Mets Minors Recap: Vientos, Álvarez Help Syracuse Win

The electric tandem of Mark Vientos and Francisco Álvarez made all the difference for the Syracuse Mets in their 3-2 victory on Thursday night. Elsewhere, Alex Ramirez had a clutch go-ahead hit in just his third game for Brooklyn, while Omar De Los Santos stole a win for St. Lucie with his legs.

AAA: Syracuse Mets (35-46) 3, Buffalo Bisons (42-39) 2 Box Score

• 1B Mark Vientos: 1-for-4, RBI, R, SO, .256/.344/.502
• C Francisco Álvarez: 0-for-2, RBI, R, BB, .270/.388/.554
• LF Khalil Lee: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB, SO, .203/.328/.372

The Mets only managed four hits, but that was enough to secure them the victory. Mark Vientos drove in Francisco Álvarez with an RBI single in the fourth inning, and with every passing day it becomes slightly more unfathomable that he has yet to get the call to the majors. Álvarez contributed a sacrifice fly that ultimately brought in the deciding run, and although he is just 1-for-10 through his first three games at the AAA level, he has collected two RBI.

• RHP Tim Adleman: (W, 2-0), 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 4.70 ERA
• RHP Joe Zanghi: 1.1 IP, H, 0 ER, K, 4.40 ERA
• RHP Bryce Montes de Oca: (S, 2), IP, H, 0 ER, 2 K, 4.50 ERA

Tim Adleman has spent the majority of the season for Syracuse in the bullpen, but his last three appearances have all been starts and he was sharp in this one. He allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts, picking up his second win of the year. The bullpen was dominant in relief, surrendering just two hits across the final 3 1/3 innings.

AA: Portland Sea Dogs (37-41) 16, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (31-47) 1 Box Score

• 3B Brett Baty: 0-for-5, SO, .283/.379/.470
• RF Zach Ashford: 3-for-4, 2B, RBI, .234/.313/.364
• 1B Luke Ritter: 2-for-3, BB, .255/.366/.442

The Rumble Ponies were chasing this game from the get-go, and the offense had little hope of bringing it back once things got out of hand. They managed just a single run, an RBI single from Zach Ashford who wound up with a three-hit day. Brett Baty went hitless in five at-bats, and Ronny Mauricio has not played since July 3rd.

• RHP Alec Kisena: (L, 2-7), 0.1 IP, 5 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 6.02 ERA
• RHP Grant Hartwig: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2.18 ERA
• RHP Hunter Parsons: 2.0 IP, H, 0 ER, BB, 4 K, 3.52 ERA

This game was all but done early, as Rumble Ponies pitchers were tagged for 11 runs before the offense even got the chance to bat, and the score was 16-0 by the end of the third inning. Alec Kisena allowed home runs to the first two batters he faced and gave up seven runs while recording just one out.

It was none other than Grant Hartwig to stem the flow, as he pitched three scoreless innings in his first appearance since being called up from Brooklyn. This is the third different level that Hartwig is pitching at this year as he continues his quick ascent through the organization.

A+: Aberdeen IronBirds (49-29) 2, Brooklyn Cyclones (37-41) 3 Box Score

• CF Alex Ramirez: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, .282/.354/.440
• 2B José Peroza: 2-for-2, 2 2B, R, BB, .218/.304/.322
• LF Matt Rudick: 1-for-3, RBI, R, .212/.338/.372

The Cyclones came out on top in a close contest, and the recently promoted Alex Ramirez provided the knockout punch with a go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning. Ramirez is 3-for-13 through his first three games with Brooklyn with two doubles. José Peroza had two doubles and pushed his hitting streak to six games, hitting .421 in that span.

• RHP Garrison Bryant: 5.2 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 3.51 ERA
• RHP Nate Jones: (W, 1-0), 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0.87 ERA
• RHP Justin Courtney: (S, 5), IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3.34 ERA

Garrison Bryant fell just short of completing six innings for the fourth straight start, but he did a great job of working around trouble and left the game with his team in front. Nate Jones has allowed just one run across his first four appearances (10.1 IP) for Brooklyn, and he earned the win after retiring all four batters he faced. Justin Courtney ran into a little trouble in the ninth inning, but he locked down his fifth save of the season.

A: St. Lucie Mets (46-31) 3, Daytona Tortugas (33-44) 2 Box Score

• 1B Raul Beracierta: 2-for-4, HR (6), SO, .276/.339/.417
• CF Omar De Los Santos: 1-for-3, R, BB, 2 SB, .278/.338/.490
• RF Eduardo Salazar: 1-for-4, 2 SO, .256/.333/.372

The Mets lost some firepower on both sides of the ball in the past week due to promotions, but they still muscled their way to a victory on Thursday. Raul Beracierta hit a solo homer to tie the game in the seventh inning, and Omar De Los Santos scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the eighth. De Los Santos had two steals for his 11th multi-steal game of the season, and he is up to an astonishing 46 steals on the year.

• RHP Joel Diaz: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 K, 8.64 ERA
• RHP Saúl González: (W, 2-0), IP, H, 0 ER, K, 1.62 ERA
• RHP Raimon Gómez: (S, 2), 2.0 IP, H, 0 ER, 4 K, 2.57 ERA

Joel Diaz put together his best start of the season, allowing two runs in four innings with four strikeouts. The bullpen combined for five scoreless innings, highlighted by a six-out save from Raimon Gómez during which he struck out four.

Complex League: FCL Mets (13-9) 3, FCL Nationals (13-7) 6 Box Score

• CF Blaine McIntosh: 2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI, BB

Seven of the nine players in the starting lineup got hits, but the pitching staff couldn’t hold it together in the later innings in a 6-3 defeat.

• Jawilme Ramirez: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 4 K

Dominican League: DSL Mets2 (10-14) 2, DSL Cubs Blue (7-18) 1 F/8 Box Score

• RF Dyron Campos: 1-for-3, HR (4), 2 R

Willy Fanas did not play in this one, but Dyron Campos hit a solo homer and later scored the winning run in an extra-innings victory.

• RHP Yoelin Disla: (W, 2-2), 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, BB, 4 K

Dominican League: DSL PIT Gold (17-8) 7, DSL Mets1 (13-10) 1 Box Score

• CF Simon Juan: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, SB, SO

Simon Juan drove in the only run of the game for the Mets with an RBI double, and he also collected a stolen base.

• LHP Franklin Gomez: (L, 0-2), 3.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, K