AAA: Syracuse Mets (11-29) vs. Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders (27-11)
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AA: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (11-28) vs. Portland Sea Dogs (24-16)
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A+: Wilmington Blue Rocks (21-18) 9, Brooklyn Cyclones (12-26) 8
- Francisco Alvarez C: 2-3, 2B, 2 BB, K, .328/.456/.552
- Ronny Mauricio SS: 1-4, 2B, BB, SB, .243/.289/.471
- Brett Baty 3B: 1-3, 2 BB, SB, CS, GIDP, .317/.424/.517
- Joe Genord DH: 2-4, 2 2B, BB, .216/.273/.431
Brett Baty, Photo by Dan Fritz
It was big day for the trio of Alvarez, Mauricio, and Baty on Saturday. They combined to go 4-for-10 with two doubles, two stolen bases, five walks, one strikeout, two stolen bases, and one caught stealing.
Alvarez drove in a run in the first inning with an infield single and drove in another with a flyball double to center in the top of the third. Since being promoted to Brooklyn, he has hit .265/.363/.485, walked 11.3% of the time, and struck out 25% of the time.
Mauricio hit his seventh double of the season and recorded his second stolen base. The double came as a right-handed batter. He also made a fielding error at shortstop.
Baty got on base three times and was 1-for-2 on steal attempts. His hit was a groundball single to right field.
First baseman Luke Ritter hit a game-tying 453 foot, 107 mph grand slam in the fifth inning. It was his sixth homer of the season.
With Brooklyn down 8-7 in the eight inning, Antoine Duplantis hit a game-tying RBI single before Wilmington walked it off in the bottom of the ninth.
- RHP Josh Hejka (1-0, 6.23) 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Starter David Griffin gave up seven runs in 3.2 innings before Hejka came in and pitched well with the score tight. Andrew Edwards relieved Hejka and gave up the game-winning run.
A-: St. Lucie Mets (22-19) 8, Jupiter Hammerheads (21-20) 5
- Alex Ramirez RF: 3-5, 3B, SB, K, .233/.303/.367
- Jaylen Palmer CF: 1-2, 3 SB, 2 BB, K, .230/.361/.294
- Matt Dyer RF: 3-3, 2 HR, 2B, BB, .193/.343/.456
Ramirez hit his first triple of the season on a line drive to center and also recorded his sixth stolen base. He’s now 6-for-8 on stolen base attempts.
Palmer got on base three times and stole three bases. His hit was a line drive single and he now has 15 steals in 17 attempts. With his two walks, his BB% is now 16.8%.
Dyer had a huge game, hitting his second and third homers and also hitting his fourth double.
St. Lucie took the lead in the second inning and never gave it up despite a late Jupiter comeback attempt. As a team, they combined for six stolen bases.
- LHP Franklin Parra (2-0, 4.99) 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
- RHP Jeffrey Colon (0-0, 3.86) 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
- RHP Dellin Betances (0-1, 19.29) 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Betances’ fastball was mostly 93 MPH and topped out at 94.
