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The St. Lucie Mets outperformed the New York Mets in the latest prospect report, with notable performances from minor league players. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies faced a no-hitter against the Akron Rubberducks, while the Brooklyn Cyclones lost in extra innings to the Greensboro Grasshoppers.
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AKRON 4, BINGHAMTON 0 (BOX) The Binghamton Rumble Ponies are arguably the most exciting team in the Mets minor league system to begin the year, with A.J. Ewing, Marco Vargas, Jacob Reimer, Chris Suero, and Eli Serrano, among others, all rostered there- and let alone the various interesting pitchers on the team. Vargas walked once, Reimer walked once, Suero walked twice, and Wyatt Young walked twice, but no one penciled into the lineup yesterday afternoon was able to manage a hit, as Akron Rubberducks no-hit the Rumble Ponies, their first no-hitter since 2015. ยทย CF A.J. Ewing: 0-4, K ยทย SS : 0-3, BB, K ยทย 1B : 0-3, BB, 2 K ยทย LF : 0-2, 2 BB ยทย RF : 0-4, K ยทย DH : 0-4, 2 K ยทย C : 0-3 ยทย 3B : 0-3 ยทย 2B : 0-1, 2 BB, K ยทย LHP : 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, L (0-2) ยทย RHP : 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K ยทย LHP : 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, BLK, HBP ยทย RHP : 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K ยทย RHP : 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies were no-hit by the Akron Rubberducks, marking their first no-hitter since 2015.
John Bay hit a three-run homer and had three RBIs, while Felix Cepeda struggled on the mound, allowing three runs in the tenth inning.
The Syracuse Mets have a record of 11-9, but their game was postponed due to inclement weather.
Elian Peรฑa did not have a hit during the game against the Tampa Bay Rays, going 0-4 with a strikeout.

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GREENSBORO 6, BROOKLYN 4 / 10 (BOX) It took a little while for this one to start because of the rain, and I kind of wish that they postponed this one completely, because Brooklyn lost. Brooklyn struck first blood, scoring three runs on the power of a John Bay three-run homer, but the Grasshoppers immediately got those three runs back, as Jonathan Jimenez allowed three runs in the top of the second. The game stayed knotted up at 3-3 through regulation, and into extra innings we went. In the top of the tenth, Felix Cepeda made a mess of things by issuing a pair of walks, one intentional and one not, that came back to bite him; before all was said and done, Greensboro plated three runs, making it a 6-3 ballgame. The Cyclones were able to score a run in the bottom of the inning, but Mitch Voit and Antonio Jimenez flied out and struck out, respectively, ending the game on a sour note. ยทย SS Mitch Voit: 0-5, K ยทย 3B Antonio Jimenez: 0-4, R, BB, 2 K ยทย C Ronald Hernandez: 0-4, K ยทย DH Corey Collins: 1-2, R, BB, K, HBP ยทย CF John Bay: 2-4, R, HR (2), 3 RBI ยทย 1B Yohairo Cuevas: 0-4, 2 K ยทย 2B Diego Mosquera: 0-4, R, K ยทย LF Kevin Villavicencio: 1-4, 2B, 2 K ยทย RF Heriberto Rincon: 2-4, RBI ยทย **REHAB ALERT** LHP A.J. Minter: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K ยทย RHP Jonathan Jimenez: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 WP ยทย RHP Tanner Witt: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K ยทย RHP Dakota Hawkins: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K ยทย RHP Felix Cepeda: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, L (0-1)
ST. LUCIE 13, DAYTONA 4 (BOX) Jose Chirinos blanked Daytona earlier this week, when he pitched against them on Tuesday night, but last night he was a little less sharp, allowing a pair of runs in three innings. St. Lucie found themselves behind the eight ball early, but a four spot in the third inning gave them the lead, and they would hold onto it for the rest of the ballgame. The lineup kept hitting and hitting and hitting, scoring thirteen runs in total, with every position player notching a hit and reaching base at least once; four batters had multi-hit games, three got on base three times, and one batter reached base four times- and of course it was Elian Peรฑa, because fate likes playing with my heart and making me believe in an 18-year-old. ยทย SS Elian Peรฑa: 3-5, R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB, K ยทย DH Chase Meggers: 1-6, R, RBI, K, SB (1) ยทย 1B Randy Guzman: 1-4, R, 2B, BB, 2 K ยทย C Julio Zayas: 2-4, 2 R, RBI ยทย RF AJ Salgado: 1-5, R, RBI, 2 K ยทย LF JT Benson: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, HBP, SB (2) ยทย CF Sam Biller: 1-5, R, 2 K ยทย 3B Sam Robertson: 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, SB (11) ยทย 2B Vladi Gomez: 2-3, 2 R, 2B, BB, E (2) ยทย RHP Jose Chirinos: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K ยทย **REHAB ALERT** RHP Dylan Ross: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, W (1-0) ยทย **REHAB ALERT** LHP Nate Lavender: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K ยทย RHP Luis Alvarez: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 K ยทย RHP Christian Rodriguez: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K ยทย RHP Ernesto Mercedes: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
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