Luisangel Acuña‘s home run on the game’s first pitch set the tone for Syracuse in their thrilling extra-inning win over the Buffalo Bisons. Pablo Reyes (.901 OPS) launched a two-run shot in the eighth, and Carlos Cortes (.901 OPS) added two home runs, including a three-run shot in the 10th inning.
Photo by James Farrance
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (50-29) 8, Buffalo Bisons (38-41) 5 In 10 Innings
BOX SCORE
- RF Carlos Cortes 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 HR (6), 5 RBI, K (.901 OPS)
- SS Luisangel Acuña 1-for-5, 2 R, HR (5), RBI, K (.704 OPS)
- 3B Pablo Reyes 3-for-5, 2 R, HR (5), 2 RBI (.901 OPS)
The longball carried Syracuse to an extra-inning win over Buffalo. First the very first pitch of the game, the Mets were providing power – Luisangel Acuña teed off on his fifth home run of the year in the first inning.
LUISANGEL JUST HIT A HOME RUN ON THE FIRST PITCH OF THE GAME 420 FEET pic.twitter.com/G7nIgMVxzE
— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) June 29, 2024
Mike Brosseau gave Syracuse the lead in extra innings with an RBI single, scoring the free baserunner. After a Pablo Reyes single, Carlos Cortes launched his second homer of the night, giving the Mets a comfortable four-run lead. Cortes, who has spent three separate stints on the developmental list, has had an interesting year–he has a .901 OPS for the season and a slash line of .390/.432/.756 (1.188 OPS) in June. The 27-year-old is spending his second season in Syracuse and has posted solid numbers across his five and a half years in the Mets organization. He could become a quality outfield depth piece for the major league club in the future.
- LHP Joey Lucchesi (4.46 ERA) 6 1/3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (93 pitches/ 62 strikes)
- RHP Eric Orze 1 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- RHP Max Kranick 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 3 K
Lucchesi needed a quality start for Syracuse after several tough outings, and he delivered. He gave the Mets six and a third innings on the mound and saw a return to his season averages in velocity and spin rates, which had plagued him in his last two starts.
Double-A
Portland Sea Dogs (35-37), Binghamton Rumble Ponies (36-34) Postponed
Due to inclement weather, Saturday’s Rumble Ponies game against the Portland Sea Dogs was postponed. Saturday’s game will be made up as part of a doubleheader against the Sea Dogs on Tuesday, August 13.
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (35-39) 3, Aberdeen IronBirds (40-34) 8
BOX SCORE
- 2B Jesus Baez 1-for-4, R, HR (1) (.810 OPS)
- RF Wilfredo Lara 3-for-4, 2 R, HR (3), RBI (.660 OPS)
- 1B Mateo Gil 1-for-3, 3B, RBI, 1 K (.684 OPS)
Brooklyn kept pace with Aberdeen through the first two innings, maintaining a 2-2 tie, but as the Cyclones’ bats cooled off, the IronBirds’ offense continued to produce. Led by two RBI apiece from Mac Horvath, Maxwell Costes, and Adam Retzbach, Aberdeen cruised an easy win over Brooklyn.
Jesus Baez hit his first High-A home run, his third extra-base hit since his promotion to Brooklyn (5 games).
We could get used to these… ?
First High-A home run for Jesus Baez puts us on the board in Aberdeen!#AmazinStartsHere #LGM pic.twitter.com/ylrc2Xzs0c
— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) June 30, 2024
- RHP Douglas Orellana (1.67 ERA) 1 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 0 K (24 pitches/15 strikes)
- RHP Jake Stevenson 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
- RHP Jawilme Ramirez 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- RHP Ben Simon 1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Orellana pitched in his second abbreviated outing since coming off the injured list, going only one inning, but got rocked pretty hard– allowing four hits and two runs (one unearned). Before his injury, Orellana, along with Jonah Tong, were stars in the Brooklyn rotation. As he eases his way back into going farther into games, he’ll try to find that success that he had in the first quarter of the season.
Low-A
St. Lucie Mets (24-50) 1, Palm Beach Cardinals (41-32) 5
BOX SCORE
- 3B Colin Houck 1-for-4, 3 K (.639 OPS)
- DH Jeffry Rosa 1-for-3, 2B, 2 K (.522 OPS)
- 1B Yohairo Cuevas 1-for-3, RBI (.534 OPS)
St. Lucie couldn’t build on their comeback win on Friday, dropping the penultimate game of their series against Palm Beach. Colin Houck extended his hitting streak to five games. Houck has a slashline of .247/.329/.438 (.767 OPS) with three homers in June.
Colin Houck, Photo by Ed Delany of Mets Minors
- RHP Ernesto Mercedes (5.71 ERA) 5 1/3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 6 BB, 5 K
- RHP Gregori Louis 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 3 K
Louis has been dynamic for St Lucie in June, allowing only one earned run in six appearances. With Saturday’s outing, he dropped his ERA with the low-A ball club to an outstanding 1.82.
Florida Complex League
FCL-Mets (17-22) 1, FCL-Astros (19-19) 3
BOX SCORE
- SS Jeremy Rodriguez 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, K (.728 OPS)
Dominican Summer League
DSL-Mets Blue (6-13) 4, DSL-Rockies (11-9) 6
BOX SCORE
- SS Vladi Gomez 2-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI, K (667 OPS)
- 1B Rainer Reyes 2-for-4, 3 K (1.022 OPS)
DSL-Mets Orange (10-9) 4, DSL-Twins (10-10) 3
BOX SCORE
- SS Keiver Garcia 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, K (.877 OPS)
- 1B Enderson Asencio 2-for-3, R, K (.550 OPS)
