Christian Scott struck out seven in five scoreless innings in the Syracuse Mets’ win, Binghamton allowed 12 runs in their loss, St. Lucie split its doubleheader and Brooklyn lost in 11 innings.
Christian Scott Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (6-6) 5, Buffalo Bisons (5-7) 4
BOX SCORE
- LF Ryan Clifford – 1-for-4, 1 R, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, CS (1) (.541 OPS)
- CF Nick Morabito – 0-for-4, 2 K (.849 OPS)
- RF Cristian Pache – 2-for-3, 3 R, 2B, HR (1), RBI (9) (.650 OPS)
Syracuse only had five hits on the day, but thanks to five Buffalo errors, it turned that into five runs. Four of the hits went for extra bases.
- RHP Christian Scott (6.48 ERA) 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (52 of 76 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Ryan Lambert (5.40 ERA) 1 IP, 1 K
Christian Scott had a bounce-back outing and was dominant, striking out seven and keeping the Bisons off balance. Ryan Lambert struck out one in his inning of work, reaching 98 mph. Jonathan Pintaro struck out two in an inning of work, earning him the save.
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (3-2) 2, Somerset Patriots (2-3) 12
BOX SCORE
- 3B Jacob Reimer – 0-for-4, 1 K (.382 OPS)
- CF Eli Serrano III – 1-for-4, 3 K (1.182 OPS)
- 2B Marco Vargas – 1-for-3, 1 BB (.449 OPS)
- C Chris Suero – 0-for-4 (.758 OPS)
Binghamton struck out 14 times on the day, with their first four hitters accounting for seven of them. Wyatt Young had two hits, including a double, which was the only extra-base hit for Bingo.
- RHP Will Watson (5.14 ERA) 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (42 of 63 pitches for strikes)
Will Watson had a quality outing, but the rest of the bullpen was leaky on Thursday. The only pitcher to not be scored upon was Brian Metoyer, who went one inning and struck out one. While two errors on defense didn’t help, allowing 17 hits surely won’t result in many wins.
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (0-5) 1, Jersey Shore BlueClaws (4-1) 2 / 11 INNINGS
BOX SCORE
- SS Antonio Jimenez – 1-for-1 (.600 OPS)
- 3B Colin Houck – 1-for-3, 2B, 2 BB, 1 K (.508 OPS)
- C Daiverson Gutierrez – 0-for-4, RBI (1) (.581 OPS)
Antonio Jimenez went 1-for-1 and then left the game with an apparent injury. The Cyclones went 0-for-17 with runners in scoring position and struck out 16 times.
- RHP Channing Austin (2.25 ERA) 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 4 K (38 of 70 pitches for strikes
- RHP Brett Banks (0.00 ERA) 2 IP, 4 K
Channing Austin was effectively wild, limiting his ability to get out of the fifth inning. Brett Banks struck out four batters in his two innings of work. Cristofer Gomez was saddled with the loss in extras, walking a batter and giving up a hit.
Low-A
St. Lucie Mets (3-1) 6, Dunedin Blue Jays (1-3) 3 / Game 1 (Completion of April 7th)
BOX SCORE
- SS Elian Peña – 2-for-4, 2 SB (3), 1 K (.944 OPS)
- 2B Sam Robertson – 1-for-3, 1 R, 2 RBI (2), 2 SB (2) (.453 OPS)
- RF Simon Juan – 0-for-4, 3 K (.517 OPS)
- CF Sam Biller – 2-for-3, 3 RBI (4), 2 SB (2), 1 K (1.142 OPS)
Elian Peña continues to adapt to full season ball well, getting on base and causing havoc on the bases. Ronald Guzman took one at-bat and left the game. Tommy Pham went 1-for-3 while ramping up in St. Lucie. The Mets managed six runs on nine hits, with none going for extra-bases.
- LHP A.J. Minter (0.00 ERA) 1 IP, 1 K
- LHP Nate Lavender (0.00 ERA) 1 IP, 2 K
- RHP Craig Kimbrel (0.00 ERA) 1 IP, 1 K
St. Lucie had two pitchers rehabbing on Thursday, with Craig Kimbrel ironing out some kinks as well.
St. Lucie Mets (3-2) 5, Dunedin Blue Jays (2-3) 6 / Game 2
BOX SCORE
- SS Elian Peña – 1-for-3, 1 BB (.929 OPS)
- C Julio Zayas – 2-for-3, 2B, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K (.955 OPS)
- RF JT Benson – 2-for-3, 2 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI (1) (.875 OPS)
- 3B Sam Robertson – 2-for-2, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB (.875 OPS)
Peña continued hitting in game two, but had an error in the field. Randy Guzman went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. Simon Juan had a forgettable day at the plate between the two games, striking out four times.
- LHP Nicolas Carreno (5.79 ERA) 2 1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 6 K
Three errors hurt the pitching staff, with three of the six runs on the day scoring due to the miscues. Omar Victorino went four innings, allowing three runs (one earned) and four strikeouts.
