Brandon Sproat Shines For Brooklyn

Brandon Sproat was impressive yet again in his longest outing of the year for the Brooklyn Cyclones, allowing just one earned run and striking out eight batters as the Mets’ minor league affiliates on the whole largely continue to shine on the mound.

Brandon Sproat, Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (19-14) 9, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (12-20) 2

BOX SCORE

CF Ben Gamel 2-for-4, 2 2B, 2 R, BB, K (1.081 OPS)
LF Carlos Cortes 1-for-5, 2 K (.622 OPS)
3B Mark Vientos 2-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI (28) (.902 OPS)
SS Jose Iglesias 1-for-5, R, HR (6), RBI (18), K (.835 OPS)

Syracuse had a great showing offensively with eight of nine hitters reaching base. Vientos and Gamel continue to anchor the unit, and new addition Mike Brosseau went 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored.

RHP Mike Vasil (9.12 ERA) 4 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR allowed (52 of 85 pitches for strikes)
LHP Danny Young (1.08) 1/3 IP, BB
LHP Tyler Jay (1.53) 2 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 1 HR allowed
RHP Yacksel Ríos (2.30) 1 IP, K
RHP Cole Sulser (4.00) 1 IP, 1 H, BB, 2 K

Vasil turned in another uneven outing despite his only run coming on a solo home run. He struggled with his control, limiting him to 4 2/3 innings pitched while also lowering his ERA. The bullpen had a great game, only allowing two hits and one run.

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (15-12) 5, Portland Sea Dogs (16-11) 3

BOX SCORE

RF Matt Rudick 1-for-4, RBI (15), BB, K (.779 OPS)
2B Rowdey Jordan 1-for-4, 2B, R, BB, 2 K (.707 OPS)
CF Alex Ramírez 0-for-3, R, RBI (13), 2 BB, K (.741 OPS)
1B JT Schwartz 0-for-3, R, BB, SB (4), 2 K (.801 OPS)
LF Brandon McIlwain 0-for-3, RBI (7), BB, 2 K (.641 OPS)
DH Kevin Parada 1-for-5, 2 K (.546 OPS)

The Rumble Ponies scored two runs on bases-loaded walks while Schwartz stole another base, possibly adding another facet to his game. Binghamton was stifled early on by Sea Dogs starter Angel Bastardo, however, who struck out 10 in his five innings of work.

Ramírez, cooling down after his hot start, also recorded an outfield assist, throwing top Red Sox prospect Kyle Teel out at home.

RHP Cameron Foster (3.22) 4 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 4 BB, 3 K, (49 of 77 pitches for strikes)
RHP Andre Scrubb (1.80) 2 IP, 1 H, 2 K
RHP Junior Santos (4.50) 1 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB, 2 K

Foster struggled with his control today but still managed to limit the Sea Dogs to one run. Santos entered in a non-save situation and allowed two runs, making the game dicey in the latter stages.

High-A

Rome Braves (15-12) 1, Brooklyn Cyclones (16-13) 0

BOX SCORE

CF Stanley Consuegra 0-for-3, BB (.580 OPS)
RF Nick Morabito 1-for-3, BB, K (.641 OPS)
1B Ryan Clifford 0-for-4, 2 K (.756 OPS)
C Christopher Suero 1-for-3, K (.489 OPS)
DH Nolan McLean 0-for-4, 3 K (.909 OPS)

The Cyclones put up two hits and three walks on the day, so offense wasn’t in the cards on Thursday. Omar De Los Santos earned the dubious honor of stealing two bases, one after he reached on a force-out and another after he reached base on catcher’s interference.

RHP Brandon Sproat (1.07) 5 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 8 K (57 of 90 pitches for strikes)
RHP Joey Lancellotti (2.35) 1 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 K
RHP Justin Lawson (0.59) 1 IP, BB, K

Sproat had another great start for the Cyclones, essentially mirroring his last outing. He did allow one run though, which would end up representing the game-deciding run. Lawson continued his dominating season, having allowed only one earned run while striking out 15 batters in 15 1/3 innings.

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (12-17) 3, Bradenton Marauders (11-18) 8

BOX SCORE

DH Boston Baro 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI (8), SB (3), (.697 OPS)
3B Colin Houck 0-for-5, 3 K (.564 OPS)
SS Jesus Baez 1-for-3, 2B, BB, K (.780 OPS)
2B Marco Vargas 1-for-2, 2 R, 3 BB (.813 OPS)
LF Kevin Villavicencio 2-for-4, R, SB (1)

St. Lucie’s offensive output proved to not be enough to earn the win as the pitching had an off day. Houck is now 1 for his last 25 with 15 strikeouts.

Vargas, in his first appearance since April 28, went 1-for-2 with two runs scored and three walks.

RHP Kade Morris (2.61) 5 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, BB, 9 K, 3 HR allowed (55 of 81 pitches for strikes)
RHP Jawilme Ramirez (2.30) 1 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB
LHP Franklin Gomez (2.92) 4 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, BB, 3 K, 1 HR allowed

Morris was hit hard on the day, giving up three home runs despite striking out nine batters. Gomez came out for the last two innings and allowed one run, also on a home run while striking out three batters.

Florida Coast League

FCL Mets (2-2) 4, FCL Cardinals (3-2) 7

BOX SCORE

SS Branny De Oleo 1-for-5, 2 K (.716 OPS)
CF Simon Juan 2-for-5, 3B, R, RBI (6), 3 K (1.154 OPS)
1B Julio Zayas 1-for-4, PO(.800 OPS)
2B A.J. Ewing 1-or-4, 3B, R, BB, K (.782 OPS)
DH Willy Fanas 1-for-4, RBI (4), K (.953 OPS)

The FCL Mets put some runs up across the board, but no player other than the scorching-hot Juan produced more than one hit. They did, however, manage five walks on the day, and right now they have two players with an OPS over 1.000.