Mets Daily Prospect Report, 5/9/26: Santucci shines, Voit drives in four

Jonathan Santucci | (Photo by Scott Audette/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (20-16) ROCHESTER 7, SYRACUSE 5 (BOX) Syracuse got out to a 3-0 lead as Jonah Tong spun five scoreless innings to begin his outing, but a five-run sixth inning for Rochester saw the visitors get two runs

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Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (20-16)

ROCHESTER 7, SYRACUSE 5 (BOX)

Syracuse got out to a 3-0 lead as Jonah Tong spun five scoreless innings to begin his outing, but a five-run sixth inning for Rochester saw the visitors get two runs against Tong and three against reliever Carlos Guzman. Syracuse scored one in the bottom of the frame and another in the bottom of the seventh to tie things up, but Mets reliever Dan Hammer gave up a pair of runs while recording just two outs in the top of the eighth.

Tong struck out eight, walked four, and

now has a 4.46 ERA on the season. That might not sound impressive, but he has a 2.57 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 21.0 innings over his last four starts. He’s walked 11 over that span, which means there’s still room for improvement, but his recent work has been encouraging.

And Ryan Clifford had a three-hit night in the loss, notching a rare stolen base in the process.

RF A.J. Ewing: 1-4, R, 2B, BB, K
CF Nick Morabito: 1-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, SB
1B Ryan Clifford: 3-5, SB
DH Christian Arroyo: 0-3, RBI, K
2B Ji Hwan Bae: 0-2, R, 2 BB, SB
LF Cristian Pache: 0-4, 3 K
3B Yonny Hernández: 0-3, R, RBI, BB, K
C Hayden Senger: 1-4, R, 3 K
SS Jackson Cluff: 0-4, 3 K
P Jonah Tong: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 8 K
P Carlos Guzman: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
P Luke Jackson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
P Dan Hammer: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
P Ofreidy Gómez: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (11-20)

HARTFORD 4, BINGHAMTON 2 (BOX)

Neither team scored until the Yard Goats got a run in the top of the seventh, and the Rumble Ponies came right back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning. Unfortunately, the lead didn’t hold, as Hartford scored a couple of unearned runs against Ben Simon in the eighth before getting one more run in the top of the ninth against Zach Peek. Binghamton starting pitcher Jonathan Santucci was superb in this one, making it one of his best start of the young season.

CF Eli Serrano III: 1-4, 2B, K
3B Jacob Reimer: 1-4, R, HR, RBI, K
C Chris Suero: 2-4, R, 2 2B, K, SB
LF Jose Ramos: 0-4, 2 K
2B Nick Lorusso: 0-3, RBI, K, E
1B JT Schwartz: 0-3
RF TT Bowens: 0-3, K
DH Matt Rudick: 0-3
SS Wyatt Young: 0-3
P Jonathan Santucci: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
P Saul Garcia: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
P Ben Simon: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
P Zach Peek: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (8-21)

BROOKLYN 7, BOWLING GREEN 2 (BOX)

The Cyclones got a rare win as they scored first with a pair of runs in the second inning, scored at least one run in three other innings, and never relinquished the lead. Mitch Voit drove in the majority of their runs as he went 2-for-4 with a double, a strikeout, and a stolen base, and Colin Houck had a two-hit night that included a home run. Brooklyn starter Channing Austin struck out ten in just four-and-one-third innings, an impressive tally—even if the rest of his line looks just okay.

SS Antonio Jimenez: 1-5, R, 2 K
CF Yonatan Henriquez: 1-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB, K, SB
2B Mitch Voit: 2-4, 2B, 4 RBI, K, SB
DH Corey Collins: 0-4, BB, 2 K
C Daiverson Gutierrez: 0-4, BB, 2 K
3B Colin Houck: 2-5, R, HR, RBI, 2 K
LF John Bay: 1-5, R, HR, RBI, 3 K
1B Trace Willhoite: 1-3, R, HR, RBI, BB, K
RF Yohairo Cuevas: 2-4, R, 2B
P Channing Austin: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 10 K
P Gregori Louis: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
P Bryce Jenkins: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
P Cristofer Gomez: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

Single-A: St. Lucie Mets (13-18)

LAKELAND 11, ST. LUCIE 4 (BOX)

An eight-run bottom of the third by Lakeland put this game out of reach very early, and all eight of those runs were charged to St. Lucie starter Cam Tilly. There wasn’t too much to get excited about in this one.