Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (39-54) 8, Buffalo Bisons (45-49) 7
- DH Ronny Mauricio: 1-for-6, R, HR (16), 2 RBIs (56), K (.851 OPS)
- 1B Luke Voit: 3-for-4, 2 R, HR (9), RBI (28), HBP (.918 OPS)
- LF Carlos Cortes: 2-for-2, R, 2 RBIs (26), 2 BB (.745 OPS)
- 2B Luke Ritter: 2-for-4, BB, K (.695 OPS)
- C Michael Perez: 1-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBIs (17), BB (.651 OPS)
Mauricio’s great season at the Triple-A level continued Saturday night in dramatic fashion. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, he hit a walk-off, two-run home run to cap a four-run ninth inning. It was his second home run over the last three games and he has driven in four runs across the last four.
Outside of Mauricio, Voit had his first three-hit game as a member of the Mets’ organization with one of those hits being a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth.
- RHP Mike Vasil (6.94 ERA): 4 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 4 K (62 of 91 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Reed Garrett (2.45): 1 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K
- RHP Sean Reid-Foley (3.86): 1 1/3 IP. 0 ER. 0 H, 2 K
- RHP Dennis Santana (3-2, 4.85): 1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K
Vasil ran into some trouble in the early stages of his outing when he allowed solo home runs to two of the first three batters he faced. Out of the eight hits he allowed, five of them were for extra bases (three doubles). In addition, he has walked at least two batters in seven straight starts.
In the bullpen, Reid-Foley was able to get all four batters he faced (two strikeouts) and he has not allowed one hit in each of his last four outings.
Double-A
Erie Seawolves (49-38) 3, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (41-47) 1
- CF Rowdey Jordan: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI (40), BB, SB, K (.789 OPS)
- 2B Wyatt Young: 1-for-4, R, K (.597 OPS)
- DH José Mena: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 K (.541 OPS)
- LF Jaylen Palmer: 1-for-3, 2 K (.472 OPS)
The Rumble Ponies managed only four hits on Saturday night as four Erie Seawolves combined for 14 strikeouts and the team as a whole was 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Jordan was one of the bright spots as he not only drove in his 40th run of the year with an RBI double in the first. He also recorded his 20th stolen base of the season.
- RHP David Griffin (1-1, 5.14): 3 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, BB, K (34 of 53 strikes for strikes)
- LHP Matt Minnick (1.74): 3 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K
- RHP Trey McLoughlin (2.00): 2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 3 K
- LHP Dedniel Nuñez (2.57): 1 IP. 0 ER. 1 H, 2 K
The only three runs that Erie scored came via two home runs against Griffin in the third. After that, the Binghamton bullpen allowed only one hit over the final six innings.
Minnick ended up having his longest outing so far during his time the Mets’ organization and McLoughlin has not allowed an earned run un in six of his last seven appearances.
High-A
Hudson Valley Renegades (50-39) 3, Brooklyn Cyclones (44-44) 0
- CF Alex Ramírez: 1-for-4, 2B, K (.681 OPS)
- RF Omar De Los Santos: 1-for-3, K (.552 OPS)
- DH Kevin Parada: 0-for-4, 3 K (.806 OPS)
The Cyclones’ offense was no match for Drew Thorpe as the Renegades right-hander threw eight scoreless innings, allowed two hits, walked a batter, and struck out 13 for his 10th win of the year.
After his six-hit performance Friday, Ramírez did have one of those two hits with a leadoff double in the top of the seventh. Every Cyclones’ player in the starting lineup had at least one strikeout.
- RHP Joander Suarez (3-7, 6.02): 6 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, BB, 8 K (62 of 96 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Brendan Hardy (2.03): 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 3 K
- RHP Sammy Tavarez (27.00): 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, K
Although Suarez did not have the same dominance as Thorpe did, he still put up a quality outing. The only three runs Hudson Valley scored came on a two-run double in the third and a solo home run in the fourth. The 23-year-old has struck out eight batters in each of the last two starts and has eight K’s in five of his last seven outings dating back to June 14.
Low-A
Palm Beach Cardinals (44-42) 6, St. Lucie Mets (31-57) 4
- SS Jett Williams: 1-for-4, 3 K (.817 OPS)
- LF Karell Paz: 1-for-2, 2B, 3 RBIs (29), BB (.705 OPS)
- CF Carlos Dominguez: 1-for-4, R, 2B, K (.750 OPS)
- 3B Wilfredo Lara: 1-for-3, R, RBI (29), K (.750 OPS)
- 3B Jacob Reimer: 0-for-3, BB, K (.776 OPS)
The lone Mets’ runs that came across home plate via a hit was a bases-clearing double by Paz in the top of the second. Williams had a single in this game, which gives him a hit in six of the last seven games. The three strikeouts he had were the most he had in a game since June 11.
- LHP Felipe De La Cruz (4.46): 4 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, BB, 8 K (53 of 69 pitches for strikes)
- RHP Candido Cuevas (4.57): 2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, BB, 5 K
- RHP Jawilme Ramirez (4-7, 5.25): 1 2/3 IP, 6 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K, WP
The six runs that Palm Beach scored in the bottom of the eighth overshadows the strong outing put together by De La Cruz and Cuevas. De La Cruz had his second-highest strikeout total in any start this year (8) and he now has 32 strikeouts to six walks across 17 2/3 innings this month. Meanwhile, Cuevas matched his season high by striking out five of the seven batters he faced.
Florida Complex League
Suspended Game
FCL Mets 6, FCL Cardinals 3
Before their originally scheduled game, the Mets and Cardinals completed a game that was suspended on July 14 (tied 3-3). The Mets ended up taking the lead on an RBI double by Yonatan Henriquez in the bottom of the seventh and added two key insurance runs via a home run by Carlos Oviedo in the eighth (first of the season).
Right-handed pitcher José Gómez (2-0, 1.54) ended up getting the win as he struck out nine batters and walked one over 4 1/3 hitless innings. Gregori Louis came in and got the final two outs (both strikeouts) for his first save of the year.
Game 2
FCL Mets (19-10) 5, FCL Cardinals (10-20) 0
- CF Nick Morabito: 3-for-4, 2B (.863 OPS)
- SS Diego Mosquera: 2-for-3, 2 RBIs (10), BB (.734 OPS)
- LF/CF Willy Fañas: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB (.701 OPS)
- C Christopher Suero: 1-for-2, R, 2B, RBI (5), HBP (.762 OPS)
- 1B Yordis Perera: 0-for-3, RBI (4), K (.440 OPS)
While Morabito did not drive in a run, he tallied three hits at the top of the lineup and extended his hit streak to 11 games (.515/.579/.697 across 33 at-bats in July). Mosquera got the Mets scoring started with a two-run single in the second.
- RHP Omar Victorino (6.75): 2 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 4 BB, 3 K
- RHP Juan Arnaud (4-1, 4.02): 2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 4 K
- LHP Jeremy Peguero (13.50): 2 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, BB, K
- RHP Cristofer Gomez (1.93): 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K
Four Mets pitchers combined to throw a five-hit shutout in the originally scheduled game. Arnaud picked up the win and hitters have only hit .111 against him in four outings this month (3-0, 1.69 ERA).
Dominican Summer League
DSL Mets Orange (14-20) 7, DSL Mets Blue (14-20) 2
DSL Mets Orange
- RF Jeffry Rosa: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR (9), RBI (23), BB (1.129 OPS)
- SS Samuel Camacaro: 2-for-3, R, 2 RBIs (12) (.660 OPS)
- DH Julio Zayas: 1-for-4, 2 RBIs (26), K (.921 OPS)
- CF Heriberto Rincon: 2-for-3, R, RBI (12), BB (.834 OPS)
After a scoreless first inning, the orange squad scored at least one run in four of the next five innings, including three in the bottom of the third. One of those runs came on Rosa’s ninth home run of the year.
The 18-year-old has driven in a run in six of his last seven games. The other two runs scored on a single by Zayas, who extended his hit streak to nine games.
- RHP Edgar Moreta (2-3, 3.51): 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K
- RHP Patricio Trinidad (4.73): 1 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 K, HBP
Moreta was able to have his longest outing of his professional career on Saturday and he has only allowed three hits in his last two starts (10 1/3 inninga pitched). The only mistake he made came on a two-run home run hit in the top of the fifth.
DSL Mets Blue
- C Jose Aular: 2-for-3, R, HR (1), 2 RBIs (6) (.733 OPS)
- RF Rainer Reyes: 1-for-1, R, BB, HBP (.724 OPS)
Aular provided the only offense for the blue squad with a two-run home run in the top of the fifth and he had two of the team’s three hits. It was the first home run of the 19-year-old’s career (53 games played in the last three years in the DSL).
- RHP Wellington Aracena (2-2, 3.00): 3 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, K, 2 WP, Balk
- RHP Luis Ceballos (7.58): 1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, K
Aracena has been one of the Mets’ better pitchers in the DSL this year. However, Saturday was the first time this year that he allowed more than two runs in an outing (nine appearances). The three walks also tied a season-high.