On Saturday, Jorge Polanco continued his rehab start for Binghamton (Double-A), playing three innings in the field. Meanwhile, the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones had a very rare offensive outburst on Saturday en route to victory. Unfortunately, Jack Wenninger posted his second straight poor outing for Syracuse (Triple-A) in what has otherwise been a sensational season.
Jack Wenninger. Photo by Herm Card
Triple-A
Rochester Red Wings 5 (34-21), Syracuse Mets 3 (28-27)
- 1B Ryan Clifford: 2-4, 2B, BB (.767 OPS)
- 2B Christian Arroyo: 2-4, HR, RBI (.779 OPS)
- DH Ji Hwan Bae: 2-4, SB (.787 OPS)
Syracuse only mustered three runs despite nine hits on Saturday. The Mets went a staggering 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position, stranding 12 runners on base.
Syracuse’s No. 2, 3, and 4 each had two hits. Bae, Arroyo, and Clifford each have an OPS above .767 on the season. Clifford, who doubled on Saturday, has an .800 OPS in May despite only hitting .222.
- RHP Jack Wenninger: 4.0 IP, 9 H, 5 R (4 ER), 1 BB, 2 SO (2.80 ERA)
- RHP Zach Peek: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO (1.59 ERA)
- LHP Matt Turner: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO (2.84 ERA)
Jack Wenninger followed up the worst start of his 2026 season on May 24 with another troublesome one on Saturday. For the second-straight game, Wenninger allowed four earned runs. Across his last two starts, 9 1/3 innings, the former sixth-round pick has allowed 14 hits and eight earned runs. He had a 1.53 ERA prior to his last two rough outings.
Jorge Polanco. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies 4 (18-32), Portland Sea Dogs 3 (25-24)
- CF D’Andre Smith: 2-2, BB (.653 OPS)
- C Vincent Perozo: 1-3, HR, 3 RBI (.693 OPS)
- 1B Jorge Polanco: 0-2, 2 K (1.571 OPS)
Veteran Jorge Polanco continued his rehab on Saturday. Polanco went 0-for-2 at the plate with two strikeouts. It was his first hitless appearance since his return, as he went 2-for-3 with a home run over his first two games. Polanco played three innings at first base.
- RHP Bryce Conley: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 SO (5.33 ERA)
- RHP Douglas Orellana: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO (3.47 ERA)
- RHP Carlos Guzman: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO (2.92 ERA)
Behind a seven-strikeout outing by Conley, Orellana and Guzman combined to throw four innings of scoreless ball. Orellana, 24, has a 3.47 ERA across 23 1/3 innings this season. He had a 2.96 ERA across 51 2/3 innings in Double-A and Triple-A last season. A trip up to Triple-A Syracuse should be on the horizon.
Irving Cota. Photo by Ed Delany, Metsmerized
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones 8 (16-33), Wilmington Blue Rocks 1 (26-23)
- 2B Mitch Voit: 2-4, HR, 2 R (.707 OPS)
- RF John Bay: 1-2, RBI, BB, 3 R, SB (.821 OPS)
- CF Yonatan Henriquez: 3-4, HR, 2 R (.465 OPS)
- LF Will Benson: 2-4, 3 RBIs (.689 OPS)
The Cyclones’ offense had a rare big day on Saturday. Their .609 OPS ranks dead-last by a large margin in the South Atlantic League, however, they were able to put across eight runs on Saturday.
Voit, Henriquez, and Benson each had multi-hit games. Bay, who has been a lone bright spot all season long for Binghamton, went 1-for-2, but scored three runs and stole his 13th base of the season. The undrafted free agent from Austin Peay had an .875 OPS across 83 at-bats to being his professional career last season.
Benson, who recently earned a call-up from High-A St. Lucie, is riding a five-game hitting streak (7-for-19, .368 average), raising his season High-A average to .250 after beginning his High-A career 1-for-13.
- RHP Irving Cota: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 SO (0.73 ERA)
- RHP Dakota Hawkins: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO (3.18 ERA)
- RHP: Tanner Witt: 2.0 IP, 0 H, o R, 1 BB, 6 SO, W (9.88 ERA)
Cota has been sensational while pitching for High-A Brooklyn this season. Through 24 2/3 innings he has allowed only 13 hits and two runs (0.73 ERA). A second chance with Binghamton (Double-A) is likely in the offing. He made one start for Binghamton (Double-A) earlier this year and allowed nine hits and five runs over 4 2/3 innings.
Witt, who has already pitched for three different organizational levels this season, had a sensational Saturday in a bulk role behind Cota. All six outs he recorded over his two innings of work were via the strikeout. The 14th-round pick in 2024 cumulatively had a 9.78 ERA in 19 1/3 innings across the High-A, Double-A, and Triple-A levels this season.
Single-A
St. Lucie Mets 6 (24-23), Bradenton Marauders 3 (24-25) F/10
- RF/1B Randy Guzman: 3-5, HR, 2 RBIs (.865 OPS)
- PH/RF AJ Salgado: 1-1, 3B, RBI, R (.832 OPS)
- SS Elian Peña: 0-5, R, SB (.812 OPS)
Guzman launched his ninth home run of the season in the first inning to get the scoring started for St. Lucie on Saturday. He added two more hits later on as well, raising his season OPS to .865. Guzman, 21, had an .899 OPS across 252 at-bats in the Florida Complex League and Single-A levels last season. He is continuing his 2025 successes thus far in 2026.
Despite going hitless, Peña stole his 15th base of the season after reaching via an error. His OPS is still above .800 at .812 despite the 0-for-5 Saturday.
St. Lucie scored four in the 10th inning en route to the extra-innings victory. Salgado had a pinch-hit triple and scored after Peña reached on the aforementioned error. Guzman then singled-home Peña before St. Lucie added their fourth and final run of the frame.
- RHP Emilio Obispo: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 SO (2.33 ERA)
- RHP Christian Rodriguez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 2 SO (1.71 ERA)
At a mere 19-years-old Obispo is now six games (three starts) through his second professional season. Through 19 1/3 innings, he has struck out 22. His five innings of two-hit ball on Saturday was one of his most impressive outings of his very young professional career.
Rodriguez has been one of the best pitchers in the organization this season. He has a 1.76 ERA, .196 batting average against, and a 0.99 WHIP across 26 1/3 innings of sparkling relief this season.
