, 2B, RBI, 2 K
• C Johnny Monell: 2-4, R, 2B, RBI
• RF Zach Borenstein: 0-1, R, 3 BB, K
• 2B Christian Colon: 1-4, R, HR (1), 2 RBI
• P Cody Martin: 0-2, 2 K
• P Andrew Church: 0-2, K
• RHP Cody Martin: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
• RHP Andrew Church: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, W (1-0)

ROSTER ALERT: RHP Cody Martin and OF Ezequiel Carrera were assigned to Las Vegas; C Jose Lobaton was outrighted to Las Vegas

Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (22-20)

NO GAME (SCHEDULE)

Advanced-A: St. Lucie Mets (17-20)

POSTPONED (RAIN)

Low-A: Columbia Fireflies (22-21)

WEST VIRGINIA 3, COLUMBIA 2 / 11 (BOX)

Stephen Villines struck out four over two innings but blew the save anyway, and the Fireflies lost in eleven innings. Nicolas Debora gave up a run in the middle innings, but Columbia rallied for two in the bottom of the seventh. Scott Manea and Edgardo Fermin each had RBIs, pushing the Fireflies out to a 2-1 lead. Villines entered in the top of the ninth and allowed two hits and a walk, leading to the game tying run. He struck out three in the frame, continuing his trend of striking out almost everyone (K/9 over 15) and getting BABIP’d to death (.429 BABIP). Taylor Henry gave up the decisive run in the top of the eleventh.

• SS Edgardo Fermin: 1-5, RBI, K
• 2B Blake Tiberi: 0-5, K
• CF Quinn Brodey: 1-5, CS (2)
• 1B Jeremy Vasquez: 1-4, K
• C Ali Sanchez: 2-5
• LF Matt Winaker: 1-4, R, 3B, BB, K
• DH Scott Manea: 0-4, RBI, K
• RF Raphael Gladu: 1-3, R, SB (7), CS (2)
• 3B Giovanny Alfonzo: 0-3, K
• RHP Marcel Renteria: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• RHP Darwin Ramos: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
• RHP Nicolas Debora: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
• RHP Trey Cobb: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, H (1)
• RHP Stephen Villines: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, BS (2)
• LHP Taylor Henry: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, L (0-1)

Star of the Night

Cody Asche

Goat of the Night

Stephen Villines