Jesus Baez, Photo by Ed Delany of Mets Minors
Plenty of long balls for Syracuse on Thursday, including two from Mike Brosseau and another for Luke Ritter. Ryan Clifford homered for the third time in four games for Double-A Binghamton. And Jesus Baez continues to show why he’s one of the Mets’ best lower-level hitting prospects.
Triple-A
St. Paul Saints (27-31) 5, Syracuse Mets (34-23) 1 – Game 1
- 2B Rylan Bannon: 0-for-2, 2B (.863 OPS)
- SS Luisangel Acuña: 0-for-3, BB (.641 OPS)
- 3B Luke Ritter 1-for-3, HR (12), 2 RBI (.871 OPS)
- 1B Mike Brosseau 1-for-2, BB, HR (6), (.871 OPS)
- LF Carlos Cortes 1-for-2, 2B, BB (.818 OPS)
Ritter is second among Mets minor leaguers with 12 home runs this season.
- RHP Dom Hamel (7.29 ERA) 4 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- LHP Josh Walker (2.25 ERA) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
- LHP Tyler Jay (2.00 ERA) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (35-24) 9, St. Paul Saints (27-32) 4 – Game 2
- 1B Luke Ritter 0-for-0, 4 BB, 2 R, RBI (.882 OPS)
- DH Mike Brosseau 3-for-4, HR (7), 3 RBI (.907 OPS)
- 2B Luisangel Acuña 1-for-5, R (.636 OPS)
- 3B Pablo Reyes 1-for-3, HR (3), BB (1.119 OPS)
- SS Rylan Bannon 1-for-3, BB, RBI, R, 2B (.868 OPS)
Veteran utility player Brosseau homered in both games of the doubleheader and is now hitting a ridiculous .341/.450/.626 with 7 home runs in 27 games since signing a minor league deal with the Mets.
- RHP Mike Vasil (7.46 ERA) 4.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- RHP Grant Hartwig (2.57 ERA) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
- RHP Ty Adcock (5.40 ERA) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 1 K
Vasil continues his struggles to pitch deep in games for Syracuse.
Ryan Clifford. Photo by Bronson Harris of Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Double-A
Bowie BaySox (28-25) 6, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (26-26) 3
- 1B Ryan Clifford: 1-for-3, HR (4), 3 RBI, BB (.766 OPS)
- DH Nolan McLean 0-for-3, 3 K, BB (.769 OPS)
- C Kevin Parada 0-for-3, (.631 OPS)
Clifford has homered three times in his last four games. He only has two strikeouts in that span too, after having 24 in first 15 Double-A games.
- RHP Tyler Stuart (4.32 ERA) 2.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- RHP Nolan Clenney (8.00 ERA) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
- RHP Trey McLoughlin (1.08 ERA) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
McLoughlin is having another strong season in relief, and we recently had the chance to interview him.
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (29-25) 13, Aberdeen Ironbirds (27-27) 3
- CF Nick Morabito: 1-for-5, BB, SB (.808 OPS)
- 3B Jefrey De Los Santos: 3-for-6, HR (4), 2 RBI (.743 OPS)
- DH Nick Lorusso: 1-for-4, BB, SB (.851 OPS)
- 1B Christopher Suero 2-for-3, HR (2), 5 RBI, 2 BB (.669 OPS)
Stanley Consuegra, Junior Tilien and Wilfredo Lara each had two hits for a Brooklyn offense that exploded for 14 and nine walks.
Francisco Alvarez left the team to fly to Venezuela for a family matter.
- LHP Felipe De La Cruz (2.89 ERA) 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- RHP Edwin Díaz 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
- RHP Jonathan Pintaro 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Díaz allowed a triple and his fastball was up to 98 mph in his first rehab outing. After the game, the star closer said his fastball felt like it “got a new life”.
Pintaro was making his Mets system debut; recently, he became the first player in the Pioneer League (Indy ball) to sign during a game.
Low-A
Daytona Tortugas (24-30) 6, St. Lucie Mets (19-35) 4
- SS Jesus Baez: 1-for-3, HR (8), BB (.783 OPS)
- 2B A.J. Ewing 1-for-3, BB (.542 OPS)
- 3B Colin Houck: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 BB (.640 OPS)
The 19-year-old Baez is third in the Florida State League with eight home runs.
- RHP Jack Wenninger (5.01 ERA) 6 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- LHP Gregori Louis (2.92 ERA) 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 4 K
Louis had nine whiffs in his relief performance, including five on his fastball, which was up to 95 mph.
Dominican Summer League
Both DSL Mets Teams Lost
- SS Bohan Adderley 2-for-3, 2 RBI, SB (1.255 OPS
- C Yovanny Rodriguez 0-for-2, 2 BB (.250 OPS)
The Mets signed Adderley earlier this year and gave him a $350K signing bonus. The 17-year-old is 5-for-10 with a home run and three stolen bases to begin his pro career.
