Syracuse Bats Shine on Sunday

Sunday was pretty ugly in the Mets’ minor league system, as only the Syracuse Mets grabbed a win. The Triple-A bats were the highlight of the day, as every player in the lineup recorded at least one hit and seven recorded at least one run. Syracuse outscored their three lower affiliates 10-8 on the day by themselves, pointing to the fantastic day from Syracuse and the struggles of the other affiliates.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (31-19) 10, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (32-19) 2

BOX SCORE

• 2B Luisangel Acuña: 1-for-4, 3 R, BB
• RF Carlos Cortes: 2-for-3, HR (2), 2 R, 3 RBI (14)
• SS Rylan Bannon: 1-for-4, HR (9), R, 4 RBI (31), 2 K
• CF Rhylan Thomas: 1-for-2, R, RBI (4), 3 BB

Sunday was another productive night offensively for the Syracuse Mets, who piled on ten runs and defeated the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders by eight. The Mets went ahead early with a sacrifice fly in the first before opening the floodgates and scoring six in the third inning. Rylan Bannon drove home the first four runs of the game, three via a home run in the third.

After Scranton made it a 7-1 game, Carlos Cortes laid the hammer down by hitting a three-run homer in the eighth inning, the second of the night for the Syracuse team. Scranton added a final run in the bottom of the eighth, but the entire game was lopsided due to excellent performances, especially from the top of the Mets’ lineup. Luisangel Acuña scored three runs, and Cortes and Bannon combined for seven RBIs.

• RHP José Buttó (W, 2-1): 5 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K
• RHP Cole Sulser: 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, BB, 2 K
• RHP Yacksel Ríos: 1 IP, ER, H, BB
• RHP Eric Orze: 1 IP, ER, 2 H, BB, 2 K
• RHP Matt Festa: 1 IP, 0 ER, H, 0 BB, 0 K

The pitching staff had an excellent night, with only Ríos and Orze allowing only two runs. Jose Buttó recorded the win and was fantastic in five scoreless innings, while Cole Sulser and Matt Festa each put up a scoreless inning. Since the Mets got out to an early 7-0 lead, the pitching staff threw without much pressure in this one, and it showed.

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (23-20) 2, Reading Fightin Phils (20-25) 3

BOX SCORE

• DH Nolan McLean: 0-for-4, 3 K
• RF Ryan Clifford: 0-for-4, 2 K
• SS Jeremiah Jackson: 2-for-4, 2 HR (7), 2 RBI (16), 2 R, K
• CF Matt Rudick: 1-for-1, 2B

The Rumble Ponies fell 3-2 to the Reading Fightin Phils on Sunday. The few runs of the game came in the second and fifth innings on two solo home runs from Jeremiah Jackson. The second homer gave Binghamton a 2-1 lead after Reading had scored one in the first, but Reading rallied in the bottom of the fifth inning to score two and take the lead. No team would score for the remainder of the game, which ended in a 3-2 loss.

Outside of Jackson’s efforts, it was a quiet day for the Rumble Ponies’ offense. Newcomers Nolan McLean and Ryan Clifford combined to go 0-for-8 with five strikeouts, and the entire lineup recorded just six hits.

• RHP Cameron Foster: 4 IP, ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K
• RHP Jordan Geber (L, 1-2): 3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, K
• LHP Daniel Juarez: 1 IP, 0 ER, H, BB, K

Three Binghamton pitchers combined for three runs over nine innings, giving the offense a chance to win despite being unable to do so. Cameron Foster started and was pretty good, allowing a run in four innings before Jordan Geber allowed two runs in three innings. Geber recorded the loss as a result. Daniel Juarez pitched a scoreless final inning, but it didn’t matter, as Binghamton couldn’t make a comeback.

High-A

Hudson Valley Renegades (21-21) 4, Brooklyn Cyclones (24-21) 2

BOX SCORE

• DH Nick Lorusso: 1-for-3, 3B (3), R, RBI (25), BB
• 2B Junior Tilien: 2-for-4, K, SB (3)
• 3B William Lugo: 0-for-3, RBI (18), 2 K
• 1B Mateo Gil: 2-for-4, 2 K

The Cyclones also had a frustrating day offensively, resulting in a 4-2 loss to the Hudson Valley Renegades. The game remained scoreless until the fourth inning when both teams added their first run. Then, in the eighth, the teams matched each other again by adding their second runs. The game entered the ninth tied 2-2, and Hudson Valley added two runs in the top of the ninth to put them ahead 4-2. This time, Brooklyn was unable to match, giving them the loss.

Nick Lorusso and William Lugo were the only batters to drive in runs, Lorusso via a triple and Lugo via a sacrifice fly. Nick Morabito, who has been great this year between Low-A and High-A, was hitless out of the leadoff spot in a frustrating game.

• RHP Jonah Tong: 2 IP, 0 ER, H, BB, 3 K
• RHP Drew Smith: 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Joshua Cornielly: 2 IP, ER, 2 H, BB, 3 K
• RHP Brett Banks: 1 IP, 0 ER, H, 2 BB, 2 K
• RHP Josh Hejka: 2 IP, ER, 2 H, BB, 3 K
• RHP Jimmy Loper (L, 0-1): 1 IP, 2 ER, H, BB

Six pitchers appeared for the Brooklyn Cyclones, starting with Jonah Tong, who pitched two scoreless innings. In his rehab assignment, Drew Smith pitched a scoreless inning behind him before Joshua Cornielly allowed the first run. After Brett Banks pitched a scoreless inning, Josh Hejka and Jimmy Loper both struggled, and that led to the Renegades scoring three of their four runs in the eighth and nine innings to give them the lead and the win.

Single-A

Clearwater Threshers (32-13) 9, St. Lucie Mets (14-31) 4

BOX SCORE

• DH Marco Vargas: 1-for-5, 3 K
• LF Estarling Mercado: 1-for-3, RBI (15), R, BB, K
• CF Willy Fanas: 1-for-3, R, BB, K
• 2B Diego Mosquera: 2-for-4, 2 RBI (12)

St. Lucie fell behind in an early 3-0 hole in the first inning and trailed for the remainder of the game afterward, losing 9-4 to the Clearwater Threshers. It was an early start for Clearwater, who went up 4-1 in the second inning before extending the lead to five in the sixth. St. Lucie did their best to threaten the lead with a three-run bottom of the inning, but Clearwater responded with another run in the seventh and two more in the ninth to put the game out of reach.

Diego Mosquera was the Mets’ best hitter in this game, driving in half of the team’s runs and recording the only multi-hit game. Marco Vargas struck out three times out of the leadoff spot, while Ronald Hernandez struck out three times. The team recorded ten hits, but for the most part, were unable to cash in. Still, the team did not have much of a chance as the pitching staff struggled.

• RHP Jorge De Leon (L, 0-1): 2/3 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 3 BB, 0 K
• RHP Miguel Alfonseca: 1 1/3 IP, ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K
• LHP Zach Thornton: 4 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, BB, K
• RHP Nick Bautista: 2 IP, ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 2 K
• LHP Ryan Ammons: 1 IP, 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, BB, K

Ryan Ammons finished the game for the pitching staff, and he was the only pitcher not to allow an earned run, though he did give up two unearned runs. Jorge De Leon got the start and lasted just 2/3 of an inning, allowing three runs (two earned) on five baserunners. Miguel Alfonseca and Nick Bautista III also allowed a run, while Zach Thornton pitched the bulk of the game and allowed two runs in four innings.

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