Mets Minor League Report: Extra Innings Sink Syracuse, Brooklyn

[Brock Beauchamp]

Jonathan Jimenez carried St. Lucie with six innings of one-run ball, and Yohairo Cuevas and Jeremy Rodriguez each collected three hits in a 10-1 rout. Elwis Mijares struck out three over two scoreless frames. Cristian Pache went 4-for-4 for Syracuse, but Buffalo walked off the Mets 8-7 in 10 innings. Vincent Perozo homered for Binghamton in a 4-3 loss, while Colin Houck and Corey Collins homered for Brooklyn in a 5-4 extra-inning defeat.

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Buffalo Walks Off Syracuse In Extras Despite Pache's Four Hits

Syracuse fought back from an early hole but fell to the Buffalo Bisons 8-7 in 10 innings. Cristian Pache led the offense, going 4-for-4 with a double, a walk, and three runs scored. Jackson Cluff added three hits, and Nick Morabito went 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI. Grae Kessinger drove in two runs, and Matt Rudick also knocked in two. The Mets left 10 runners on base.

Buffalo jumped ahead with three runs in the first inning. Syracuse trailed 6-4 entering the ninth before mounting a rally. Jihwan Bae was hit by a pitch, and Morabito walked to open the frame. After Ryan Clifford singled and Andy Ibáñez popped out, Kessinger doubled to left field, scoring Morabito and Clifford to tie the game at 6-6. Buffalo answered in the bottom of the ninth with a home run to force extra innings, then pushed across the winning run in the 10th when the zombie runner came around to score on a single.

Zach Thornton struggled, recording only two outs while allowing three runs, two hits, and two walks with one strikeout, though none of the runs were earned. Ofreidy Gómez followed with three scoreless innings, allowing two hits with four strikeouts. Yonny Hernández took the loss, allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits over 2 2/3 innings.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Ji Hwan Bae	5	1	1	0	0	2
Nick Morabito	4	1	2	1	1	1
Ryan Clifford	4	1	1	0	1	1
Andy Ibáñez	5	0	1	0	0	1
Grae Kessinger	5	0	1	2	0	3
Cristian Pache	4	3	4	0	1	0
Jackson Cluff	4	1	3	0	1	1
Kevin Parada	4	0	0	0	1	1
Matt Rudick	4	0	0	2	0	0

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Zach Thornton	2/3	2	3	0	2	1	0
Ofreidy Gómez	3	2	0	0	0	4	0
Joey Gerber	1 1/3	2	1	1	1	1	0
Dylan Ross	1	2	2	2	2	2	0
Matt Turner	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
Yonny Hernández	2 2/3	3	2	1	1	1	1

Perozo Homer Not Enough As Binghamton Falls Late To Somerset

Binghamton dropped a 4-3 decision to the Somerset Patriots. Vincent Perozo provided the power with a solo home run and drove in one of the team's three runs. JT Schwartz went 2-for-4 with two doubles, and Kevin Villavicencio added two hits, including a double. Jaylen Palmer reached base three times on walks and scored twice, and TT Bowens drove in two runs. The Rumble Ponies left six runners on base.

The most pivotal frame for Binghamton came in the second inning. Perozo led off with a home run to right-center field to cut the deficit. Palmer then drew a walk and moved to second on a single by Wyatt Young. Bowens followed with a single to center field that scored Palmer and tied the game at 2-2. Somerset retook the lead in the bottom of the second and never trailed again, adding single runs in the second and fourth innings to build the final margin.

Brendan Girton turned in the start, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks over two innings with two strikeouts and a home run. Douglas Orellana followed with two innings, allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts. Jordan Geber worked 2 1/3 scoreless innings despite issuing five walks, and Guillo Zuñiga closed with 1 2/3 hitless, scoreless innings, walking one and striking out two.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Jacob Reimer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eli Serrano III	3	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Suero	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Ramos	4	0	0	0	0	2
JT Schwartz	4	0	2	0	0	0
Vincent Perozo	4	1	1	1	0	2
Jaylen Palmer	1	2	0	0	3	0
Wyatt Young	4	0	1	0	0	1
TT Bowens	3	0	1	2	0	1
Kevin Villavicencio	4	0	2	0	0	0

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Brendan Girton	2	4	3	3	3	2	1
Douglas Orellana	2	2	1	1	0	2	0
Jordan Geber	2 1/3	1	0	0	5	1	0
Guillo Zuñiga	1 2/3	0	0	0	1	2	0

Houck's Ninth-Inning Homer Ties It, But Frederick Edges Brooklyn In 10

Brooklyn fell 5-4 to the Frederick Keys in 10 innings. Colin Houck and Corey Collins both homered, with each driving in a run, and Houck scored once. Mitch Voit doubled, and Yonatan Henriquez drove in a run while drawing two walks. Trace Willhoite reached base three times with two walks and scored a run. The Cyclones left 11 runners on base.

Trailing 3-1 in the eighth, Brooklyn began to climb back. Willhoite and Sam Biller walked, and after a strikeout, Francisco Toledo singled to load the bases. Voit was hit by a pitch, and Henriquez grounded into a force out that scored Biller to make it 3-3. In the ninth, after John Bay struck out, Houck homered to left field to tie the game at 4-4. Frederick pushed across the go-ahead run in the 10th on a single that scored the zombie runner.

Noah Hall turned in a strong start, working five innings and allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts. Garrett Stratton struck out five over two innings, allowing three hits and two unearned runs. Cristofer Gomez fired a scoreless inning with two strikeouts, and Hunter Hodges allowed one run on one hit with three strikeouts in his inning of work.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Mitch Voit	4	0	1	0	0	0
Yonatan Henriquez	3	0	0	1	2	2
Corey Collins	3	1	1	1	1	1
John Bay	3	0	0	0	0	1
Colin Houck	4	1	1	1	0	2
Trace Willhoite	2	1	0	0	2	0
Sam Biller	3	1	0	0	1	0
Nick Roselli	4	0	0	0	0	2
Francisco Toledo	4	0	1	0	0	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Noah Hall	5	6	2	1	3	2	0
Juan Arnaud	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Hunter Hodges	1	1	1	1	1	3	1
Cristofer Gomez	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Garrett Stratton	2	3	2	0	0	5	0

Jimenez And A Big Fifth Power St. Lucie Past Palm Beach

St. Lucie rolled to a 10-1 win over the Palm Beach Cardinals. Yohairo Cuevas went 3-for-5 with a double and three runs scored, and Jeremy Rodriguez also went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in a run. Julio Zayas added three hits and an RBI. Trey Snyder doubled and drove in two runs, while Branny De Oleo reached base four times with two hits and two walks. Leadoff man Elian Peña drove in a run and scored once. The Mets left 14 runners on base.

The decisive frame was a four-run fifth inning. With one out, Rodriguez singled and later moved into scoring position. Peña walked, and Snyder doubled to center field to score Rodriguez and Peña. Cuevas and Zayas followed with walks to load the bases, and De Oleo walked to force in Snyder. Chase Meggers then walked to bring home Cuevas, pushing the lead to 4-0. St. Lucie continued to add on, scoring in the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth innings to pull away.

Jonathan Jimenez was excellent in his start, allowing one run on two hits over six innings without issuing a walk while striking out four, a Quality Start. Elwis Mijares followed with two scoreless innings, allowing one hit with three strikeouts. Franyel Diaz closed with a scoreless inning, allowing one hit.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Elian Peña	4	1	0	1	1	3
Trey Snyder	5	1	1	2	1	1
Yohairo Cuevas	5	3	3	0	1	1
Julio Zayas	5	0	3	1	1	1
Branny De Oleo	4	1	2	1	2	0
Chase Meggers	4	2	1	1	1	2
Simon Juan	4	0	1	1	0	2
Jeremy Rodriguez	4	2	3	1	1	0
Jackson Hauge	4	0	1	0	1	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Jonathan Jimenez	6	2	1	1	0	4	0
Elwis Mijares	2	1	0	0	0	3	0
Franyel Diaz	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Top-20 Prospect Performance

1. Carson Benge: DNP
2. A.J. Ewing: DNP
3. Jonah Tong: DNP
4. Elian Pena: 0-for-4, RBI, BB, 3 K
5. Jack Wenninger: DNP
6. Ryan Clifford: 1-for-4, BB, K
7. Jacob Reimer: 0-for-4
8. Nick Morabito: 2-for-4, RBI, BB, K
9. Mitch Voit: 1-for-4, 2B
10. Jonathan Santucci: DNP
11. Chris Suero: 0-for-0, HBP
12. Zach Thornton: 2/3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
13. Wandy Asigen: DNP
14. Will Watson: DNP
15. Eli Serrano III: 1-for-3
16. Randy Guzman: DNP
17. Ryan Lambert: DNP
18. Dylan Ross: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
19. Antonio Jimenez: DNP
20. R.J. Gordon: DNP

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