Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (31-44/43-27)
SYRACUSE 7, WORCHESTER 2 (BOX)
Comfortable win for Syracuse to close out the penultimate week of their regular season. Carson Benge and Jose Azocar had three RBIs apiece in support of a strong ensemble performance from the pitching staff. On an encouraging note, Jett Williams is back in the lineup after a wrist scare, though he went hitless in three at bats. Ryan Clifford had a hit and two walks.
2B Jett Williams: 0-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K
LF Ryan Clifford: 1-2, R, 2 BB
1B Jared Young: 0-4, K
CF Carson Benge:
1-4, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI
RF José Azocar: 2-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI
DH Kevin Parada: 1-3, RBI, BB, 2 K
SS Yonny Hernández: 1-4
3B Luis De Los Santos: 0-4, K
C Matt O’Neill: 0-3, R, BB, 2 K
RHP Justin Hagenman: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Alex Carrillo: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, W (2-0)
RHP Oliver Ortega: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, H (1)
RHP Chris Devenski: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (45-22*/45-24)
BINGHAMTON 1, PORTLAND 0 (BOX)
Binghamton closes out their regular season with a shutout of the Portland Sea Dogs. It was actually their second straight shutout win, tying the franchise record with 15 on the season. Even better, it was Binghamton’s 90th win, as they ran away with the best record in the Eastern League Northeast division in both the first and second halves of the season.
Will Watson, who has not garnered as much hype as he perhaps deserves in this system – was fantastic, striking out nine in 5.2 innings. No real highlights on the offensive side – the lone run scored on a double-play, and the Rumble Ponies had only five hits total. Nick Morabito did add his 49th stolen base of the year; he’ll have a chance to get to 50 when the Rumble Ponies square off against the Somerset Patriots in the Division playoffs on Tuesday.
2B A.J. Ewing: 1-4, R, 2 K
RF D’Andre Smith: 1-4
CF Nick Morabito: 0-3, BB, SB (49)
3B Jacob Reimer: 1-4
DH Chris Suero: 1-4, 2 K
1B Nick Lorusso: 0-3, 2 K
LF Omar De Los Santos: 0-3, 2 K
SS William Lugo: 1-2, BB, K, 2 E (13)
C Onix Vega: 0-3, K
RHP Will Watson: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, W (2-2)
RHP Joshua Cornielly: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, H (5)
RHP Carlos Guzman: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, S (8)
High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (46-20*/26-39)
BROOKLYN 13, HUB CITY 1 (BOX)
An absolute explosion from Yonatan Henriquez and the Cyclones offense in the first game of the South Atlantic League Championship series. After giving up one run in the first, the Cyclones tied the game immediately, added three more in the second, and popped off for eight runs (!) in the fifth. The aforementioned Henriquez racked up six RBIs and fell a triple shy of the cycle, while Marco Vargas had a perfect 5-for-5 day at the dish. A huge opening performance obviously in Brooklyn, with game 2 (and 3, if necessary) scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Hub City.
SS Marco Vargas: 5-5, 3 R
CF Yonatan Henriquez: 4-6, 2 R, HR (1), 6 RBI, K, SB (4)
DH Matt Rudick: 1-4, R, K
PH-DH Nick Roselli: 0-1
C Ronald Hernandez: 2-3, R, RBI, 3 BB
RF Yohairo Cuevas: 0-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K
3B Colin Houck: 1-2, 2 R, 3B, 4 BB
1B Trace Willhoite: 1-4, R, RBI, BB
LF John Bay: 0-4, BB, 4 K
2B Diego Mosquera: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K
RHP Noah Hall: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
LHP Gregori Louis: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, W (1-0)
RHP Yacksel Ríos: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Jace Beck: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
RHP Austin Troesser: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Juan Arnaud: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Single-A: St. Lucie Mets (34-31*/43-22)
NO GAME (SEASON OVER)
Rookie: FCL Mets (24-28)
NO GAME (SEASON OVER)
STAR OF THE NIGHT
Yonatan Henriquez
GOAT OF THE NIGHT
None