Mets Minors Recap: Tyler Stuart Strikes Out 11, Luke Voit Homers Again

Luke Voit. Photo via Buffalo Bisons

Here’s a recap of the Mets’ minor-league action on Thursday.

Triple-A: Syracuse (30-40) 11, Durham (39-32) 1 Box Score

1B Mark Vientos 1-for-4, R, 2 RBI (39), HR (14), .336/1.118
3B Danny Mendick 2-for-5, R, HR (7), RBI (31) .260/738
DH Luke Voit 1-for-3, HR (4), R, RBI (17) .267/1.174

Left fielder Ronny Muairicio went 0-for-3, but he did walk twice. Voit is hitting .278/.581/.944 with three home runs, nine RBIs, and 12 walks in seven games with Syracuse. DJ Stewart and Michael Perez also homered in the game for Syracuse. Stewart has 16 singles, five doubles, and 15 home runs this year.

RHP Mike Vasil (9.45), 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
RHP Hunter Parsons (0.00), 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, K
LHP Nate Lavender (2.63), 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Vasil fared better in his second Triple-A start, though he threw a whopping 72 pitches in the short outing. Right-hander Eric Orze tossed two scoreless innings with two strikeouts.

Double-A: Binghamton (34-31) 8, Akron (32-33) 2 Box Score

1B Warren Saunders 3-for-5, 2 R, 3 RBI (6), HR (1) .207/.621
2B Rowdey Jordan 3-for-5, RBI (33) .245/.791
3B Jose Peroza 3-for-5, R, RBI (37) .307/.941

The 24-year-old Jordan continued his monster June, and he now has a 1.028 OPS with nine extra-base hits this month. Peroza is seventh in the Eastern League with his 152 wRC+.

RHP Dominic Hamel (5.34 ERA) 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
RHP Nolan Clenney (4.35 ERA) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

The 24-year-old Hamel bounced back after his worst start (0.2 IP, 4 ER) of the season last time out. Hamel has struck out 28.4% of the batters he’s faced this season.

High-A: Brooklyn (28-37) 5, Hudson Valley (39-27) 1 Box Score

LF Abraham Almonte 1-for-1, 2 RBI, 2 BB .500/1.357
3B William Lugo 2-for-3, HR (5), 2 RBI, R .190/.585

Alex Ramírez went 0-for-2 with two walks, stole his eighth base, and scored a run. The 20-year-old is posting a career-high 13.2 walk percentage this year. Kevin Parada went 1-for-4 as the DH.

RHP Tyler Stuart (1.44 ERA) 7.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
RHP Benito Garcia (1.46 ERA) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Mets pitching prospect Tyler Stuart was masterful on Thursday night for High-A Brooklyn:

7.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, 100 pitches/66 strikes

23-year-old lowered his minor league-best ERA to 1.44 for the season. Stuart throws his slider about 50% of the time. Fastball mid-90s. pic.twitter.com/vBVcNETqmT

— Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) June 23, 2023

The 23-year-old Stuart lowered his minor league-leading ERA to 1.44 for the season. He set a career-high with 11 strikeouts and now has 78 compared to only 20 walks in 62 2/3 innings this season. Stuart is throwing his slider about 50% of the time this year to go with a 93-95 mph fastballs (uses two & four-seamers).

Make sure to check out our TikTok of Kevin Parada hitting an RBI triple during fireworks during Wednesday’s game.