Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 3 (47-24), Syracuse Mets 1 (24-50) Box Score

• RF Khalil Lee 0-for-3, 3 SO, .252/.437/.408
• CF Albert Almora Jr. 3-for-4, RBI, .268/.339/.454

Syracuse lost a close one to the RailRiders Thursday as they collected 10 hits and only one run.  Almora had a hot bat tonight as he picked up three hits including a clutch two out RBI single.  Syracuse held a 1-0 lead entering the top of the ninth and let up three runs leading to the loss.

• LHP Josh Walker 8 IP, H, 2 BB, 6 K, 5.84 ERA

Walker threw the best game of his young career as he had a no-hitter going into the eighth. Walker had command of all of his pitches and had two walks and six strikeouts in eight brilliant innings of work. Walker was recently ranked as the Mets No. 20 prospect by Baseball America.

Hartford Yard Goats 6 (24-50), Binghamton Rumble Ponies 5 (28-44) Box Score

• LF Brett Baty 0-for-4, BB, SO, .284/.373/.470
• 3B Mark Vientos 2-for-5 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 SO, .269/.341/.596

With two homers tonight for the @RumblePoniesBB, #Mets No. 8 prospect Mark Vientos takes the outright lead in long balls in the Double-A Northeast. pic.twitter.com/fDJ3zXDXuD

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 30, 2021

The Rumble Ponies showed a lot of fight Thursday night as they were down 5-2 heading into the sixth and fought back to tie the game in the ninth eventually losing on a walk off in the bottom half.  Vientos continues to be on a power surge as he crushed two homers to right-center and recorded his 19th and 20th homers.

Vientos has dominated the minor leagues this year and is the eighth prospect in minor league baseball to reach the 20-homer mark in 2021.

• RHP Mitch Ragan 2.1 IP, H, 3 K, 0.00 ERA

Ragan was making his Double-A debut after posting a 1.33 ERA out of the Brooklyn Cyclones bullpen earlier this year.

Brooklyn Cyclones (29-43), Jersey Shore BlueClaws (33-41) – Rain out, doubleheader Friday starting at 5:05

Game One: Daytona Tortugas 4 (36-38), St. Lucie Mets 3 (39-35) Box Score

• RF Jaylen Palmer 1-for-3, HR, BB, 2 RBI, 2 SO, .279/.378/.392
• 3B Jose Peroza 1-for-3, 2B, SB, R, SO, .280/.413/.439

The first game of the doubleheader on Thursday went to the Tortugas as they scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning to break the tie and win the game.  Palmer has been putting his skillset on display this season as he picks up his second home run of the year. Palmer is making his case to move into the top 10 prospect list for the Mets.

• RHP Junior Santos 4 IP, 6 H, R, ER, 3 BB, 5 SO, 5.16 ERA

Santos threw well in game one as he allowed six hits and only one run.  He limited the damage to only one run which is very impressive from a 19 year old.

Game two: St. Lucie Mets 4 (40-35), Daytona Tortugas 1 (36-39) Box Score

• CF Alex Ramirez 1-for-2 RBI, BB, SO, .254/.330/.367
• 3B Jaylen Palmer 0-for-4, SO, .279/.378/.392

The Mets won the second game of the doubleheader as they reached the 40-win mark. Ramirez got the first game off and Jose Peroza got the second game off.  Ramirez returned to the lineup reaching base twice and picking up a clutch two-out RBI base hit.

• RHP Oscar Rojas 5 IP, 2 H, R, ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 3.23 ERA
• RHP Reyson Santos 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K, 5.88 ERA

The two pitchers, Rojas and Santos, combined to throw seven innings of three-hit baseball allowing only one run. Rojas threw a great game as he picked up seven strikeouts in only five innings of work.  Rojas has been phenomenal all season as he continues to dominate Low-A. Santos threw well having great control with his pitches limiting his walks and picking up a pair of strikeouts in two innings of work while picking up the save.

FCL Cardinals 7, FCL Mets 6 (WP: Garcia, Roy; LP: Beck, Jace) – Box Score

DSL Mets2 3, DSL Brewers 2 (WP: Palacios, Jonaiker; LP: Cuevas, Nelson) – Box Score

DSL Yankees1 9, DSL Mets1 0 – Box Score