15 up, 15 down. Brendan Girton was a 10th round selection in last year’s draft out of the University of Oklahoma, where he struck out 47 in 35.2 innings, but gave up 29 earned runs for a 7.32 ERA. In a dozen appearances with High-A Brooklyn this season (nine starts) he’s given up two earned runs or fewer 11 times, including Saturday night, when he threw five perfect innings and struck out six in the Cyclones’ 1-0 victory over Asheville. Raimon Gomez finished off the shutout with a strikeout clocked at 103 mph.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (29-39) 1, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (34-31) 5

Box Score

• CF Drew Gilbert, 1-for-3, BB (.674 OPS)
• RF Travis Jankowski, 1-for-4, R, K (.693 OPS)
• 1B David Villar, 1-for-3, RBI (7) BB, (.847 OPS)

Villar, 28, who the Mets signed to a minor-league deal last month after he was released by the Giants, was hitting .176 in June with a .364 OBP entering Saturday. He has more walks (10) than hits (7) this month.

• RHP Nolan McLean (2.56 ERA) 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, L

McLean, 23, a third round pick in 2023 out of Oklahoma State, has given up two earned runs or fewer in six of his seven outings since being promoted to Syracuse. He has struck out 35 in 38.2 IP at Triple-A.

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (42-19) 8, Richmond Flying Squirrels (18-44) 2

Box Score

• CF Jett Williams, 3-for-5, 2B, RBI (24), 2 R, 2 K (.928 OPS)
• 1B Ryan Clifford, 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI (38), K (.843 OPS)
• C Kevin Parada, 2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI (22), R, K (.713 OPS)
• DH JT Schwartz, 3-for-4, HR (3), RBI (9), BB (.686 OPS)
• LF Nick Morabito, 2-for-5, 2B, SB (23), R, K (.770 OPS)

Parada has hit seven home runs and five doubles in his last 22 games. Clifford drove in Williams with a double after Williams had an RBI double of his own. The Rumble Ponies had 17 hits.

Kevin Parada drives in a run with his second double of the game 🚀

Parada in his last 22 games: .329 AVG, 7 HR, 18 RBI, 14 R, 5 2B, 12 XBH

🎠 x #NeedForSteed x @MetsPlayerDev pic.twitter.com/5IBGeJy1oG

— Binghamton Rumble Ponies (@RumblePoniesBB) June 15, 2025

• RHP Joander Suarez (2.75 ERA) 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

Suarez has done well in his nine appearances (seven starts) for Binghamton. He also made two starts at Syracuse last month. One was a disaster (eight earned runs in 3 IP) but the other was better (two unearned runs in 5.2 IP).

High-A

Asheville Tourists (27-35) 0, Brooklyn Cyclones (42-20) 1

Box Score

• RF Carson Benge, 1-for-4, RBI (35), 2 K (.904 OPS)
• 3B Jacob Reimer, 0-for-4, K (.930 OPS)
• DH A.J. Ewing, 0-for-2, R, SB (30), 2 BB (.818 OPS)
• SS Jesus Baez, 1-for-4, 2B, 2 K (.764 OPS)

Benge’s RBI single broke the scoreless tie in the sixth. The teams combined for seven hits and Baez’s double was the only extra-base hit of the game. Ewing’s 30 steals are second in the South Atlantic League.

Carson Benge breaks a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth to give the ‘Clones a 1-0 edge. pic.twitter.com/4NEHEIcEbn

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) June 14, 2025

• RHP Brendan Girton (2.91 ERA) 5 IP, 6 K
• RHP Joel Díaz (3.59 ERA) 3 IP, 3 H, 3 K, W
• RHP Raimon Gomez (6.75 ERA) IP, H, K, SV

Girton, 23, threw 44 of 63 pitches for strikes. He has 55 strikeouts in 46.1 IP. Díaz, 21, of the Dominican Republic, has struck out 52 in 47.2 IP.

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (33-28) 0, Daytona Tortugas (27-35) 10

Box Score

• SS Colin Houck, 2-for-4, 3B (.783 OPS)
• 1B Trace Willhoite, 2-for-3 (.860 OPS)
• LF Yohairo Cuevas, 2-for-4, K (.791 OPS)

Houck, 20, is 12-for-39 (.308) this month with four extra-base hits. The 2023 first round pick’s OPS is up dramatically from last year (.610 in 471 plate appearances).

• RHP Edgar Moreta (4.10 ERA) 4.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 6 ER, BB, 3 K, 2 HR, L

Rookie Ball Florida Complex League

FCL Mets (9-17) 3, FCL Astros (15-10) 4

Box Score

• 1B Daniel Silva, 1-for-3, HR (2), RBI (3) (.565 OPS)
• RF Haniel German, 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI (8), K (.499 OPS)

Silva, 20, is 2-for-29, with both hits being home runs. German, 19, hit four homers and stole five bases in 40 games in the Dominican Summer League last year. Edward Lantigua (0-for-3, walk) stole his sixth base.

• Jonathan Jimenez (7.64 ERA) 3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, L

Dominican Summer League

DSL Blue Jays Red (4-6) 3, DSL Mets Orange (7-3) 4

Box Score

Elian Peña singled up the middle for this first hit with the Mets organization, breaking an 0-for-26 start. He went 1-for-3. Second baseman Diover De Aza (2-for-2, stolen base) and left fielder Adolfo Miranda (1-for-3, two runs, stolen base) each hit solo homers. RHP Julio Gonzalez, an 18-year-old from Mexico, pitched 2.2 scoreless innings of one-hit ball with two strikeouts. Lefty Jamdrick Cornelia struck out four in 1.1 scoreless IP to earn the win.

 DSL Mets Blue (2-8) 5, DSL Marlins (5-5) 10

Box Score

Marcos Terrero, a 19-year-old who posted a .777 OPS in 30 DSL games last year, went 3-for-4 with a triple. Shortstop Yorber Semprun was 2-for-2 with a double, two runs scored, a walk and two stolen bases. The 17-year-old from Venezuela is off to a 6-for-13 start. Yovanny Rodriguez, an 18-year-old catcher, hit a solo homer. RHP Jean Brito, 19, hurled 2.2 scoreless innings to drop his ERA to 4.32 over 8.1 IP. He gave up two hits, walked two and struck out two.