Brett Baty (Left) and Ronny Mauricio (right), Photo by Joseph Langan of MMO

AAA: Buffalo Bisons (15-13) 5, Syracuse Mets (11-19) 2  Box Score

The Syracuse Mets offense struggled to get much going in Sunday’s game, as they had just seven hits and only three at-bats with runners in scoring position. Guillorme made his third rehab start and his first at second base after playing third during the first two games. He had three plate appearances and played five innings in the field. Lee is hitting .444/.583/.722 with a 6:5 BB:K ratio in six games since being sent down to Triple-A. David Thompson, who has had a great start to his season, left the game after injuring his leg during a stolen base in the fourth inning.

  • RHP Jesus Reyes (L, 0-4, 5.49 ERA) 5.1 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
  • RHP Bradley Roney (0-1, 7.36 ERA) 1.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
  • LHP Tom Windle (0-0, 6.23 ERA) 1.0 IP, BB

Reyes was in constant trouble throughout Sunday’s game, allowing someone to reach base in each inning except for the third. Still, he was able to limit the damage to just three runs, one of which came on a home run by the rehabbing Cavan Biggio.

AA: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (9-20) 9, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (10-19) 6  Box Score

The Rumble Ponies won their fifth out their last six games on the strength of a strong offensive performance. Senger, Will Toffey, Desmond Lindsay, and Manny Rodriguez all homered during the game. Senger may not be the most talked about catching prospect in the Mets’ system, but he is sure doing his best to assert himself as a legitimate prospect, hitting .324/.364/.592 across two levels this season. However, he is striking out in over 35% of his plate appearances. Cortes had a .631 OPS as recently as May 19, but a .290/.378/.677 ending to his May followed by an even more absurd .391/.462/.826 start to June has resulted in his .905 OPS being the eighth best in the league. Rodriguez’s home run is his third of the season, matching his career total heading into 2021.

Dibrell picked up the win in his second consecutive quality start. After beginning the season in Binghamton’s bullpen, Dibrell has settled into the rotation and his 3.20 ERA is a much prettier sight than the 9.31 mark it was in Binghamton in 2019. McIlraith’s ERA is high, but he has struck out 21 batters in just 14.2 innings pitched.

A+: Jersey Shore BlueClaws (13-16) 11, Brooklyn Cyclones (9-18) 6  Box Score

While the Cyclones lost Sunday’s game, the team’s three top prospects all knocked extra-base hits as they continued their strong starts. Baty has hit all season, but if there was any worry about where his power was, it has certainly arrived in dramatic fashion over the last week. All four of his home runs have come in the last week and he is now hitting .524/.615/1.191 through the first week of June. It takes a performance like that to overshadow Álvarez, who reached base four times Sunday, including his first two doubles with Brooklyn. After taking just a few games to get acclimated to the new level, he has hit .318/.444/.682 over the past week.

It was a very rough afternoon for Brooklyn’s pitching staff, as all four pitchers used in the game gave up runs. The six earned runs allowed by Butto ties a career high for a single game, while the four home runs he allowed doubles his previous single-game career high of two. Otanez, who seemed to finally realize some of his exciting potential as a starter in 2019, has greatly struggled with his transition to the bullpen. One cause for optimism may be that he is still striking out a large number of batters: 14 in 8.2 innings pitched, although none in this game.

A: St. Lucie Mets (17-13) 2, Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (16-14) 0  Box Score

This game was called due to rain in the top of the sixth inning, but there was still not much offense for the Mets, as they recorded just three hits and struck out 12 times in 20 at-bats. Palmer’s overall numbers do not look great, but he is walking at a career-high 15.5% rate while cutting his strikeout rate from 39.1% in 2019 to 28.2%. Ramirez has struggled with the bat early in his professional career, but he was given an aggressive assignment by starting in full-season ball. He has now stolen four bases without being caught in his five games with St. Lucie.

Rojas tossed a rain-shortened complete game shutout in the second start since his demotion from Brooklyn and needed just 58 pitches to do it. After struggling mightily in Brooklyn, he has now thrown 10 scoreless innings with St. Lucie.