Francisco Alvarez, Photo by Ed Delany of MMO

AAA: Lehigh Valley IronPigs (8-5) 7, Syracuse Mets (2-11) 3

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Thanks to a five-run seventh from Lehigh Valley, the Syracuse Mets fell to the IronPigs by a score of 7-3 at NBT Bank Stadium. The Mets were able to threaten in the eighth with the bases loaded with one out.

But after an IronPigs pitching change, back-to-back Syracuse batters struck out to end the threat. Despite the four-run loss, the Mets outhit the IronPigs, 10-6 with seven Mets getting a hit.

Davis went hitless and played four innings at third base in his first rehab game for the Mets. Catcher Nick Meyer went 1-for-2 with with two walks and an RBI after being promoted from Binghamton before the game.

Right-handed pitcher Bradley Roney and utility guy Sebastian Elizalde were also promoted to Syracuse from Binghamton.

The Syracuse pitching staff struggled in this one as they only struck out three IronPigs on the night. McWilliams had a tough night on the mound as he threw three straight walks to become responsible for three runs that crossed the plate.

Righty Yennsy Díaz wasn’t able to cool down the Lehigh Valley bats either as he allowed two more runs in the troublesome seventh inning.

AA: Erie SeaWolves (9-4) 3, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (1-11) 2

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After a five-inning scoreless stalemate, the Erie SeaWolves ultimately prevailed over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies at NYSEG Stadium on Tuesday night. The Rumble Ponies were defeated at the hands of three-straight one-run innings late in the ballgame from the SeaWolves.

Binghamton saw no multi-hit batters in the series opener, but four different Rumble Ponies notched a base hit in the 3-2 loss. Binghamton attempted to rally back in the ninth by scoring a run, but couldn’t get the timely hit with a runner on third with one out.

Leadoff man Will Toffey walked three times, he was played the outfield (right) for the second straight game –his only two starts out there in his pro career.

On the mound, right-handed pitcher Adam Oiler impressed, holding the SeaWolves scoreless for five innings before they scored in the sixth. But McIlraith couldn’t replicate Oiler’s performance as he allowed two Erie runs in his last two innings as the closer.

Right-hander Dan Goggin, catcher Matt O’Neill, and outfielder Matt Winaker were promoted to Binghamton from Brooklyn.

A+: Hudson Valley Renegades (7-6) 4, Brooklyn Cyclones (4-8) 3

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Genord’s seventh-inning two-run homer was not enough to lift the Cyclones to a win as they fell to Hudson Valley thanks to a ninth-inning RBI double by the Renegades.

Despite the loss, No. 5 ranked prospect Brett Baty impressed at the plate for Brooklyn, going 2-for-4 and scoring a run. Our own Joseph Langan was at the game and provided plenty of video in his write-up.

Left-handed starter Cam Opp and outfielder LT Struble were promoted to Brooklyn from St. Lucie.

The crowd at the newly-named Maimonides Park saw a nice performance from Butto as he held a no-hitter until the sixth inning where he allowed back-to-back hits, including a home run before being pulled. Righty Nick MacDonald took it from there where he threw four strikeouts and allowed just one hit in 2.1 innings.

Despite holding the Renegades to five hits, the Cyclone pitching staff was plagued by Hudson Valley first basemen Kyle MacDonald as he drove in three runs.

A: St. Lucie Mets (9-4) 4, Palm Beach Cardinals (5-8) 0

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Thanks to a great offensive start and a heavily utilized bullpen, St. Lucie was able to come away with a shutout win over Palm Beach. Three different Mets had multi-hit games, including Francisco Álvarez as he went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Tuesday night. Álvarez currently has a 1.214 OPS for the season, that ranks second in the league.

The Mets scored each of their four runs in the first five innings but never had a multi-run inning. However, the St. Lucie pitching staff paved the way for the last four innings.

Leadoff man Tanner Murphy was on base four times with three walks and a single.

Outfielder Brandon McIlwain was added to the St. Lucie roster from extended spring.

Photo by Ed Delany of MMO

Seth Lugo made his first rehab appearance for St. Lucie and needed only three pitches to get a 1-2-3 first inning. His first pitch of the night was a 93 mph four-seamer.

St. Lucie made the most of its bullpen in the series opener as the Mets used six different pitchers to shut out the Cardinals. The Mets threw 10 strikeouts against Palm Beach, including four from Parsons who grabbed the win.

St. Lucie pitching also didn’t allow a hit for the game’s last six innings after lefty Franklin Parra allowed three through two innings.