Sometimes you are the broom and sometimes you get the broom. Triple-A Syracuse was swept by Buffalo in a doubleheader. Double-A Binghamton beat Somerset twice, capping it off with a walk-off homer in the second game. High-A Brooklyn remains winless and Low-A St. Lucie (they were rained out) will have a chance to get out the brooms on Saturday.
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (5-5) 0, Buffalo Bisons (4-6) 2
- RF MJ Melendez, 1-for-2, BB (.660 OPS)
- DH Nick Morabito, 2-for-3 (.974 OPS)
The Mets were held to five singles and hit into three double plays.
- RHP Jack Wenninger (1.00 ERA) 4 1/3 IP, 2 R (ER), 3 H, 3 BB, 5 K, L
Wenninger has given up one run in nine innings over two starts.
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Syracuse Mets (5-6) 3, Buffalo Bisons (5-6) 4
- LF MJ Melendez, 1-for-4, 2B, R, RBI, 3 K (.672 OPS)
- CF Nick Morabito, 1-for-3, K (.947 OPS)
The Mets were held to five hits again in Game 2, but this time they pushed across three runs. Melendez’s double was the only extra-base hit for the Mets in the doubleheader.
- RHP Jonah Tong (5.06 ERA) 5 IP, 2 ER, H, 2 BB, 7 K
Tong gave up a two-run homer and threw 53 of 83 pitches for strikes.
Double-A
Somerset Patriots (1-2) 3, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (2-1) 11
- CF A.J. Ewing, 2-for-4, R, SB (1.071 OPS)
- C Chris Suero, 1-for-4, HR (2), 2 RBI (1.089 OPS)
- RF Eli Serrano III, 2-for-4, 3B, 2 R, K (1.571 OPS)
Ewing is off to a hot start (7-for-16, with two doubles).
- LHP Jonathan Santucci (6.75 ERA) 4 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 4 BB, 8 K
Double-A
Somerset Patriots (1-3) 1, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (3-1) 2
- 2B A.J. Ewing, 1-for-3, R, K (1.063 OPS)
- 1B Jacob Reimer, 1-for-3, K (.472 OPS)
- RF Jose Ramos, 1-for-3, HR (1), 2 RBI (.846 OPS)
Ramos’ homer walked it off. Reimer has started off cold (2-for-16, two doubles, seven strikeouts).
- LHP Zach Thornton (1.69 ERA) 5 1/3 IP, ER, 2H, BB, 4 K
- RHP Ben Simon (0.00 ERA) IP, H, 2 K, W
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (0-4), 3, Jersey Shore BlueClaws (3-1) 10
- 2B Mitch Voit, 1-for-5, 4 K (.389 OPS)
- SS Antonio Jimenez, 0-for-4, 2 K (.508 OPS)
- CF Kevin Villavicencio, 1-for-4, HR (1), K (1.250 OPS)
Voit, last year’s first-round pick out of the University of Michigan, is 3-for-18 with a double and 10 strikeouts.
- RHP Jonathan Jimenez (6.75 ERA) 4 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, BB, 6 K, L
Low-A St. Lucie’s game with Dunedin was rained out and will be made up on Saturday.
