Former fourth-round pick JT Schwartz had an all-time great day at the plate for Binghamton in a thrilling game, while Kodai Senga continued his rehab assignment in the first game of Syracuse’s doubleheader. Senga could rejoin the Mets in the near future if the team is pleased with his progress.
Triple-A
Scranton (30-27) 6, Syracuse (29-29) 3, 7 Innings
Game 1 Box Score
- RF Nick Morabito: 1-for-4, R
- C Ben Rortvedt: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI
Syracuse’s offense was ice cold in game one, apart from a Rortvedt homer and a Matt Rudick RBI Single. Jorge Polanco continued his rehab assignment and went 0-for-2 with a strikeout before being subbed out for Rudick.
- RHP Kodai Senga: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Senga had an up-and-down outing, putting up two scoreless frames before a rough third in which he gave up three earned runs. But he turned it around for the last two innings, as he blanked Scranton in the fourth and fifth.
Scranton (30-28) 2, Syracuse (30-29) 13, 7 Innings
Game 2 Box Score
- 2B Christian Arroyo: 2-for-3, 4 RBI, BB, 2 R
- 1B Ryan Clifford: 2-for-3, 2 R, BB
- C Kevin Parada: 1-for-3, 3 RBI, BB, R
Syracuse’s offense turned up the heat in game two, putting up 10 hits and 13 runs. Kevin Parada’s average in Triple-A is now .355.
- LHP Nate Lavender: 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- RHP Jonathan Pintaro: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER
- RHP Zach Peek: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
The Syracuse staff shut things down in game two, giving up only four hits and one earned run.
Double-A
Reading (24-29) 11, Binghamton (19-34) 16
Box Score
- DH Chris Suero: 2-for-5, RBI, BB
- 3B Nick Lorusso: 2-for-4, 3 R
- 1B JT Schwartz: 3-for-4, HR, 7 RBI, 3 R, BB
- C Vincent Perozo: 2-for-5, 3 RBI, R
The Rumble Ponies offense went to town on Wednesday morning, putting up 16 runs and 16 hits. JT Schwartz accounted for almost half of the score with seven RBIs with his massive go-ahead grand slam in the seventh.
- RHP R.J. Gordon: 2 2/3 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- RHP Douglas Orellana: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
R.J. Gordon’s struggles continue, as his season ERA is now 9.49.
High-A
Brooklyn (18-34) 4, Jersey Shore (22-30) 5, 10 Innings
Box Score
- SS Mitch Voit: 1-for-5
- 3B Colin Houck: 1-for-4, RBI, R
- LF Trace Willhoite: 2-for-3, RBI, BB, R
The Brooklyn offense produced four runs and eight hits, but that wasn’t enough to get the win.
- RHP Jose Chirinos: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- RHP Parker Carlson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Jose Chirinos made his first start for Brooklyn and was solid despite some control issues.
Low-A
Clearwater (32-20) 2, St. Lucie (24-28) 0, 7 Innings
Game 1 Box Score
- SS Elian Peña: 0-for-2, BB
- 1B Randy Guzman: 0-for-2, BB
In the first game of the doubleheader, the Mets were no-hit by three different Clearwater pitchers.
- RHP Cam Tilly: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Cam Tilly rebounded nicely from his last start and had a terrific outing today, blanking the Threshers over five innings.
Clearwater Threshers (33-20) 5, St. Lucie Mets (24-29) 3, 7 Innings
Game 2 Box Score
- DH Elian Peña 1-for-2, 2 BB, RBI
- SS Antonio Jimenez: 1-for-4, RBI
- RF Randy Guzman 1-for-2, BB, RBI
Peña continues to stay hot as he manages to get on base four times in a day, in which the St. Lucie offense had little to no life. Guzman also continues to stay hot with an .843 OPS.
- LHP Conner Ware: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- RHP Zack Mack: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Ware pitched well, bouncing back from a rocky outing in his last start. The only blemish on his line was a solo home run by Jaeden Calderon. Unfortunately, Clearwater scored four unearned runs in the seventh inning, thanks to some shoddy defense by St. Lucie.
