J.T. Ginn, Photos by Ed Delany of MMN
AAA: Doubleheader Game 1: Syracuse Mets (18-39) 6, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (36-19) 5
- J.D. Davis 3B: 1-3, HR, BB, 2 K, .185/.371/.444
- Brandon Drury 1B-3B: 2-4, .255/802 OPS
- Chance Sisco C: 1-1, 2 BB, .213/.342/.361
- Patrick Mazeika DH: 1-4, K, .306/.338/.468
Syracuse fell behind on two different occasions but clawed their way back in a gritty extra inning win.
Davis played seven error-free innings at third base and batted four times. He hit an opposite field home run, drew a walk, and struck out twice.
Drury had two singles in four plate appearances. His first hit was a line drive to left in the fourth inning that drove in a run and cut Scranton’s lead to 4-2. His second was a line drive to right in extra innings that pushed the eventual winning run to third base.
Scranton failed to get Sisco out in his three plate appearances. His single came on a soft line drive to left. In 21 PA with Syracuse, his slashline is now .235/.381/.412.
Khalil Lee entered the game in the eighth inning as the automatic runner on second base and scored the winning run when Martin Cervenka grounded into a double play.
J.D. Davis just went deep for Syracuse. It's his second home run on rehab this season. #Mets pic.twitter.com/26ImuUiaxk
— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) July 10, 2021
- RHP Vance Worley (2-1, 5.18) 5.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
- LHP Tom Windle (0-1, 2.81) 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Windle faced one batter and struck him out to get the save. His ERA is under 3.00 despite a 23.2% walk rate.
G2: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (37-19) 1, Syracuse Mets (18-40) 0
- J.D. Davis: DNP
- Khalil Lee: DNP
- Albert Almora Jr. LF: 0-3, .179/.256/.333
- Brandon Drury 3B: 0-3, .248/.312/.469
Syracuse managed only three hits in the second game of their doubleheader. Cesar Puello‘s double was the only extra base hit out f those three.
- RHP Akeem Bostick (0-3, 6.67) 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
- RHP Marcel Renteria (3-0, 6.93) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
AA: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (22-35) 6, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (24-32) 3
- Brett Baty: DNP – Futures Game
- Mark Vientos 3B: 2-3, HR, 2B, BB, CS, .283/.349/.601
- Carlos Cortes LF: 1-4, 2 K, .279/.343/.524
- Yoel Romero 2B: 1-2, 2B, BB, K, .265/.337/.395
- Luis Carpio SS: 1-3, 2B, K, .248/.331/.366
Another huge game from Mark Vientos led Binghamton to a 6-3 win.
The recently promoted Baty didn’t make his Double-A debut on Saturday because he was travelling to Sunday’s Futures Game in Denver.
Vientos had two more extra base hits, pushing his slugging percentage over .600. He hit his fourteenth home run of the year on a flyball to left field which gave Binghamton a 2-0 lead. He also hit his thirteenth double on a line drive to right field and drew a walk.
Romero’s go-ahead two run double in the fifth inning put Binghamton on top for good.
Mark Vientos has done it again.
He takes Simeon Woods Richardson (his former teammate!) deep to left for his #Mets minor league-leading 14th homer of the year. pic.twitter.com/Iseq0jFiIb
— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) July 10, 2021
- RHP Oscar De La Cruz (2-3, 8.66) 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- RHP Eric Orze (2-2, 3.38) 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
- RHP Allan Winans (1-2, 1.46) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
After a solid start from De La Cruz, Orze and Winans shined in relief.
Orze allowed only one baserunner in three hitless innings and struck out five. He now has a 1.35 ERA in his three games since being promoted to Binghamton.
Winans got the save. After he pitched to a 1.83 ERA in Brooklyn, the 25-year-old hasn’t given up a run yet in his first five innings with Binghamton.
A+: Doubleheader Game 1: Hudson Valley Renegades (38-19) 7, Brooklyn Cyclones (18-38) 1
- Francisco Alvarez: DNP
- Ronny Mauricio SS: 1-3, SB, K, .219/676 OPS
- Luis Gonzalez 2B: 1-3, HR, K, .132/.132/.237
- Joe Genord DH: 0-2, BB, K, .207/653 OPS
- Adrian Hernandez CF: 0-2, K, .126/.153/.158
It was an extremely quiet day for Brooklyn’s offense as they got swept in a doubleheader.
Like Baty, Alvarez didn’t play on Saturday because he’s playing in the Future’s game on Sunday.
Mauricio had one of Brooklyn’s three hits in Game 1. It came as a left-handed batter and was a groundball to shortstop. He then stole second base. He’s 5-for-7 on steals now.
- RHP Connor Grey (0-1, 4.50) 5 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
Grey and Conner O’Neil combined to give up seven runs in six innings.
G2: Hudson Valley Renegades (39-19) 5, Brooklyn Cyclones (18-39) 0
- Francisco Alvarez: DNP
- Ronny Mauricio SS: 0-3, .216/.254/.412
Brooklyn was no-hit by three Hudson Valley pitchers in Game 2.
- RHP Justin Lasko (3-4, 3.14) 5.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- LHP Andrew Edwards (0-2, 1.93) 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
A-: St. Lucie Mets (31-28) 2, Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (33-26) 1
- Johneshwy Fargas CF: 1-3, HR, .245/.315/.531
- Jaylen Palmer 3B: 1-3, K, .253/.370/.331
- Alex Ramirez RF: 0-1, 2 BB, CS, K, .248/.316/.372
Fargas played all nine innings in centerfield and hit another home run, this one a two run shot on a flyball to left-center.
Palmer’s hit came on a sharp groundball to left field. His wRC+ is now a solid 102.
Ramirez walked twice and was caught stealing. The 18-year-old is now 11-for-15 on stolen base attempts.
- RHP J.T. Ginn (2-1, 2.48) 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K
- RHP Luis Montas (3-0, 1.02) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
- RHP Willy Taveras (1-3, 3.33) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Ginn starred on the mound, tossing his best start as a professional. It was the first time this year that he lasted six innings and his ten strikeouts set a career high. 59 of his 86 pitches were strikes.
Luis Montas threw a scoreless inning in relief but uncharacteristically walked two batters. The 20-year-old’s walk rate is now 4.3%.
