Ronny Mauricio. Photo by James Farrance
Triple-A
Buffalo Bisons (31-37) 10, Syracuse Mets (27-40) 6
- LF Ronny Mauricio: 4-for-6, 2 R, HR (11), 2 RBIs (39) (.918 OPS)
- 2B Danny Mendick: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI (29), BB, K (.719 OPS)
- SS Jonathan Araúz: 2-for-5, R, 2 K (.760 OPS)
- 3B Luke Ritter: 2-for-5, R, 2 K (.654 OPS)
- 1B Luke Voit: 0-for-1, RBI (14), 4 BB, K (1.149 OPS)
- CF Jaylin Davis: 1-for-4, RBI (38), BB, K (.754 OPS)
On the night where most of the attention was around who was making his debut on the mound for Syracuse, Mauricio stole the show once again as he had his second four-hit game of the year and his two-run home run in the top of the ninth was his third of the series.
On a non-Mauricio note, Voit drew four walks, which gives him 10 in the last four games (two-plus walks in each game). Mendick had three hits and got the scoring started with an RBI double in the second.
- RHP Mike Vasil (0-1, 18.00 ERA): 3 IP, 6 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 4 K (47 of 70 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Eric Orze (6.91 ERA): 2 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K, Balk, HBP
- LHP Nate Lavender (2.84): 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, K
- RHP Grant Hartwig (4.21): 1 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 K
Outside of allowing a leadoff solo home run in the second, Vasil had a good first three innings in his Triple-A debut. Then, in the fourth inning things unraveled.
Buffalo got the first five batters to reach base before the right-hander was pulled from the game. Out of the seven hits he allowed, three of them went for extra bases.
Matt Rudick. Photo by Rick Nelson
Double-A
Portland Sea Dogs (38-24) 9, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (30-31) 1
- CF Brandon Mcllwain: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI (34) (.764 OPS)
- SS Branden Fryman: 1-for-4, 3 K (.463 OPS)
- 2B Rowdey Jordan: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB (.780 OPS)
- DH Matt Rudick: 1-for-4, K (.937 OPS)
The Rumble Ponies managed just one run on Saturday night and that came on an RBI double by Mcllwain in the bottom of the sixth. The 25-year-old has had multiple hits in three-straight games and has driven in four runs over the course of this five-game series.
- RHP Junior Santos (3-5, 6.25): 5 IP, 6 ER, 8 H, 4 BB, 2 K, HBP (59 of 89 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Justin Courtney (5.66): 2 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, K
- RHP Trey McLoughlin (3.00): 2 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 K
Santos gave up four doubles. The right-handed starter has allowed five runs or more in three of his last five starts. The four walks that he had are tied for the second-most he had in a start all year.
As for McLoughlin, he had the most strikeouts in any of the six games he has appeared in this month (three).
Blade Tidwell. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (26-35) 5, Aberdeen IronBirds (31-30) 0
- C Drake Osborn: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR (6), 4 RBIs (14) (.655 OPS)
- DH D’Andre Smith: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 K (.814 OPS)
- SS William Lugo: 0-for-3, RBI (13), 2 K (.586 OPS)
- CF Alex Ramíez: 1-for-3, R, BB, 2 K (.701 OPS)
Osborn was the star of the Cyclones’ offense on Saturday. After Brooklyn was scoreless through the first five innings, Osborn led off the top of the sixth with a solo home run. In the seventh, he had an RBI single that drove in two runs. Then, in the ninth, he hit a two-run home run, his second of the night. The 24-year-old has hit four of his six home runs in June.
In the win, Omar De Los Santos ended up stealing his 25th base of the year, making him one of only four players in the South Atlantic League to have 25-plus stolen bases.
- RHP Blade Tidwell (3-3, 4.14): 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K, balk (58 of 93 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Dylan Tebrake (2.55): 2 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 K
The 52nd pick in last year’s MLB Draft ended up having his best outing of his professional career on Saturday. Tidwell only allowed one extra-base hit and he retired the last seven batters that he faced. It is the first time that he has gone past five innings in any start this year.
Sean Reid-Foley. Photo by Ed Delany of MMO
Low-A
St. Lucie Mets (22-38) 0, Palm Beach Cardinals (35-26) 0
(Game suspended in top of second inning)
The Mets had their game against Palm Beach suspended due to rain in the top of the second. It will be completed on Sunday before the start of the originally scheduled game.
On the mound, Sean Reid-Foley was beginning his rehab assignment. He allowed a leadoff single and a stolen base, but he was able to pick off the runner at second and completed a scoreless first inning (1 K, 8 of 12 pitches for strikes).
Simón Juan. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Florida Complex League
FCL Mets (6-4) 4, FCL Nationals (4-6) 1
- RF Willy Fañas: 1-for-5, R, HR (1), 3 RBIs (5), 2 K (.507 OPS)
- CF Simon Juan: 2-for-5, 3 K (.561 OPS)
- C Christopher Suero: 2-for-4, 2B, K, HBP (1.352 OPS)
- 1B Yohairo Cuevas: 2-for-3, 2 BB, SB, (.980 OPS)
- LF Jefrey de Los Santos: 2-for-5, R, 2B (1.174 OPS)
The FCL Mets were tied 1-1 going into the top of the ninth when Fañas hit a three-run home run, which ultimately was the deciding hit. The only other RBI came on a sacrifice fly from Nick Morabito in the top of the sixth.
Juan, the other top international prospect on the squad, had his first multi-hit game of his career. As for Suero, he has recorded a hit in five of the six games he has appeared in this year.
- LHP Javier Atencio (5.14): 4 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, BB, 4 K
- RHP Juan Arnaud (1-0, 5.68): 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K
- RHP Luis Rodriguez (2nd save, 0.00): 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K
Atencio tied his season-high for strikeouts in a game with four (nine appearances counting his time at St. Lucie). The only mistake he made was when he allowed a solo home run in the bottom of the third. The bullpen did an excellent job as they shut out the Nationals over the final five innings (two walks, five strikeouts).
Dominican Summer League
DSL Mets Orange (6-4) 11, DSL Arizona Red (2-8) 7
- DH Daiverson Gutierrez: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBIs (6), BB, K (.451 OPS)
- 3B Julio Zayas: 1-for-5, 2B, R (1.326 OPS)
- LF Heriberto Rincon: 0-for-2, R, 2 RBIs (3), BB (.547 OPS)
- SS Cristopher Larez: 1-for-4, R, RBI (7), SB, 2 K (1.086 OPS)
- CF Anthony Baptist: 1-for-4, 2 R, 2 SB, BB (.915 OPS)
The Orange Mets squad was down 5-2 heading to the top of the fifth, but they found a way to score four runs to ultimately take the lead and they didn’t need a hit to do it (Larez sacrifice fly, two wild pitches, and Zayas reaching on a throwing error).
Baptist ended up stealing two bases (four in the last four games) and extended his hit streak to five games.
- RHP Luis Ceballos (6.43 ERA): 2 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 K
- RHP Elwis Mijares (1-1, 0.00): 3 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 3 K
- LHP Roberto Rodriguez (1st save, 0.00): 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K
The bullpen only allowed two runs over the final five innings. Even though Mijares has been mainly a reliever this year, he has gone over three innings in consecutive outings and he has 10 strikeouts to two walks in seven innings of work this year.
DSL Mets Blue (6-4) 10, DSL Marlins (4-6) 9 in 11 Innings
- SS Branny De Oleo: 2-for-4, 3 R, HR (1), 4 RBis (9), BB, SB (1.204 OPS)
- 1B Samuel Camacaro: 0-for-4, RBI (2), 2 SB (.377 OPS)
- CF Reniel Diaz: 1-for-5, RBI (4), K, SB, HBP (.868 OPS)
- RF Jostyn Almonte: 1-for-5, 2B, K (.892 OPS)
The Blue Mets squad was facing an 8-4 deficit in the bottom of the eighth when De Oleo hit a game-tying grand slam for his first professional home run. The 18-year-old has a five game hit streak and multiple hits in four of the last five games (three straight).
After the Marlins took the lead back in the ninth, a Jose Marcano sacrifice fly helped the Mets send it to extras. Then, Reinel Diaz delivered the game-winning hit with a walk-off single in the 11th.
The 17-year-old also currently has a five-game hit streak.
- LHP Franklin Gomez (1.13): 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, BB, 4 K, HBP
- RHP Krisspy Valdez (7.71): 1 2/3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 3 K, WP, HBP
- RHP Irving Cota (2-1, 6.75): 2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 3 K
In this game, six pitchers combined to strike out 17 Marlins hitters with five of the pitchers having at least three strikeouts. Gomez has only allowed one earned run in his first three starts this year (10 strikeouts in 8 innings).
As for the bullpen, Valdez only allowed an unearned run and Cota struck out three of the seven hitters he faced.
