Mets Minor League Report – July 6

Las Vegas (46-41) tops Tucson (49-41) 5-2.

Rafael Montero: 6.0 IP, 2 R, 8 H, 2 BB, 3 K. Montero pitched to 2 batters in the 7^th without getting an out, and both scored.

Gonzalez Germen (S, 4) just sent back to LV by the Mets, pitched 1.1 innings, allowing only a BB.

Zach Lutz: 1-4, HR, RBI, R.

Mike Baxter: 3-4, HR, 2 RBI, R.

Binghamton (53-31) demo;ishes New Hampshire (41-46) 14-3.

Noah Syndergaard (W, 2-0) was again fine: 7.0 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 8 H, (HR) BB, 7 K.

John Church pitched a perfect 8^th inning and Adam Kolarek tossed a scoreless 9^th.

The B-Mets offensive juggernaut produced 5 HR tonight.

Darrell Ceciliani: 2-5, HR, 3B, 5 RBI, 2 R.

Wilfredo Tovar: 1-3, HR, BB, 3 RBI, 2 R. 

Danny Muno, Josh Rodriguez and Travis Taijeron also homered.

St Lucie (44-38) slams Ft. Myers (53-28) 6-3.

Alex Panteliodis (W, 3-3) was good enough: 5.0 IP, 3 R, 7 H, (HR) 3 BB, K.

The three St. Lucie relievers who followed Pants, however, were spotless.  Randy Fontanez, (2.0 IP) Tim Byrdak (1.0 IP) were perfect, and Hamilton Bennett (S, 7) (1.0 IP) allowed just 1 H while earning his 7^th save.

Jayce Boyd was 2-5 with a HR, RBI and 2 R, keeping his AVG. at .404.

Dustin Lawley: 1-3, HR, BB, RBI, R.

Kevin Plawecki, playing 1B today, was 2-3 with an RBI and a R.

Savannah (50-34) blanks Greenville (30-55) 3-0.

Steven Matz (W, 3-4) was stellar, pitching a 7 inning complete game shutout: 3 H, 3 BB, 5 K.

Chad Zurcher: 2-2, 2 BB, R.

Greenville (30-55) turns the tables on Savannah (50-34) in Game 2: 3-1.

Luis Cessa: 5.0 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 9 K.

Paul Sewald (L, 1-2) faltered and took the loss: 1.0 IP, 2 R, 3 H, BB, K.

Chad Zurcher: 1-3, R.

Brooklyn (7-12) bests Aberdeen (10-9) 5-3.

Robert Gsellman pitched 5 innings: 3 R, 6 H, (HR) 2 BB, 6 K.

Paul Paez, (W, 1-0) (1.0 IP, K) Kevin McGowan, (2.0 IP, 3 K) and Jphn Mincone (S, 3) (1.0 IP, K) were all perfect, holding the IronBirds without a base runner the rest of the way.

Patrick Biondi: 3-4, BB, 2 RBI, 3 R, 3 SB.  Biondi’s 3 SBs brings his total to 10, good for 2^nd in the NY-Penn League.

L.J. Mazilli: 3-4, BB, RBI, SB.

Johnson City (8-7) tramples Kingsport (5-10) 10-5.

Persio Reyes (L, 0-1) was a disaster: 3.2 IP, 7 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 4 K.

The 2 K-Mets pitchers who followed, Andrew Massie and Edioglis Villasmil did not fare any better.

Jeff Diehl: 3-5, RBI, R.

Victor Cruzado: 2-4, 2B, BB, R.

GCL Nationals (11-3) trip GCL Mets (2-10) 4-2 in 10 innings.

Starter, Gaby Almonte pitched well: 5.2 IP, R, 3 H, 3 BB, but Casey Meisner (L, 0-1) took the loss.

Not enough offense to highlight.

DSL Orioles2 (12-18) rip DSL Mets1 (14-16) 4-0.

Audry German (L, 0-3) took the loss without giving an earned run: 5.0 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K.

Rolgenis Blanco and Franly Caminero each pitched a perfect inning of relief.

Johanny Sierra: 2-4. That’s the best we could do offensively.

DSL Angels (18-13) trip DSL Mets2 (17-14) 4-1.

Ramon Rodriguez, (L, 1-3) took the loss: 4.2 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K.

With only 1 run on 4 hits, no offensive highlights worth reporting.