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AAA: Syracuse Mets (9-17) 6, Buffalo Bisons (13-11) 4
- David Thompson 3B: 1-5, HR, SB, 3 K, .256/.350/.544
- Patrick Mazeika 1B: 2-4, 2B, K, .500/.500/.750
- Khalil Lee CF: 1-3, 2B, BB, 2 K, .273/.484/.409
David Thompson‘s go-ahead two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning propelled Syracuse over Buffalo. Thompson also stole his fourth base of the season, bringing him to 4-for-5 total. Patrick Mazeika played first base and had another nice offensive game. His second double since being sent down to Syracuse came on a flyball to center. Khalil Lee played center field and also had a nice offensive night, getting on base twice and hitting his third Triple-A double on a line drive to left. Drew Ferguson and Cody Bohanek each stole a base.
Bases loaded. Orlando Calixte unloads ‘em! 💪 @SyracuseMets | #LGSM pic.twitter.com/0wTgSOvlx1
— Mets Player Development (@MetsPlayerDev) June 3, 2021
Second baseman Orlando Calixte made a great impression in his Mets system debut with a bases clearing double in the fourth inning.
- LHP Stephen Tarpley (1-2, 38.57) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
- RHP Yennsy Diaz (0-0, 1.50) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
- RHP Stephen Nogosek (0-1, 1.35) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Stephen Tarpley finally had his first scoreless outing of the season. He pitched a 1-2-3 sixth inning with the game still tied at four. Yennsy Diaz only allowed one batter to reach base in two scoreless innings and Stephen Nogosek had another scoreless outing to get the save. Even though he didn’t strike anyone out on Wednesday, Nogosek’s K% currently sits at an impressive 34.0%.
AA: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (6-19) 8, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (9-16) 7
- Carlos Cortes LF: 0-4, BB, K, .236/.320/.438
- Jake Mangum DH: 3-5, 3B, 2 2B, K, .292/.329/.514
- Hayden Senger C: 2-5, 2B, 3 K, .306/.353/.565
- Luis Carpio 2B: 1-3, 2B, BB, SB, .197/.312/.273
- Mark Vientos: DNP
Jake Mangum continued to rake with three extra base hits. His slashline above is his combined numbers between Brooklyn and Binghamton. Since he got to promoted to Binghamton, his slashline is .368/.368/.605 in 38 plate appearances. Mangum has nine extra base hits in 72 at-bats this season after having only seven in his first 182 pro at-bats. His strikeout to walk ratio has changed big time as well though, it was 12 BB/15 K in 2019 and is 3 BB/21 K this season.
Vientos hasn’t played since May 29.
- RHP Thomas McIlraith (1-2, 5.68) 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
- LHP Andrew Mitchell (2-1, 2.63) 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
A+: Jersey Shore BlueClaws (10-15) 4, Brooklyn Cyclones (8-15) 1
- Antoine Duplantis LF: 0-2, 3 BB, .269/.367/.372
- Ronny Mauricio SS: 1-5, 2 K, .256/.289/.477
- Brett Baty 3B: 2-4, .352/.453/.479
- Francisco Alvarez DH: 1-3, BB, K, .353/.483/.559
The Cyclones outhit the BlueClaws 7-5, but went just 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
- RHP Justin Lasko (2-1, 2.89) 5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- LHP Andrew Edwards (0-1, 1.54) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
Michel Otanez also tossed a scoreless inning.
A-: Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (13-13) 8, St. Lucie Mets (16-10) 4
- Alex Ramirez CF: 1-4, SB, 3 K, .125/.222/.125
- Shervyen Newton SS: 0-4, 3 K, .183/.300/.301
- Ranfy Adon LF: 2-3, 2B, K, .182/.368/.205
- Jaylen Palmer: DNP
The 18-year-old Ramirez picked up his first pro hit and stolen base. You can watch video of him hitting from last night here. Adon has a .407 OBP over his last six games.
- RHP Joander Suarez (0-3, 7.66) 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- RHP Brendan Hardy (0-0, 16.50) 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- LHP Franklin Parra (1-0, 6.38) 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Suarez was hitting 95 mph with his fastball last night, you can see video of him pitching here. After a rough start to the season, the 21-year-old Parra has allowed only one earned run in his last 13 innings.
