Matt Rudick, Photo by Rick Nelson

Triple A: Syracuse Mets

The Syracuse Mets had an off day Tuesday. They continue their series against Rochester Red Wings on Wednesday at 11:05 AM, with lefty Joey Lucchesi listed as the scheduled starter for Syracuse.

Double A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 10 (23-22) Altoona Curve (22-22) 3  BOX SCORE

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies won 10-3 and their fifth consecutive game Tuesday night as they belted three home runs and outscored the Altoona Curve 8-2 in the final five innings.

Binghamton took an early 2-0 lead in the second inning when shortstop Wyatt Young plated the first run with an RBI force groundout, and then Matt Rudick smacked his eleventh two-bagger of the year to drive in Young. The 24-year-old Rudick finished the night 2-for-4 and walked for the 31st time this year. He carries an outstanding OPS of 1.010 and a 31 to 23 BB/K ratio on the season.

In the fifth, Binghamton extended their lead to 7-1 when outfielder Agustin Ruiz walloped a grand slam to right center field. Ruiz is batting .242 with nine extra-base hits, 16 RBIs, and a .891 OPS in May.

First baseman Luke Ritter got involved in the scoring barrage when he clubbed a two-run shot deep to left field in the seventh inning and belted his second homer of the night in the ninth. Ritter has eight homers and 19 RBIs between two minor league levels.

Brandon McIlwain extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a single in the first inning. He finished the contest 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and scored two runs. The 25-year-old outfielder is batting .315 with one homer and 13 RBIs during the current hit streak.

Junior Santos turned in a dominant pitching performance in a win against Altoona Tuesday night. He tossed eight innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and fanned five. The most notable stat was he didn’t issue a walk as he threw 69 of his 98 pitches for strikes.

Lefty Quinn Brodey made his Double-A debut for Binghamton last night. In his one inning of relief, he surrendered a solo home run and punched out two batters. The former outfielder, now turned pitcher had a 2.65 ERA with one save and 23 strikeouts in 17 innings for High A Brooklyn.

High A: Brooklyn Cyclones (20-23) 8, Jersey Shore BlueClaws (22-21) 0  BOX SCORE 

The Brooklyn Cyclones picked up an 8-0 shut out win over the Jersey Shore BlueClaws Tuesday night. Five Brooklyn pitchers combined to punch out 15 BlueClaws. The Cyclones’ offense went 4-for-9 with runners in scoring position and took advantage of four errors by Jersey Shore.

In the third inning, catcher Kevin Parada plated the Cyclones’ first run when he lined a single into right-center field. Later in the inning De Los Santos stepped up to the plate and ripped a double down the left-field line to drive in two runs as Brooklyn took a 3-0 lead.

Parada and De Los Santos would again get involved in the scoring for Brooklyn in the fifth. With one out, Parada collected his second hit of the night. Shortstop William Lugo followed with a two-base knock. The Cyclones caught a massive break with two out when De Los Santos grounded out to BlueClaws’ third baseman Nick Ward whose errant throw to first base allowed both runners to score and push Brooklyn’s lead to 5-0.

Parada is 23-for-87 in May with a .814 OPS, twelve extra-base hits, and eleven runs batted in. De Los Santos swiped his 18th bag on the season and struck out twice. Heading into Tuesday night’s contest, the 23-year-old speedster was seventh in the South Atlantic League in stolen bases. He still struggles with the strikeouts as he is now up to 61 and 35.5 K % on the year.

Brooklyn added insurance runs in the sixth when second baseman César Berbesi cracked a double to left field to drive in a run. The Cyclones scored the remaining two runs on a wild pitch and a balk.

2022 2nd round pick Blade Tidwell took the mound Tuesday night and lasted just 3.2 innings. It may have been a planned shortened start, as he only threw 64 pitches. The 21-year-old allowed just two hits and issued three walks. He fanned four and generated 13 swings and misses on the night. In his last three starts, he’s permitted two earned runs on six hits and twelve walks with 19 strikeouts across 13.2 innings.

Jace Beck entered the game in relief for Tidwell and earned the win. The 6-foot-9 righty tossed 2.1 impressive scoreless innings issuing just two walks and fanning seven batters. Beck has racked up 32 strikeouts in 14.1 innings for an absurd 20.6 K/9.

Low A: St. Lucie Mets (13-32) 5, Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (26-20) 6  BOX SCORE

The Fort Myers Mussels comeback to beat the St. Lucie Mets 6-5 Tuesday night. The Mets drew eight walks and stole five bases on the night but went 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position and could not hold off the Mussels late.

With the Mets up 1-0 in the third, catcher Vincent Perozo slugged his first homer of the year, a 381-foot two-run blast to give the Mets an early 3-0 lead. The 20-year-old delivered another big knock in the sixth, ripping a double to drive Jacob Reimer and extending the Mets’ lead to 4-2. Perozo finished 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs. He was in a mini-slump of 0-for-12 entering last night’s contest.

Reimer was on base in all five plate appearances, going 2-for-2 with three walks. The 19-year-old is 6 for his last 15 with three walks and two RBIs.

Shortstop Jett Williams went 0-for-4 but drew his 29th walk and swiped his 13th bag of the season. Williams has had a brutal May despite hitting just .175/.351/.228, his OBP is still a respectable .401.

Southpaw Felipe De La Cruz took a no-decision against Fort Myers after allowing two runs on four hits across five innings. De La Cruz was rolling along the first three innings until he served up a two-run homer to Mussels shortstop Danny De Andrade in the fourth inning. De La Cruz fanned five batters and issued one walk on the night. This was the left-hander’s second consecutive solid start as he lowered his season ERA to 4.89.

Miguel Alfonseca had a rough relief outing in the sixth against Fort Myers. He entered the frame with the Mets up 4-2 and yielded three runs on three hits. It was capped off when Dylan Neuse took him deep and gave the Mussels the 5-4 lead.