The big club has a travel day, but there’s some exciting MiLB action on tap today. Jonah Tong will make his second start since the Futures Game for Binghamton, while Nolan McLean leads Syracuse into battle against former Cy Young award winner Dallas Keuchel.
Nolan McLean. Photo Credit: Kylie Richelle
6:35 PM ⋅ NBT Bank Stadium ⋅ Omaha (38-59) at Syracuse (48-50)
Syracuse Lineup
- Gilberto Celestino, RF
- Jared Young, LF
- Pablo Reyes, 2B
- Joey Meneses, DH
- Drew Gilbert, CF
- David Villar, 1B
- Hayden Senger, C
- Luke Ritter, 3B
- Yonny Hernandez, SS
McLean is looking to rebound after getting touched up for six runs (five earned) over 3 2/3 innings against Norfolk. That snapped a streak of nine straight starts in which he allowed two earned runs or fewer.
7:00 PM ⋅ FirstEnergy Stadium ⋅ Binghamton (60-30) at Reading (36-54)
Binghamton Lineup
- Jett Williams, SS
- Carson Benge, CF
- Ryan Clifford, 1B
- Jacob Reimer, 3B
- D’Andre Smith, RF
- Kevin Parada, C
- Nick Lorusso, DH
- JT Schwartz, LF
- Wyatt Young, 2B
Tong picked up right where he left off in his first start of the second half, allowing just an unearned run on two hits with seven strikeouts against two walks over 5 1/3 innings against New Hampshire. He has an MiLB-leading 132 strikeouts against 37 walks in 84 innings this year.
6:30 PM ⋅ First National Bank Field ⋅ Brooklyn (58-34) at Greensboro (64-27)
Brooklyn Lineup
- Marco Vargas, 2B
- Jesus Báez, SS
- Eli Serrano III, CF
- Boston Baro, 3B
- Colin Houck, DH
- Ronald Hernandez, C
- Corey Collins, 1B
- Troy Schreffler Jr., RF
- Jefrey De Los Santos, LF
Joel Díaz will make his 10th start of the year for Brooklyn. He came out of the bullpen in his last outing, allowing one run and two hits with two strikeouts and two walks in three innings.
Clover Park ⋅ Daytona (42-49) at St. Lucie (51-40) ⋅ POSTPONED
St. Lucie came away with a rain-shortened victory in the first game of their doubleheader against Daytona. The nightcap will be made up when Daytona returns to St. Lucie from August 1-3.
