Mark Vientos, Photos by Peter McClelland
AAA: Buffalo Bisons (76-47) 7, Syracuse Mets (50-72) 3
- Mark Vientos 3B: 1-5, HR, 3 K, .284/.355/.588
- Khalil Lee RF: 1-3, BB, K, .272/.449/.495
- Travis Blankenhorn LF: 2-4, 2B, K, .249/.353/.466
- Mark Payton CF: 2-5, HR, .292/.360/.440
Jordan Yamamoto was tagged for seven runs and Syracuse’s offense managed only three runs as they fell to Buffalo.
Vientos hit his 25th home run of the season and his third since being promoted to Triple-A. In 38 plate appearances with Syracuse, he has hit .313/.421/.656.
Lee was on base twice, drawing a walk in the third inning and hitting a groundball single to centerfield in the seventh.
Payton hit his sixth home run of the year and his second since the Mets traded for him. In 160 PA with Syracuse, his line is 304/.388/.435.
Mark Vientos home run.
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- RHP Jordan Yamamoto (0-3, 4.41) 5 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- RHP Robert Gsellman (1-1, 9.95) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
- RHP Yeizo Campos (2-2, 3.70) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Yamamoto had one of his worst outings of the year. His ERA with Syracuse was 4.08 entering Wednesday’s game and rose to 5.96 by the end of his night.
Gsellman continued his rehab assignment, throwing a scoreless inning on 20 pitches, nine of which were strikes.
