Author: Steve Sica

Mets Minors Recap: Scherzer Fine After Rehab Start

With the pennant race heating up, the Mets hope to get a big piece back just in time for the stretch run. Max Scherzer made his first start since going down with left oblique irritation 11 days ago. Scherzer looked solid as he cruised through 3 2/3 innings, giving up a run and striking out seven. Meanwhile, there was more encouraging news in Syracuse as Francisco Álvarez made his first start at...

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Mets Minors Recap: Megill Tosses Perfect Inning for Syracuse

The Brooklyn Cyclones entered the final week of the SAL season in first place and are showing no signs of giving up the top spot in their division. Led by back-to-back home runs from JT Schwartz and Jose Peroza, the Cyclones beat Winston-Salem 5-2. Meanwhile, the Syracuse Mets exploded for an eight-run third inning, and Tylor Megill would pitch an inning of scoreless relief in the first Triple-A...

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Mets Minors Recap: Ronny Mauricio Picks Up Three Hits

Omar De Los Santos would steal two more bases in St. Lucie’s 7-4 win over Jupiter, giving him 70 on the season. Elsewhere, Ronny Mauricio’s three-hit night would carry the Rumble Ponies to their fifth straight win, the Cyclones would drop a heartbreaker to Wilmington 11-7 but still moved into first place in the South Atlantic League second-half standings, and Syracuse’s offense...

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Mets Minors Recap: Vientos Keeps Hitting

After being named the International League Player of the Week last week, Mark Vientos continues to roll in Triple-A as he collected two more hits in a 6-4 Syracuse loss. Meanwhile, the Rumble Ponies were in Reading where Jake Mangum is picking up right where he left off after missing two months with a back injury. The Cyclones would win in ten innings over Jersey Shore and St. Lucie would stun...

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Mets Minors Recap: Smith, Lee Homer for Syracuse

Omar De Los Santos continues to set the base paths ablaze in Florida with two more stolen bases to give him 62 on the season in a St Lucie 4-3 loss. The Brooklyn Cyclones used big games from Jose Peroza and William Lugo to get back to the .500 mark and Dominic Smith and Khalil Lee would hit long home runs for Syracuse. Syracuse Mets (49-64) 7 vs. Charlotte Knights (44-69) 8   BOX SCORE C...

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