Jesus Baez helped Brooklyn win their eleventh consecutive home game with both the bat and glove, driving in a run, scoring a run, and making diving stop to save a run. Zach Thornton threw six scoreless innings and struck out eight to help Double-A Binghamton to a 2-0 victory Friday over Aberdeen in a game that was shortened to seven innings because of rain. The 23-year-old lefty, a fifth-round pick in 2023 out of Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, has struck out 32 in 31.1 IP in six starts since being promoted to the Rumble Ponies. He’s posted scoreless outings in three of his last four starts.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (25-30) 5, Iowa Cubs (28-24) 8

Box Score

• CF Drew Gilbert, 2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI (10), R, K (.655 OPS)
• 1B Jon Singleton, 2-for-4, 3 RBI (33), R, BB, K (.812 OPS)

Nice to see Gilbert double twice. After a hot April hitting .309/.418/.491, the 24-year-old selected by the Astros in the first round of the 2022 draft had fallen off in May (.182/.315/.273 entering Friday.)

Drew Gilbert’s second double of the game gets us on the board! pic.twitter.com/fWYR61EYpB

— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) May 31, 2025

• RHP Justin Hagenman (7.88 ERA) 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, 3 K, HR
• RHP Dom Hamel (4.55 ERA) 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, 3 K, HR

Yes, Hagenman and Hamel had identical pitching lines.

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (31-17) 2, Chesapeake Baysox (23-25) 0, 7 innings (rain)

Box Score

• SS Jett Williams, 1-for-3, SB (15) R, BB (.845 OPS)
• CF Nick Morabito, 1-for-3, K (.747 OPS)
• 1B Ryan Clifford, 1-for-3, K (.764 OPS)
• DH Nick Lorusso, 2-for-2, BB (.771 OPS)

Williams is 15-for-18 stealing bases after stealing only five during an injury-plagued 2024. He stole 45 in 2023. Morabito has raised his batting average 60 points to .270 since May 10.

• LHP Zach Thornton (2.30 ERA) 6 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 8 K, W

Thornton gave up one earned run in 20.2 IP (0.44 ERA) at High-A Brooklyn before his promotion.

High-A

Aberdeen IronBirds (19-29) 0, Brooklyn Cyclones (33-15) 3, 5 innings (fog)

Box Score

• CF Carson Benge, 1-for-3, SB (10) (.935 OPS)
• 3B Jacob Reimer, 2-for-2, HR (8), RBI (35), BB (1.025 OPS)
• SS Jesus Baez, 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, R (.808 OPS)

Reimer, who sent his homer into the foggy Coney Island night, entered Friday leading the South Atlantic League in OPS. Benge, who is third in the league in OPS, also threw out a runner at second. The fog stopped the game after five innings and made for cool videos.

Jacob Reimer hits his 8th home run of the season to give Brooklyn a 3-0 edge after five…we think.

Shortly after this we entered a fog delay here on the beach. pic.twitter.com/9PnWCC0UbZ

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) May 31, 2025

• RHP Nate Dohm (3.86 ERA) 3.2 IP, 3 H, BB, 4 K
• RHP Chandler Marsh (3.46 ERA) 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 K, W

Dohm’s third start for Brooklyn was his longest outing yet. He has 11 strikeouts in 9.1 IP since being promoted from St. Lucie. Marsh has fanned 16 in 13 IP for Brooklyn. The pitching staff get some help from Jesus Baez, who helped close out the third inning with diving grab on a hard hit line drive.

Jesus Baez drives in his 17th run during the month of May with this two-out double. He later scored on an error and Brooklyn leads 2-0 after one on Coney Island.#AmazinStartsHere I #LGM I #MiLB pic.twitter.com/YwwDFoDN0x

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) May 30, 2025

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (28-21) 16, Palm Beach Cardinals (22-27) 1

Box Score

•  1B Trace Willhoite, 2-for-3, 2 HR (7) 6 RBI (30), 4 R, 2 BB (.894 OPS)
• C Daiverson Gutierrez, 3-for-5, 2B, 4 R (.661 OPS)
• CF Kevin Villavicencio, 2-for-6, 2B, 3B, 5 RBI (16), R (.769 OPS)
• SS Colin Houck, 2-for-6, RBI, K, E (.759 OPS)

One of Willhoite’s three-run homers broke a scoreless tie and the other made it 6-1.

• RHP Edgar Moreta (3.52 ERA) 5 IP, R, 0 ER, H, 3 BB, 6 K, W

Despite the final score, Moreta, 21, of the Dominican Republic, couldn’t coast. The game was 3-1 through five innings before St. Lucie broke it open with six runs in the sixth. Moreta has 41 strikeouts in 38.1 IP for St. Lucie.

Rookie Ball Florida Complex League

FCL Mets (6-12) 1, FCL Cardinals (9-8) 3

Box Score

• C Julio Zayas, 1-for-4 (.869 OPS)
• DH Jeffry Rosa, 1-for-4, K (.803 OPS)

Zayas, Rosa and LF Randy Guzman (0-for-3) were the only three in the lineup with an OPS above .800. Zayas, 19, of the Dominican Republic, is 15-for-48 (.313 batting average) with a home run and six RBIs. The Mets recorded two hits and scored their only run on an error.

• LHP Nicolas Carreno (12.91 ERA) 2.2 IP, 2H, ER, BB, K
• RHP Elwis Mijares (4.50 ERA) IP, K