Triple-A
Louisville Bats (26-23) 6, Syracuse Mets (19-31) 4 in 10 innings
- DH Carlos Cortes: 2-for-5, R, 2B, HR (3), 3 RBIs (15), K (.751 OPS)
- SS Luis Guillorme: 1-for-5, RBI (3) (.832 OPS)
- LF Danny Mendick: 2-for-4, 3B (.701 OPS)
- C Nick Meyer: 2-for-4, R, 2 K (.560 OPS)
- RF Jaylin Davis: 1-for-5, 2B, 3 K (.787 OPS)
- 2B Ronny Mauricio: 1-for-4, BB, CS, HBP (.963 OPS)
The bulk of the offense for Syracuse came off the bat of Carlos Cortes. He got the scoring started with a two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning and had an RBI double in the fifth. He has homered three times in his last six games.
Carlos Cortes: 2nd HR of the week
It’s a two-run shot that puts us on top 💪
2-0 SMets in the 2nd pic.twitter.com/4GUX9vRcC1— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) May 27, 2023
Mauricio picked up another hit in this game to extend his hit streak to seven games. He now has a .408 on-base percentage in 96 at-bats this month.
- LHP David Peterson (4.08 ERA): 4 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 5 BB, 10 K, WP (61 of 102 pitches for strikes)
- LHP T.J. McFarland (2.74): 1 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 H (10 of 17 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Dennis Santana (3.48): 1 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB (8 of 18 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Zach Muckenhirn (0.84): 2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, BB, 2 K (18 of 27 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Dedniel Nuñez (0-1, 3.38): 1 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, BB, WP (12 of 18 pitches for strikes)
It ended up being a weird night for Peterson on the mound as he tied a professional-high with 10 strikeouts and now has 19 strikeouts in his last two starts. However, in that same stretch, he has walked eight batters: three of Peterson’s five walks came in the fifth.
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (21-22) 7, Richmond Flying Squirrels (21-22) 4
- RF Agustin Ruiz 2-for-3, 3 R, 2 HR (5), 3 RBIs (13), BB (.713 OPS)
- 1B Luke Ritter: 1-for-4, R, HR (5), 2 RBIs (12) (.717 OPS)
- CF Brandon Mcllwain: 2-for-3, R, BB (.671 OPS)
- DH Tanner Murphy: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI (8) (.647 OPS)
- 2B Rowdey Jordan: 1-for-3, RBI (8), BB, K (.660 OPS)
- LF Matt Rudick: 1-for-4, BB (1.000 OPS)
Agustin Ruiz stole the show on Saturday night with a multi-home run performance. He hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning as apart of a four-run inning and he would later hit a solo home run in the eighth. Mcllwain ended up having his fourth multi-hit game in the last six days
- RHP Dominic Hamel (2-2, 4.62): 5 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, BB, 8 K, WP, pitch violation (62 of 90 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Dylan Hall (2.20): 2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, BB, 4 K (24 of 38 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Nolan Clenney (6.17): 1 IP. 0 ER, 2 H, BB, 2 K (16 of 27 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Jimmy Yacabonis (1st save): 1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, K (5 of 9 pitches for strikes)
In this start, Hamel tied his season-high with eight strikeouts. Even though Hamel finished the month of May with a 6.17 ERA in five games (four starts), he still had 29 strikeouts to only two walks. In relief of Hamel, Hall set a season-high with his four strikeouts.
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (19-22) 7, Winston-Salem Dash (24-18) 2
- C Omar Narváez: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBIs (2), BB (.750 OPS)
- DH Kevin Parada: 1-for-4, 2B, BB, 2 K (.728 OPS)
- C José Mena: 1-for-1, 2B (.950 OPS)
- 3B Mateo Gil: 0-for-3, RBI (11), BB (.591 OPS)
- LF Jaylen Palmer: 0-for-2, RBI (15), BB, 2 K (.619 OPS)
- CF Alex Ramirez: 0-for-4, R, BB, K (.725 OPS)
The Cyclones only had five hits and were 1-for-15 as a team with runners in scoring position. However, they found a way to pick up the win. Narváez was a big help as he continued his rehab assignment. He had a two-run single in the second as part of a four-run inning for Brooklyn:
OH YEAH, OMAR!
Omar Narváez is making himself feel at home on Coney Island with a two-run single to right.
He has also walked and scored twice this evening!
Your Cyclones have a 5-0 advantage after ✌️.#LGM | #AmazinStartsHere pic.twitter.com/rUWjYF6Lqu
— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) May 27, 2023
From a top prospect perspective, Parada picked up his 12th double of the year and his eighth in the month of May, which is tied for the second most in the South Atlantic League.
- RHP Christian Scott (1-0, 3.07): 5 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 8 K (44 of 61 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Joshua Cornielly (5.06): 2 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, BB, 6 K (23 of 37 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Wilkin Ramos (2.08): 2 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, K, Balk, HBP (24 of 37 pitches for strikes)
Scott had one of his best games as a professional as he had a career-high eight strikeouts and the only hit he allowed was a two-out double in the top of the first. In five starts this month, the fifth-round pick in 2021 had 15 strikeouts to one walk in 14 2/3 innings of work. Cornielly had a season-high of his own as he had six strikeouts in relief of Scott.
Low-A
St. Lucie Mets (11-31) 9, Clearwater Threshers (31-11) 2
Completion of May 25 game
- DH Jett Williams: 1-for-4, 2B, 3 RBIs (14), SB, 3 K, HBP (.709 OPS)
- 2B Wilfredo Lara: 1-for-4, R, HR (5), 2 RBIs (14), 2 K (.783 OPS)
- 1B Yeral Martinez: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, K (.642 OPS)
- RF Rhylan Thomas: 1-for-3, 2 RBIs (6) (.754 OPS)
- LF Scott Ota: 1-for-1, 3 R, 2B, 2 BB, SB, HBP (.826 OPS)
- SS Kevin Villavicencio: 2-for-4, R, RBI (10) (.649 OPS)
The Mets were able to get the offense going right at the resumption of Thursday’s game thanks to a two-run home run by Lara in the bottom of the first. The 19-year-old had three home runs in the last two years combined at the rookie level. Williams was able to clear the bases with a double in the sixth inning.
- RHP Douglas Orellana (2-2, 4.45): 4 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 6 K (64 of 87 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Benito Garcia (5.63): 2 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 K (28 of 37 pitches for strikes)
- LHP Brian Gursky (7.11): 1 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, BB (12 of 25 pitches for strikes).
Orellana was able to record his second win of the year by picking up six strikeouts and the only blemish on his record was a two-run single in the sixth. He has 13 strikeouts in his last two starts.
Game 2
St. Lucie Mets (12-31) 4, Clearwater Threshers (31-12) 3
- SS Jett Williams: 1-for-3, R, 2B
- 3B Junior Tilien: 2-for-3, R, 2B, 2 RBIs (15) (.669 OPS)
- DH Jacob Reimer: 2-for-3, R, K (.643 OPS)
- LF Scott Ota: 2-for-3, 3B, 2 RBIs (6)
- 2B Wilfredo Lara: 1-for-3, R
- 1B Eduardo Salazar: 1-for-3, 2B, K (.711 OPS)
In Game 2, Williams was able to pick up his second double of the day, but it was the 2-3-4 trio of Williams, Tilien, and Reimer that carried the day as they had 6 of the team’s 10 hits.
Tilien was able to break a 2-2 tie with a two-run double in the bottom of the third. Ota had a great two games at the plate as well as he had a double, a triple, and two RBIs.
- RHP Jordany Ventura (2-1, 4.70): 5 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 4 BB, 5 K, WP, HBP, pitch violation (48 of 66 pitches dor strikes)
- RHP Jimmy Loper (2nd save): 2 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, BB, 4 K (20 of 33 pitches for strikes)
For the fourth time in five starts this month, Ventura was able to go five innings in his start. While he did walk at least four batters in a start for the third time this year, the 22-year-old right-handed pitcher has thrown 21 innings this month (tied for fourth in the Florida State League).