Carson Benge extended his hot streak in Double-A with a homer and 2-for-4 night, though Binghamton lost 6-5. Boston Baro followed up his four-hit game with another multi-hit game in High-A, while Brendan Girton exited early with an injury. Randy Guzman impressed in Low-A with multiple extra-base hits, and Juan Arnaud continued his scoreless streak.
Triple-A
Buffalo Bisons (40-59) 1, Syracuse Mets (52-51) 0
Box Score
- 3B Luis De Los Santos, 2-for-3, K (.628 OPS)
- 2B Yonny Hernandez, 2-for-3 (.831 OPS)
The Syracuse offense couldn’t get much going on Tuesday night, managing just six hits – four of them coming from the 8 and 9 spots in the lineup.
- RHP Blade Tidwell (4.10 ERA) 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
- RHP Jonathan Pintaro 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 BB
The Syracuse pitching staff performed well all night, allowing only one unearned run – unfortunately, the offense couldn’t get anything going to support them. Tidwell has been solid since returning from the big-league club, tossing 12.2 innings and allowing just three runs over that span.
Carson Benge. Photo via Brooklyn Cyclones
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (64-31) 5, Harrisburg Senators (47-49) 6
Box Score
- CF Carson Benge, 2-for-4, 2 R, HR (6), RBI, BB (1.084 OPS)
- 2B Jett Williams, 1-for-5, R, HR (10), RBI, K (.893 OPS)
- RF-1B Ryan Clifford, 2-for-5, R, K (.862 OPS)
- 3B Jacob Reimer, 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, K (.792 OPS)
Benge continued his hot streak in Double-A, swatting his third home run in as many games to raise his Binghamton OPS to 1.084. He has now hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games.
- RHP Joander Suarez (3.27 ERA), 6 IP, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- LHP Felipe De La Cruz, 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Suarez wrapped up July with a 2.01 ERA (3.27 on the season), but has allowed earned runs in six of his last seven starts.
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (59-38) 4, Jersey Shore BlueClaws (40-53) 7
Box Score
- 3B Colin Houck, 2-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI (.620 OPS)
- 2B Boston Baro, 2-for-4, 2 R (.620 OPS)
- DH Marco Vargas, 2-for-4, R (.607 OPS)
Baro followed up his four-hit performance on Sunday with another multi-hit game on Tuesday. The 20-year-old top prospect has found the Brooklyn hitting environment challenging this season, slashing .278/.358/.390 with a .748 OPS in 2024.
- RHP Brendan Girton (2.55 ERA) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Girton, who hasn’t allowed two or more earned runs in a start since April 17, left Tuesday’s outing with an apparent injury. No further information on the Mets’ 2024 10th-round pick’s condition had been released as of Tuesday night (7/29).
Low-A
St. Lucie Mets (55-40) 12, Jupiter Hammerheads (39-56) 7
Box Score
- 1B Trace Willhoite, 2-for-4, R, HR (14), 3 RBI, BB (.874 OPS)
- 2B Trey Snyder, 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K (.661 OPS)
- RF Randy Guzman, 3-for-5, 2 2B, RBI (.931 OPS)
Guzman, who was called up to Low-A St. Lucie on July 25, picked up two more extra-base hits (one with an exit velo of 109 MPH) in his already impressive 2025 campaign. After dominating the Florida Complex League, the 20-year-old first-base/corner outfielder has gotten off to a hot start with St. Lucie – collecting three extra-base hits in his first four games.
- RHP Jose Chirinos (3.82 ERA) 4.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- RHP Gregori Louis, 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
- RHP Juan Arnaud, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Arnaud, who topped out at 98 mph on Tuesday, hasn’t allowed an earned run since June 19.
The Mets Dominican Summer League teams split their matchups on Tuesday; Mets Orange won their abbreviated game, 8-4 while Mets Blue 4-2.
