Outfielder Carson Benge‘s first Triple-A long ball came in his sixth game for Syracuse. He hit eight homers for Double-A Binghamton and four for High-A Brooklyn this year. The 2024 first-round pick entered Friday with a .305/.411/.501 slash line across the three levels in 435 plate appearances.
Carson Benge. Photo by Steven Wojtowicz of MMO
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (65-65) 2, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (77-50) 6
- SS Jett Williams, 0-for-3, K (.602 OPS)
- CF Carson Benge, 1-for-4, HR (1), 2 RBI (2) (.748 OPS)
- 3B Luisangel Acuña, 2-f0r-4, SB (8), CS (2) (.731 OPS)
- DH Jared Young, 3-for-4, SB (5) (.975 OPS)
Benge, 22, was ranked No. 2 on MMO’s updated prospect rankings earlier this month. Williams, a 2022 first-round pick, was first on the list. He’s 13-for-66 (.197 batting average) in 16 games since being promoted to Syracuse after posting an .868 OPS with 10 homers at Binghamton.
- RHP Douglas Orellana (6.43 ERA) 2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K
- RHP Alex Carrillo (6.08 ERA) 1 1/3 IP, 2 BB, 3 K
Double-A
Somerset Patriots (64-60) 6, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (80-42) 5
- 1B Chris Suero, 0-for-2, 2 R, 2 BB (.726 OPS)
- 3B Jacob Reimer, 2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI (34), SB (4), R (.911 OPS)
- 2B A.J. Ewing, 1-for-4, RBI (4), SB (9) (.864 OPS)
Reimer, 21, entered Friday slashing .338/.429/.623 with five home runs this month. Ewing, 21, entered hitting .371/.409/.484 since his promotion to Double-A. He’s stolen nine bases in 15 games for Binghamton.
- RHP Will Watson (2.08 ERA) 4 1/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BB, 5 K, HR, L
- RHP Saul Garcia (2.16 ERA) 1 1/3 IP, H, 2 K
It was a big night for debuts of 22-year-old seventh-round picks. Jonah Tong (2022 draft) made his major-league debut, and Watson (2024 draft) made his first Double-A appearance. Watson, taken from the University of Southern California, pitched to a 1.70 ERA while fanning 77 in 63 2/3 innings for High-A Brooklyn.
High-A
Hudson Valley Renegades (74-47) 5, Brooklyn Cyclones (70-54) 1
- CF Yohairo Cuevas, 2-for-4, 2B, CS (1), K (.484 OPS)
- C Ronald Hernandez, 1-for-2, R, BB (.658 OPS)
Brooklyn was held to three hits as the top four hitters in the lineup (Marco Vargas, Trace Willhoite, John Bay and Colin Houck) combined to go 0-for-15 with 10 strikeouts.
- RHP Joel Díaz (3.69 ERA) 5 1/3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR, L
Díaz, 21, of the Dominican Republic, has struck out 97 in 102 1/3 innings for Brooklyn.
Low-A
Lakeland Flying Tigers (70-50) 4, St. Lucie Mets (74-49) 8
- DH Jesse Winker, 0-for-3, 3 K (.000 OPS)
- DH Jose Siri, 2-for-2, RBI (1), R (2.000 OPS)
- SS Antonio Jimenez, 3-for-5, RBI (10), 2 R (.624 OPS)
- RF Randy Guzman, 2-for-5, 3B, 2 RBI (20), R, CS (3) (.983 OPS)
- C Daiverson Gutierrez, 2-for-4, 2 RBI (40), (.672 OPS)
Winker is 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in two rehab games. This was also Siri’s second rehab game. He walked and scored in his first. Guzman, 20, of the Dominican Republic, is 24-for-73 (.329 batting average) with three homers, nine doubles, and a triple in 20 games with St. Lucie. The win clinched the second-half championship for St. Lucie.
- LHP Daviel Hurtado (2.11 ERA) 4 IP, 5 H, ER, 4 BB, 5 K,
This makes 10 straight outings (36 2/3 innings pitched) where Hurtado, 20, of Cuba has allowed one earned run or none. He gave up one earned run in 19 innings (0.47 ERA) for the Rookie Ball Florida Complex League Mets before he was promoted.
