AAA: Rochester Red Wings (27-37) 6, Syracuse Mets (23-42) 2  Box Score

• Patrick Mazeika 1B: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, .310/.354/.540
• Albert Almora Jr. CF: 2-for-4, R, BB, .277/.365/.462
• Brandon Drury 3B: 2-for-5, K, .279/.351/.500

Despite recording 10 hits in Sunday’s game, the Mets were held just two runs due to a poor 1-for-9 performance with runners in scoring position. Mazeika continues to hit very well since his demotion to Triple-A. He has five home runs in just 23 games and is hitting .341/.383/.659 for the month of July. Almora and Drury both extended their hitting streaks to six games.

• RHP Robert Stock (1-3, 3.57 ERA) 1.0 IP, K
• RHP Akeem Bostick (L, 0-4, 6.61 ERA) 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 K
• RHP Nick Tropeano (2-0, 2.18 ERA) 3.0 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, K

Stock started Sunday’s game for the Mets and, as was scheduled, worked just a single inning, throwing seven pitches before being removed. With the major league team in need of a starter for Monday and Tuesday, it seems possible that Stock would be available to start the latter of those games. The three relievers each pitched multiple innings, but also each gave up at least one run.

AA: Altoona Curve (35-28) 5, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (24-39) 1  Box Score

• Mark Vientos LF: 0-for-4, 3 K, .275/.346/.598
• Brett Baty 3B: 0-for-4, 3 K, .200/.238/.250
• Wagner Lagrange DH: 3-for-4, .274/.324/.403

It was rough day for Binghamton’s entire lineup, but the team’s trio of top prospects had an especially tough time. Vientos, Baty, and Carlos Cortes combined to go 0-for-12 and struck out nine times. Lagrange continues to pick up a large quantity of hits, something he has done his entire career, and his .324 average over the last 30 days ranks eighth in the league. Vientos has the sixth best average in the league in that span, while his 30-day OPS of 1.262 still easily leads the league even with the hitless day on Sunday.

• RHP Oscar De La Cruz (L, 1-3, 6.42 ERA) 5.0 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• RHP Allan Winans (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 2.0 IP, H, K
• RHP Eric Orze (1-0, 2.35 ERA) 1.0 IP, 2 H, ER, K

De La Cruz had another rough start in what has been a challenging first season in the Mets organization for him. After a four game stretch in which he did not give up more than two runs in a single start, he has now allowed seven earned runs and 17 hits over 10.0 innings in his last two starts. Winans has pitched 9.0 scoreless innings over five games since being promoted to Binghamton. Orze has had similar success following his promotion to Binghamton: he has a 12:1 K:BB ratio in 7.1 innings pitched.

A+: Jersey Shore BlueClaws (29-37) 7, Brooklyn Cyclones (22-42) 1  Box Score

• Francisco Alvarez C: 1-for-4, K, .219/.340/.445
• Ronny Mauricio SS: 1-for-3, BB, .239/.280/.434
• Antoine Duplantis CF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, BB, 2 K, .256/.325/.374

The Cyclones had plenty of opportunities to get back into this game, but went just 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and could only push across a single run on an Alvarez double play. Alvarez is mired in what can be considered the first real slump of his professional career, as he is hitting just .077/.234/.154 in 12 July games. His OPS with Brooklyn for the season remains at a respectable .785 despite the recent struggles. Mauricio’s extreme home-road splits (.484 OPS at home vs. .904 on the road) have gotten quite a bit of attention this year, but he is 9-for-23 with his second home run in Brooklyn on the current homestand.

• RHP Alec Kisena (L, 1-6, 5.67 ERA) 4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• RHP Bryce Montes de Oca (1-2, 3.00 ERA) 1.0 IP, BB, K
• RHP Mitch Ragan (2-2, 1.61 ERA) 1.0 IP

After a strong one-run outing last time out, Kisena’s struggles returned in Sunday’s start. Montes de Oca has been effectively wild in his first professional season, as he has walked nearly a batter per inning (20 walks, along with three hit batters, in 21.0 innings pitched) but has kept his ERA quite low.

A: St. Lucie Mets (35-31) 9, Palm Beach Cardinals (25-40) 1  Box Score

• Jaylen Palmer 3B: 3-for-5, 2 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, K, .279/.383/.377
• Alex Ramirez CF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, .250/.321/.361
• Jose Peroza DH: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI, K, .254/.406/.392

The Mets’ offense exploded right out of the gate, scoring nine runs in the first inning, before being shut out for the remaining eight innings. Palmer led the charge in the first inning, doubling twice, with the second one clearing the loaded bases. After a slow start to the season, Palmer has begun to show why he is regarded as a top 10 prospect in the system over the last month or so. During July, he is hitting .365/.414/.538 with six stolen bases. His .363 average over the last 30 days ranks second in the Low-A Southeast League. Peroza’s 38 walks this season rank tenth in the Low-A Southeast League.

• RHP David Griffin (W, 1-0, 4.57 ERA) 6.0 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 6 K
• RHP Austin Faith (3-3, 7.62 ERA) 2.0 IP, 2 BB, 3 K
• RHP Reyson Santos (2-2, 6.95 ERA) 1.0 IP, H, BB

Sunday’s outing featured three struggling pitchers all putting together strong outings to hold the Cardinals to just a single run on four hits. Griffin had given up four or more runs in all but one of his first four career minor league starts, but tossed six strong innings in this one. Faith has rebounded a bit in July after a catastrophic June in which he had a 31.50 ERA in three starts; he now has 36 strikeouts in 28.1 innings pitched this season.