The Binghamton Rumble Ponies and Brooklyn Cyclones both won on Friday night to get them closer to their postseason aspirations.
Triple-A
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (70-59) 14, Syracuse Mets (52-76) 6
- RF Joe Suozzi: 2-for-4, R, K (.802 OPS)
- 1B Daniel Palka: 1-for-5, R, HR (14), RBI (52), K (.748 OPS)
- SS Wyatt Young: 1-for-3, R, HR (2), 2 RBIs (1y), BB (.612 OPS)
- LF Jaylen Palmer: 1-for-4, R, HR (2), 3 RBIs (6), 3 K (1.182 OPS)
- CF Brandon McIlwain: 0-for-4, BB, 3 K, SB (.906 OPS)
- 3B Chase Estep: 1-for-4, R, 2B, K (.788 OPS)
The Mets were able to get on the board first with a solo home run from Palka in the top of the first for his 14th of the year and his second in the last four games.
Palmer added a three-run home run of his own in the top of the seventh that ended up cutting the deficit to two runs at the time and he has homered in back-to-back games. Estep had a double to give him a hit in each of his first three games at Triple-A.
- RHP David Griffin (2-5, 7.58): 6 IP, 8 ER, 10 H, BB, 4 K (68 of 97 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Sam Coonrod (15.88): 1/3 IP, 5 ER, 4 H, BB
The IronPigs were able to erase an early deficit against Griffin thanks to three runs in the third and five runs in the fourth. The eight earned runs that Griffin allowed was the second-highest he has surrendered in a start this year (nine against Worcester on August 3).
Kevin Parada. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (66-57) 3, Harrisburg Senators (55-69) 0
- C Kevin Parada: 2-for-4, R, HR (1), 3 RBIs (5), 2 K (.571 OPS)
- CF Drew Gilbert: 1-for-3, R, BB, K (.913 OPS)
- 2B Luisangel Acuña: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K (.605 OPS)
- 1B JT Schwartz: 1-for-3, HBP (.816 OPS)
- 3B Rowdey Jordan: 1-for-3, BB, K (.731 OPS)
The Rumble Ponies and Senators were in a scoreless tie until the bottom of the seventh when Parada hit his first Double-A home run, which were the only runs of the game.
In the win, Jordan ended up stealing his 28th base of the year, which ties him for the eighth most in the Eastern League this year.
- RHP Jordan Geber (0.00): 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 4 K (46 of 74 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Brendan Hardy (1-0, 3.38): 1 1/3 IP. 0 ER, 2 H, 2 K
- RHP Paul Gervase (5.14, 1st save): 1 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, BB, 4 K, WP
Saturday marked Geber’s first appearance of the year with Binghamton and it’s the fourth different affiliate he has been with this year. Nevertheless, he did not allow a single extra-base hit and the 24-year-old right-hander had his longest outing since May 7 (7 IP with Brooklyn).
Geravse ended up striking out four batters for the third consecutive appearance en route to his first Double-A save.
Binghamton leads the Portland Sea Dogs by five games for a playoff spot.
Alex Ramírez. Photo by Ed Delany of MMO
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (62-62) 6, Greenville Drive (62-63) 0
- CF Alex Ramírez: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR (7), RBI (52), K (.644 OPS)
- RF Stanley Consuegra: 1-for-4, R, HR (20), 3 RBI (60), K (.784 OPS)
- 3B William Lugo: 2-for-4, R, K (.694 OPS)
- C Drake Osborn: 1-for-2, R, HR (11), 2 RBIs (31), BB (.614 OPS)
- SS Jett Williams: 1-for-4, R, BB, K (.970 OPS)
- 1B Ryan Clifford: 1-for-5, 4 K (.819 OPS)
While the Cyclones were 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position, five of their six runs came via the long ball. Consuegra got the scoring started with a three-run home run in the top of the first, which is tied for third in the South Atlantic League.
After an Osborn solo home run in the second made it 4-0 (sac fly in the sixth), Ramírez added a solo home run of his own in the seventh to extend the lead to 6-0. Williams added another walk out of the leadoff spot to give him 97 for the year in 108 games.
- RHP Robert Colina (4-5, 3.84): 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 10 K, WP, Balk (65 of 90 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Joe Joe Rodriguez (4.76, 1st save): 3 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, BB, 4 K, WP, HBP
After three straight rough outings, Colina bounced back in a big way. The 22-year-old right-hander had a season-high ten strikeouts and it ties a career-high that he had in the Florida Complex League last year. The six innings that he worked was the longest of his career. Due to shutting out Greenville, the Cyclones have 11 shutouts this year, which is a new franchise record for strikeouts in a season.
With the win and a Jersey Shore loss, Brooklyn has a one-game lead for a playoff spot.
Low-A
Tampa Tarpons (60-63) 2, St. Lucie Mets (40-82) 1 In 10 Innings
- 3B Nick Lorusso: 2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI (8) (.505 OPS)
- 2B Diego Mosquera: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 K (.616 OPS)
- SS Marco Vargas: 1-for-4, 2 K (.581 OPS)
- CF Nick Morabito: 0-for-2, SB, 2 HBP (.723 OPS)
As a team, the Mets were 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position with their lone run of the day taking place on a Lorusso RBI double in the top of the tenth. Coming into the day, the ninth-round pick in this year’s draft had three doubles in his first 20 professional games combined. Mosquera picked up a multi-hit game to extend his hit streak to six games.
- RHP Douglas Orellana (4.64): 6 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, BB, 8 K, WP (56 of 84 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Dakota Hawkins (0.00): 2 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, K
- RHP Bryce Jenkins (0-1, 27.00): 0 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 BB
Orellana had one of his best, if not his best outing of the season on Saturday. The only two hits he allowed were singles in the first and sixth inning. The eight strikeouts that he had were a season-high. As for Hawkins, the 23-year-old out of Washington State has not allowed a run or a hit in the first four outings of his career.
