It was a rainy afternoon on the East Coast with the Syracuse Mets (Triple-A) rained out, and the Brooklyn Cyclones (High-A) delayed for three hours. Trends from the first three weeks continued for the three levels that did play, with the St. Lucie Mets (Single-A) winning and advancing to 8-7. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Double-A) and the Brooklyn Cyclones (Single-A) both lost, with their records now standing at 4-10 and 6-8, respectively.
A big performance from eighth-ranked prospect Elian Peña helped to power the St. Lucie (Low-A) win. Ninth-ranked prospect Jonathan Santucci had an average performance for the Rumble Ponies (Double-A).
Notably, the Rumble Ponies (Double-A) were shut out in their game against the Akron RubberDucks.
Elian Pena. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRaiders, Postponed
Make-up on Wednesday, June 3
Double-A
Akron RubberDucks 4, Binghamton Rumble Ponnies 0
- CF A.J. Ewing: 0-for-4, K
- 1B Jacob Reimer: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
- SS Marco Vargas: 0-for-3, BB, K
- LF Chris Suero: 0-for-2, 2 BB
There is nothing positive about the Rumble Ponies’ (Double-A) performance at the plate on Sunday. The team was no-hit by the RubberDucks pitching staff, working six walks in the process.
- LHP Jonathan Santucci: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, L
- RHP Kevin Gowdy: 1.0 IP, H, R, ER, BB, K
- LHP Matt Turner: 1.0 IP, 2 H, R, ER, K
- RHP Saul Garcia: 1.0 IP, 0 R
- RHP Zach Peek: 1.0 IP, 0 R, BB, 2 K
The Rumble Ponies (Double-A) pitching staff was solid in the loss on Sunday. Santucci allowed two earned runs in his four innings of work, with his season ERA sitting at 5.25. The rest of the pen was solid, allowing runs in the fifth and sixth innings, before Garcia and Peek shut things down in the seventh and eighth, not allowing a hit.
High-A
Greensboro Grasshoppers 6, Brooklyn Cyclones 4, Final/10
- SS Mitch Voit: 0-for-5, K
- 3B Antonio Jimenez: 0-for-4, R, BB, 2 K
- CF John Bay: 2-for-4, HR, R, 3 RBI
- RF Heriberto Rincon: 2-for-4, RBI
The Brooklyn Cyclones (High-A) did not have a lot of traffic on the base paths on Sunday, having just six hits and two walks in the contest. However, a home run by Bay drove in three of their four runs. The Cyclones (High-A) were solid in their limited chances with RISP, going 2-for-6, leaving five runners on base.
- LHP A.J. Minter: 0.2 IP, H, 0 R
- RHP Jonathan Jimenez: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- RHP Tanner Witt: 3.0 IP, 0 R, 2 BB, K
- RHP Dakota Hawkins: 3.0 IP H, 0 R, 4 K
- RHP Felix Cepeda: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, K, L
It was an up-and-down outing for the Brooklyn Cyclones (High-A) pitching staff against the Grasshoppers. After Minter made a scheduled rehab appearance, Jimenez entered with shaky results, raising his season ERA to 9.90. Witt and Hawkins dominated in their combined six innings, allowing just one hit. However, things fell apart in the 10th inning for Cepeda when he allowed three runs (2 ER) in his inning, inevitably being tagged with the losing decision.
Single-A
St. Lucie Mets 13, Daytona Tortugas 4
- SS Elian Peña: 3-for-5, 2B, R, 3 RBI, BB, K
- C Julio Zayas: 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI, SF
- LF JT Benson: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K
- 2B Vladi Gomez: 2-for-3, 2B, 2 R, BB
The St. Lucie Mets’ (Single-A) bats were lively in their series finale, led by Mets eighth-ranked prospect Peña. As a team, they were 7-for-12 with runners in scoring position, leaving seven runners on base. The offense will look to build on this game moving forward.
- RHP Jose Chirinos: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 5 K
- RHP Dylan Ross: 1.0 IP, R, BB, 2 K, W
- LHP Nate Lavender: 1.0 IP, 0 R, BB, 2 K
- RHP Luis Alvarez: 0.1 IP, R, ER, 4 BB, K
- RHP Christian Rodriguez: 2.2 IP, H, 5 K
- RHP Ernesto Mercedes: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 3 K
The pitching staff was excellent for the St. Lucie Mets (Single-A). After a shaky start from Chirinos despite five strikeouts, the rest of the staff picked him up, allowing just one more earned run in the contest. Rodriguez was the pitcher of the game, allowing just one baserunner over 2.2 innings while striking out five.
