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MMN Recap: Rajai Davis Knocks in Five for Syracuse

By Daniel Muras

August 19, 2019 No comments

Syracuse (64-61) 9, Norfolk (51-73) 5  Box Score

A big, six-run fourth inning, which featured a grand slam from Davis, carried the Mets to victory in Sunday’s game. Krizan, who hit .318/.378/.579 in 30 games with Binghamton following the All Star break, is off to a hot start with Syracuse.

This start was certainly an improvement for Santana, following his eight run disaster in his last outing, but he still allowed five total runs. Bashlor has not allowed an earned run since his demotion to Syracuse in early August, but he has walked more batters than he has struck out (3:5 BB:K) over that span.

Hartford (65-58) 8, Binghamton (60-64) 1  Box Score

Binghamton’s offense was stymied in Sunday’s game as the lineup was held to just six hits and combined to go 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Gimenez had his second straight multi-hit game and his hit total over the previous two games matches his total over the prior 15 games. Hopefully this is an indication that he is coming out of his slump. Haggerty has struck out 11 times in his last four games.

Smith’s dominant stretch of pitching with Binghamton ended with this rough start. Sunday’s start was the first time he had allowed more than three earned runs in a start since his promotion to Double-A and the first time, regardless of level, he had done so since June 20. Shaw had been dominant out of the Binghamton bullpen, but has allowed multiple runs in three of his last four appearances.

Charlotte (77-48) 5, St. Lucie (67-57) 2  Box Score

The Mets were held to just two runs on six hits, all of which were singles. After making his first rehab appearance as a DH on Friday, Nimmo took the field for the first time and played five innings in center field.

Still on a pitch limit in second start returning from injury, Wilson fired five scoreless innings before being pulled with 77 pitches. He has been solid at limiting runs, his low strikeout rate (52 in 85.0 innings) makes one wonder whether his stuff will play at the upper levels of the minors. After going 12 appearances without allowing an earned run, Renteria has now allowed earned runs in each of his last three appearances.

Rome (58-67) 3, Columbia (49-73) 2  Box Score

Columbia’s offense was shut out for the first eight innings of Sunday’s game and were only able to pull within one run when a Rome error brought home two runs in the ninth. Overall, Columbia has struggled on offense this season, as the team’s .643 OPS is the second worst in the South Atlantic League.

Holderman struggled with his command in this start, needing 57 pitches to get through just two innings, his shortest start since his return from the injured list on July 23. Simon has a 37:12 K:BB ratio in 2019. Gordon has at least one strikeout in ever appearance he has made this season, totaling 32 in 22.1 innings.

Brooklyn (33-27) 2, Tri-City (25-35) 1  Box Score

This game was originally started on Saturday, but was suspended due to fog in the sixth inning and was resumed on Sunday. The Cyclones were held to just four hits and went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position, but two bases loaded walks in the sixth inning were enough to push them to victory.

Bryant’s run of dominance continued with a six strikeout, five shutout inning performance. He has not given up more than a run in a start since July 4 and has a 16:0 K:BB ratio with only a single run allowed over his last three starts. Biddy allowed his first earned run of the season, but still owns a dominant ERA and K:BB ratio.

Brooklyn (34-27) 5, Tri-City (25-36) 3  Box Score

  • Yoel Romero 2B: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, K, .269/.329/.404
  • Gavin Garay 1B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, K, .231/.274/.321
  • Ranfy Adon RF: 1-for-1, 2 BB, 2 SB, .269/.313/.375

In the second game played by Brooklyn on Sunday, the Cyclones’ offense was held to just four hits, but made the most of those limited opportunities. Romero ended the game with a bang with his walk off two run home run in the eighth inning. After walking just twice in his first 29 games of the season, Adon has managed to draw five walks in his last three games.

  • RHP Michel Otanez (1-1, 3.00 ERA) 4.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 6 K
  • RHP Mitch Ragan (1-2, 2.76 ERA) 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, ER, 2 K
  • RHP Nelson Leon (W, 3-1, 1.80 ERA) 1.0 IP, BB, K

Otanez set a new personal best for strikeouts with the Cyclones, punching out six batters over his four and a third innings pitched. He has been solid through five starts with Brooklyn, although his strikeout and walk numbers have taken a step back from where they were in Kingsport. Ragan has walked just two batters in 29.1 innings pitched this season.

Danville (24-34) 4, Kingsport (28-30) 3  Box Score

The Mets were held without a run for the first seven innings of Sunday’s game before pushing across three runs in the final two frames as part of a late inning comeback attempt. Regnault has been heating up recently and now has a .280/.315/.560 line for the month of August.

  • RHP Junior Santos (L, 0-4, 3.78 ERA) 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 3 K

Santos had the roughest start of his career in terms of control: He threw 73 pitches without even getting through the third inning (only 38 were strikes) and walked a career high six batters. For context, he had only walked six batters during the entirety of his 2018 season (50.0 innings). However, he had not walked more than two batters in a start this season, so hopefully this was just a one start blip for him.

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Written by Daniel Muras

I fell in love with the Mets during the 2006 playoff run and became obsessed with the Mets minor league system while looking for a brighter future during the 2009-2014 era. I hope to provide interesting analysis of the minors and am excited to have the opportunity to write for MMO and MMN.

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