AAA: Syracuse Mets (14-36), Rochester Red Wings (21-30) PPD

Syracuse’s Friday night bout against Rochester was postponed due to rain. The Mets and Red Wings will make up the game with a doubleheader on Wednesday, July 14 at NBT Bank Stadium.

AA: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (18-31) 12, Richmond Flying Squirrels (26-25) 7 (Game 1)

Box Score

The Binghamton offense was red hot in Game 1 of Friday’s doubleheader as it put up 17 hits in eight innings as the Rumble Ponies won, 12-7. Binghamton’s five-run eighth ultimately lifted the team to victory with Quinn Brodey, Wagner Lagrange and Luis Carpio batting in runners.

Lagrange put on a spectacular performance as he went 4-for-5 with six RBIs and scored twice. Five other Ponies had multi-hit games as well.

Relievers Ryley Gilliam and Allan Winans had nice showings on the mound as they combined to allow just one run and one hit with Gilliam earning the win. Starter Josh Walker had a tough outing as he gave up six runs, including four in the fourth.

The Binghamton defense also struggled as it committed six errors.

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels (27-25) 6, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (18-32) 3 (Game 2)

Box Score

Game 2 was much different for the Rumble Ponies as they couldn’t score until the sixth in a 6-3 loss to the Flying Squirrels. Despite the loss, Binghamton outhit Richmond 9-4.

The Ponies saw six of their hits come in the final two innings, where they scored all three of their runs. In the seventh, Wagner Lagrange hit another home run to bring his total to two in the doubleheader.

  • Cole Gordon, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 3 HR, 4.69 ERA
  • Eric Orze, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 K, 0.00 ERA

Starting pitcher Cole Gordon had a tough third inning as the Flying Squirrels put four runs on him in the frame. But reliever Eric Orze had a nice outing as he struck out the side in his lone inning.

A+: Brooklyn Cyclones (18-32) 6, Aberdeen IronBirds (28-23) 5

Box Score

A hot start by the Cyclones in the first two innings lifted Brooklyn to a narrow 6-5 win over Aberdeen. The Cyclones scored four runs on six hits in the first and second, with Luke Ritter, Zach Ashford and Antoine Duplantis batting in runners in the hot streak.

Ritter later hit his second RBI of the game in the fifth with a double.

The IronBirds did not go down without a fight on Friday night as it seemed like Aberdeen was constantly threatening to take the lead late in the ballgame. However, the Brooklyn bullpen did a fantastic job of keeping IronBirds at bay as Aberdeen left 25 runners on base.

Relievers Andrew Edwards and Bryce Montes de Oca closed out the win, combining for five strikeouts in the final 2.1 innings. Colby Morris earned the win, allowing no hits and striking out two batters in two innings of work.

A: St. Lucie Mets (28-24) 14, Clearwater Threshers (27-25) 4

Box Score

Fans couldn’t have asked for more from the St. Lucie offense as the Mets scored 14 runs on 12 hits in a 14-4 rout of Clearwater. The Mets’ performance was highlighted by a six-run fourth with four hits. Cole Kleszcz slammed a homer in the eighth for St. Lucie’s final run to add insult to injury.

Three different Mets had multi-hit games, including Jose Peroza, who went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a run.

After building a comfortable lead, St. Lucie opted to give relievers some time on the mound as four relievers came in to pitch. Austin Faith arguably had the best outing of the four as he struck out three batters in one inning.

Starter Franklin Parra earned the win Friday night as he struck out four in five innings.

Rookie: FCL Nationals (3-1) 4, FCL Mets (2-2) 2

Box Score

While a Vincent Perozo RBI single put the FCL Mets on top first in the fourth, a four-run fifth from the FCL Nationals ultimately led to the Mets’ demise in a 4-2 loss. From a hitting standpoint, the Mets had a good night at the plate as seven different batters got at least one hit, including two from Carlos Dominguez.

Much of the Mets’ pitching staff saw time on the mound as six different pitchers took the bump in Friday’s bout. Christopher Vasquez impressed in his short time pitching as he struck out six batters.

Franklin Sanchez was responsible for the Nats’ four-run inning as he gave up those runs along with four hits.