Brandon Sproat, Photo by Bronson Harris of Binghamtom Rumble Ponies
The terrible weather up and down the East Coast did not stop Brandon Sproat from showing off his elite stuff. Sproat, who struck out a career-high 13 batters on Friday, achieved an unreal feat–retiring 11 straight FisherCats via strikeout, one shy of the minor league record. The record for most strikeouts in a row for a minor league pitcher is 12, which is held by Yusniel Padron-Artiles in 2019 while a member of the Boston Red Sox’s Single-A affiliate, Lowell Spinners.
Triple-A
Columbus Clippers (51-52) Syracuse Mets (62-42) POSTPONED
Due to inclement weather, Friday’s game between the Columbus Clippers and Syracuse Mets was been postponed. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 5:05 p.m. ET.
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (52-45) 0, New Hampshire FisherCats (39-58) 7
- 1B Ryan Clifford: 0-for-1, 2 BB, RBI, HBP (.848 OPS)
- RF Alex Ramirez: 1-for-5, 2 RBI, 3 K (.627 OPS)
- CF Matt Rudick: 2-for-5 (.705 OPS)
The Rumble Ponies’ offense was shut down until the ninth inning in their 7-3 loss Friday evening. FisherCat pitcher Andrew Bechtold allowed the first six Ponies to get on base in the ninth frame and left the game without recording an out. Despite putting up three runs, Binghamton could not complete the late comeback.
Ryan Clifford was on base three more times tonight, raising his season OPS to .843, the best on the Binghamton team.
Ryan Clifford, Photo by Bronson Harris of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies
- RHP Brandon Sproat (2.45 ERA) 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 13 K (81 pitches/57 strikes)
- RHP Sean Reid-Foley 0.0 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- RHP Cam Robinson 3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Brandon Sproat was pulled right before the thick of the rain fell, but he poured on the strikeouts. In one of the most impressive minor league outings ever, Sproat struck out 13 FisherCats, including the last 11 batters he faced. He is due for a promotion to Triple-A Syracuse and, if he performs up to David Stearns’ and the front office’s criteria, it shouldn’t be long before he arrives in Queens.
Brandon Sproat has hit another level tonight.
He has 13 strikeouts through 5 innings, 11 of them have been in a row!
— MetsMinors.Net (@Mets_Minors) August 3, 2024
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (47-52) 0, Aberdeen IronBirds (51-48) 1 SUSPENDED
Friday’s game between the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Aberdeen IronBirds was suspended. The game will resume the contest at 4:35 PM tomorrow with Aberdeen leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth. A seven-inning nightcap will follow after the conclusion of the opener.
Low-A
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (51-46) 2, St. Lucie Mets (34-66) 3
- 2B Boston Baro: 1-for-3, R, 3B, BB (.775 OPS)
- RF Diego Mosquera: 1-for-3, RBI, K (.532 OPS)
- DH Ronald Hernandez: 1-for-3, K (.752 OPS)
Baro and Hernandez have been stars in the St. Lucie line all year. Both have started August well after tearing up July, as Baro picked up his fourth triple of the year and Hernandez increases his on-base streak to six games.
- RHP Grant Hartwig (0.00 ERA) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (19 pitches/ 10 strikes)
- RHP Joel Diaz (4.94 ERA) 7 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Hartwig made his second rehab start with St. Lucie, throwing a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Hartwig represents another major league caliber arm that is on his way back to being available for the big league club.
DSL Mets Orange split their doubleheader on Friday–the squad was lead by CF Edward Lantigua who went 1-for-4, 2 RBI, and two walks. DSL Mets Blue dropped their Friday fixture against the DSL Tigers– SS Diover De Aza went 2-for-4, 2B, and 2 RBI.
