Good Morning, Mets fans! The Mets earned their first spring training win on Sunday, as they beat the Washington Nationals by a score of 2-1. Prospect David Peterson started the game off for the Mets, throwing two shutout innings, striking out two. Paul Sewald threw one scoreless inning and Erasmo Ramirez threw two. Jordan Humphreys took the sixth and gave up the lone run of the game for...
Syracuse (58-58) 17, Durham (65-51) 0 Box Score C-1B Rene Rivera 3-for-6, 3 HR (22), 5 RBI, .260/.317/.500 LF Gregor Blanco 4-for-6, 2 HR (11), 3 RBI, 4 R, .232/.327/.404 SS Ruben Tejada 2-for-4, RBI, BB, 2 R, .340/.422/.492 1B-2B Dilson Herrera 2-for-6, 2 RBI, .245/.324/.521 CF Rajai Davis 3-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 SB, .288/.338/.406 The night after being no-hit by Durham, Syracuse exploded for 23 hits...
Buffalo (44-42) 8, Syracuse (42-45) 2 Box Score LF Gregor Blanco: 1-for-4, R, HR(9), RBI(22) | .245/.329/.421 DH Tim Tebow: 1-for-3, R, HR(4), RBI(19), 2 K | .163/.240/.264 Blanco and Tebow accounted for the only runs of the night for Syracuse when they both homered in the second inning of the game. RHP Walker Lockett: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 K, 2 BB, Loss | 1-2, 4.28 ERA, 1.40 WHIP RHP Ryley...
Syracuse (32-34) 6, Charlotte (36-29) 5 Box Score RF Gregor Blanco: 1-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI(17) | .235/.323/.389 CF Rajai Davis: 1-for-3, R, RBI(12), 2 BB, K | .284/.347/.409 2B Luis Guillorme: 2-for-3, R, RBI(13), BB, K | .305/.428/.397 The Syracuse offense batted around and scored five runs in the first inning before going mostly quiet for the rest of the night. Every starter, outside of Tim...
Columbus (23-16) 14, Syracuse (23-17) 3 Box Score C Rene Rivera: 4-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR (3), 2 RBI(5), K | .282/.350/.451 CF Gregor Blanco: 2-for-4, RBI (9), SB(7), K | .250/.331/.385 3B Dilson Herrera: 2-for-4, 2B, K | .268/.355/.536 It was a career best day for Rene Rivera offensively in this one as he tied his career high with four hits in a game. It was the first time he’s accomplished the...
Syracuse (21-15) 2, Columbus (20-15) 0 Box Score Carlos Gomez CF: 1-for-3, RBI, .274/.336/.479 Dilson Herrera 2B: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, K, HBP .229/.333/.458 Gregor Blanco LF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, K, .240/.327/.385 The Mets didn’t have much offense in Sunday’s game, scoring just two runs and only recording seven hits. Herrera got Syracuse on the board with a solo home run in the fifth...
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (17-9) 4, Syracuse Mets (17-10) 2 Box Score LHP Héctor Santiago (1-1, 4.20 ERA): 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K RHP Jacob Rhame (1-1, 9.39 ERA): IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 K Santiago took the hill for Syracuse and turned in five solid innings of work against Lehigh Valley. Santiago allowed a leadoff double and a walk to put the first two batters of the game on base. He then retired...
The New York Mets have re-assigned outfielder Gregor Blanco and infielder Danny Espinosa to minor-league camp, as per an announcement from the team. Blanco, 35, went 4-for-31 this spring (.129/.206/.194) with a triple, two runs batted in, and nine strikeouts, playing all three outfield positions (14 putouts in 14 chances) after signing a minor-league contract with the Mets in December, the same...
Starting on April 4, 2019, I’ll be providing coverage of the Syracuse Mets. Living in Syracuse for the past 20+ years, I have rooted for the Syracuse Chiefs when they were affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays and more recently, the Washington Nationals. Now, it’s a great time to be a Mets fan in Syracuse. I’ve always been interested in seeing players develop before getting into the major...
In a continuing effort to add depth to all levels of their baseball operations, the New York Mets announced they have signed San Francisco Giant outfielder Gregor Blanco to a minor league deal. Blanco, who will turn 35 on Christmas eve, has played for five major league teams–Atlanta, Kansas City, Washington, Arizona and two stints with San Francisco. In 2018 with the Giants his slash line...
