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ST. LUCIE 2, JUPITER 1: St. Lucie forced a winner-take-all Game 3 in the first round of the Florida State League playoffs on Thursday at Digital Domain Park. Adam Kolarek struck out Marcell Ozuna looking to strand the tying run at second base in the ninth. Alonzo Harris Jr.'s single plated T.J. Rivera in the bottom of the seventh to put St. Lucie ahead, 2-1. Jupiter had tied the score a half-inning earlier when reliever Jeff Walters surrendered an RBI double to Terrence Dayleg. St. Lucie starter Jacob deGrom tossed six scoreless innings. Box

LOWELL 5, BROOKLYN 3: Before taking the field for a loss in their regular-season finale, the Cyclones already had qualified for the New York-Penn League playoffs as the wild-card entrant thanks to Batavia's loss in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Jamestown. The Cyclones will oppose Hudson Valley in Game 1 of a best-of-three playoff series beginning Friday at 7 p.m. at Coney Island. The Cyclones were 7-3 against the Renegades during the regular season. Hansel Robles, who led the league and established a franchise record with a 1.11 ERA during the regular season, will start the postseason opener. The right-hander did not allow an earned run in 33 innings in August while going 4-0 in five starts. On Wednesday, Luis Mateo originally was slated to start, but he was held back for Game 2 of the playoff series once Brooklyn clinched. Matt Koch instead started. He was charged with two runs in 2 2/3 innings. Lowell added another run in the fifth. Kevin Heller, a Brooklyn native who attended Poly Prep in Dyker Heights, connected on his first professional homer to make it 3-0. In the bottom half, Jayce Boyd doubled for Brooklyn’s first extra-base hit in 32 innings. He scored when Jorge Rivero also doubled. Jeff Glenn and Richie Rodriguez later worked back-to-back walks to load the bases. Eudy Pina then connected on a two-run double to even the score at 3. The Spinners took the lead for good in the eighth. Paul Sewald (0-2) entered and surrendered a leadoff single to Mike Miller. After a strikeout, a fielding error by Rodriguez put runners on the corners with one out. Jake Davies then delivered a tiebreaking single. Heller homered again in the ninth. Box

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BUFFALO at LEHIGH VALLEY (canceled): The season finale was rained out and will not be made up. In what is expected to be Buffalo's final season affiliated with the Mets, the Bisons finished 67-76. Box

TRENTON 8, BINGHAMTON 5: In the season finale, Binghamton scored a pair of first-inning runs against Trenton southpaw Nik Turley in his Double-A debut. With two on base, Allan Dykstra sent an RBI double off the right-field wall. Eric Campbell added a sac fly. The B-Mets plated a run in the second for a 3-0 lead. Gonzalez Germen retired the first nine Thunder batters before hitting a speed bump in the fourth. Adonis Garcia singled and Ramon Flores cut into Binghamton’s lead with a two-run homer. Trenton added three runs in the sixth to take the lead. The Thunder chased Germen with a four-hit frame, highlighted by an RBI single by Tyler Austin and two-run double by Kevin Mahoney. Armando Rodriguez struck out Rob Segedin to end the inning. Edgar Ramirez posted a perfect seventh, but Trenton tagged Brandon Moore for three runs in the eighth, stretching its lead to five. Binghamton got to reliever Mikey O’Brien in the bottom half with doubles by Campbell and Juan Centeno. Branden Pinder entered with two outs and induced a groundball by Pedro Zapata. Shortstop Addison Maruszak booted it, prolonging the inning. Wilfredo Tovar cashed in with an RBI single. Dustin Martin represented the tying run, but lined out to end the inning. Pinder returned for the ninth and posted a perfect inning. Germen (8-12) allowed five runs on six hits. Box

KANNAPOLIS 5, SAVANNAH 2: John Gant allowed five runs on 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings in the Gnats' season finale. Greg Pron's two-run homer in the fourth accounted for Savannah's runs. Box

BROOKLYN 4, LOWELL 1: Kevin Plawecki went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored as Brooklyn's magic number dropped to one to clinch a fourth straight playoff berth. Two games remain in the regular season. Luis Cessa tossed 8 2/3 innings. He allowed one run on six hits with one walk and two strikeouts. Tyler Vanderheiden recorded the final out for his 12th save. Trailing 1-0, Brooklyn evened the score in the fourth. Plawecki singled with one out and Nelfi Zapata walked. Lowell starter Francellis Montas then departed. Reliever Francisco Taveras allowed a run-scoring single to Juan Gamboa. The Cyclones took the lead an inning later. After Dimas Ponce drew a one-out walk, consecutive singles by Phillip Evans, Jayce Boyd and Plawecki plated the run. Brooklyn had a chance for more, but left the bases loaded when Jorge Rivero struck out and Zapata grounded out. Brooklyn added two runs in the eighth. Rivero reached on a fielding error by Lowell third baseman Nick Moore. Zapata walked and Richie Rodriguez came in to pinch-run. Gamboa's sacrifice bunt advanced the runners and Maikis De La Cruz was intentionally walked to load the bases. Brandon Nimmo grounded into a fielder's choice at the plate for the second out, but Ponce walked to force in a run. Evans' ensuing RBI single gave the Cyclones a three-run advantage. Box

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BUFFALO 10, ROCHESTER 3: Jeurys Familia struck out nine, matching a season high, in seven innings and Fred Lewis and Josh Satin homered as Buffalo snapped a three-game losing streak. Familia's 28 starts will either lead or share the lead in the International League. In fact, only one other Bisons pitcher in the past 17 seasons has started 28 games in a season -- Dillon Gee in 2010. Rochester tallied solo runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings, but the Bisons never trailed. Lewis' two-run shot opened the scoring in the second. Buffalo blew the game open with a five-run ninth that was highlighted by Satin's three-run shot. Satin's long ball was his 14th of the season and gave him 59 RBIs. He is two behind Valentino Pascucci for the club lead. Lewis extended his hitting streak to nine games, a personal season best. C.J. Nitkowski and Drew Carpenter combined for two perfect innings. The Bisons' record for starts in a season is 29, set by Dave Johnson (1988) and matched by Dorn Taylor (1990) and Tim Wakefield (1994). Box

READING 7, BINGHAMTON 2: The R-Phillies scored six runs in the second inning and the B-Mets never recovered. Darin Gorski capped his otherwise strong season on a sour night, lasting two innings. The inning's damage all came with two outs. With runners on first and second, R-Phils starter Austin Hyatt got Reading on the board by dumping a two-run double into left. Tyson Gillies followed by squirting an RBI double up the third-base line and Cody Asche was hit by a pitch to set the stage for Darin Ruf. He blasted a pitch from Gorski over the left-field fence for his record-setting 38th homer. The Nebraska native surpassed Ryan Howard for the Reading Phillies' single-season homer record while giving the R-Phils a 6-0 lead. Gorski matched his shortest career start, set as a Brooklyn Cyclone in 2009. Edgar Ramirez entered in the third and posted three scoreless innings. Binghamton scratched back with a run in the third off Hyatt. Pedro Zapata doubled and scored on Sean Kazmar’s sacrifice fly. Eric Campbell cut the deficit to four with a solo homer in the sixth, his first longball since July 24. Hyatt took a four-run lead into the seventh and got two outs before being replaced by Jordan Whatcott. The righty induced Kazmar to ground out to end the inning. He posted a scoreless eighth after the R-Phils tacked on a run against reliever Brandon Moore. Whatcott returned for the ninth, but was pulled after loading the bases on three singles. Justin Friend entered with one out and collected his 24th save by getting Kazmar to bounce into a game-ending 1-2-3 double play. Gorski (9-7) ended his first year at Double-A with a 4.00 ERA. Box

ST. LUCIE 5, BRADENTON 1: Jacob deGrom pitched six effective innings and struck out six to improve to 3-0 in the Florida State League. He allowed one run and five hits while issuing two walks. Hamilton Bennett tossed two scoreless innings and struck out one. Adrian Rosario pitched a scoreless ninth. Travis Taijeron's solo homer in the fifth tied the score. Danny Muno’s RBI groundout gave the Mets a 2-1 advantage in the fifth. Robbie Shields added an RBI to extend the lead. T.J. Rivera went 3-for-4 with a run scored. Darrell Ceciliani finished 1-for-3 with an RBI single. Aderlin Rodriguez had a hit and drove in a run. Box

ASHEVILLE 6, SAVANNAH 2: Yohan Almonte surrendered six runs in five innings. Savannah's runs came on a two-run homer in the third by Gilbert Gomez. Box

HUDSON VALLEY 3, BROOKLYN 1: Paul Sewald surrendered a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth to Leonardo Reginatto. The Cyclones had been first on the board, scoring a run in the first. Richie Rodriguez and Maikis De La Cruz hit back-to-back singles before Brandon Nimmo grounded into a forceout. Rodriguez came home on the play to make it 1-0. The Renegades tied the score in the fourth. After throwing three perfect innings, Brooklyn starter Luis Mateo hit Joey Rickard with a pitch. He advanced to second on a groundout. With Ryan Dunn batting, a passed ball by Nelfi Zapata then allowed Rickard to move to third. Mateo walked Dunn and surrendered a run-scoring single to Justin O’Conner. Mateo ultimately surrendered one earned run on four hits with one walk and eight strikeouts, including striking out the side in the sixth. Sewald entered to pitch the eighth with the score tied at 1. He gave up a double, followed by a single to put the go-ahead run on third base. But Sewald escaped that jam when he got Shaffer to ground into an inning-ending double play. Box

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ROCHESTER 6, BUFFALO 1: Jenrry Mejia allowed five runs on four hits and four walks in six innings. Zach Lutz went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and scored the Bisons' lone run, on Matt Tuiasosopo's single. Rochester's Wilkin Ramirez drove in four runs -- on a bases-loaded triple and solo homer, both against Mejia. Outfielder Fred Lewis left the game after injuring himself while running out an infield single in the first inning. The Bisons play their final 2012 home game -- and likely last as a Mets affiliate -- on Tuesday. Box

READING 4, BINGHAMTON 1: Phillies top prospect Trevor May surrendered only two hits in eight innings -- a solo homer in the first inning by Wilmer Flores, then a seventh-inning single, also by Flores. Binghamton’s elimination number was cut to one. The R-Phils answered Flores' solo homer with a run in the bottom of the first against Mark Cohoon. Cody Asche singled and scored two batters later when Jake Fox doubled. Reading grabbed the lead in the third after loading the bases on two singles and a walk against Cohoon. Tug Hulett smacked a two-run double for a 3-1 R-Phils lead. Darin Ruf continued his red-hot month in the fifth. The Eastern League's leader in homers blasted No. 36 on the season. It was Ruf’s 18th homer in August. Justin Friend struck out the side in order in the ninth to secure his league-leading 23rd save. Cohoon (8-10) allowed double-digit hits for the second straight start. He surrendered four runs on 10 hits over five innings, in his shortest outing since May 21. Edgar Ramirez supplied two perfect relief innings. Box

ST. LUCIE at JUPITER (ppd.)

PULASKI 5, KINGSPORT 4: Robert Gsellman tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings, but Pulaski rallied with five runs over the final two frames. Catcher Jeyckol De Leon and reliever Martires Arias committed errors as Pulaski overcame a one-run deficit in the ninth. Box

BROOKLYN 2, ABERDEEN 1: Rainy Lara collected his league-leading eighth win after tossing six scoreless innings. Lara (8-2) allowed three hits and a walk while striking out four. The Cyclones took advantage of a pair of IronBirds miscues to open the scoring in the third. Richie Rodriguez singled and Julio Concepcion reached safely on Aberdeen first baseman Cameron Edman's error. After Brandon Nimmo popped out for the first out, Dimas Ponce hit into what looked like an inning-ending double play. Instead, Aberdeen second baseman Creede Simpson’s throw to first went wide, allowing Rodriguez to score. Brooklyn took a 2-0 lead in the sixth, on Jayce Boyd's solo homer. The IronBirds avoided the shutout in the ninth and nearly evened the score. Tyler Vanderheiden retired the first two batters before Cameron Edman connected on a two-strike double. Manuel Hernandez then was hit by a pitch. Will Howard followed by singling into left field, which should have loaded the bases. But Concepcion misplayed the ball, allowing Edman to score and moving Hernandez to third base. Vanderheiden responded, striking out Chase Weems to end the game. Box

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BUFFALO 9, PAWTUCKET 3: Jenrry Mejia surrendered two runs, both unearned, on six hits and a walk and notched his first winning decision as a starting pitcher this season. Left fielder Lucas Duda went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, the latter against Mark Prior. Duda scored three runs in his return following a three-day absence while requiring a root canal. Josh Rodriguez contributed a solo homer. Box

BINGHAMTON 7, HARRISBURG 2: Juan Centeno and Allan Dykstra drove in three runs apiece as the B-Mets pounded out 15 hits in the rubber game. The B-Mets got to Senators starter Paul Demny in the third. Binghamton started the frame with three straight singles, including Dykstra’s RBI hit. A walk to Jefry Marte loaded the bases. Centeno then produced his second triple this season. Demny issued two more walks to reload the bases. Reliever Brian Broderick entered and induced Sean Kazmar to ground out to end the four-run inning. B-Mets starter Cory Mazzoni allowed at least one baserunner in each of his first four innings, but did not surrender a run. That changed in the fifth, when the reliever Broderick singled, took second on a balk and scored on back-to-back singles. Mazzoni walked Tim Pahuta to load the bases, but induced Destin Hood to ground out to end the threat. After Broderick retired nine straight, the B-Mets scored a run on three singles in the sixth. Raul Reyes added a solo homer an inning later for a 6-1 lead. Jeff Kaplan replaced Mazzoni and tossed a scoreless sixth. In the seventh, Adam Kolarek surrendered a pinch-hit homer to Jimmy Van Ostrand. The southpaw nonetheless battled through two innings without allowing another run. Dykstra capped his three-RBI day with a sac fly against Rafael Martin in the eighth, extending Binghamton’s lead to five runs for Ryan Fraser. He struck out two and breezed through a perfect ninth. Mazzoni (5-3) scattered six hits while allowing one run over five innings. Box

ST. LUCIE at FORT MYERS (canceled)

SAVANNAH at GREENVILLE (canceled)

DANVILLE 6, KINGSPORT 5 (13 innings): K-Mets reliever Ramon Estevez surrendered a leadoff walk to Logan Robbins in the 13th. Robbins advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored the decisive run on Levi Hyam's two-out single. Akeel Morris had contributed five scoreless relief innings. 2012 first-round pick Gavin Cecchini went 3-for-7 with two RBIs as the DH in his first action since fracturing the tip of his middle finger getting hit by a pitch on Aug. 1. Box

BROOKLYN 10, VERMONT 5: The Cyclones completed the sweep and moved within a game of first-place Hudson Valley. Rainy Lara surrendered more than three earned runs for only the second time this season, while battling through five innings. The Lake Monsters took a second-inning lead when Daniel Robertson doubled and Miguel Marte followed with an RBI single. Vermont made it 2-0 in the fourth, but the Cyclones struck back a half-inning later. Brooklyn batted around in a four-run frame. Dimas Ponce, Phillip Evans and Kevin Plawecki singled to load the bases with no outs. Alex Sanchez then doubled to even the score at 2. Nelfi Zapata delivered a sacrifice fly to score Plawecki and give Brooklyn the lead. After Julio Concepcion walked, Richie Rodriguez singled to score Sanchez and give the Cyclones a two-run cushion. In the fifth, Vermont's Sam Roberts singled and Reynaldo Mateo walked. With runners on the corners after a fielder's choice, Chris Bostick singled to score Roberts and cut the Cyclones' lead to 4-3. Brett Vertigan also singled, tying the game. In the bottom half, Ponce homered -- his first long ball since Aug. 14, 2011. The Cyclones added four runs in the sixth. Box

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SYRACUSE 5, BUFFALO 4
BUFFALO 4, SYRACUSE 3: In Game 1, Zack Wheeler allowed two runs and struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings in his Triple-A debut, but had to settle for a no-decision. The Mets’ top prospect gave up three hits, walked four and hit a batter, throwing 61 of his 101 pitches for strikes. His fastball was clocked regularly at 93-96 mph. Wheeler left the game leading 3-2 behind back-to-back third-inning homers from Josh Rodriguez and Lucas Duda. But Syracuse scored three sixth-inning runs off Justin Hampson and recently signed Scott Patterson to take the victory in the first game of the doubleheader. In Game 2, Matt den Dekker connected for a second-inning grand slam, providing the Bisons with all the runs they’ would need for a split. Jenrry Mejia pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings, surrendering just three hits. Pedro Beato earned the victory in relief despite giving up a pair of runs in two innings. C.J. Nitkowski, recently promoted to Triple-A, notched the save. Box 1 Box 2

ST. LUCIE: Richard Lucas was named Florida State League Player of the Week after producing a .435 batting average, two homers and four RBIs in six games from July 30 through Sunday.

ASHEVILLE 3, SAVANNAH 2: Michael Fulmer scattered 10 hits and two runs over seven innings, but Brian Humphries’ sac fly in the ninth allowed Asheville to come away with a walk-off win. Box

PRINCETON 9, KINGSPORT 1: Andrew Massie fell to 0-2 after surrendering seven runs on nine hits in four innings. Yeixon Ruiz was the lone offensive standout for Kingsport, going 3-for-4 with a run scored. Box

BROOKLYN 3, AUBURN 1: The Cyclones completed a three-game sweep as Rainy Lara struggled in the first inning, then took control and earned his league-leading sixth win. Logan Taylor, Beck Wheeler and David Wynn combined to throw three innings of hitless relief. The Doubledays scored the first run of the game, thanks to a bases-loaded groundout in the first by Estarlin Martinez. After the first, Lara settled in over the next five innings and surrendered only two additional two hits. The Cyclones put two runs across in the fourth inning thanks to back-to-back homers by Kevin Plawecki and Stefan Sabol. In the fifth, Dimas Ponce was hit by a pitch, and Richie Rodriguez and Eudy Pina singled to load the bases with none out. Phillip Evans' sacrifice fly opened a two-run lead. Box

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BUFFALO 1, SYRACUSE 0: Chris Schwinden, Robert Carson and Fernando Cabrera combined on a 10-hit shutout. Lucas Duda's sixth-inning double plated Fred Lewis with the game's lone run. Schwinden worked six innings, scattering eight hits and a walk. After yielding two hits in the fourth inning, Schwinden got Brett Carroll to bounce into a comebacker to end the inning. Syracuse had two doubles in the fifth, but Schwinden threw out the lead runner in between on Tanner Roark's bunt attempt. The Chiefs then had three singles in the sixth, but Schwinden wiggled out unscathed with a strikeout and groundout. Schwinden lowered his ERA to 2.96, the seventh-lowest mark in the International League. Cabrera picked up his IL-leading 19th save with a 1-2-3 ninth. Hitting coach George Greer managed the Bisons after the International League suspended Wally Backman for three games. Syarcuse's Tanner Roark allowed one run on four hits in seven innings. Box

BINGHAMTON 7, READING 2
READING 3, BINGHAMTON 1: The B-Mets rode a five-run fifth inning and Greg Peavey's second career complete game in the opener. With the bases loaded against starter Julio Rodriguez in the second, Wilfredo Tovar produced an RBI single and Peavey followed with a run-scoring fielder’s choice to give the B-Mets a 2-0 lead. Reading erased the deficit a half-inning later. Leandro Castro doubled and scored on Brandon Tripp's single. After a single put two aboard, Troy Hanzawa sent a chopper to second that had double play potential. The shortstop Tovar recorded the first out, but his low throw to first skipped past Jefry Marte and allowed Tripp to score the tying run. The game remained tied until the B-Mets unloaded on Rodriguez (6-5) in the fifth. Following a one-out walk to Juan Lagares, the B-Mets tagged Rodriguez with three consecutive doubles. Reese Havens drove in Lagares with a two-bagger to left-center and Wilmer Flores added to Binghamton’s lead with a double to the same spot. Eric Campbell made it a three-run lead. Dustin Martin capped the frame by blasting a two-run homer, his third long ball as a B-Met. It extended Martin's hitting streak to nine games. The second inning proved to be the only blemish for Peavey (5-7), who scattered seven hits, induced two double plays and struck out four in his second career seven-inning complete game.

In Game 2, the B-Mets were held to three singles and had only five batters reach base against Jordan Whatcott, Kyle Simon and Tyler Knigge. After spot starter Armando Rodriguez recorded two outs in the third, Darin Ruf broke the scoreless game with a homer -- his 21st of the season, tied for the league lead. D’Arby Myers added a solo homer in the fourth against Rodriguez. Jeff Kaplan, pitching for the first time since May 20, allowed one run on three hits in the fifth. Brad Holt navigated around a single and a walk in a scoreless sixth. Binghamton’s only threat materialized in the sixth. Simon issued two-out walks to Flores and Raul Reyes. Allan Dykstra then stroked a long fly ball off the base of the right-field wall, plating Flores. The rally ended abruptly as Dykstra was thrown out at second by the right fielder Castro. Box 1, Box 2

FORT MYERS 5, ST. LUCIE 4: Alonzo Harris Jr. went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, but the Mets were unable to hold a late-inning lead as Fort Myers posted a three-run seventh. The Mets committed three errors in that frame -- by Aderlin Rodriguez, Danny Muno and Richard Lucas. The Mets loaded the bases in the eighth, but Michael Tonkin struck out Lucas to end the threat. Rodriguez struck out with the tying run on second in the ninth. T.J. Rivera went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and Lucas finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Cesar Puello went 1-for-3 with an RBI in his return from the disabled list. Cory Vaughn went 1-for-3 with a first-inning RBI. The Mets added a run in the second inning on an RBI infield single by Puello. Rivera had a two-run single in the fourth. Logan Verrett tossed six innings and allowed four runs (two earned) on six hits with one walk and two strikeouts. Jack Leathersich allowed an unearned run and a hit with a walk and two strikeouts over two innings. Taylor Whitenton pitched a scoreless inning and allowed one hit. Box

ASHEVILLE 9, SAVANNAH 1: Marcos Camarena allowed six runs (five earned) in five innings, including a pair of homers. Cam Maron's sacrifice fly plated Matt Reynolds with the Gnats' lone run. Box

PRINCETON 7, KINGSPORT 5 (10 innings): Working a fourth inning in relief, Robert Gsellman allowed two runs in the 10th and suffered the loss. Box

BROOKLYN 4, AUBURN 1: Hansel Robles allowed an unearned run on three hits, walked none and struck out eight in seven innings. Paul Sewald handled a scoreless eighth and Tyler Vanderheiden notched his eighth save. For the second consecutive game, Brandon Nimmo led off the first inning with a double that was followed by a single by Phillip Evans. With men on the corners and nobody out, Doubledays catcher Spencer Kieboom committed a pass ball, allowing Nimmo to score. The Doubledays took advantage of a defensive miscue by third baseman Dimas Ponce in the sixth. Narciso Mesa sent a grounder to Ponce deep behind the bag, and Ponce threw it over the head of first baseman Jayce Boyd and into the Cyclones dugout. Kieboom bunted Mesa to third. Mike McQuillan then grounded out, plating Mesa to tie the score. In the the seventh, the Cyclones scored three runs. Ponce doubled and moved to third on Richie Rodriguez's bunt. Nimmo and Evans walked to load the bases. Boyd also walked, giving the Cyclones a 2-1 lead. Kevin Plawecki's sac fly scored Nimmo for a two-run cushion. After the fourth walk of the inning, to Stefan Sabol, reloaded the bases, Alex Sanchez beat out an infield single as the third run of the inning scored. Box

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INDIANAPOLIS 6, BUFFALO 2: Returning to the rotation for the first time since June 9, Jenrry Mejia tossed 57 pitches. He went three innings, allowing one run on four hits and three walks. Dylan Owen suffered the loss in relief, allowing four runs in 3 1/3 innings. Kirk Nieuwenhuis struck out as a pinch hitter for Mejia in the fourth in his return to Triple-A. Lucas Duda went 2-for-5 and drove in the game's opening run. Mike Nickeas went 4-for-4. Box

ST. LUCIE 8, CLEARWATER 3: Jack Leathersich and Taylor Whitenton contributed two scoreless innings apiece in relief of starter Chase Huchingson. St. Lucie overcame a 2-0 deficit with a four-run fifth that included RBI singles by Travis Taijeron, Robbie Shields and T.J. Rivera. Box

GREENSBORO at SAVANNAH (ppd.)

JOHNSON CITY 3, KINGSPORT 2: Akeel Morris surrendered a walk-off homer to Trevor Martin leading off the bottom of the ninth. Box

BROOKLYN 5, MAHONING VALLEY 1: Rainy Lara produced 10 strikeouts, becoming the third pitcher in Cyclones history to record double-digit strikeouts multiple times in the same season, and Brandon Nimmo went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles. The Scrappers did score against Lara in the first, but produced no additional damage. Tyler Naquin doubled with one out. After Joseph Wendle flied out for the second out, Charlie Valerio singled, scoring Naquin. Lara did not allow another batter to reach until two outs in the sixth. After Juan Gamboa singled to lead off the third inning for the Cyclones, he was thrown out trying to steal. Dimas Ponce then flied out. But Eudy Pina started a two-out rally by walking. Nimmo then singled and Richie Rodriguez walked to load the bases. Jayce Boyd singled, scoring Pina and Nimmo and giving the Cyclones a 2-1 lead. In the fifth, the Cyclones scored two more runs. Nimmo ripped a one-out double. Rodriguez hit a grounder to the third baseman Wendle, who was unable to field the ball cleanly, allowing Rodriguez to reach. Boyd's groundout moved Nimmo to third and Rodriguez to second. After Alex Sanchez walked to load the bases with two out, Stefan Sabol delivered a two-run single. The Cyclones tacked on a run in the sixth on Nimmo's RBI double. Lara tossed seven innings, allowing one run on three hits and no walks. Box

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BUFFALO 9, TOLEDO 8: After loading the bases with none out and failing to push across the winning run a night earlier, the Bisons avoided a repeat against Mud Hens closer Chris Bootcheck. This time, Raul Reyes dropped a one-out, bases-loaded single into shallow left to score Adam Loewen and Zach Lutz for the walk-off win. Buffalo actually took a 7-4 lead into the top of the ninth, but Danny Dorn hit a grand slam against Herd closer Fernando Cabrera. Bisons starter Chris Schwinden allowed three earned runs (two earned) on eight hits in an 88-pitch effort spanning five innings. It was his second start for the Bisons since being reclaimed by the Mets off waivers on July 5. Box

BINGHAMTON 4, BOWIE 3 (10 innings): Allan Dykstra drove in the game-deciding run with a two-out double and Robert Carson struck out three to collect the victory. After blowing a one-run lead in the eighth, the B-Mets answered in the ninth. Trailing by one against reliever Chris Petrini, Jefry Marte singled and Sean Kazmar reached on a bunt. Juan Centeno tied the score with an RBI single. Carson picked up two outs in the ninth and returned for the 10th after Dykstra’s hit provided a lead. The lefty worked around a two-out single and posted a scoreless inning, striking out Jonathan Schoop to end the game. The victory was Carson's first since August 2011. Box

DUNEDIN 5, ST. LUCIE 2: Erik Goeddel allowed five runs in 6 1/3 innings. Box

ROME 2, SAVANNAH 1: Gnats starter Michael Fulmer limited Rome to one run in six innings with seven strikeouts in a no-decision. Gregory Pron extended his hitting streak to eight games with a fifth-inning double. He scored the team’s only run on an RBI groundout by Gilbert Gomez that inning to even the score at 1. The Braves broke that tie against reliever Randy Fontanez in the seventh. Chase Anselment drew a walk, moved to second on Brandon Drury’s single and scored on Fernando De Los Santos’ single. The throw from left fielder Dustin Lawley beat Anselment to the plate, but kicked away from catcher Albert Cordero on a high bounce. Fulmer, who walked two and struck out seven, lowered his ERA to 2.67. All four hits he allowed were singles. Box

BRISTOL at KINGSPORT (ppd.)

BROOKLYN 1, STATEN ISLAND 0 (15 innings): Dimas Ponce opened the top of the 15th with a double, advanced to second on Jonathan Clark's bunt single and scored on Richie Rodriguez's sacrifice fly to break the scoreless deadlock. The game ended with catcher Nelfi Zapata holding on to the ball in a plate collision to complete a double play. Cyclones pitchers surrendered only four hits in 15 innings. Starter Gabriel Ynoa went six innings and allowed one hit and two walks. Beck Wheeler, Tim Peterson, John Mincone, Paul Sewald, Ernesto Yanez and Tyler Vanderheiden combined on the shutout. Box

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TOLEDO 4, BUFFALO 2: Jenrry Mejia suffered the loss, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk in two innings. Matt Harvey, auditioning for Saturday's major league start, took a no-hit bid into the sixth. He departed with a 2-1 lead and two runners in scoring position with two out in the seventh, and reliever Justin Hampson allowed an inherited runner to score to hand Harvey a no-decision. Harvey allowed three hits while walking four and hitting a batter. Adam Loewen homered for the Bisons and Zach Lutz contributed a sacrifice fly. Jason Bay went 0-for-2 with two walks in what should be his final rehab game. Box

TRENTON 6, BINGHAMTON 5: Owning a 5-4 lead entering the eighth, the B-Mets turned to reliever Ryan Fraser. But Zoilo Almonte lined a single off the righty’s leg to start the inning and Melky Mesa doubled. After a walk loaded the bases, J.R. Murphy tied the score with a sac fly. Rob Segedin gave Trenton the decisive lead with an RBI single. It was Trenton's first lead since scoring the first run just three pitches into the game. Jose Pirela led off by crushing a triple against starter Darin Gorski. He scored on the next pitch, once catcher Francisco Pena’s pickoff attempt sailed into left. Binghamton responded with a three-run third against Mikey O’Brien. After singling, Wilfredo Tovar stole second and scored on Juan Lagares' single. Reese Havens then launched a two-run homer, his eighth long ball of the season. Trenton countered in the fourth. Addison Maruszak and Almonte started the inning with back-to-back homers to tie the score at 3. It marked the third time this season Gorski had allowed consecutive homers. Binghamton grabbed the lead back without the aid of a hit in the fourth, during O’Brien’s final inning. Allan Dykstra walked, moved to second on an error and scored on consecutive groundouts. Wilmer Flores added an RBI double against reliever Graham Stoneburner in the fifth. Gorski nearly lost the lead in the sixth, his final frame. With two outs, Mesa bashed a solo homer. Luke Murton doubled and tried to score on a single by Murphy, but was gunned down at the plate by left fielder Eric Campbell. Gorski allowed four runs (three earned) on nine hits. He struck out five. The three homers allowed matched his career high. Fraser (2-2) suffered his first blown save. Box

BREVARD COUNTY at ST. LUCIE (ppd.): The game has been rescheduled for a doubleheader Tuesday.

SAVANNAH 9, LAKEWOOD 8: Dustin Lawley reached in the ninth on a fielding error by Lakewood shortstop Tim Carver and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Lawley then scored the tiebreaking run when second baseman Carlos Perdomo also committed an error. Savannah had taken a two-run lead into the bottom of the eighth, but Estarlin Morel surrendered a pair of runs. Starter Logan Verrett allowed six runs in seven innings. Brian Harrison had three RBIs for the Gnats. Box

KINGSPORT 1, JOHNSON CITY 0
JOHNSON CITY 4, KINGSPORT 1: John Gant and Shane Bay combined on a four-hit shutout in Game 1. Julio Concepcion provided the lone run with a second-inning homer. In the nightcap, Cristian Chivilli surrendered all four runs (three earned) in three innings. Andrew Massie tossed three scoreless relief innings. Box 1, Box 2

BROOKLYN 7, STATE COLLEGE 4: Hansel Robles surrendered four runs (one earned) on five hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings, but the Cyclones swept the Spikes. With two outs in the second inning, Stefan Sabol, Jayce Boyd and Dimas Ponce consecutively singled for a 1-0 lead. State College evened the score in the third as Tyler Gaffney doubled and Dave Valesente followed with an RBI single. A half-inning later, Boyd singled and Ponce walked. Eudy Pina then doubled, scoring Boyd for a 2-1 lead. Poor defense in the fourth cost the Cyclones three unearned runs. Jacob Stallings walked and Chris Diaz sent a grounder to Richie Rodriguez for a potential inning-ending double play. Rodriguez, though, botched the play. Yhonathan Barrios came up with runners on the corners and one out and grounded into a fielder's choice, allowing Stallings to score. Jared Lakind walked to place runners on first and second with two outs. With Alex Fuselier batting, Robles threw a wild pitch, advancing both runners. Fuselier then singled, scoring two as the Spikes took a 4-2 lead. In the fifth, hot-hitting Brandon Nimmo led off with a single. After a passed ball, Phillip Evans singled, moving Nimmo to third. Alex Sanchez struck out and Kevin Plawecki walked to load the bases. Sabol grounded into fielder's choice, allowing Nimmo to score and moving Evans to third. The second passed ball of the inning by catcher Dave Valesente allowed Evans to score. Boyd walked to put runners on first and second with two out. Ponce again came through, singling to score Sabol and move Boyd to third. Pina then delivered another RBI single to give the Cyclones a 6-4 lead. The Cyclones bullpen contributed 3 1/3 scoreless innings, surrendering one hit and one walk. Box

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Johan Santana matched a career high by allowing 13 hits and a furious Mets comeback bid narrowly fell short as the Cubs held on for an 8-7 win Friday at Citi Field.

A night after dramatically rallying in the ninth against Philadelphia's Jonathan Papelbon, the Amazin's nearly overcame a four-run deficit in the final frame against Cubs closer Carlos Marmol. Jordany Valdespin homered, Marmol walked three straight batters and Ike Davis delivered a two-run single to pull the Mets within one with two runners on base. However, Lucas Duda hit into a game-ending double play when Marmol snared a line drive and caught Davis straying from first.

"We had a chance, for sure," Davis told reporters postgame. "We gave ourselves an opportunity to do it, but it was just bad baserunning by me and a great play by the pitcher. I maybe should have froze. … But I thought it was going to drop in front of the second baseman and I was thinking about breaking up two.”

The Mets look to regroup today when Dillon Gee (5-7, 4.34 ERA) faces right-hander Jeff Samardzija (6-7, 4.77) at 4:10 p.m. Gee lasted a season-low five innings while surrendering four earned runs on nine hits and two walks in Chicago on June 26.

Saturday's news reports:

• Santana's outing combusted in the fifth, after Reed Johnson opened the inning by stepping on Santana's right ankle, which the southpaw already had awkwardly twisted covering first base on the play. Terry Collins said Santana told him the contact left him uninjured, and any ensuing struggles merely were the result of poor fastball command. Still, Santana said postgame the ankle remained sore. Whatever the case, Santana surrendered five runs in the frame, including a three-run homer to Anthony Rizzo and solo shot by Jeff Baker.

"I twisted it and he stepped on it, but when that happened I wasn't thinking about it," said Santana, who is expected to get the second-half-opening start in Atlanta next Friday. "... I don't think it will be a big deal."

Santana was charged with seven runs in 4 2/3 innings a night after R.A. Dickey against Philadelphia surrendered five runs in seven innings. The duo had started back-to-back games for the Mets 29 times since the knuckleballer's promotion in May 2010. It marked the first time they each allowed at least five earned runs while working consecutive games. (On April 17 of this season, Santana allowed six runs, but four earned, at Atlanta. Dickey then allowed eight earned runs the following day in the rain at Turner Field.)

Like with the first two games at Wrigley Field after an emotional series against the Yankees, the Mets dropped a game to the Cubs again after a spirited series, this time against Philadelphia. In Friday's loss, Justin Turner did match a career high with four hits. And David Wright produced his 27th double, tied with Kazuo Matsui (2004) for the second most in franchise history before the All-Star break. Carlos Beltran has the Mets' first-half record with 28. The Mets dropped to 12-20 this season in games started by a left-handed opposing pitcher. The 18 hits surrendered by the Mets was one shy of the most they have allowed this season, which came at Colorado on April 27 during an 18-run barrage by the Rockies.

Read game recaps in the Record, Times, Star-Ledger, Newsday, Post and Daily News.

• Mike Puma in the Post reports the Mets plan to promote lefty reliever Josh Edgin from Triple-A Buffalo early in the second half. Edgin was a highlight of spring training. Originally not even in big league camp, he ultimately tossed 10 1/3 scoreless Grapefruit League innings and officially joined the big league side when Tim Byrdak seemed like he might miss Opening Day because of surgery to repair torn meniscus cartilage. Read a recent ESPNNewYork.com farm report on Edgin here.

• Jason Bay and Frank Francisco should return for the second series of the second half, at Washington. Bay should appear in his first game with Class A St. Lucie on Sunday since he suffered a concussion on June 16. He also should play later in the week for Triple-A Buffalo before being activated. Francisco (left oblique strain) is due to throw off a mound today and likely will make four subsequent minor league appearances before rejoining the Mets. Read more in the Post, Star-Ledger, Record and Newsday.

• Wright, Dickey and Collins received their All-Star jerseys during a Friday pregame ceremony.

• Dickey was recognized Friday as ABC News' "Person of the Week."

• If NL manager Tony La Russa was holding Dickey back from starting the All-Star Game because Yadier Molina was most equipped to catch the knuckleballer, that's no longer a factor, since Molina will not attend the All-Star Game. Molina landed on the bereavement list because of the death of his wife's grandfather. He has been replaced on the NL squad by Cardinals teammate Matt Holliday, an outfielder. If La Russa is opposed to NL starter Buster Posey catching Dickey, Philadelphia's Carlos Ruiz also is on the squad as a non-starter.

• Andres Torres remained out with back spasms that should sideline him for the remainder of the Cubs series. Still, Torres will avoid the DL, according to Collins. Torres said he hurt himself swinging during Wednesday's game while facing Philadelphia's Cliff Lee. Kirk Nieuwenhuis went 0-for-3 with a walk Friday and is now in a 5-for-42 rut. But Collins resolved to stick with Nieuwenhuis in the lineup Saturday.

• The independent Long Island Ducks announced the signing of ex-Met Timo Perez. Perez, 37, last appeared in the majors in 2007 with Detroit. he spent last season at Triple-A Toledo in the Tigers organization. He joins Armando Benitez with the Atlantic League team. Benitez has allowed nine earned runs in 7 2/3 innings spanning eight appearances. Former Mets farmhands Eric Niesen and Jeremy Hill also pitch for the Ducks. Read more in Newsday.

• Ryan Dempster is due to return from the DL for the Cubs to start Sunday's first-half finale opposite Jon Niese. Dempster has been out for three weeks with a sore right shoulder. Paul Sullivan in The Chicago Tribune notes Dempster will be capped at 70 to 80 pitches. A clear-cut trade candidate before the July 31 deadline, Dempster's 2.11 ERA would lead the NL, but his 81 innings fall two shy of qualifying. Writes Sullivan:

The Cubs are shopping him after Dempster agreed to waive his no-trade rights to go to a contender. The Dodgers, Yankees and Braves are among the teams said to be interested, and more rumors are bound to crop up. "That's OK," he said. "They've been there. They don't bother me." Dempster insisted he hasn't thought about the possibility this could be his final start as a Cub, saying, "I can't control those things." With Dempster back, Chris Volstad is likely to be sent back to Triple-A Iowa.

• Jeurys Familia tossed a season-high 6 1/3 innings and earned his first win in exactly a month, while Jenrry Mejia contributed two scoreless relief innings and Chris Schwinden made his first Buffalo appearance since May 27 in Buffalo's 5-1 win against John Lannan and Syracuse. In Brooklyn, Florida State product Jayce Boyd delivered his first professional homer, a two-run shot, and 2011 first-round pick Brandon Nimmo followed with a game-tying RBI single later in the seventh that forced extra innings. The Cyclones ultimately won, 7-6, in 11 innings on a bases-loaded walk to Richie Rodriguez. Nimmo, by the way, had a 20-minute phone conversation Thursday with Hunter Pence, whom Nimmo reveres. The chat was arranged by Cyclones manager Rich Donnelly, whose son went to high school with the Phillies outfielder. Read the full minor league recap here.

Mejia, despite Friday's positive outing, has a 8.18 ERA in nine relief appearances. Bisons manager Wally Backman tells Andy McCullough in the Star-Ledger: “I know that everybody wanted to get him there quick. And his stuff is good enough. His command is not, in my opinion.” Writes McCullough about Mejia moving to relief from a starting role earlier this season:

He lost the refuge of his daily routine. “When they moved me,” Mejia said, “I didn’t feel too comfortable. Because sometimes I’d be tight or something like that.” Backman noted that Mejia has begun to throw with “max effort” as a reliever. While starting, Mejia allowed his fastball to sit around 92 mph. Now he ignores preservation in favor of intimidation with velocity. The result is an inability to spot the cutter. “If you don’t command it, 100 mph gets turned around, too,” Backman said. “Bobby Parnell found that out a few years ago.”

• Collins credits the Mets' togetherness and camaraderie for a lot of their ability to rally late in games, according to J.P. Pelzman in the Record. “If somebody gets pinch-hit for, or you’ve got to bring a guy out of the bullpen, the fact that they’re absolutely behind each other helps a lot," Collins said. "Nobody is mad. Nobody is frustrated. They know somebody else has got to pick us up.”

• ESPN Stats & Information's Mark Simon chronicles Ruben Tejada's patience at the plate., including a .337 on-base percentage in two-strike situations entering the weekend, second in the majors only to Jose Bautista's .340 with Toronto. Andrew Keh in the Times also delves into that topic.

• Scott Hairston is relishing his role as a lefty masher. He hit his ninth homer against a southpaw this season on Thursday against Cole Hamels, giving him the NL lead, one better than Milwaukee's Ryan Braun. The Mets are unlikely to be sellers at the deadline -- buying is more like it -- but Hairston would be a hot commodity if the Amazin's made him available. Writes Jared Diamond in the Journal:

Hairston always hit lefties significantly better than righties: .278 versus .224. Like all right-handed batters, he sees the ball longer against lefties, and he attributed much of his success this year to that. While Hairston still believes he can contribute against all pitchers, he came to realize as his career went by that he could help a winning team best by serving as a platoon player. It just so happens that he hits so well against lefties that he platoons into one of the most crucial spots in the Mets' lineup. "At the start of my career when I'm 23 years-old, I viewed myself as a starter," Hairston said. "Then the role changes, but hey, I'm embracing it."

TRIVIA: For which two major league teams did Dempster pitch before joining the Cubs?

Friday's answer: David Wright's eight career games delivering a walk-off RBI are tied for the franchise record with Kevin McReynolds.

BUFFALO 5, SYRACUSE 1: Jeurys Familia allowed one run on five hits over a season-high 6 1/3 innings and struck out five. Josh Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with a third-inning homer, double and three RBIs. Jenrry Mejia and Chris Schwinden -- a waiver claim from the Yankees, who was making his first appearance since rejoining the organization -- combined for 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of Familia (6-5). John Lannan (6-8) allowed all five runs and took the loss for Syracuse. Box

BINGHAMTON 8, RICHMOND 4: Buoyed by a 13-hit attack, Mark Cohoon navigated through seven innings. Cohoon (4-7) surrendered one run on five hits while striking out three and walking one. He earned his first win since May 27. Wilmer Flores had three hits -- including a homer -- for Binghamton. Box

ST. LUCIE 6, JUPITER 5: Zach Lutz, who returned from surgery to remove the hamate bone in a hand, went 1-for-3 and drove in three runs. Cory Vaughn contributed his 15th homer. Box

SAVANNAH 1, CHARLESTON 0 (10 innings): Aderlin Rodriguez drilled a walk-off homer leading off the bottom of the 10th. It was his 15th homer of the season and third in his last four games. Michael Fulmer tossed seven scoreless innings and combined with Chasen Bradford and T.J. Chism on the shutout. Box

ELIZABETHTON 6, KINGSPORT 2
ELIZABETHTON 5, KINGSPORT 4: Eris Peguero recorded a combined five hits out of the leadoff spot, but Kingsport was swept in a doubleheader. Box 1, Box 2

BROOKLYN 7, WILLIAMSPORT 6 (11 innings): Richie Rodriguez walked with the bases loaded in the 11th as the Cyclones claimed the come-from-behind victory. Jayce Boyd launched his first professional homer and Brandon Nimmo had a game-tying RBI single in a three-run seventh that evened the score. Three relievers combined for five scoreless innings out of the bullpen. Gabriel Ynoa started and gave up six runs in six innings. John Mincone (2-0) earned the win after tossing two scoreless relief innings. Box

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DURHAM 4, BUFFALO 3: Matt Harvey allowed two runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out six in five innings. Harvey threw 93 pitches in the no-decision. Buffalo has now lost 10 of 11 to drop to 38-39. Fred Lewis went 3-for-3 with two solo homers in the loss. Lewis' fourth-inning homer evened the score at 1. Josh Rodriguez also homered, which tied the score at 2 in the sixth. A half-inning later, though, Justin Hampson (4-2) surrendered two runs. Matt Mangini gave Durham the lead with a leadoff homer. Jeff Salazar doubled and eventually scored on a wild pitch. Lewis pulled the Bisons within a run in the eighth with his second homer. Box

BINGHAMTON 7, ERIE 5: Robert Carson capped a five-out save by striking out Jordan Lennerton to strand the tying run on base. Wilmer Flores drove in two runs in a four-hit game. Nick Castellanos gave Erie a first-inning lead with a solo homer off Armando Rodriguez. Rodriguez filled in for scheduled starter Mark Cohoon, who was promoted to Buffalo. The B-Mets responded against Jared Wesson in the second. Flores doubled and scored when Francisco Pena also doubled. Pedro Zapata gave Binghamton the lead with a two-out RBI single. Erie tied the score at 2 in the bottom of the frame. Tony Plagman reached on an infield single, stole second, moved to third on a groundout and scored when Rodriguez uncorked a wild pitch. Binghamton used another two-run inning to take the lead for good in the third. After Wesson loaded the bases by allowing a single and issuing two walks, Flores stroked his second double, driving in two and giving Binghamton a 4-2 edge. Lennerton had a solo homer in the third. But Jefry Marte scored in the fifth on Cesar Carrillo's wild pitch. Zapata greeted Michael Morrison with a homer in the sixth. Reese Havens capped Binghamton’s scoring with a solo homer off Robbie Weinhardt in the eighth. Erik Turgeon and Ryan Fraser (1-0) combined for four scoreless relief innings. Adrian Rosario then took a four-run lead into the eighth. He paid immediately for walking Jamie Johnson when Niuman Romero laced an RBI double. After a single and walk loaded the bases, Carson entered. With the tying run on first, the southpaw induced Plagman to fly out and struck out Brandon Douglas to end the inning. In the ninth, Luis Sanz singled and Johnson reached on a fielding error by Havens at second. Castellanos cut the deficit to two by lining a two-out, run-scoring single. Lennerton then struck out on three pitches. Fraser earned his first win as a B-Met. Carson collected his sixth save. The B-Mets (35-38) complete the series Monday as Zack Wheeler pitches. Box

DAYTONA at ST. LUCIE (ppd).: Postponed because of inclement weather, the game will be made up as part of a 4 p.m. doubleheader Monday.

AUGUSTA 2, SAVANNAH 1: Augusta no-hit the Gnats into the seventh inning and then held on late. Savannah’s Cam Maron went 0-for-4, snapping his hitting streak at 16 games, tied for the second-longest in the South Atlantic League in 2012. Left-hander Jimmy Fuller made his first Savannah start since Aug. 1, 2010. He finished that season with St. Lucie, but missed last year following labrum surgery. In the second inning, Joe Staley blooped a two-out single into shallow right field and scored on Brett Krill’s double. Augusta opened a 2-0 lead in the fourth. Wes Hodges doubled to chase Fuller, who had reached his pitch limit. Garrett Buechele followed with an RBI single against Randy Fontanez, who otherwise tossed three scoreless innings. Augusta left-hander Adalberto Mejia was pulled with a no-hitter intact through six innings because of a pitch limit. The Gnats broke through for their first hits and only run in the seventh against reliever Andrew Berger. Dustin Lawley drew a one-out walk. Aderlin Rodriguez then rolled a swinging bunt up the third-base line that stopped in fair territory for the Gnats’ first hit. Gregory Pron followed with a clean single into right field to drive in Lawley. After a botched rundown, Rodriguez advanced to third and Lawley, as the potential go-ahead run, followed the play into second. However, 2011 14th-round pick Xorge Carillo, in his first Savannah start, struck out to strand the runners in scoring position. Box

KINGSPORT 8, GREENEVILLE 3: Right-hander Robert Gsellman, the Mets' 13th-round pick in 2011, allowed only one run, unearned, in six innings. Maikis De La Cruz went went 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs. Gavin Cecchini had two RBIs. Box

BROOKLYN 10, ABERDEEN 5: Gabriel Ynoa (1-0) had a scoreless effort through six innings, while Alex Sanchez went 4-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Brandon Nimmo worked a one-out walk in the first and moved into scoring position on a wild pitch. Sanchez then singled to plate Nimmo for a 1-0 lead. In the fourth, consecutive singles by Sanchez, Nelfi Zapata and Cole Frenzel loaded the bases. Eudy Pina then delivered a two-run double. The lead swelled to 6-0 in the fifth. Richie Rodriguez and Nimmo walked and advanced on a groundout. Sanchez drove in his second run with a single and later scored on a two-RBI hit from Frenzel. In the sixth, Phillip Evans plated Jonathan Clark with a single. An inning later, Zapata’s solo homer made it 8-0. Ynoa allowed a walk and a single to open Aberdeen's half of the seventh inning before giving way to Ernesto Yanez, who walked a batter to load the bases. Yanez then served up a grand slam to Doug Bream. John Mincone pitched two scoreless innings to close out the game and collect his first save. Box

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NORFOLK 3, BUFFALO 1: Pedro Beato surrendered a tiebreaking solo homer to Nate McLouth in the fifth, while Manny Acosta surrendered the final run, on three hits, in the eighth. Ruben Tejada went 0-for-4 but played a full game at shortstop in his return to the Bisons after two rehab games with Class A St. Lucie. Ronny Cedeño, after five starts at shortstop, shifted to second base and went 1-for-4. Dylan Owen had tossed 71 pitches after four innings, so manager Wally Backman decided to go to the bullpen early, despite Owen having allowed only one run. Meanwhile, 49-year-old Jamie Moyer also logged four innings. Moyer's line: one run on three hits with four strikeouts. The lone run Moyer surrendered was a solo homer to Matt Tuiasosopo. Box

AKRON 2, BINGHAMTON 0
BINGHAMTON 5, AKRON 1: Zack Wheeler suffered his first loss in two months despite allowing only one earned run in the opener, but Cory Mazzoni led the B-Mets to a doubleheader split with a complete game in his Double-A debut in the nightcap. In Game 1, Binghamton’s shaky defense cost Wheeler in the second. With runners at first and second and one out, Ben Copeland sent a potential double-play grounder to short. Josh Rodriguez flipped to Rylan Sandoval for one out, but the relay to first skipped past Eric Campbell, allowing Thomas Neal to score from second. The defensive missteps continued in the third. With one out and runners at the corners, Chun Chen sent a groundball to third that could have ended the inning. Jefry Marte juggled the baseball and settled for one out as Davis Stoneburner scored to give the Aeros a 2-0 lead. Wheeler (6-3) suffered the hard-luck loss, snapping his six-game winning streak. It was the first time Binghamton had lost behind Wheeler since April 24. The righty allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits over six innings. The Binghamton offense awoke in the nightcap. Marte started a two-out rally in the first against Akron starter Francisco Jimenez with a single. Marte stole second and scored when Campbell doubled. It was the first time in seven games the B-Mets have scored first. The Aeros scratched back against Mazzoni in the first. Juan Duaz doubled, took third on a wild pitch and scored on a single from Nick Weglarz. Akron loaded the bases later in the inning, but Mazzoni wiggled out of damage by inducing Matt Lawson to fly out to center. Kai Gronauer broke a 1-all tie in the fourth by drilling a two-run single that bounced off Jimenez’s back and rolled into centerfield. Pedro Zapata brought home another run by beating out a double-play ball. Reese Havens capped the scoring with an RBI single. Mazzoni (1-0) faced two over the minimum over his final six innings. In total, he allowed one run on five hits over seven innings while collecting four strikeouts. He becomes the third Binghamton starting pitcher to win his Double-A debut, joining Darin Gorski and Greg Peavey, who performed the feat in April. Box 1, Box 2

ST. LUCIE 6, BRADENTON 2: After a scoreless inning in a rehab appearance by Ramon Ramirez, Tyler Pill limited Bradenton to one run in 5 1/3 innings. Taylor Whitenton then picked up the win with 1 2/3 scoreless relief innings. St. Lucie broke a 1-all tie with a five-run ninth that included a two-run double by shortstop Wilfredo Tovar (1-for-3). Tovar as well as Wilmer Flores (1-for-3, one RBI) and catcher Francisco Pena (0-for-4) were promoted to Double-A Binghamton after the game. St. Lucie completed the first half with a 49-19 record. Box

PRINCETON 10. KINGSPORT 7: Long Island native Steven Matz -- the Mets' top pick in the 2009 draft, who had been slowed for most of the past two seasons recovering from Tommy John surgery -- allowed five runs (two earned) on four hits and four walks in 3 1/3 innings in his first official professional game. Matz had one of five Kingsport errors. Michael Bernal homered and had three RBIs for the K-Mets. First-round pick Gavin Cecchini went 1-for-5 and committed an error at shortstop in his second professional game. Box

BROOKLYN 7, STATEN ISLAND 2: Luis Cessa (1-0) earned the win, going five innings and allowing six hits, two earned runs, no walks and four strikeouts as Brooklyn won its third straight against the Yankees. The Cyclones received a combined three innings of one-hit relief from Ernesto Yanez, who struck out four batters in two innings, and David Wynn, who tossed a perfect ninth. Trailing 1-0, Stefan Sabol singled in the fourth and advanced to second when DH Julio Concepcion walked. Eudy Pina then homered to give the Cyclones a 3-1 lead. The Cyclones added three runs in the sixth. Concepcion reached on a ground-rule double. Pina and Jeffrey Glenn then drew back-to-back walks before Dimas Ponce plated Concepcion with a sacrifice fly. Richie Rodriguez grounded into a forceout at second to score Pina. With Rodriguez at first, Brandon Nimmo doubled on a line drive to left to bring him home. Nimmo advanced to third on a Yankees fielding error and Phillip Evans walked to put runners on the corners. However, Alex Sanchez ended the inning with a pop out to second. Brooklyn produced its final run in the seventh, as Pina doubled to score Sabol, who had also doubled. Box

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In addition to Louisiana high school shortstop Gavin Cecchini (12th overall pick) and Purdue catcher Kevin Plawecki (35th overall), the Mets have confirmed the signings of 13 other selections from last week's draft.

The signings:

Rd. 3 (107), Matt Koch, RHP, Louisville
Rd. 4 (140), Branden Kaupe, SS, Baldwin (Hawaii) HS
Rd. 5 (170), Brandon Welch, RHP, Palm Beach State
Rd. 7 (230), Corey Oswalt, RHP, Madison (Calif.) HS
Rd. 8 (260), Tomas Nido, C, Orangewood Christian (Calif.) HS
Rd. 9 (290), Richie Rodriguez, 2B, Eastern Kentucky
Rd. 10 (320), Paul Sewald, RHP, San Diego
Rd. 12 (380), Rob Whalen, RHP, Haines City (Fla.) HS
Rd. 13 (410), Matt Bowman, RHP, Princeton
Rd. 17 (530), Stefan Sabol, C, Orange Coast CC
Rd. 19 (590), Tyler Vanderheiden, RHP, Samford U
Rd. 20 (620), Tim Peterson, RHP, Kentucky
Rd. 38 (1160), Jeff Reynolds, 3B, Harvard

Plawecki, Koch, Welch, Rodriguez, Sewald, Whalen, Bowman, Sabol, Vanderheiden, Peterson and Reynolds will play for Brooklyn, which opens play Monday. Cecchini, Kaupe, Oswalt and Nido will play for Kingsport, which begins play the following day.