Anthony Kay. Photo: Ed Delany, MMO
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (58-81) 7, Worcester Red Sox (76-66) 2
- SS Danny Mendick: 3-for-5, R (.817 OPS)
- LF Brandon McIlwain: 0-for-2, R, 3 BB, SB, 2 K (.868 OPS)
- 1B Daniel Palka: 1-for-4, R, RBI (59), BB, K (.751 OPS)
- 3B Jaylen Palmer: 1-for-4, R, HR (5), 2 RBIs (12), K (.911 OPS)
- DH Joe Suozzi: 1-for-4, R, RBI (14), BB, K (.800 OPS)
The Mets were able to get on the board first in the top of the third on a solo home run by Matt O’Neill and an RBI single by Palka. The former Red Sox farmhand has a hit in each of the last four games of this series.
In the sixth inning, with the game tied at two, Palmer hit a two-run home run to put the Mets back on top. The 23-year-old has homered in three straight games and he has five home runs in the month of September.
- RHP Justin Jarvis (8.39 ERA): 4 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 7 K, WP (58 of 93 pitches for strikes)
- LHP Anthony Kay (4-1, 3.96): 1 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 3 K
- LHP Nate Lavender (3.00): 2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, BB, 5 K
The four Syracuse pitchers that appeared in this game combined to strike out 16 batters and only surrendered one extra-base hit. Jarvis ended up his longest outing as a member of the Mets’ organization and the seven strikeouts were the most he had in a start since June 23 at Double-A Biloxi.
Kay ended up making his return to the Mets organization and threw 15-of-23 pitches for strikes and striking out three of the four batters he faced. As for Lavender, he has 12 strikeouts to 2 walks in five games this month (1.69 ERA).
Luisangel Acuña. Photo by Bronson Harris of Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (73-61) 6, Reading FIghtin Phils (59-76) 0
- 3B Rowdey Jordan: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI (63), BB (.735 OPS)
- RF Drew Gilbert: 1-for-3, R, BB, K (1.003 OPS)
- CF Jett Williams: 0-for-2, R, RBI (2), BB, 2 K (.697 OPS)
- 2B Luisangel Acuña: 1-for-5, R, 2 K (.621 OPS)
- 1B JT Schwartz: 0-for-2, R, RBI (48), BB, HBP (.813 OPS)
The Rumble Ponies managed only one extra-base hit in their shutout win with that hit being an RBI double by Jordan in the bottom of the second. Jordan extended his hit streak to seven games and has driven in nine runs in the last five games.
- RHP Benito Garcia (0.00): 4 1/3 IP. 0 ER, 1 H, BB, 4 K (35 of 53 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Trey McLoughlin (2-1, 3.31): 1 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, K
- LHP Matt Minnick (3.16): 2 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K, WP
- RHP Daison Acosta (4.75): 1 IP. 0 ER, 0 H, BB, K
The four Binghamton pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout on Saturday and Garcia got the day off to a strong note. The 23-year-old right-hander allowed a one-out single in the fourth, but that was his only mistake. In three outings this month (two with Binghamton), He has allowed only one hit in each outing (11 1/3 innings pitched).
Minnick threw two scoreless innings of relief to give him five consecutive scoreless outings.
