Brett Baty, Photo by Steven Woj of MMO

In his second game after his call-up to Syracuse, Brett Baty tallied his first Triple-A hit and would later drive in his first Triple-A run. Meanwhile, Dominic Hamel would fire five shutout innings to help Brooklyn to an 8-1 win, and in Florida, Omar De Los Santos stole his FSL-leading 58th base.

Francisco Alvarez went 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts. He’s slashing .188/.350/.425 in 23 Triple-A games.

AAA: Buffalo Bisons (56-50) 10 vs. Syracuse Mets (47-60) 3   BOX SCORE

  • 1B Mark Vientos: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB, .268/.353/.521
  • 3B Brett Baty: 2-for-3, R, RBI, BB, .311/.405/.539
  • SS JT Riddle: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, .213/252/.375

On what was overall a forgettable evening of baseball for the Syracuse Mets, Brett Baty would make it a memorable night for himself as he tallied his first Triple-A hit and RBI. Baty would rope a single in the seventh inning and then slapped another base hit in the ninth to get his first RBI. Elsewhere in the lineup, Mark Vientos came back after missing a little over a week of play, by hitting his 12th double of the season and working out a walk.

Francisco Alvarez went 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts. He’s slashing .188/.350/.425 in 23 Triple-A games.

Four days after shutting out the defending champion Braves in 5 1/3 innings while picking up the win in New York, David Peterson fizzled out against the Bisons. Buffalo would pile it on early as they tallied up four runs in just the first inning. Peterson was able to settle down to pitch a scoreless second, but his night was done after that. Another lefty pitcher, Locke St. John, would give up two more runs over his two innings of relief. Nate Fisher, the third lefty of the evening, would have the best outing on the mound, lasting four solid innings of shutout ball.

Yoan López would then give up three runs in his inning of work as Buffalo ran away with this game 10-3.

AA: Altoona Curve (50-54) 11 vs Binghamton Rumble Ponies (39-64) 1   BOX SCORE

The Rumble Ponies’ offense in this game can be summed up by one swing. That’s because when Wyatt Young ripped a solo home run in the fourth inning, it was Binghamton’s and only hit on this night. Altoona pitchers would frustrate Binghamton batters all night in an 11-1 rout. Outside of Wyatt Young’s home run and two walks, Carlos Cortes was the only batter to reach base tonight with a seventh-inning walk of his own.

As the Binghamton bats were held in check, Altoona would show no mercy against Rumble Pony pitching. Garrison Bryant took the brunt of the beating, surrendering eight runs in 3 2/3 innings. The lone bright spot on the mound for the Rumble Ponies was Grant Hartwig. Since being called up to Double-A over a month ago, Hartwig has yet to give up a run and after two scoreless innings in this one, has driven up his shutout inning streak to ten overall with Binghamton.

High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (52-52) 8 vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks (53-50) 1   BOX SCORE

  • LF Matt Rudick: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB, .196/.341/.325
  • 2B Jose Peroza: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, .239/.327/.358
  • 1B Joe Suozzi: 2-for-4, R, HR (7), 4 RBI, .231/.332/.412

The Cyclones would use a six-run fourth inning to lead them to an 8-1 victory in Wilmington. That inning was topped off by a Joe Suozzi grand slam, his seventh long ball of the season. Brooklyn would smack 11 hits off Blue Rock pitching, which included five Cyclone batters enjoying multi-hit games. Jose Peroza was one of the five with two hits as he continues to stay scorching hot in August with an OPS through six games of 1.256.

  • RHP Dominic Hamel: (W,4-0) 5 IP, 3 H, R, ER, 0 BB, 4 SO, 1.80 ERA
  • LHP Nathan Lavender: 2 IP, H, 0 R 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 1.56 ERA
  • LHP Cam Opp: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, BB, 2 SO, 5.52 ERA

With Matt Allan still recovering from Tommy John surgery last year, there’s a strong case to be made for Dominic Hamel as the Mets top-ranked pitching prospect. Hamel would do his best to state his case in this game as he continues to cruise since his call-up to High-A. Hamel would only allow one run through five innings of work and struck out four en route to his fourth win of the season as he remains undefeated as a Cyclone. When players are promoted, their numbers typically suffer at first, but this isn’t the case for Hamel. While with St. Lucie, Hamel had an ERA of 3.84, but during his time with Brooklyn, his ERA is 1.80 through his first six starts.

Meanwhile, out of the bullpen, Nathan Lavender continues to be a dominant force late in games. After two shutout innings in this one, he lowered his overall ERA for the season to 1.00.

St. Lucie Mets (61-42) 2 vs. Clearwater Threshers (48-55) 5   BOX SCORE

After putting up a nine spot in the previous game, the St Lucie offense would struggle in this game, only managing to score two runs on five hits in a 5-2 loss in Clearwater. Omar De Los Santos continues to steal bases at a torrid pace as he swiped another bag in this game, putting him at 58 total on the season. De Los Santos has been a nice surprise for the Mets in St Lucie during his first full season in Single-A. Not only are his stolen base numbers impressive, but he’s also managed, despite his struggles with striking out, to keep his average respectable and has an OPS of .802.

Normally reserved as a bullpen arm, Raimon Gomez was given his second start of the season in this game for St Lucie. Gomez would turn in a shaky outing, lasting 2 2/3 innings while allowing two earned runs on three hits and striking out two. The 20-year-old pitcher seemed to be turning the corner in June when he had a perfect 0.00 ERA, but he’s been struggling over the rest of the summer as he’s watched his ERA surge back over four.

Later in the game, Franklin Sanchez would turn in arguably his best appearance of the season. Sanchez would quiet down the Clearwater bats over four shutout innings and would tiptoe out of danger despite allowing five hits. Though Sanchez kept the Mets close, the offense wouldn’t capitalize in a 5-2 loss.