Former second-round pick Nick Morabito hit an impressive milestone on Saturday for High-A Brooklyn on Saturday. The 21-year-old stole his 50th base of the season. It took Morabito 102 games to accomplish the feat; 11 with Low-A St. Lucie (24 games) and 39 with Brooklyn (78 games). Triple-A Rochester Red Wings (65-52) 9, Syracuse Mets (64-53) 2 BOX SCORE LF Drew Gilbert: 1-for-4, RBI, K (.598...
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It was a rough night for the Mets’ affiliates pitching staffs, who combined to allow 25 runs in four games. In Syracuse, Luisangel Acuña and Brett Baty stroked extra-base hits, including Baty’s 15th Triple-A homer. Acuña has had a nice bounce-back month after laboring through July. Triple-A Rochester Red Wings (64-52) 9, Syracuse Mets (64-52) 2 BOX SCORE SS Luisangel Acuña: 2-for-4,...
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After a rain-soaked Friday night where only one New York Mets affiliate played, Saturday saw seven games from the full-season squads. After only hitting one extra-base hit in August before Saturday, Brett Baty went deep in both halves of Triple-A Syracuse’s doubleheader. They were his first home runs since July 23rd when he sent two out of the park in one game. Triple-A Game 1: Worcester...
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Weather on the East Coast made it difficult for many games to be played, with Triple-A Syracuse being the only full-season team able to go. The Syracuse Mets were swept in their doubleheader slate on Saturday by the Columbus Clippers. Triple-A Game 1: Columbus Clippers (52-52) 7, Syracuse Mets (62-43) 1 In 6 Innings BOX SCORE 2B Luke Ritter: 3-for-3, 2B, RBI (.904 OPS) SS Pablo Reyes: 1-for-2,...
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The terrible weather up and down the East Coast did not stop Brandon Sproat from showing off his elite stuff. Sproat, who struck out a career-high 13 batters on Friday, achieved an unreal feat–retiring 11 straight FisherCats via strikeout. Sproat’s 11 straight strikeouts were more than Tom Seaver’s major league record of 10 consecutive batters, which stood alone for more than 50...
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