Nick Lorusso hit seven home runs last year in 112 games for Double-A Binghamton. He’s hit six in his last 11 games, including one in each of his last three. He hit a solo shot Sunday (see it here) to make it 2-0 in the seventh inning, which proved to be the difference in the Rumble Ponies’ 2-1 win over Richmond. Lorusso, 25, of Carmel, N.Y., plays first, second and third base and was...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The next starter the Mets face has a 7.20 ERA. Good news? Devin Williams hadn’t allowed a run since April 23 (10 outings) when he entered a scoreless game Sunday against the Marlins in the ninth inning. That changed quickly: Double, sacrifice bunt, walk, intentional walk, a Heriberto Hernández walk-off grand slam. MMO’s Brandyn Pokrass’ excellent recap...
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Carson Benge went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. So did A.J. Ewing. The Mets were one out away from getting one-hit on Saturday before Tyrone Taylor doubled and Mark Vientos singled to spoil a shutout. The offense was missing in Miami for a second straight game as the last-place New York Mets (22-30) lost 4-1 in front of 21,071 at loanDepot park. “The past couple games, we’ve faced...
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Kodai Senga allowed two runs on four hits, struck out two, and walked one over 3 1/3 innings Friday for Low-A St. Lucie. He was making his first rehab appearance since being placed on the injured list with lumbar spine inflammation on April 28. The 33-year-old threw 36 of 63 pitches for strikes, and his fastball topped out at 97.7 mph. Senga went 0-4 with a 9.00 ERA and 1.95 WHIP for the Mets...
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Last Friday, Zach Thornton struck out nine RailRiders in front of 3,707 at PNC Field in Moosic, Pennsylvania, in his second start for Triple-A Syracuse. The assignment on Wednesday was to face MLB’s highest-scoring team before 18,642 at Nationals Park. Welcome to the big leagues, leading off is James Wood. “I’m nervous before every game I pitch,” the 24-year-old said...
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