It was a bounce-back outing for top prospect Brandon Sproat, who fired seven scoreless innings with nine strikeouts while allowing just five baserunners. Meanwhile, Francisco Alvarez also appeared in another rehab game with Triple-A Syracuse. He went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts as their starting designated hitter.
Brandon Sproat. Photo Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (66-65) 2, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (77-51) 0
- C Francisco Alvarez: 0-for-4, 3 K (1.091 OPS)
- 2B Yonny Hernández: 1-for-3, HR, RBI, R (.870 OPS)
- LF Ryan Clifford: 1-for-4, RBI (.729 OPS)
Hernández and Clifford drove in the only two runs for Syracuse, with Hernández supplying the big swing on a solo homer. Jett Williams was scratched late after being penciled in at second base, and Carson Benge also sat out.
It was confirmed after that Williams had a sore wrist.
- RHP Brandon Sproat: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K (4.24 ERA)
Sproat was dominant against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, generating 14 whiffs on 91 pitches. He landed 58 for strikes and hit 99 mph on the radar gun.
Credit: Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (81-42) 2, Somerset Patriots (64-61) 1
- CF A.J. Ewing: 1-for-2, RBI, R, 3 BB (.892 OPS)
- 2B D’Andre Smith: 3-for-4, BB (.757 OPS)
- SS William Lugo: 0-for-1, 3 BB, SB (.607 OPS)
Walks proved costly for Yankees No. 4 prospect Carlos LaGrange (per Baseball America), who issued six free passes. Ewing and Lugo each walked thrice, while Smith singled three times to help fuel the offense.
- LHP Felipe De La Cruz: 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- RHP Joshua Cornielly: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (3.91 ERA)
- RHP Ryan Lambert: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (1.91 ERA)
De La Cruz allowed back-to-back extra-base hits in the first but struck out five. Cornielly, Ben Simon, TJ Shook, and Lambert combined for 6 1/3 scoreless innings. Lambert’s save extended his scoreless streak to five outings and lowered his August ERA to 0.93.
Marco Vargas. Photo by James Villani, MMO
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (71-54) 5, Hudson Valley Renegades (74-48) 4
- 2B Marco Vargas: 2-for-3, 3B, 2 RBI, R, BB, SB (.643 OPS)
- SS Colin Houck: 0-for-2, 2 BB, R (.581 OPS)
- CF Yonatan Henriquez: 1-for-2, 3B, R, 2 BB (2.250 OPS)
Vargas and Henriquez each ripped triples into the right-center gap. Henriquez also drew two walks in a strong High-A debut, while Houck reached base twice on walks and has looked more comfortable at the plate in August (.773 OPS) after a rough July (.415 OPS).
- RHP Dakota Hawkins: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (2.55 ERA)
- RHP Brett Banks: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (2.66 ERA)
Banks finished the night with two innings and five strikeouts, giving up only a solo homer to Yankees prospect Dillon Lewis.
Single-A
Lakeland Flying Tigers (71-50) 7, St. Lucie Mets (74-50) 2
- SS Antonio Jimenez: 2-for-4, RBI, R (.643 OPS)
- 1B Randy Guzman: 3-for-4, 2B (1.021 OPS)
Jimenez lined an opposite-field RBI single, while Guzman hammered a double 102.8 mph off the bat. St. Lucie finished just 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position despite racking up eight hits.
- RHP Joel Lara: 2 1/3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K (2.13 ERA)
- RHP Luis Alvarez: 1 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (5.91 ERA)
- RHP Elwis Mijares: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (0.00 ERA)
After Nicolas Carreno allowed four runs (one earned) in two innings, the 18-year-old Lara surrendered two more in relief. Alvarez and Mijares steadied things with 3 2/3 scoreless frames, with Mijares impressing in his Low-A debut by striking out four on 25 pitches.
