Mets Minors Recap: Nolan McLean Tosses Gem for Binghamton

It was a tale of two teams for the final Mets affiliates still playing as the minor league season comes to a close. Triple-A Syracuse couldn’t get its bats rolling while the pitching staff had its own troubles. Meanwhile, Double-A Binghamton stayed hot thanks to standout performances from a pair of top prospects.

TRIPLE-A

WORCESTER RED SOX (75-66) 8, SYRACUSE METS (72-68) 1

BOX SCORE

• RF Drew Gilbert: 2-for-4, 2B (.657 OPS)
• 2B Luisangel Acuña: 1-for-3, BB (.654 OPS)
• 1B JT Schwartz: 1-for-4, HR (.619 OPS)

Syracuse’s offense remained cold with a seven-hit performance as the team lost its sixth game in a row. Gilbert was the only player to tally multiple hits while the Mets went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and were caught stealing twice.

• RHP Justin Jarvis (6.12 ERA): 2 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, BB, 2K (42 of 65 pitches thrown for strikes)
• RHP Carlos Guzman (4.50): 1 1/3 IP, ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K (25 of 39 pitches thrown for strikes)
• RHP Shintaro Fujinami (5.40): 2 IP, ER, 2 H, BB, 2 K (22 of 32 pitches thrown for strikes)
• LHP Matt Gage (4.08): 2 IP, 0 ER, BB, 2 K (19 of 28 pitches thrown for strikes)

Jarvis gave up more than two earned runs in an outing for the first time since Aug. 17 after Worcester scored four times in the bottom of the third inning. Elsewhere on the pitching staff, Fujinami gave up his first earned run since Aug. 14 on a Chase Meidroth single.

DOUBLE-A

BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES (68-65) 9, PORTLAND SEA DOGS (76-59) 0

BOX SCORE

• RF Ryan Clifford: 2-for-4, HR, 2B, BB, 4 RBI (.819 OPS)
• SS Jeremiah Jackson: 2-for-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, K (.627 OPS)
• LF Stanley Consuegra: 2-for-5, 2 K (.538 OPS)
• DH Kevin Parada: 2-for-5, 2 K (.644 OPS)

Binghamton won its fourth-straight contest on the back of a strong offensive performance in this one. The team finished 4-for-9 with runners in scoring position while all nine starters reached base. Clifford’s six RBIs were his most in a single game since July 10.

• RHP Nolan McLean (4.19): 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (50 of 80 pitches thrown for strikes)
• RHP Junior Santos (4.99): 2 IP, 0 ER, BB, 3 K (18 of 29 pitches thrown for strikes)
• RHP Josh Hejka (6.30): IP, 0 ER, K (9 of 11 pitches thrown for strikes)

McLean turned in another strong outing for the Rumble Ponies, as he’s now allowed one earned run or fewer in five of his last six starts to close out the season. Santos and Hejka combined for three shutout innings in relief while not giving up a hit.

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