With the exciting news reported on Tuesday, the Mets were hiring David Stearns as their new president of baseball operations. The New York Mets’ top prospects had big nights for playoff-bound Binghamton.

The Rumble Ponies lineup features three first-round picks from the 2022 draft as Jett Williams, Drew Gilbert, and Kevin Parada went a combined 6-for-11, with three doubles, two RBIs, a walk, and five runs scored. Williams was making his Double-A debut last night for Binghamton. The 19-year-old was promoted on Monday after playing 36 games for High-A Brooklyn. Williams batted second and played shortstop.

TRIPLE-A 

Syracuse Mets (55-80) 2, Worcester Red Sox (75-63) 10

BOX SCORE

• SS Danny Mendick 2-for-3, 2 BB, SB(12), .806 OPS
• RF Joe Suozzi 2-for-3, BB, .801 OPS
• CF Lorenzo Cedrola 1-for-3, R, HR(6), 2 RBI(17), BB, .781 OPS

The Worcester Red Sox clobbered four home runs as they demolished the Syracuse Mets by the score of 10-2 Tuesday night. The Mets only managed five hits on the night and finally got on the scoreboard in the ninth inning when outfielder Lorenzo Cedrola smacked a two-run shot over the left-center field fence. The 25-year-old has homered in back-to-back games and is 4-for-11 with two home runs and three RBIs in four games this month.

Danny Mendick and Joe Suozzi were the only Mets players to collect multi-base knocks in the contest. Mendick is riding a seven-game hit streak. The 29-year-old utility player is slashing .519/.594./.741 with a 1.335 OPS during that stretch.

• RHP Denyi Reyes (L, 1-3) 3.2 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 4 BB, 3 K, 6.09 ERA
• RHP Nolan Clenney 2.2 IP 2 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 4.74 ERA
• LHP Nate Lavender 0.2 IP, H, R, 0 BB, K, 3.23 ERA

Right-hander Denyi Reyes was lit up by the Woo Sox Tuesday night as he surrendered seven runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 frames. The 26-year-old served up a pair of home runs and issued four walks in the brief outing. Reyes has given up a ton of long balls this season (24) across 85 2/3 innings, tied for fourth most in the International League.

DOUBLE-A

Reading Fightin Phils (57-74) 1, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (71-59) 8

BOX SCORE

• SS Jett Williams 2-for-4, 3 R, 2B, 1.350 OPS
• CF Drew Gilbert 2-for-2, 2 R, 2B, RBI(20), BB, .976 OPS
• C Kevin Parada 2-for-5, 2B, RBI(11), .732 OPS
• DH JT Schwartz 2-for-4, R, RBI(47), BB, .813 OPS
• 2B Rowdey Jordan 1-for-3, R, 2 RBI(60), BB, SB(29) .730 OPS

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies continue their hot stretch as they topped the Reading Fightin Phils 8-1 Tuesday evening. They are 14-3 in their last 17 games and clinched a postseason berth on Sunday for the first time since 2017. They will begin the Eastern League playoffs at home next Tuesday, September 19, against the Somerset Patriots.

The top of the lineup got the party started for Binghamton in the bottom of the first inning. Jett Williams reached base after being hit by a pitch in his first Double-A plate appearance. Drew Gilbert followed with a walk, and Kevin Parada ripped an RBI double over the right fielder to drive in Williams.

Williams had a fantastic debut for Binghamton, as he was on base three times and scored three runs in the contest. He singled in the third inning to record his first Double-A base hit. The 19-year-old slashed .299/.451/.567 with a 1.018 in 162 plate appearances for High-A Brooklyn.

First Double-A hit for @Mets No. 3 prospect Jett Williams!

He has reached base in his first two plate appearances for the @RumblePoniesBB: pic.twitter.com/3KxK4ZeMHr

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) September 12, 2023

Parada went 2-for-5 with a double and notched his eleventh RBI in 11 games for the Ponies. The 22-year-old backstop is on a four-game hit streak. He is 7-for-19 with four extra-base hits and six RBIs during that span.

Gilbert had a great night at the plate, reaching base in all five plate appearances. He went 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, and two runs scored. Since joining the Mets organization, the 22-year-old outfielder is hitting .327 with six homers and 20 RBIs in 31 games.

The Ponies added two more runs to go up 3-0 in the third inning as designated hitter JT Schwartz drove in Williams with a base knock for his 47th RBI of the season. The 23-year-old left-handed hitter went 2-for-4 with a walk and is hitting .353 in 39 plate appearances this month.

Rowdey Jordan notched his 60th RBI (tied for 11th in the Eastern League) in a four-run fifth inning for Binghamton. The 24-year-old also swiped his 29th bag of the year.

Infielder Luis Guillorme, returning from an injury, made a rehab start with Binghamton playing third base. He went 0-for-4 with a walk out of the lead-off spot.

• RHP Blade Tidwell (W, 3-3) 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K, 4.24 ERA
• RHP David Griffin 3 IP, H, R, 0 BB, 3 K, 4.55 ERA
• RHP Daison Acosta 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 4.89 ERA

Right-hander Tidwell was terrific as he carved up the Fightin Phils lineup. The 22-year-old hurled five scoreless frames, yielding just three hits. The 6-foot-4 righty ended his outing by striking out the side in the fifth. Tidwell tallied nine punchouts and did not issue a walk. He generated 14 swinging strikes on 83 pitches. Tidwell is 11-6 with a 3.42 ERA and 152/61 K/BB ratio in 115 2/3 innings (24 starts) across two levels this season.

Blade Tidwell with a 1-2-3 1st with a K as the playoff bound @RumblePoniesBB are underway. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @WexlerRules @ImAriBeRKO @bronxfanatic @draftniks pic.twitter.com/S80tw9r5HZ

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) September 12, 2023

David Griffin fanned three batters across three innings of work out of the pen. The 27-year-old right-hander threw 34 pitches (28 strikes) during the outing.

Right-hander Daison Acosta fired a flawless ninth inning, striking out two of the three batters to close out Binghamton’s 8-1 win. The 25-year-old has tossed five consecutive scoreless outings, lowering his ERA to 4.89. Acosta was tremendous in August, posting a 2-1 record with a 2.45 ERA, 0.95 WHIP with 16 punchouts, and five walks across 14 2/3 innings.