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*All results from games played on August 18, 2019
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (64-61)
SYRACUSE 9, NORFOLK 5 (BOX)
The Syracuse Mets got on the board in the bottom of the second inning of last night’s game against the Norfolk Tides. Danny Espinosa stole home on a double-steal, and Braxton Lee singled home a second run later in the second to take an early 2-0 lead. Norfolk scored in the top of the third, but Syracuse exploded for six runs in the bottom of the fourth, including four runs on a grand slam off the bat of Rajai Davis, and another run on a solo homer from Arismendy Alcantara. Norfolk attempted to come back from there, scoring a run in the top of the sixth, and three runs in the top of the seventh, but Syracuse added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth. The Syracuse Mets held on to defeat the Norfolk Tides from there, winning 9-5.
- LF Rajai Davis: 3-5, R, HR (8), 5 RBI
- 3B Arismendy Alcantara: 2-5, R, HR (11), RBI, 2 K, SB (11), 2 E (8)
- 2B Dilson Herrera: 0-5, 2 K
- C Rene Rivera: 0-4, K
- C Ali Sanchez: 0-0
- SS Danny Espinosa: 1-3, R, BB, 2 K, SB (15), E (9)
- DH Jason Krizan: 4-4, 2 R, 2B, SB (1)
- 1B Travis Taijeron: 0-3, R, BB, K
- CF Braxton Lee: 3-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB (2)
- RF Rymer Liriano: 0-2, 2 R, 2 BB, K
- RHP Ervin Santana: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, WP, W (3-3)
- RHP Brooks Pounders: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, H (6)
- RHP Tyler Bashlor: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (35-29/25-35)
HARTFORD 8, BINGHAMTON 1 (BOX)
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies lost big to the Hartford Yard Goats on Sunday afternoon. Hartford scored two runs in both the second and third innings off of Kevin Smith, who left the game with no outs and runners on first and second in the fifth inning. Joseph Shaw allowed both inherited runners, as well as a run of his own to score later in the on a three-run homer off the bat of Hartford’s Mylz Straw. Shaw allowed another run to score on a solo homer from Hartford’s Bret Boswell in the top of the seventh inning to put Binghamton behind 8-0. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies scored a run on a groundout that allowed Luis Carpio to score from third, but ultimately lost to the Hartford Yard Goats 8-1.
- CF Sam Haggerty: 1-4, 3 K
- SS Andres Gimenez: 2-4, 2 2B, K
- 1B-3B David Thompson: 1-4
- LF Barrett Barnes: 0-3, BB
- 3B Will Toffey: 0-2
- PH-2B Luis Carpio: 1-2, R, 2B
- RF Quinn Brodey: 1-4, K
- 2B Michael Paez: 0-3, RBI
- PH Gavin Cecchini: 0-1
- C Austin Bossart: 0-3
- LHP Kevin Smith: 0-1
- 1B Patrick Mazeika: 0-2, K
- LHP Kevin Smith: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, L (3-2)
- RHP Joseph Shaw: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- P Yeizo Campos: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Advanced-A: St. Lucie Mets (32-34/35-23)
CHARLOTTE 5, ST. LUCIE 2 (BOX)
The St. Lucie Mets struck first in last night’s game against the Charlotte Stone Crabs. Hansel Moreno singled home the first run of the game for St. Lucie in the top of the fifth. Kyle Wilson held Charlotte through his five innings of work, leaving the game with his team ahead 1-0 after the bottom of the fifth. Carlos Cortes doubled the St. Lucie lead in the top of the sixth inning, when he singled home Wagner Lagrange from third. Charlotte scored a run in the bottom of the sixth off of Andrew Mitchell, and took the lead in the bottom of the seventh, scoring four total runs off of Marcel Renteria. The St. Lucie Mets were unable to come back from there, and ultimately lost to the Charlotte Stone Crabs 5-3.
- REHAB ALERT: CF Brandon Nimmo: 0-3
- SS Manny Rodriguez: 1-1, E (25)
- DH Wagner Lagrange: 1-4, R, K
- 1B Jeremy Vasquez: 0-4
- RF-LF Jacob Zanon: 0-4
- 2B Carlos Cortes: 2-4, R, RBI, K
- C Dan Rizzie: 0-4, K
- 3B-RF Edgardo Fermin: 1-3
- SS-3B Cody Bohanek: 0-2, BB, K
- LF-CF Hansel Moreno: 1-3, RBI
- RHP Kyle Wilson: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- LHP Andrew Mitchell: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HBP, H (4)
- RHP Marcel Renteria: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, L (1-4), BS (3)
- RHP Ezequiel Zabaleta: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Low-A: Columbia Fireflies (24-42/25-31)
ROME 3, COLUMBIA 2 (BOX)
The Columbia Fireflies fell behind in the top of the second inning of last night’s game against the Rome Braves. Rome scored three runs off of Colin Holderman in the top of the second to give themselves a 3-0 lead. The score remained 3-0 until the bottom of the ninth, when Columbia attempted a comeback. Phil Capra and Gerson Molina drew back to back walks with one out in the inning, and both later scored on a throwing error. Unfortunately the Columbia Fireflies fell just short of taking the lead, and lost to the Rome Braves 3-2.
- 2B Nick Conti: 0-3, 2 BB
- 3B Brian Sharp: 1-5, 3 K
- DH Jose Miguel Medina: 2-4, 2 K
- 1B Chase Chambers: 0-4, K
- SS Shervyen Newton: 0-3, BB, E (13)
- RF Guillermo Granadillo: 1-4, K
- C Phil Capra: 1-3, R, BB
- CF Gerson Molina: 1-3, R, BB
- LF Walter Rasquin: 0-4, K
- RHP Colin Holderman: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, L (3-2)
- LHP Jake Simon: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- RHP Danny Hrbek: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- RHP Justin Lasko: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- RHP Cole Gordon: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Short-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (34-27)
GAME ONE*
BROOKLYN 2, TRI-CITY 1 (BOX)
The Brooklyn Cyclones won the continuation of Saturday evening’s suspended game against the Tri-City ValleyCats. The game remained scoreless through six innings before being suspended due to heavy fog and resumed on Sunday afternoon. Tri-City got on the board almost immediately after play resumed, when ex-Met farmhand Luis Santana doubled to open the sixth, and later scored from third on a double-play. Brooklyn almost immediately took the lead, scoring two runs in the bottom half of the inning, on walks from Jose Peroza and Raul Beracierta with the bases loaded. That proved to be all of the offense Brooklyn needed in the first game of the doubleheader, as Jared Biddy threw a scoreless seventh, and Matt Mullenbach threw two scoreless innings to close out the game. The Brooklyn Cyclones ultimately defeated the Tri-City ValleyCats in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader 2-1.
- LF Antoine Duplantis: 0-3
- CF Kennie Taylor: 1-4, R, 2 K
- SS Wilmer Reyes: 0-3, K
- 2B Luke Ritter: 2-3, R, 2B, BB
- 1B Joe Genord: 0-3, K, HBP
- DH Ranfy Adon: 0-3, BB, K, CS (3)
- 3B Jose Peroza: 0-2, RBI, BB, 2 K
- RF Raul Beracierta: 0-1, RBI, 2 BB
- C Jose Mena: 1-3, PB (3)
- RHP Garrison Bryant: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, WP
- RHP Jared Biddy: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, W (2-0)
- RHP Matt Mullenbach: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, S (5)
GAME TWO
BROOKLYN 5, TRI-CITY 3 / 8 (BOX)
The Brooklyn Cyclones got on the board early in the second game of yesterday’s doubleheader against the Tri-City ValleyCats. Gavin Garay doubled Jake Mangum home from first in the bottom of the second inning, and stole home later in the inning on a double steal. Tri-City scored a run off of Michel Otanez in the fifth, but Brooklyn added an insurance run in the bottom half of the inning on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Antoine Duplantis. Tri-City tied the game at three in the top of the sixth off of Mitch Ragan, and the game remained tied through the end of the seventh and headed to extra innings. Brooklyn walked off the game in the bottom of the eighth inning, when Yoel Romero hit a two-run homer to left field. The Brooklyn Cyclones ultimately defeated the Tri-City ValleyCats 5-3 last night in eight innings.
- LF Antoine Duplantis: 0-2, R, RBI, BB
- 2B Yoel Romero: 1-4, R, HR (4), 2 RBI, K
- SS Wilmer Reyes: 0-3, 2 K
- DH Luke Ritter: 0-3, 2 K
- 3B Jose Peroza: 0-3, E (2)
- CF Jake Mangum: 1-2, R, HBP
- 1B Gavin Garay: 1-3, R, 2B, RBI, K
- RF Ranfy Adon: 1-1, R, 2 BB, 2 SB (9)
- C Jake Ortega: 0-3, K
- RHP Michel Otanez: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- RHP Mitch Ragan: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, WP
- RHP Nelson Leon: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, WP, W (3-1)
*Saturday night’s game between the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Tri-City ValleyCats was suspended due to fog with no outs in the top of the sixth inning.
The game was resumed in the top of the sixth on Sunday, August 18 at 3:30 p.m. prior to the start of Sunday evening’s regularly scheduled game, which was played approximately 30 minutes after the completion of the suspended game.
Rookie: Kingsport Mets (28-30)
DANVILLE 4, KINGSPORT 3 (BOX)
The Kingsport Mets fell behind early in last night’s game against the Danville Braves. The Braves scored a run in the bottom of the first, and two runs in the bottom of the second off of Junior Santos. They added a fourth run off of Jefferson Escorcha in the bottom of the seventh. Kingsport attempted to come from behind from there, and scored a pair of runs in the top of the eighth inning on an RBI ground out off the bat of Gregory Guerrero and an RBI single from Sebastian Espino. Andres Regnault hit a solo homer in the top of the ninth, but the Kingsport Mets ultimately lost to the Danville Braves 4-3.
- RF Scott Ota: 0-4, 2 K
- C Francisco Alvarez: 0-4, K
- 3B Jaylen Palmer: 0-4, 3 K, E (18)
- DH Andres Regnault: 1-3, R, HR (7), RBI, BB
- LF Cole Kleszcz: 0-4, 2 K
- CF Tanner Murphy: 0-1, R, 3 BB, K
- 1B Wilfred Astudillo: 1-4, R
- 2B Gregory Guerrero: 0-3, RBI, 2 K
- SS Sebastian Espino: 1-3, RBI, K, E (22)
- RHP Junior Santos: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 3 K, WP, L (0-4)
- RHP Ramon Guzman: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- LHP Jefferson Escorcha: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Rookie: GCL Mets (23-22)
NO GAME (SCHEDULE)
Star of the Night
Rajai Davis
Goat of the Night