MMN Recap: Brett Baty Hits Two Home Runs, Drives in Seven

Brett Baty, Photo by Rick Nelson

AAA: Omaha Storm Chasers (48-48) 4, Syracuse Mets (44-53) 9 Box Score

C Francisco Alvarez: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K, .259/.370/.525
DH Mark Vientos: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, BB, K, .261/.344/.507
RF Travis Blankenhorn: 3-for-5, HR (13), 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, .283/.347/.494
1B Gosuke Katoh: 2-for-4, HR (7), 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, .212/.311/.432

Syracuse won a second straight game over the Omaha Storm Chasers as they scored nine runs on 11 hits.

The Mets jumped out to a comfortable lead thanks to a seven-run second inning. Gosuke Katoh opened the scoring with an RBI triple before Francisco Álvarez, Mark Vientos, and Travis Blankenhorn added RBI singles.

Katoh and Blankenhorn would each add solo home runs to pad the lead. All seven of Katoh’s homers have come in July, while Blankehorn boosted his OPS to .841 on the season.

LHP Nate Fisher: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K, 3.31 ERA
RHP Eric Orze: (W, 4-2), 1.1 IP, 2 H, K, 5.05 ERA
LHP Thomas Szapucki: 1.0 IP, 2 K, 3.43 ERA

Eric Orze picked up his fourth win in what was essentially a bullpen game for Syracuse. Thomas Szapucki added a scoreless inning while striking out two.

AA: New Hampshire Fisher Cats (42-52) 8, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (35-58) 12 Box Score

C Nick Meyer: 1-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, SB (2), .232/.372/.315
LF Brett Baty: 3-for-5, 2 HR (16), 2 R, 7 RBI, .307/.397/.528
CF Carlos Cortes: 1-for-4, R, BB, K, .257/.333/.419

The Rumble Ponies out-slugged the Fisher Cats thanks to a huge night from Brett Baty.

Baty delivered the keynote with a solo home run in the first inning. He’d drive in another two runs with a single in the fourth before adding an exclamation point with a grand slam in the eighth. The 22-year-old Baty has had an incredible month, batting .375/.439/.716 with eight home runs in 88 at-bats. He’s hit safely in 12 consecutive games while logging two or more hits in his last six contests.

RHP Garrison Bryant: (W, 1-0), 5.0 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 3 K, 3.77 ERA
RHP David Griffin: 2.0 IP, R, 0 ER, H, 2 BB, 2 K, 5.54 ERA
RHP Mitch Ragan: 1.0 IP, 3 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 5.06 ERA

Garrison Bryant got off to a shaky start, allowing four runs on three home runs in the second inning. However, the 23-year-old righty would settle down and blank the Fisher Cats over his final three innings to earn his first win in Double-A.

Mitch Ragan allowed three runs in the ninth but would hang on to close out the Rumble Ponies’ victory.

A+: Brooklyn Cyclones (46-48) 5, Hudson Valley Renegades (50-43) 1 Box Score

LF Rowdey Jordan: 2-for-4, 2 R, BB, 2 K, .265/.365/.391
DH Alex Ramirez: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 K, .287/.361/.460
SS Shervyen Newton: 1-for-1, HR (4), 3 BB, .186/.298/.314

The Mets scored five runs on nine hits as they evened their series with the Hudson Valley Renegades.

Shervyen Newton broke a scoreless tie with a home run in the fifth inning. Nic Gaddis would drive in another two runs with a single later in the inning.

Stanley Consuegra and Alex Ramirez would add a pair of insurance runs in the ninth with an RBI single and a sac fly. Ramirez is now 21-for-70 with three home runs and a .896 OPS since his promotion to High-A.

RHP Dominic Hamel: (W, 2-0), 4 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 2.25 ERA
LHP Nathan Lavender: SV (2), 2.0 IP, H, 3 K, 0.79 ERA

Dominic Hamel was excellent Friday, allowing just four hits over six scoreless innings. Hamel, the Mets’ third-round pick in 2021, is now 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in four starts with Brooklyn.

Nathan Lavender earned his second save of the year, striking out three in two scoreless innings. The lefthander has allowed just a single earned run in 11.1 innings with the Cyclones. The 14th-round pick now has a 0.60 ERA across 30 innings between Brooklyn and St. Lucie.

A: Palm Beach Cardinals (46-46) 6, St. Lucie Mets (54-39) 4 Box Score

3B William Lugo: 1-for-4, HR (9), K, .267/.355/.434
SS Junior Tilien: 3-for-3, 2 HR (11), BB, .258/.305/.462
2B Justin Guerrera: 2-for-3, HR (8), BB, K, SB (3), .203/.315/.361

The Mets dropped a close game to the Palm Beach Cardinals despite logging four solo home runs in the contest, including a pair from Junior Tilien.

Justin Guerrera opened the scoring with a home run in the second inning. William Lugo and Tilien then went back-to-back in the fifth inning to tie the game at three. Lugo has been red hot of late with hits in his last six contests, going 11-for-25 with four home runs in that span.

RHP Franklin Sanchez: 2.2 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 2 K, 4.19 ERA
LHP Daniel Juarez: 1.1 IP, 2 BB, 2.20 ERA
RHP Raimon Gomez: (L, 3-3), 2.2 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 3.38 ERA

Franklin Sanchez struggled in the start Friday, allowing three runs on three hits and three walks in just 2.2 innings. Raimon Gomez struck out two in a scoreless fifth inning but would take the loss after allowing two runs in the sixth.