Mets Minors Recap: Suarez Throws No-No, Gilbert Homers Twice

Joander Suarez threw a seven-inning no-hitter in only his second start for Binghamton, and Drew Gilbert hit two home runs in the second game of the doubleheader.

Triple A

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Joander Suarez, Photo by Bronson Harris of Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies 2, Hartford Yard Goats 0 GAME 1 Box Score

SS Luisangel Acuña 1-for-4, RBI, 2 K, .787 OPS
LF Rhylan Thomas 1-for-3, .828 OPS
RF Agustin Ruiz 2-for-3, R, K, .725 OPS
C Hayden Senger 1-for-3, RBI, 2K, .615 OPS
2B Jeremiah Jackson 0-for-3, K, .779 OPS
1B JT Schwartz 0-for-3, K, .817 OPS

The Rumble Ponies offense only managed seven baserunners the whole game, but as you’ll read shortly after, that would be more than enough.

RHP Joander Suarez 7 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 0.00 ERA

Joander Suarez, in only his second start in Double-A, threw a no-hitter in a seven-inning game. This was his second straight hitless outing, and he did it by generating 11 ground balls and relying on his defense. His fastball was up to 96 mph in this outing. Suarez started the season rough in Brooklyn, but over the last two months, he has really figured it out and put himself in the discussion as a potential rotation piece, if not at least a bullpen arm.

Hartford Yard Goats 9, Binghamton Rumble Ponies 5 Box Score

LF Drew Gilbert 3-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .956 OPS
DH Kevin Parada 1-for-4, HR, K, .759 OPS
SS Luisangel Acuña 1-for-2, 2B, R, RBI, BB, .790 OPS
3B Jose Peroza 1-for-4, 2B, 2 K, .742 OPS

Kevin Parada homered for the second consecutive day, and Drew Gilbert put two over the fence in the second game of the doubleheader. Gilbert now has 18 home runs on the season in 110 games.

Drew Gilbert with an absolute moonshot to put the Rumble Ponies up 2-0! pic.twitter.com/77OAvLei4J

— anthony (@HoodieAlonso) September 7, 2023

LHP Daniel Juarez 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR allowed, 3.27 ERA
RHP Wilkin Ramos 2 IP, 3 H, 3 K, 1.69 ERA
RHP Junior Santos 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 HR allowed, 6.00 ERA
RHP Joey Lancellotti 1 IP, 3 H, 4 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 HR allowed, 4.97 ERA

Junior Santos blew the save today and continued his poor season for Binghamton. Wilkin Ramos had one of his best outings in Double-A, avoiding walking anyone and striking out three batters.

Binghamton still holds a six-game lead over both Portland and Reading for a playoff spot, with the Rumble Ponies only having nine games left on the schedule.

High-A

Wilmington Blue Rocks 6, Brooklyn Cyclones 4 Box Score

SS Jett Williams 1-for-4, 3B, R, .998 OPS
CF Alex Ramirez 1-for-3, 2B, SB (21), BB, R, .633 OPS
RF Stanley Consuegra 0-for-4, 2 K, .772 OPS
1B William Lugo 2-for-4, R, RBI, .700 OPS
2B D’Andre Smith – 0-for-2, 2 HBP, K, .649 OPS
LF Omar De Los Santos 0-for-4, R, SB (37), 3 K, .569 OPS

Williams had a triple that he scored on because of a bad throw for the second straight day.

RHP Jawilme Ramirez 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 5.52 ERA
RHP Kolby Kubichek 2 IP, 1 K, 5.40 ERA
LHP Eli Ankeney 1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3.94 ERA

The Cyclones’ pitching was solid until Eli Ankeney came in for the save and gave up five runs on five hits. Ankeney has allowed at least one earned run in each of his last five outings.

With the loss, Brooklyn is now tied with Jersey Shore for a playoff spot with only three games left in the regular season.

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets 14, Daytona Tortugas 7, Box Score

CF Nick Morabito 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K, CS (3), .764 OPS
DH Ronald Hernandez 0-for-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 K, .506 OPS
LF Kellum Clark 3-for-3, 3 R, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, .767 OPS
RF Karell Paz 1-for-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, .752 OPS

The St. Lucie offense was firing on all cylinders, with 12 walks and nine hits. Kellum Clark hit his first professional home run. Every St. Lucie starter reached base on the day.

RHP Kade Morris 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 3.86 ERA
RHP Wilson Esterlin 2.2 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, 3 HR allowed, 13.50 ERA
RHP Ramon Henriquez 4 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 3 K, 2.96 ERA

Kade Morris, the Mets third round pick from Nevada, made his Low-A debut and was up to 95 mph on his fastball and had a curveball with 67 inches of vertical break.