Mark Vientos, Photo by Ed Delany of MMO
AAA: Worcester (24-25) 9, Syracuse (15-32) 8 BOX SCORE
- LF Jake Mangum 2-for-6, RBI, R, .355/.394/.454 (AAA line)
- RF Khalil Lee 1-for-5, BB, HR (2), .188/.305/.297
- 3B Mark Vientos 3-for-4, RBI, BB, R, .250/.336/.484
Lee has a .945 OPS in six games since returning to the Syracuse Mets from the Low-A St. Lucie.
The story here is the monster month that Vientos had in May after struggling in April, the third baseman slashed .328/.408/.642 with six home runs in 18 May games.
Shortstop JT Riddle made his organizational debut, going 1-for-5 at the plate.
- RHP Connor Grey (4.39 ERA) 3 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- RHP Yoan Lopez (6.30 ERA) 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER
- RHP Tommy Hunter (1.2 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K)
Grey went the previous three starts without allowing an earned run. The veteran Hunter looked sharp in his first outing since May 27th.
Four relievers were promoted to Syracuse: RHP Michel Otanez, RHP Bryce Montes de Oca, RHP Trey Cobb, and LHP Nate Fisher. Both Otanez and Montes de Oca have hit 102 mph this season
AA: Binghamton had the night off after playing on Memorial Day. Catcher Francisco Alvarez is heating up again.
High-A: Brooklyn (20-23) 10, Jersey Shore (16-28) 4 BOX SCORE
- LF Joe Suozzi 1-for-4, BB, 2 R, .221/.333/.412
- SS Shervyen Newton 1-for-2, 3 HBP, RBI, 2 R, .196/.338/.357 (High-A)
- C Matt O’Neill 1-for-2, 3B, 3 BB, 4 RBI, .229/.400/.457
- 1B JT Schwartz 2-for-5, 3B, 4 RBI, .243/.358/.336
🚨Little League HR Alert 🚨
Bases loaded for JT Schwartz.
Bases unloaded by JT Schwartz.#AmazinStartsHere #MiLB pic.twitter.com/iFxVxyrP9Q
— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) June 1, 2022
- LHP Nick Zwack (3.60 ERA in High-A) 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- RHP Oscar Rojas (2.80 ERA) 5 IP, 4 H, R (0 ER), 0 BB, 8 K
Zwack, the Mets 17th round pick last year, has an impressive 38 strikeouts compared to only five walks in 27 innings this season between St. Lucie and Brooklyn.
Not to be outdone, Rojas has 41 strikeouts compared to only eight walks in 35 innings this season for Brooklyn.
Low-A: St. Lucie (30-16) 5, Daytona (19-27) 2 BOX SCORE
- 3B William Lugo 2-for-4, 2 R, .265/.337/.415
- DH Omar De Los Santos 2-for-4, HR (7), 2B, .293/.327/.540
- RF Carlos Dominguez 1-for-2, HR (11), 2 HBP, .248/.322/.526
De Los Santos and Dominguez continue to be two of the better power hitters in the Mets system this year, with Dominguez leading the Mets minors with 11 home runs. Dominguez does also lead the Mets with 65 strikeouts and De Los Santos is third with 55.
- RHP Luis Moreno (2.68 ERA) 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 8 K
- LHP Daniel Juarez (2.18 ERA) 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3rd Save
Moreno, 23, had his fastball up to 95 mph on the night, but the real story was the whopping 10 whiffs he got with his curveball on1 5 swings. The spin on his curve was up to 3139 rpms and averaged 3008 on the night.
Juarez, 21, had his fastball up to 94 mph on the night. The talented lefty now has 31 strikeouts in 20 innings this season.
