Jose Siri played in his third rehab game with the St. Lucie Mets on Sunday as he works his way back from a broken leg. The speedster outfielder went 1-for-4 with a broken-bat, two-run double. In his short stint thus far, he’s hitting .500/.625/.667 with a 1.292 OPS. He’s notched three hits, three RBIs and has drawn a walk. Before going down with an injury, Siri was batting .050/.208/.100 with a .308 OPS for the Mets in just 10 games.
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (67-65) 3, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (77-52) 0
Box Score
- LF Ryan Clifford 0-for-2, 3 BB (.736 OPS)
- DH Jared Young 1-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI (.964 OPS)
Jared Young provided the lone offense for Syracuse with a 3-run double. Rehabbing Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez notched a hit and struck out three times in his first appearance since fracturing his left pinky. He played all nine innings behind the plate as he looks to work back from a sprained UCL ligament in his thumb and the new pinky injury.
- RHP Jonathan Pintaro 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K (5.13 ERA)
- RHP Dom Hamel 2.0 IP, 3 K (5.74 ERA)
The pitching staff was elite on Sunday, combing for a total 11 strikeouts and just three walks.
Double-A
Somerset Patriots (64-62) 1, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (82-42) 4
Box Score
- 2B A.J. Ewing 1-for-4, 2B, RBI (.879 OPS)
- DH Jacob Reimer 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB (.916 OPS)
The Rumble Ponies went 4-for-16 with runners in scoring position, and C Kevin Parada and RF Jefrey De Los Santos notched RBIs as well.
- RHP R.J. Gordon 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 9 K (3.00 ERA)
- RHP Saul Garcia 1.1 IP, 3 K (1.86 ERA)
R.J. Gordon picked up his sixth win, and is up to 42 strikeouts in August in his six starts.
High-A
Hudson Valley Renegades (75-48) 8, Brooklyn Cyclones (71-55) 3
Box Score
- C Ronald Hernandez 3-for-3, 2 R, BB (.671 OPS)
Nick Roselli, Yohairo Cuevas and Onix Vega all delivered run-scoring hits for Brooklyn.
- RHP Jose Guevara 2.0 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 4 BB, K (27.00 ERA)
Guevara struggled in his first start with Brooklyn, but the bullpen picked him up the rest of the way, allowing just two earned runs across seven innings.
Single-A
Lakeland Flying Tigers (71-51) 1, St. Lucie Mets (75-50) 3
Box Score
- DH Jose Siri 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI (1.292 OPS)
- C Daiverson Gutierrez 2-for-3, BB, K (.679 OPS)
Siri found success in another rehab performance as he works his way back from a broken leg.
- RHP Truman Pauley 2.0 IP, 2 K, (3.86 ERA)
- RHP Ernesto Mercedes 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K, W (3.46 ERA)
St. Lucie’s pitching staff continued to be elite. They lead the Florida State League in ERA (3.55), wins (75) and batting average against (.211).
