The minor league season is winding down with just Triple-A and Double-A still going. Syracuse has moved into third place and is now just 1.5 games behind Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for second place in the International League East. They trail first-place Rochester by 2.5 games. The offenses on both teams performed well, even if the pitching overall did not.
Triple-A
Syracuse (73-65) 5, St. Paul (77-61) 4
Box Score
- 2B Émilien Pitre: 2-for-3, RBI, BB
- DH Billy Amick: 2-for-4, HR, R, RBI
- SS Ronny Mauricio: 0-for-4
- 3B Vidal Bruján: 1-for-3, HR, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB
The offense looked good and did just enough to get Syracuse a win. Billy Amick has struggled to make contact overall, but when he does, he crushes home runs. Émilien Pitre looks incredible and is making a case that he could eventually take the Mets’ top prospect spot from Jefferson Rojas. If he keeps this up, he could be a name to watch in spring training to potentially force his way onto the Opening Day roster as the second baseman. He is running plus contact rates with league-average exit velocities in Triple-A.
- RHP Xzavion Curry: 4 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- RHP Garrett Stratton: 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- RHP Jack Weisenburger: 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (W, BS)
- RHP Matt Turner: 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (S)
Garrett Stratton had a rough first appearance in Triple-A, but with this being his first time using the major league baseball, an adjustment period should always be expected. Xzavion Curry continues to attack the zone and generate weak contact, while Matt Turner got the save on a nasty cutter hit on the ground to first base.
Double-A
Portland (68-64) 8, Binghamton (60-73) 6
Box Score
- 3B Jefferson Rojas: 0-for-4, R, BB, SB
- 2B Mitch Voit: 1-for-5, R, SB
- 1B Jacob Reimer: 1-for-2, RBI, 2 BB
- C Chris Suero: 0-for-3, RBI, BB
- DH Corey Collins: 1-for-4, HR, R, RBI
While it was not enough to win, the offense looked good overall. Jacob Reimer is still not really hitting for power but has looked better overall since returning from the injured list, and while Mitch Voit started September slow, he has a hit in each of his last three games. Corey Collins continues to either take a walk or hit a home run, and today he chose to hit a home run.
- RHP Noah Hall: 3 1/3 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- RHP Douglas Orellana: 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- LHP Cionel Pérez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (H)
- RHP Brendan Girton: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (H)
- LHP Felipe De La Cruz: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (BS)
- RHP Cristofer Gomez: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (L)
At the beginning and the end of the game, the Rumble Ponies’ pitching struggled, and that was what ended up doing the team in. Even with a rough start from Noah Hall, they still had a chance to win, but they blew the lead and could never recover. Cionel Pérez looked strong in his rehab appearance.
