Mets Minors Recap: Brett Baty is on Fire

Brett Baty, Photo by Rick Nelson

Mets third base prospect Brett Baty continued his hot July hitting with three more hits on Tuesday night in Double-A.

AAA: Omaha (47-46) 5, Syracuse (42-52) 1 Box Score

C Francisco Alvarez 0-for-2, 2 BB, .118/.333/.265 (AAA numbers)
DH Mark Vientos 1-for-4, 2 K, .261/.340/.506

Álvarez continues to struggle to find base hits in Triple-A but keeps getting on base via the walk. The Mets top prospect has now walked 10 times in 11 Triple-A Games.

RHP Stephen Nogosek (0.99 ERA) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 2 K
RHP Eric Orze (5.22 ERA) IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, K

Nogosek has been fantastic in Syracuse and has posted only a 0.71 in 12 2/3 big league innings for the Mets this year.

AA: Binghamton (34-56) 8, New Hampshire (40-51) 2 Box Score

DH Luke Ritter 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, 3B (3rd), .242/.340/.431
3B Brett Baty 3-for-5, 2B (20th), 2 RBI, R, .297/.390/.497
SS Ronny Mauricio 1-for-5, 2B (20th), RBI, R, .246/.281/.467

Baty has been on fire in July with a 1.043 OPS in 18 games. His 144 wRC+ is now tied for fifth in the Eastern League.

RHP Jordan Yamamoto (3.22 ERA) 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Yamamoto was making his second straight start after beginning the season with 12 relief appearances.

High-A: Hudson Valley (49-41) 10, Brooklyn (44-47) 2 Box Score

CF Alex Ramirez 0-for-4, 3 K, .279/.333/.475 (Brooklyn numbers)
RF Stanley Consuegra 1-for-3, BB, R, .250/.324/.500 (Brooklyn numbers)
1B JT Schwartz 2-for-4, 2 2B, .256/.344/.369

Ramirez had his streak of five straight games with at least two hits snapped.

RHP Justin Courtney (3.44 ERA) 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, 6 K
RHP Brendan Hardy (3.50 ERA) 2 IP, H, 0 R, BB, 3 K

The 22-year-old Hardy is up to 43 strikeouts in only 26 1/3 innings this season and he’s allowed only 14 hits in that span.

Low-A St. Lucie (53-37) 8, Palm Beach (44-45) Box Score

3B William Lugo 2-for-3, HR (7th), 3 RBI, BB, .258/.352/.408
C Fernando Villalobos 1-for-3, 2 RBI, BB, R, .194/.453/.389

Villalobos has more walks (17) than hits (7) in his 15 game with St. Lucie this year.

RHP Jose Acuna (1.13 ERA) 3 IP, H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K

The 19-year-old Acuna struggled with his control but was still able to throw three scoreless innings in his second for St. Lucie. His fastball was up to 93 mph on the day and he got five whiffs on nine swings at his slider.