D’Andre Smith extended his hitting streak to five games in a Syracuse win and Luke Gabrysh struggled in a Binghamton loss.
Jack Wenninger. Photo by Herm Card
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (74-66) 6 vs. St. Paul Saints (78-62) 2
- LF Ryan Clifford – 2-for-4, 2 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI (55), 1 K (.623 OPS)
- 2B Émilien Pitre – 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 BB (.781 OPS)
- CF D’Andre Smith – 2-for-5, 1 R, 1 K (.984 OPS)
Syracuse was 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position, but some well-timed hits let them pull out the victory. Billy Amick went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts and Kevin Parada went 1-for-3 with his second home run for Syracuse.
- RHP Jack Wenninger (4.21 ERA) 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (48 of 82 pitches for strikes
- RHP Dylan Ross (6.86 ERA) 1 IP, 1 BB, 1 K
New addition Cameron Weston struck out two batters in his appearance. The bullpen combined for four scoreless innings, with six relievers allowing a combined two hits and two walks.
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (61-74) 6 vs. Portland Sea Dogs (69-65) 14
- DH Jacob Reimer – 1-for-5, 1 R, HR (8), 3 RBI (40), 3 K (.737 OPS)
- 3B Jefferson Rojas – 1-for-5, 2B, 1 R, 3 K (.929 OPS)
- SS Mitch Voit – 2-for-5, 1 R, 1 RBI (18), SB (9), 1 K (.961 OPS)
- LF Corey Collins – 0-for-3, 1 R (.927 OPS)
The Rumble Ponies turned eight hits and two walks into six runs, but that wouldn’t be close to enough to salvage the day. John Bay struggled, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. Since his promotion to Double-A, he has seen his batting average go up but his power numbers have taken a dip, with over half of his hits in Brooklyn going for extra-bases, and only nine of his 32 hits in Double-A going for extra bases.
- RHP Luke Gabrysh (6.88 ERA) 3 1/3 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (41 of 69 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Calvin Ziegler (0.00 ERA) 1 IP, 2 BB, 2 K
Gabrysh struggled with his command, giving up baserunners and paying the price, including a run scoring on a double-steal. His final line looks much worse because upon entering the game, Douglas Orellana gave up a grand slam with three of the four runs being charged to Gabrysh. Ziegler was solid in his first career Double-A appearance, striking out two while walking two. Ziegler is still struggling with his control, having walked 24 over 13 innings across four levels.
