Tylor Megill Shines in Rehab Start

The Triple-A Syracuse Mets exploded for 18 runs in their win on Tuesday, including 14 runs in the seventh inning. Trayce Thompson homered, doubled and knocked in six runs in the inning. The Florida Complex League Mets had their own fun at the plate, scoring 15 runs behind homers by Simón Juan and Willy Fañas.

Despite all that offense, the biggest story for the Mets is likely the dominant performance from Tylor Megill with Syracuse as he continues his rehab assignment. He struck out seven in four scoreless innings.

Trayce Thompson. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (18-14) 18, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (12-19) 3

BOX SCORE

LF Rylan Bannon 1-for-3, 3 BB, 2 R, .923 OPS
CF Trayce Thompson 2-for-4, HR, 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB, .744 OPS
SS Luisangel Acuña 1-for-5, BB, SB, .592 OPS
DH Luke Ritter 1-for-4, 4 RBI, 2B, 2 BB, .829 OPS
1B Mike Brosseau 3-for-5, RBI, .432 OPS
3B Mark Vientos 1-for-5, RBI, BB, .922 OPS
RF Ben Gamel 3-for-5, 3 RBI, 3 R, 2B, BB, 1.087 OPS

The Mets were up 4-1 going to the seventh inning when they broke out with 14 runs in the inning, with Thompson driving in six of them. Gamel continues to be the Mets’ best hitter to start the 2024 season.

RHP Tylor Megill 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K (62 pitches/42 strikes)

Megill was making his third overall rehab start and first with Syracuse. He had 11 whiffs in the outing, including 7 with his four-seamer that was up to 97 mph. Megill has struck out 17 compared to only 1 walk in 8 2/3 during his rehab starts.

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (14-12) 4, Portland Sea Dogs (16-10) 1

BOX SCORE

CF Matt Rudick 1-for-4, RBI, BB, R, 2B, .833 OPS
1B JT Schwartz 1-for-3, RBI, 2B, 2 BB, SB, .807 OPS
DH Kevin Parada 0-for-5, 4 K, .536 OPS
RF Brandon McIlwain 1-for-4, HR, 2 R, .666 OPS

Binghamton’s offense had an impressive start to the game, scoring three runs off MLB-rehabber Brayan Bello in only 2 2/3 innings. In the second inning, McIlwain hit a home run over the Maine Monster off Bello.

RHP Tyler Stuart 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 3.91 ERA
RHP Wilkin Ramos 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, Save, 0.00 ERA

Wilkin Ramos has now pitched 12 1/3 innings this season without allowing an earned run, and he has five saves for Binghamton.

High-A

Brooklyn Cyclones (16-12) 6, Rome Emperors (14-12) 2

BOX SCORE

CF Nick Morabito 1-for-5, SB, R (Cyclones debut)
RF Ryan Clifford 1-for-3, 2 BB, 2B, .759 OPS
DH Nolan McLean 2-for-4, 3 RBI, 2B, .870 OPS
1B Nick Lorusso 2-for-5, RBI, 2 R, 2B, SB, .908

Mets two-way prospect Nolan McLean continues to collect extra-base hits; he has six doubles and three home runs in only 45 at-bats. On the flip side, he has 25 strikeouts in that span. Clifford leads the league with 29 walks, five more than anyone else. His teammate William Lugo is second with 24. Catcher Christopher Suero was making his Cyclones debut, and he went 0-for-3 with a walk.

LHP Felipe De La Cruz 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K, 2.36 ERA
RHP Jake Stevenson 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (Mets system debut)

De La Cruz doesn’t get talked about a ton, but he’s a left-hander who can pitch in the mid-90s and has 29 strikeouts in 26 2/3 innings this year to go along with his 2.36 ERA.

Low-A

Bradenton Marauders (10-18) 4, St. Lucie Mets (12-16) 0

BOX SCORE

3B Boston Baro 0-for-3, BB, .750 OPS
2B Jesus Baez 1-for-4, .710 OPS
SS Colin Houck 1-for-4, .612 OPS
RF Jeffry Rosa 1-for-2, BB, HBP (St. Lucie debut)

The 19-year-old Rosa was making his St. Lucie Mets debut. He led the Dominican Summer League with 15 home runs last season.

RHP Austin Troesser 5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 3.04 ERA

Troesser is third in the league with 36 strikeouts and has held opponents to a .218 average on the season.

Complex League

FCL-Mets (2-1) 15, FCL-Nationals (0-2) 0

BOX SCORE

3B Jeremy Rodriguez 3-for-4, BB, RBI, 2B, 1.083 OPS
DH Jake Zitella 2-for-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1.084 OPS
RF Simón Juan 3-for-5, 4 RBI, HR, 4 R, SB, 1.125 OPS
LF Willy Fañas 2-for-4, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, BB, 1.112 OPS
CF A.J. Ewing 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB, 2 R, SB, .633 OPS

Rodríguez, 17, has started the season 5-for-11 with two walks. He came over from the Diamondbacks in a trade deadline deal last year for outfielder Tommy Pham. Juan and Fañas, the Mets’ top two IFA signings from the 2022 period, homered in the game.