Plenty of long balls for Syracuse on Thursday, including two from Mike Brosseau and another for Luke Ritter. Ryan Clifford homered for the third time in four games for Double-A Binghamton. And Jesus Baez continues to show why he’s one of the Mets’ best lower-level hitting prospects.
Triple-A
St. Paul Saints (27-31) 5, Syracuse Mets (34-23) 1 – Game 1
- 2B Rylan Bannon: 0-for-2, 2B (.863 OPS)
- SS Luisangel Acuña: 0-for-3, BB (.641 OPS)
- 3B Luke Ritter 1-for-3, HR (12), 2 RBI (.871 OPS)
- 1B Mike Brosseau 1-for-2, BB, HR (6), (.871 OPS)
- LF Carlos Cortes 1-for-2, 2B, BB (.818 OPS)
Ritter is second among Mets minor leaguers with 12 home runs this season.
- RHP Dom Hamel (7.29 ERA) 4 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- LHP Josh Walker (2.25 ERA) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
- LHP Tyler Jay (2.00 ERA) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (35-24) 9, St. Paul Saints (27-32) 4 – Game 2
- 1B Luke Ritter 0-for-0, 4 BB, 2 R, RBI (.882 OPS)
- DH Mike Brosseau 3-for-4, HR (7), 3 RBI (.907 OPS)
- 2B Luisangel Acuña 1-for-5, R (.636 OPS)
- 3B Pablo Reyes 1-for-3, HR (3), BB (1.119 OPS)
- SS Rylan Bannon 1-for-3, BB, RBI, R, 2B (.868 OPS)
Veteran utility player Brosseau homered in both games of the doubleheader and is now hitting a ridiculous .341/.450/.626 with 7 home runs in 27 games since signing a minor league deal with the Mets.
- RHP Mike Vasil (7.46 ERA) 4.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- RHP Grant Hartwig (2.57 ERA) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
- RHP Ty Adcock (5.40 ERA) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 1 K
Vasil continues his struggles to pitch deep in games for Syracuse.
Ryan Clifford. Photo by Bronson Harris of Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Double-A
Bowie BaySox (28-25) 6, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (26-26) 3
- 1B Ryan Clifford: 1-for-3, HR (4), 3 RBI, BB (.766 OPS)
- DH Nolan McLean 0-for-3, 3 K, BB (.769 OPS)
- C Kevin Parada 0-for-3, (.631 OPS)
Clifford has homered three times in his last four games. He only has two strikeouts in that span too, after having 24 in first 15 Double-A games.
- RHP Tyler Stuart (4.32 ERA) 2.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- RHP Nolan Clenney (8.00 ERA) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
- RHP Trey McLoughlin (1.08 ERA) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
McLoughlin is having another strong season in relief, and we recently had the chance to interview him.
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (29-25) 13, Aberdeen Ironbirds (27-27) 3
- CF Nick Morabito: 1-for-5, BB, SB (.808 OPS)
- 3B Jefrey De Los Santos: 3-for-6, HR (4), 2 RBI (.743 OPS)
- DH Nick Lorusso: 1-for-4, BB, SB (.851 OPS)
- 1B Christopher Suero 2-for-3, HR (2), 5 RBI, 2 BB (.669 OPS)
Stanley Consuegra, Junior Tilien and Wilfredo Lara each had two hits for a Brooklyn offense that exploded for 14 and nine walks.
Francisco Alvarez left the team to fly to Venezuela for a family matter.
- LHP Felipe De La Cruz (2.89 ERA) 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- RHP Edwin Díaz 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
- RHP Jonathan Pintaro 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Díaz allowed a triple and his fastball was up to 98 mph in his first rehab outing. After the game, the star closer said his fastball felt like it “got a new life”.
Pintaro was making his Mets system debut; recently, he became the first player in the Pioneer League (Indy ball) to sign during a game.
Low-A
Daytona Tortugas (24-30) 6, St. Lucie Mets (19-35) 4
- SS Jesus Baez: 1-for-3, HR (8), BB (.783 OPS)
- 2B A.J. Ewing 1-for-3, BB (.542 OPS)
- 3B Colin Houck: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 BB (.640 OPS)
The 19-year-old Baez is third in the Florida State League with eight home runs.
- RHP Jack Wenninger (5.01 ERA) 6 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- LHP Gregori Louis (2.92 ERA) 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 4 K
Louis had nine whiffs in his relief performance, including five on his fastball, which was up to 95 mph.
Dominican Summer League
Both DSL Mets Teams Lost
- SS Bohan Adderley 2-for-3, 2 RBI, SB (1.255 OPS
- C Yovanny Rodriguez 0-for-2, 2 BB (.250 OPS)
The Mets signed Adderley earlier this year and gave him a $350K signing bonus. The 17-year-old is 5-for-10 with a home run and three stolen bases to begin his pro career.
