With the Mets out of action as they await the commencement of the London Series tomorrow afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies, all eyes turn to the farm system on this jam-packed Friday evening.
Here are each of the matchups and when they start:
Syracuse Mets (35-24) vs. St. Paul Saints (27-34) – 8:05 p.m.
- Mike Brosseau recorded a home run in both ends of a doubleheader on Thursday. The 30-year-old is now slashing .341/.450/.626 with a 176 wRC+ through 27 games with Syracuse.
- Luke Ritter remains hot as well, going 1-for-3 with a homer and four walks across Syracuse’s two games yesterday. His OPS and wRC+ on the year sit at .882 and 127, respectively.
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (26-26) vs. Bowie Baysox (28-25) – 7:05 p.m.
- Ryan Clifford has continued to find his stride at the Double-A level after homering for the third time over his prior four games last night. He is hitting .273/.529/.1.091 over that stretch as his OPS with Binghamton has risen to .766 over 19 games.
- Right-hander Joander Suarez gets the start for the Rumble Ponies. While he surrendered five runs over 4 2/3 innings against the Harrisburg Senators his last time out, he recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts in the process. His ERA on the year comes in at 4.31.
Jonah Tong, Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Aberdeen IronBirds (27-27) vs. Brooklyn Cyclones (29-25) – 7:00 p.m.
- Nick Morabito, hitting .302/.402/.406 with the Cyclones, and Nick Lorusso, slashing .267/.366/.485, both got on base twice while stealing a base in Brooklyn’s win on Thursday as they remain two names to keep a close eye on.
- Right-hander Jonah Tong takes the mound for Brooklyn after surrendering five earned runs over just a third of an inning in his last outing against the Jersey Shore BlueClaws.
- This game will air on SNY.
Daytona Tortugas (24-30) vs. St. Lucie Mets (19-35) – 6:10 p.m.
- Jesus Baez, one of the Mets’ top international signings in 2022, recorded his eighth homer of the season on Thursday. He leads St. Lucie in hits, doubles, home runs and RBIs to go with a 125 wRC+ at the level.
- Left-hander Franklin Gomez is set to make his sixth start of the season on Friday after allowing two earned runs over five innings of work against the Dunedin Blue Jays in his last outing.
All games can be watched on MiLB.tv and the Bally Live app while viewers can also follow along on Gameday. Chat below!
