Triple-A
Toledo MudHens (16-9) 6, Syracuse Mets (14-12) 5
- 3B Mark Vientos: 3-for-5, R, 2 2B, 2 RBIs (22) (1.177 OPS)
- 2B Ronny Mauricio: 2-for-5, R, 2 K (.974 OPS)
- SS Danny Mendick: 3-for-5, R (.791 OPS)
- 1B Jose Peraza: 2-for-4, 2B, K, RBI (6) (.650 OPS)
- CF Khalil Lee: 1-for-4, R, 2B, 3 K (.599 OPS)
Vientos continued his great series out in Ohio as he had an RBI double in the top of the first and an RBI single in the second. He has driven in five runs during the series and has at least one hit or RBI in the last three games.
As for the rest of the offense, Mauricio recorded his second multi-hit game of the series and Mendick had his second game in which he recorded three or more hits.
- LHP Dylan Bundy (12.41 ERA): 3 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, BB (38 of 66 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Nolan Clenney (4.76): 3 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 5 K (31 of 48 pitches for strikes)
- LHP T.J. McFarland (1-1, 1.93): 2 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, BB, 2 K (21 of 35 pitches for strikes)
While Syracuse jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Bundy took the mound, he was not able to hold it. Bundy has allowed four or more runs in each of his three starts and he has allowed a combined eight home runs.
In relief, Clenney has struck out five or more batters in each of his two outings since being promoted to Triple-A.
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (10-9) 6, Akron Rubberducks (9-11) 4 in 11 innings
- RF Tanner Murphy: 1-for-1, R, HR (1), 2 RBIs (4) (.701 OPS)
- DH Brandon Mcllwain: 2-for-5, RBI (6), 2 K (.619 OPS)
- LF Rowdey Jordan: 1-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBIs (7), K (.477 OPS)
- 1B Dariel Gomez: 1-for-5, RBI (4), 2 K (.629 OPS)
- CF Matt Rudick: 1-for-3, 2 R, SB, 2 BB, K (.999 OPS)
- 2B José Peroza: 1-for-5, 2B, 2 K (.772 OPS)
Binghamton had some walk-off heroics on Saturday as Murphy hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning. His first home run of the year.
The only multi-hit game came from Mcllwain, who had a game-tying RBI single in the 10th inning. It was his third multi-hit game of the year. As for Rudick, he has recorded at least one hit in five of his last seven games.
- RHP Mike Vasil (4.50 ERA): 5 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, BB, 7 K, WP, HBP (55 of 82 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Justin Courtney (2.45): 2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, BB, 2 K (13 of 23 pitches for strikes)
- LHP Nathan Lavender (1.74): 3 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, BB, 7 K (38 of 52 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Kolby Kubichek (1-0, 0.00): 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, BB, K (9 of 15 pitches for strikes)
On the mound, Vasil gave up two home runs in a three-batter stretch to begin the top of the fourth. Outside of that, he has strong stuff the entire day and he has seven strikeouts in each of his last two starts.
While Vasil is the headliner, Lavender struck out seven of the 13 batters he faced and it’s the first time he has struck out seven in an outing since August 28, 2022 when he was with Brooklyn. The 23-year-old left-handed starter has not allowed a run in five consecutive outings.
High-A
For the second straight day, the Brooklyn Cyclones (6-11) had their game against the Jersey Shore BlueClaws (8-9) postponed due to rain. They will makeup Saturday’s game as part of a doubleheader on Sunday with Game 1 beginning at 12:05 pm ET.
Low-A
Clearwater Threshers (14-6) 11, St. Lucie Mets (5-15) 4
- SS Junior Tilien: 1-for-3. R, 2B, BB, K (.752 OPS)
- 1B Yeral Martinez: 1-for-3, BB, K (.277 OPS)
- DH Jefrey De Los Santos: 1-for-2, RBI (10), K (.591 OPS)
- 3B Jacob Reimer: 0-for-2, 2 HBP, R, K (.760 OPS)
The St. Lucie slide continues as they have lost the first five games of their series against Clearwater and they managed only three hits while striking out 10 times.
De Los Santos got the scoring started with an RBI single in the second, but that was the only run driven in via a hit on the night.
- RHP Saul Garcia (1-2, 6.52 ERA): 3 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 5 BB, 6 K, Pitch Timer Violation (33 of 70 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Jean Calderon (3.24): 2 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 K, WP (14 of 24 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Joe Joe Rodriguez (18.00): 0 IP, 6 R (5 ER), 2 H, 3 BB (8 of 21 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Elliot Johnstone (6.55): 3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 4 K (32 of 41 pitches for strikes)
It has only been two starts for Garcia (four appearances), but he has walked five batters and allowed three runs in each of his two starts this year. The difference was in this start he struck out a season-high six batters.
Rodriguez did not get a single out in the sixth inning as Clearwater ended up scoring seven runs in the frame.