AAA: Game 1 – Rochester Red Wings (12-10) 3, Syracuse Mets (7-14) 0 BOX SCORE

There are not many positive takeaways from the Syracuse offense in game one of the team’s series against Rochester. Syracuse only logged one hit and no runs in a shortened, seven-inning game. Plummer tallied a single in this game, while Cortes and Palka drew walks. Luckily, the Syracuse offense did perform better in the second game of the doubleheader.

Peña got the start for the Mets and threw four innings with an unearned run due to a fielding error by left-fielder Cortes in the bottom of the first inning. Then, a scoreless inning by Adleman was followed by Claudio allowing a two-RBI double to Josh Palacios in the bottom of the sixth inning that put the game out of reach for Syracuse.

AAA: Game 2 – Syracuse Mets (8-14) 4, Rochester Red Wings (12-11) 2 BOX SCORE

The Mets bounced back in game two, kicked off by a first-inning home run by Young. Blankenhorn also hit a home run in the fourth inning on a fly ball into to right-center field, scoring Carlos Rincon. Finally, Vientos doubled in the top of the sixth inning, scoring Carlos Cortes and giving Nogosek a cushion to make the save.

Zastryzny got the start for the Mets, pitching 3 2/3 innings and allowing two earned runs on a home run and a RBI-double in the bottom of the fourth inning. Santos relieved Zastryzny and pitched a scoreless fourth inning, setting up Nogosek for the two-inning save. Nogosek has pitched well so far for Syracuse with a 1.69 ERA and 0.66 WHIP.

AA: Erie SeaWolves (12-8) 3, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (5-14) 1 BOX SCORE

The Rumble Ponies got four hits and drew five walks in Saturday’s game. They only scored one run on a force-out situation in the bottom of the second inning that scored Ronny Mauricio. Ashford and Winaker had doubles in the game, and Mangum also got on base twice. However, Binghamton needed a stronger offensive performance in this game to come out on top.

Ragan got the start, throwing four strong innings for Binghamton. But the decision fell on Lasko, who allowed all three runs in the top of the seventh inning. Taveras threw two scoreless innings and gave the offense a chance to comeback. However, Binghamton was unable to capitalize on his perfect late-inning performance.

A+: Brooklyn Cyclones (11-9) 5, Bowling Green Hot Rods (13-7) 2 BOX SCORE

 

It was a loud day offensively for the Cyclones, who got eleven hits and five runs in Saturday’s game.

Reyes hit a huge home run in the eighth inning that increased the Cyclones’ lead to 4-2 and put Brooklyn in full control of the game. That was Reyes’s first home run of the season, hopefully there are many more to come. He also hit two singles, gathering six total bases. Mcllwain and Mena also had multiple hits on Saturday, adding to Brooklyn’s profilic scoring attack.

Bryant went five innings and did not receive a decision for the game. He allowed two earned runs on an RBI single and a sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth inning. Courtney did get the win for Brooklyn, throwing two scoreless innings and striking out three batters. Finally, Hejka got the two-inning save to give the Cyclones their eleventh win of the season.

A: St. Lucie Mets (13-7) 6, Daytona Tortugas (9-11) 3 BOX SCORE

Eight of St. Lucie’s nine hits came from the six through eight hitters in the order. The offense kicked off with an Osborn three-run home run in the bottom of the second inning that scored Santos and Beracierta. Osborn also scored the same two players in the sixth inning with a single into left field. Shervyen Newton also hit a solo home run in Saturday’s game.

Seymour and Jones both had good performances in this game. Seymour got the start and threw six scoreless innings while not walking any batters. After Cornielly and Grant Hartwig gave up three earned runs combined, Jones got the four-out save to give St. Lucie their 13th win of the season.