Drew Gilbert had two home runs and Nolan McLean struck out a career-high ten batters in a Syracuse win, Binghamton won behind big days from Ryan Clifford and the rehabbing Jesse Winker, Brooklyn took the loss in a day where Brendan Girton failed to get out of the third inning and St. Lucie did not play due to rain on Thursday.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (38-46) 7, Worcester Red Sox (43-40) 4

BOX SCORE

• CF Drew Gilbert – 3-for-5, 2 R, 2 HR (9), 3 RBI (35) (.745 OPS)
• 2B Luisangel Acuña – 1-for-5, 1 R, SB (4), 1 K (.669 OPS)
• C Francisco Alvarez – 1-for-4, 1 K (.789 OPS)
• 3B Pablo Reyes – 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, HR (4), 3 RBI (10), 1 BB (1.568 OPS)

The bats erupted in the third inning, behind a Drew Gilbert home run. Gilbert has hit five home runs in his last five games, hopefully coming out of a season-long power drought. Francisco Alvarez continues to work it out in the minors, with a hit and a strikeout on Thursday.

• RHP Nolan McLean (2.80 ERA) 5 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K (58 of 89 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Alex Carrillo (0.00 ERA) 1 IP, 3 K
• RHP Douglas Orellana (18.00 ERA) 1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB
• RHP Dom Hamel (4.23 ERA) 2 IP, 1 H, 5 K

Nolan McLean was on one today, striking out a career-high ten batters all while dancing around traffic with seven hits allowed to a powerful Woo Sox lineup. Douglas Orellana, after dominating in Double-A had a rough outing in his first appearance in Triple-A, allowing two runs on one hit and two walks

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (51-25) 6, Hartford Yard Goats (42-36) 2

BOX SCORE 

• 1B Ryan Clifford – 1-for-3, 2 R, HR (14), 3 RBI, 1 BB (.820 OPS)
• DH Jesse Winker – 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 RBI (4), 2 BB (1.333 OPS)
• CF Jett Williams – 0-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB (.862 OPS)
• LF Carson Benge – 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB (.878 OPS)
• RF Nick Morabito – 0-for-3, 1 BB, 1 K (.802 OPS

Ryan Clifford tied for the Eastern League HR lead with his 14th home run of the season and nearly missing his 15th after he was robbed of one. Carson Benge has adapted well to Double-A, continuing to show a solid approach. Binghamton turned four hits and nine walks into six runs.

The Rumble Ponies are the first Double-A team to 50 wins in the 2025 season 🎉🎉

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— Binghamton Rumble Ponies (@RumblePoniesBB) July 3, 2025

• RHP Joshua Cornielly (4.18 ERA) 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 1 HR allowed
• RHP Cameron Foster (1.25 ERA) 2 IP, 2 H, 3 K

Thursday was a bullpen day, with three pitchers being used in the game. Cameron Foster has been outstanding all season and his ability to strike out batters and limit walks has to have him on the radar of the big club.

High-A

Brooklyn Cyclones (53-25) 1, Hudson Valley Renegades (45-31) 4

BOX SCORE

• DH Corey Collins – 2-for-4, 1 RBI (1), 1 K (.858 OPS)
• 1B Ronald Hernandez – 0-for-2, SB (16) BB (.661 OPS)
• SS Jesus Baez – 1-for-4, 2B (.752 OPS)
• 2B Marco Vargas – 1-for-4, 2B, 1 R (.646 OPS)
• 3B Colin Houck – 0-for-3, 1 BB, 1 K (.457 OPS)

The Cyclones only managed four hits on the day, with two of them going for extra bases. Corey Collins has acclimated himself well to Brooklyn so far, with three hits in seven at-bats. Ronald Hernandez stole his 16th base of the season, giving the Cyclones two catchers with 15+ steals with Chris Suero having stolen 24 bases so far.

• RHP Brendan Girton (2.89 ERA) 2 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 2 K (28 of 60 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Joel Díaz (3.56 ERA) 4 IP, 7 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 4 K

Brendan Girton had his shakiest outing of 2025, throwing less than 50% of his pitches for strikes and walking five batters. Joel Díaz was hit hard in his four innings of work and hasn’t allowed more than two earned runs in an appearance since May 25th.

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (41-35) vs. Daytona Tortugas (36-41) POSTPONED

The St. Lucie/Daytona game was postponed due to inclement weather and the make-up game will be announced at a later date.

Florida Coast League

FCL Mets (16-24) 3, FCL Nationals (23-17) 2

Shortstop Branny De Oleo went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored and third baseman Bohan Adderley went 0-for-3 with a strikeout continuing his rough start to 2025 that has his OPS at .486. Left-hander Nicolas Carreno went four innings allowing two hits and one unearned run while striking out two.

Dominican Summer League

DSL Mets Blue (10-13) 4, DSL Yankees Blue (9-12) 5

Catcher Yovanny Rodriguez went 1-for-2 with a double, two RBI a walk and a strikeout. Centerfielder Yunior Amparo went 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout.

DSL Mets Orange (13-9) 11, DSL Rockies 5

Elian Peña went 1-for-3 with two runs scored, an RBI and a walk to bring his OPS to .786. After an early adjustment period, Peña has looked the part of a potential star. Designated Hitter Adolfo Miranda went 3-for-4 on the day with two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored