It was an exciting night for the Mets minor league affiliates, with plenty of offense at all levels. Francisco Alvarez hit a home run in his first game of his rehab stint with Double-A Binghamton. High-A Brooklyn’s offense showed out again, with Chris Suero launching two more home runs in his impressive start to the minor league season. Mets 2023 first-round pick Colin Houck had a breakout game with a home run and triple for Low-A St. Lucie.
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (6-9) 10, Buffalo Bisons (4-9) 2 Final After 6 Innings
Box Score
- C Jakson Reetz: 3-for-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI (.855 OPS)
- DHCF Jon Singleton: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, K (.828 OPS)
- CF Gilberto Celestino: 2-for-4, 2 RBI (.827)
Jakson Reetz‘s two home run performances led the Syracuse Mets to a series-opening 10-2 win over the Buffalo Bisons. The game was called after six innings due to inclement weather.
Seven of the nine Mets collected hits, four of which had multi-hit games, including Reetz’s three hits.
- RHP Blade Tidwell: 5 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (5.50 ERA)
Blade Tidwell earned the win Tuesday afternoon after five innings of two-run ball. After his great opening day start, Tidwell has allowed 10 earned runs in his three starts since.
Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies 2 (3-5), Reading Fightin Phils (4-6) 12
- C Francisco Alvarez: 2-for-3, R, HR, HBP
- 3B Nick Lorusso: 2-for3, BB, K (.984 OPS)
- 1B Ryan Clifford: 1-for-3, 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K (.648 OPS)
A big fourth inning by Reading led them to the victory on Tuesday night over Binghamton, 10-2. In his first rehab appearance with Double-A Binghamton, Francisco Alvarez had a two-hit game, including a long solo home run. Alvarez was hit by a pitch on his left hand (same one as the hamate injury) in the top of the sixth inning. He stayed in the game to run the bases but was taken out before the bottom of the seventh. He caught eight innings in his previous rehab game.
- RHP Jonathan Pintaro: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (6.35 ERA)
- RHP Luis Moreno: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
- RHP Joshua Cornielly: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- RHP Alex Carrillo: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- RHP Cameron Foster: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Pintaro, who has not had a strong open to the season, could not give the Rumble Ponies much length on Tuesday. Moreno, who came in for relief, struggled mightily, giving up six runs and only recording one out.
High A
Aberdeen IronBirds (5-5) 7, Brooklyn Cyclones (7-3) 8
Box Score
- C Chris Suero: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 K (1.346 OPS)
- CF Carson Benge:, 3-for-5, 2B, RBI, K (.935 OPS)
- 3B Jacob Reimer: 2-for-4, 3B, 2B, RBI, BB (.911 OPS)
The Cyclones outlasted Aberdeen Tuesday night by a score of 8-5. Brooklyn’s offense has been consistently hot in the first 10 games of the season. A large portion is Chris Suero, who launched his fourth and fifth home runs of the season. 2024 first-rounder Carson Benge continues his on-base prowess, getting on three more times on Tuesday. Boston Baro was on base four times in the outing with a hit and three walks.
- LHP Jonathan Santucci, 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 6 K (3.52 ERA)
- RHP Jace Beck, 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
- RHP Austin Troesser 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- RHP Eduardo Herrera: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Santucci was stellar in his start on Tuesday–striking out six batters in only 3 1/3 innings. Only one of the hits against Santucci left the infield. The latter half of the bullpen had trouble locking the game down–Troesser and Layonel Ovalles allowed earned runs and combined seven baserunners in their 1 2/3 innings pitched.
Jeff McNeil using a torpedo bat. Photo Credit: Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Low-A
Tampa Tarpons (5-5) 6, St. Lucie Mets (5-5) 17
Box Score
- 1B Trace Willhoite: 2-for-4, 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB K (1.111 OPS)
- 3B Colin Houck: 2-for-5, HR, 3B, 3 RBI, BB (.761 OPS)
- 2B Jeff McNeil: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB (.920 OPS)
- LF Jared Young: 3-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, BB (1.434 OPS)
St Lucie’s bats put together their best performance of the young season, winning 17-6 over the Tampa Tarpons. Rehabbers Jeff McNeil and Jared Young put together good appearances, but the young prospects stole the show. Trace Willhoite went deep twice on Tuesday, while former first-rounder Colin Houck launched his first home run of the season.
McNeil used a torpedo bat on Tuesday night and had the hardest hit ball of the game with a 108.5 mph single.
- RHP Wellington Aracena: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 2 K (6.35 ERA)
- RHP Irving Cota: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 2 K
- RHP Hunter Hodges: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 K
St. Lucie’s pitching staff was not stressed, as they were supplied with plenty of runs on Tuesday evening. Irving Cota continued his solid start to the season, maintaining his low ERA (0.95). The 20-year-old Aracena struggled despite hitting 99 mph three times.
