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MMN Recap: Syracuse Mets No-Hit as Rajai Davis, Corey Oswalt Return From IL

By Christopher Soto

August 8, 2019 No comments

Corey Oswalt, Photo By Ernest Dove

Durham (65-50) 2, Syracuse (57-58) 1 Box Score

  • DH Rajai Davis: 0-for-4, RBI(21), 2 K | .283/.334/.402

Four Durham pitchers combined to no-hit the Syracuse Mets allowing only one run to score via a ground-out by Rajai Davis.

  • RHP Corey Oswalt: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 9 K, 1 BB, Loss | 7-3, 3.39 ERA, 1.23 WHIP

Oswalt continued his strong run of form with another five innings of solid work. Since being activated from the (AAA) injured list on July 1st, Oswalt has a 2.27 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and a 28 to 2 K to BB ratio.

Harrisburg (62-51) 4, Binghamton (57-55) 2 Box Score

  • 3B Will Toffey: 2-for-2, R, 2B, BB | .233/.365/.362
  • LF Michael Paez: 2-for-2, R, HR(3), RBI(28) | .220/.294/.311

The Rumble Ponies had eight hits on the day but could not get runners into scoring position. Michael Paez entered the game in the top fifth inning as part of a double switch and had an immediate impact with a solo home run to lead off the bottom half of the inning.

  • LHP Kevin Smith: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 K, 5 BB, Loss | 2-1, 2.53 ERA, 1.27 WHIP

Smith really struggled with his command yesterday tossing only 43 of his 79 pitches for strikes (54%) leading to five walks on the day.

Binghamton (58-55) 5, Harrisburg (62-52) 4 Box Score

The Rumble Ponies staged a huge late rally to come back from a 4-1 deficit to win it in the bottom of the seventh inning. Mazeika capped off the rally with a three-run home run.

  • RHP Joseph Shaw: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 K, 1 BB | 1-4, 3.77 ERA, 1.35 WHIP
  • RHP Adonis Uceta: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB, Win | 4-3, 1.66 ERA, 1.07 WHIP

Uceta was the beneficiary of the walk-off win earning his fourth win of the season with another two solid innings of work as he continues his strong season.

St. Lucie (63-50) 5, Fort Myers (61-51) 2 Box Score

  • 2B Carlos Cortes: 1-for-1, R, HR(8), 3 RBI(57), 2 BB | .256/.332/.404
  • LF Blake Tiberi: 1-for-2, 2 R, SB(13), BB | .246/.326/.327

Cortes extended his hitting streak to eight games with his three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to give the Mets the lead and the win.

  • RHP Jaison Vilera: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 K, 1 BB, Win | 1-0, 2.70 ERA, 1.20 WHIP
  • RHP Marcel Renteria: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB, Save | 1-2, 3.95 ERA, 1.28 WHIP

Making his first start at the (A+) level, Vilera was superb registering his first quality start since July 1st. He cruised through the first four innings of the game before running into trouble in the fifth but was able to limited the damage to only two sacrifice flies as he retired the final six batters he faced.

Fort Myers (62-51) 9, St. Lucie (63-51) 2 Box Score

  • 2B Carlos Cortes: 1-for-3, R, HR(9), 2 RBI(59), K | .256/.332/.404

The St. Lucie offense was limited to only four hits in the second game of the doubleheader with Cortes delivering another home run to extend his hitting streak to nine games.

  • LHP Thomas Szapucki: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 K, 2 BB, Loss | 1-2, 3.96 ERA, 1.48 WHIP

Szapucki struggled with his command as he left too many pitches over the heart of plate resulting in seven hits against him, including three extra base hits. It was the first time Szapucki has allowed more than two earned runs to score since his first start of the season in 2017 and only the third time in his entire career.

Elizabethton (24-23) 6, Kingsport (22-25) 3 Box Score

Kingsport only had five hits on the day but also had ten opportunities with runners in scoring position which they failed to convert in all but one. Dirocie posted his third multi-hit performance in his fourth game since being demoted to Kingsport as he looks to get his season on track after a .163 AVG/.523 OPS performance between Brooklyn and Columbia.

  • RHP Junior Santos: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB | 0-3, 3.58 ERA, 1.52 WHIP
  • LHP Jefferson Escorcha: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 K, 1 BB, Loss | 6-1, 2.35 ERA, 1.21 WHIP

Santos’ season long struggles to keep runners off base continued yesterday as he allowed six more in his three innings of work. On the season, he has now allowed 42 base-runners to reach safely in only 27 2/3 innings of work including at least two walks in five of his last six starts. The usually dependable Escorcha had an off night taking his first loss the season.

GCL Mets (20-15) 3, GCL Nationals (15-19) 2 Box Score

The GCL team only had three hits on the day but two of them came with runners in scoring position as the they took advantage of three Nationals errors to score the three runs they needed to win.

  • RHP Zachary Hammer: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 K, 3 BB | 0-1, 3.13 ERA, 1.30 WHIP
  • RHP Liam McCall: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB, Win | 2-0, 4.19 ERA, 1.40 WHIP

Hammer was wild but effective through his first two innings of work striking out three and walking three. He would run into trouble in his third inning, due to his own throwing error on a pick-off play, allowing back to back doubles after the misplay allowing two runs to score before being pulled. McCall would relieve him and left the remaining runner stranded at second. He would toss perfect innings in the sixth and seventh innings to earn his second win of the season.

GCL Nationals (16-19) 7, GCL Mets (20-16) 1 Box Score

The GCL Mets offense was just as quiet in the second game of the doubleheader as they could only muster four hits in the game.

  • RHP Robert Colina: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 K, 0 BB, Loss | 3-3, 2.51 ERA, 1.26 WHIP
  • RHP Jace Beck: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 K, 1 BB | 0-0, 18.00 ERA, 3.00 WHIP

Colina struggled with his command in this game uncorking two wild pitches and hitting a batter in addition to the three hits he allowed. The defense woes that plagued the Nationals in Game 1 transferred over the Mets in Game 2 as they committed four errors. 2019 Draftee Jace Beck made his debut for the Mets organization but was incredibly rusty as he had three wild pitches and allowed two hits in his inning of work.

DSL Mets1 (27-23) 5, DSL Twins (18-33) 4 Box Score

Down 4-1, the Mets rallied with five base hits in the bottom of the ninth inning to score four runs and steal a win from the Twins. Perez finished off the rally with a two run single to center to score Valdez and Bradly Encarnacion. Valdez also had a solo home run earlier in the game.

  • RHP Alvaro Figueroa: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB | 1-2, 5.68 ERA, 1.86 WHIP
  • LHP Mauricio Lezama: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB, Win | 1-1, 8.31 ERA, 2.31 WHIP

Lezama was the beneficiary of the come-back victory earning his first career win. Figueroa was the best pitcher of the day for the team tossing three innings of scoreless work including stranding the base loaded in the fourth inning after he came in for starter Yeremi Abad with runners on first and second.

DSL Tigers2 (24-27) 2, DSL Mets2 (23-27) 1 Box Score

The DSL Mets2 had eleven hits on the day but they were all singles as the combination with their 1-for-6 performance with runners in scoring position and three runners cut down on the base-paths led to only one run scoring.

  • LHP Alan Ramirez: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 9 K, 1 BB | 1-3, 3.21 ERA, 1.02 WHIP
  • RHP Antonio Villalba: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 K, 0 BB, Loss | 1-2, 2.23 ERA, 1.10 WHIP

Ramirez and Villalba both pitched extremely well combining to strike out thirteen batters while only allowing three hits on the day.

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