Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (16-13)
GAME 1: SYRACUSE 7, LEHIGH VALLEY 0 (BOX)
Jack Wenninger bounced back very nicely from a relatively bat outing in his previous start, as he struck out seven, walked one, gave up just four hits, and didn’t allow any runs in five-and-two-thirds innings. By the standards of minor league pitching development, that’s practically a complete game—especially in a seven-inning game that takes place as part of a doubleheader.
A.J. Ewing remained red hot with a pair of hits, a stolen base, and a a stolen base, and he
made a pair of diving catches in center field, to boot. Christian Arroyo and Ji Hwan Bae each had three hits. Syracuse’s early runs were helped significantly by a Lehigh Valley throwing error, but the team kept piling on in an easy win.
- CF A.J. Ewing: 2-4, 2 R, SB
- RF Nick Morabito: 0-3, R, K
- LF Ryan Clifford: 0-3, BB, 2 K
- 1B Christian Arroyo: 3-4, R, RBI, K
- 3B Vidal Bruján: 1-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, SB
- 2B Ji Hwan Bae: 3-3, R, 2B, RBI
- DH Cristian Pache: 0-1
- C Hayden Senger: 1-3, 2 RBI, K
- SS Jackson Cluff: 0-3, K
- P Jack Wenninger: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- P Jonathan Pintaro: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
GAME 2: SYRACUSE 4, LEHIGH VALLEY 3 (BOX)
Not to be outdone by his own performance in the first game of the doubleheader, A.J. Ewing picked up two more hits in the second game and score a run. He’s hitting .583 with a 1.448 OPS since his recent promotion to Triple-A. This game was much closer than the first one, but the team scored just enough runs to outpace the runs allowed by its pitching staff in a bullpen game.
- RF A.J. Ewing: 2-4, R
- DH Nick Morabito: 1-3, R, 2B, RBI, K, SB
- 1B Ryan Clifford: 0-4, 3 K
- SS Vidal Bruján: 2-4, R, 2B, RBI, K
- CF Ji Hwan Bae: 2-4, R, 2B, RBI, K, SB
- LF Cristian Pache: 0-3, 3 K
- 2B Yonny Hernández: 1-4, K
- C Ben Rortvedt: 1-4, RBI, K
- 3B Jackson Cluff: 0-3, K
- P Daniel Duarte: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- P Dan Hammer: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- P Ryan Lambert: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- P Dylan Ross: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- P Alex Carrillo: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- P Mike Baumann: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (9-15)
BINGHAMTON 6, NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 (BOX)
Five Binghamton pitchers held New Hampshire to three runs, and six different Rumble Ponies drove in the team’s six runs. Kevin Parada had one of his best days at the palte in a while with three hits, one of which was a double.
- RF Eli Serrano III: 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K
- LF Chris Suero: 0-4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K
- DH Jose Ramos: 1-5, R, RBI, 2 K
- C Kevin Parada: 3-5, R, 2B, RBI, K, SB
- 3B Nick Lorusso: 1-4, BB, 2 K
- 1B TT Bowens: 2-5, 2 2B, 2 K, SB
- CF Matt Rudick: 0-2, RBI, 2 BB, K
- SS Wyatt Young: 0-1, R, RBI, 2 BB, K
- 2B Diego Mosquera: 1-4, R, 2 K, SB
- P Brendan Girton: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- P Zach Peek: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- P Matt Turner: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- P Douglas Orellana: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- P Ben Simon: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (6-17)
BROOKLYN 2, FREDERICK 1 (BOX)
After five scoreless innings from Cyclones starter Irving Cota, Brooklyn gave up a run in the top of the sixth, but an RBI double from Kevin Villavicencio tied the game in the bottom of the seventh. In the bottom of the eighth, shortstop Antonio Jimenez manufactured a run as he singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a ground out, and scored when Frederick tried to catch him off third base, prompting him to break for home plate and score what wound up being the game-deciding run in the process.
- SS Antonio Jimenez: 1-4, R, K, SB
- CF John Bay: 1-4, 2B, K
- DH Ronald Hernandez: 0-4, 3 K
- C Daiverson Gutierrez: 1-4, R, 2B, E
- 3B Colin Houck: 0-3, K
- 1B Trace Willhoite: 0-1, BB, K
- LF Vincent Perozo: 0-3, K
- 2B Kevin Villavicencio: 2-3, 2 2B, RBI
- RF Yohairo Cuevas: 0-3, 2 K
- P Irving Cota: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- P Cristofer Gomez: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- P Dakota Hawkins: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Single-A: St. Lucie Mets (10-14)
TAMPA 8, ST. LUCIE 5 (BOX)
R.J. Gordon, who had a solid season last year in Brooklyn and Binghamton, is working his way back from a lat injury and got roughed up in this one. He has a 43.20 ERA in Single-A through two appearances that have seen him throw just one-and-two-thirds innings in total.
At the plate, Elian Peña continued to impress, and with his two-hit night, he has a .353 average and a .949 OPS to start his first stateside season. He wasn’t the only St. Lucie Met with a multi-hit night, as Randy Guzman and AJ Salgado each hit a home run on a two-hit night, and Sam Robertson had a three-hit night with a stolen base.
- SS Elian Peña: 2-4, 2 R, K, SB
- LF JT Benson: 0-4, RBI, K
- 1B Randy Guzman: 2-3, R, HR, RBI, 2 BB
- C Julio Zayas: 1-5, K
- RF AJ Salgado: 2-4, 2 R, HR, RBI
- CF Simon Juan: 0-4, 2 K
- DH Jamari Baylor: 0-3, BB, 2 K
- 2B Sam Robertson: 3-4, RBI, SB
- 3B Branny De Oleo: 0-4
- P R.J. Gordon: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- P Tyler McLoughlin: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- P Joel Lara: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- P Joe Scarborough: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Rookie: FCL Mets (0-0)
NO GAME (SCHEDULE)
STARS OF THE NIGHT
Jack Wenninger and A.J. Ewing
GOAT OF THE NIGHT
R.J. Gordon
