After June 1, former first-round pick Kevin Parada was hitting .171 for Double-A Binghamton. However, after a huge last few weeks, he has that average up to .219, a season-high, off the back of a month of June that has seen the catcher slash .371/.439/.800. He continued this strong play on Saturday, for the first-place Rumble Pones (Double-A), as he hit two doubles.
Nolan McLean. Photo Credit: Kylie Richelle
Triple-A
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (34-31) 5, Syracuse Mets (29-39) 1
- CF Drew Gilbert, 1-for-3, BB (.674 OPS)
- RF Travis Jankowski, 1-for-4, R, K (.693 OPS)
- 1B David Villar, 1-for-3, RBI (7) BB, (.847 OPS)
Villar, 28 years old, who the Mets signed to a minor-league deal last month after he was released by the Giants, was hitting .176 in June with a .364 on-base percentage entering Saturday. He has more walks (ten) than hits (seven) this month.
- RHP Nolan McLean (2.56 ERA) 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, L
McLean, 23, a third-round pick in 2023 out of Oklahoma State, has given up two earned runs or fewer in six of his seven outings since being promoted to Triple-A Syracuse. He has struck out 35 in 38 2/3 IP at Triple-A.
Kevin Parada. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (42-19) 8, Richmond Flying Squirrels (18-44) 2
- CF Jett Williams, 3-for-5, 2B, RBI (24), 2 R, 2 K (.928 OPS)
- 1B Ryan Clifford, 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI (38), K (.843 OPS)
- C Kevin Parada, 2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI (22), R, K (.713 OPS)
- DH JT Schwartz, 3-for-4, HR (3), RBI (9), BB (.686 OPS)
- LF Nick Morabito, 2-for-5, 2B, SB (23), R, K (.770 OPS)
Parada has hit seven home runs and five doubles in his last 22 games. Clifford drove in Williams with a double after Williams had an RBI double of his own. The Rumble Ponies had 17 hits total on Saturday.
- RHP Joander Suarez (2.75 ERA) 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Suarez has done well in his nine appearances (seven starts) for Binghamton. He also made two starts for Triple-A Syracuse last month. One was a disaster (eight earned runs in three innings pitched) but the other was better (two unearned runs in 5 2/3 innings).
Brendan Girton, Photo by Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (42-20) 1, Asheville Tourists (27-35) 0
- RF Carson Benge, 1-for-4, RBI (35), 2 K (.904 OPS)
- 3B Jacob Reimer, 0-for-4, K (.930 OPS)
- DH A.J. Ewing, 0-for-2, R, SB (30), 2 BB (.818 OPS)
- SS Jesus Baez, 1-for-4, 2B, 2 K (.764 OPS)
Benge’s RBI single broke the scoreless tie in the sixth. The teams combined for seven hits, but, Baez’s double was the only extra-base tally of the game. Ewing’s 30 steals are second in the South Atlantic League.
- RHP Brendan Girton (2.91 ERA) 5 IP, 6 K
- RHP Joel Díaz (3.59 ERA) 3 IP, 3 H, 3 K, W
- RHP Raimon Gomez (6.75 ERA) IP, H, K, SV
Girton, 23, threw 44 of 63 pitches for strikes. He has 55 strikeouts in 46 1/3 innings. Díaz, 21 years old, of the Dominican Republic, has struck out 52 in 47 2/3 innings.
Colin Houck. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Class-A
Daytona Tortugas (27-35) 10, St. Lucie Mets (33-28) 0
- SS Colin Houck, 2-for-4, 3B (.783 OPS)
- 1B Trace Willhoite, 2-for-3 (.860 OPS)
- LF Yohairo Cuevas, 2-for-4, K (.791 OPS)
Houck, 20 years old, is 12-for-39 (.308) this month with four extra-base hits. The 2023 first-round pick’s OPS is up dramatically from last year (.610 in 471 plate appearances).
- RHP Edgar Moreta (4.10 ERA) 4.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 6 ER, BB, 3 K, 2 HR, L
Florida Complex League
FCL Astros (15-10) 4, FCL Mets (9-17) 3
- 1B Daniel Silva, 1-for-3, HR (2), RBI (3) (.565 OPS)
- RF Haniel German, 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI (8), K (.499 OPS)
Silva, 20 years old, is 2-for-29, with both hits being home runs. German, 19 years old, hit four homers and stole five bases in 40 games in the Dominican Summer League last year. Edward Lantigua (0-for-3, walk) stole his sixth base of the season.
- Jonathan Jimenez (7.64 ERA) 3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, L
Elian Peña.
Dominican Summer League
DSL Mets Orange (7-3) 4, DSL Blue Jays Red (4-6) 3
- SS Elian Pena, 1-for-3 (.228 OPS)
- 2B De Aza, 2-for-2, HR (1) (.968 OPS)
- LF Adolfo Miranda, 1-for-3, 2 R, SB
Elian Peña singled up the middle for this first hit with the Mets organization, breaking an 0-for-26 start. He went 1-for-3. Second baseman Diover De Aza (2-for-2, stolen base) and left fielder Adolfo Miranda (1-for-3, two runs, stolen base) each hit solo home runs.
- RHP Julio Gonzalez, 2.2 IP, 1 H, o R, 0 BB, 2 SO (0.00 ERA)
- LHP Jamdrick Cornelia, 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 SO (1.04 ERA)
Right-handed pitcher Julio Gonzalez, an 18-year-old from Mexico, pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings of one-hit ball with two strikeouts. left-handed pitcher Jamdrick Cornelia struck out four in 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win.
DSL Marlins (5-5) 10, DSL Mets Blue (2-8) 5
- 1B/C Marcos Terrero, 3-for-4, 3B (1.050 OPS)
- SS Yorber Semprun, 2-for-2, 2 R, RBI (6), BB (1.380 OPS)
- C Yovanny Rodriguez, 1-for-2, HR (1) (1.850 OPS)
Marcos Terrero, a 19-year-old, who posted a .777 OPS in 30 DSL games last year, went 3-for-4 with a triple. Shortstop Yorber Semprun was 2-for-2 with a double, two runs scored, a walk and two stolen bases. The 17-year-old from Venezuela is off to a 6-for-13 start. Yovanny Rodriguez, an 18-year-old catcher, hit a solo homer.
Right-handed pitcher, Jean Brito, 19 years old, hurled 2 2/3 scoreless innings to drop his ERA to 4.32 over 8 1/3 innings. He gave up two hits, walked two and struck out two.
