The long ball was king on Thursday, with Ronny Mauricio hitting his 21st of the season and Jeremiah Jackson and Stanley Consuegra both homering for the third straight game. Ryan Clifford and Kevin Parada chipped in with home runs as well for Brooklyn.
Triple-A: Buffalo 9, Syracuse 4, Box Score
- 2B Ronny Mauricio 3-for-5, HR (21st), SB (22nd), 2 RBI, .841 OPS
- 3B Brett Baty 0-for-5, 2 K, 1.124 OPS
- LF Carlos Cortes 0-for-2, 3 BB, .826 OPS
- 1B Joe Suozzi 1-for-3, HBP, .908 OPS
Ronny Mauricio, Photo by Herm Card
Mauricio has reached base safely in 17 straight games and he has a 1.005 OPS in his last 13 games. Mauricio played his eighth straight game at second base and committed his 22nd error of the season. Mets minor league home run leader Luke Ritter did not play in the game after appearing to hurt himself during a swing on Wednesday. Ritter is having the extent of an oblique injury determined.
Dariel Gomez hit a pinch-hit homer in the game, his first career in Triple-A.
- LHP Joey Lucchesi 5 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 4.46 ERA
Right-handed reliever Jeff Brigham returned from his sticky substance suspension to throw a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.
Double-A: Binghamton 7, New Hampshire 6, Box Score
- 2B Luisangel Acuña 2-for-5, R, .616 OPS
- LF Drew Gilbert 1-for-4, RBI, .899 OPS
- SS Jeremiah Jackson 2-for-5, HR (20th), .758 OPS
- RF Agustin Ruiz 2-for-3, HR (16th), 2B, BB, .685 OPS
Mets prospect Jeremiah Jackson (Dominic Leone trade) has homered in three straight games for Double-A Binghamton. He has 20 home runs on the season.
The 23-year-old has played 2B, 3B, SS, RF, & LF since joining Mets organization.
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Acuña is now 12-for-29 with four stolen bases over his last seven games. He has played three of those games at second base, his first action there since joining the Mets organization. Jackson has now homered in three straight games and has 20 home runs on the season. The Mets acquired him from the Angels for reliever Dominic Leone.
- RHP Luis Moreno 5 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 5.17 ERA
- LHP Tyler Thomas 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, SV, 0.79 ERA
Thomas has a ridiculous 0.71 WHIP in 15 relief appearances for Binghamton after the Mets signed him out of Indy ball.
High-A: Brooklyn 13, Asheville 12, Box Score
- SS Jett Williams 2-for-6, 3 R, SB (41st), 1.079 OPS
- C Kevin Parada 1-for-5, 2 RBI, HR (11th), .787 OPS
- DH Ryan Clifford 1-for-5, HR (21st), .846 OPS
- RF Stanley Consuegra 1-for-4, HR (19th), BB, .776 OPS
- 3B William Lugo 3-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R, .685 OPS
Parada, Clifford, Consuegra, and Omar De Los Santos all homered in the game for Brooklyn. Consuegra has homered in three straight games and his third among Mets minor leaguers this season with 19 home runs.
Williams is 27-for-28 in stolen base attempts since June 3.
- RHP Dylan Hall 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 2.77 ERA
Right-hander Jawilme Ramirez had his first bad start with Brooklyn, giving him seven runs in 2 2/3 innings.
Low-A: Dunedin 9, St. Lucie 5, Box Score
- CF Nick Morabito 1-for-3, 2 BB, R, SB, .677 OPS
- 3B Wilfredo Lara 2-for-5, 2 RBI, R, 2B, .817 OPS
- 1B Yeral Martinez 2-for-3, BB, 2B, .747 OPS
Right fielder Carlos Dominguez homered and threw out a runner at home in the game for St. Lucie. The 19-year-old Lara has a 1.050 OPS over his last 22 games.
- RHP Christopher Vasquez 2 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 6.36 ERA
The St. Lucie Mets pitching staff walked more (10) than they struck out (8) on Thursday.
Florida Complex League: Braves 7, Mets 1, Box Score
- DH Colin Houck 2-for-4
Houck, the Mets 2023 first round pick, struggled to the tune of a .699 OPS in the FCL this year but did reach base multiple times in four of his last five games. The Mets offense had only five hits in the playoff game, with Marcos Vargas, Ronald Hernandez, and Dyron Campos each collecting one hit.
- LHP Gregori Louis 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 7 K
The Mets pitching staff allowed only four hits, but the defense let them down with five errors.
