New York Mets Minor League Report: Benson's Slam Lifts Brooklyn, Hernandez Stays Hot For Syracuse

[Tom Gatto]

The New York Mets' full-season minor-league affiliates went 1-2 on Saturday. Brooklyn was the lone winner, routing Jersey Shore 9-1. JT Benson belted a grand slam and Dakota Hawkins pitched five scoreless innings. Syracuse squandered a four-run lead in its 8-6 loss to Lehigh Valley. The bullpen yielded six runs in the eighth inning. Yonny Hernández kept his hot streak going with three hits and three RBIs. Binghamton fell behind big early and lost 8-1 at Erie. Starter.R.J. Gordon allowed five runs in 2 2/3 innjngs. St. Lucie's game at Fort Myers postponed because of rain.

Mets Transactions

• New York Mets sent 1B Jorge Polanco on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets.
• New York Mets sent SS Zack Short outright to Syracuse Mets.
• New York Mets optioned LHP Zach Thornton to Syracuse Mets.

Bullpen Collapse Costs Syracuse At Lehigh Valley

Syracuse carried a 6-2 lead into the bottom of the eighth, before the relief corps unraveled, Matt Turner retired just one batter while allowing four runs, and Guillo Zuñiga gave up two more, one on a wild pitch, as Lehigh Valley rallied for six in the inning Yonny Hernández paced the offense, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs. The infielder is 10-for17 over four games in the series and 13-for-21 in his last five games.

 

Syracuse seemed to be in control of the game after pushing across three runs in the seventh to go up 6-2. Cristian Pache singled home Hayden Senger and Jihwan Bae, and then Hernández doubled in Pache. Starter Xzavion Curry lasted 4 1/3 innings, allowing two runs. Parker Carlson and Joey Gerber combined for 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Nick Morabito	5	0	1	0	0	2
Jorge Polanco	3	0	0	0	0	1
Hayden Senger	0	1	0	0	1	0
Ryan Clifford	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jihwan Bae	4	2	2	0	1	0
Cristian Pache	5	2	2	2	0	0
Yonny Hernández	4	1	3	3	0	0
Jared Oliva	3	0	0	0	1	1
Vidal Bruján	4	0	1	1	0	0
Grae Kessinger	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Parada	4	0	1	0	0	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Xzavion Curry	4 1/3	8	2	2	2	3	1
Parker Carlson	1 2/3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Joey Gerber	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Matt Turner	1/3	3	4	4	1	1	3
Guillo Zuñiga	1/3	1	2	2	1	2	0
Ofreidy Gómez	1/3	0	0	0	0	1	0

Early Deficit Sinks Binghamton At Erie

The Rumble Ponies fell behind 5-0 after three innings and the offense failed to respond.  Starter R.J. Gordon labored through 2 2/3 innings, allowing five runs on six hits and two walks while striking out two. Erie scored twice in the second inning and added three more in the third to build its.lead. Binghamton's lone run came in the fourth. Wyatt Young walked and came around to score on a Jaylen Palmer double. The Rumble Ponies managed just six hits total. Saul Garcia was a bright spot, striking out four over two hitless innings of relief.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Chris Suero	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jose Ramos	3	0	1	0	1	0
Nick Lorusso	4	0	0	0	0	1
Vincent Perozo	4	0	1	0	0	2
Wyatt Young	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jaylen Palmer	4	0	1	1	0	2
Kevin Villavicencio	4	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Lucky	3	0	1	0	0	2
Nick Roselli	3	0	0	0	0	3

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
R.J. Gordon	2 2/3	6	5	5	2	2	0
Justin Armbruester	1 1/3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Saul Garcia	2	0	0	0	0	4	0
Carlos Guzman	1	1	2	2	3	1	1
Brian Metoyer	1	2	1	1	0	0	0

Benson Grand Slam Powers Brooklyn Past Jersey Shore

JT Benson provided the capper on the Cyclones' .win with a grand slam in the eighrh.

Brooklyn took control of.the game with four runs in the fifth. Yohairo Cuevas hit his first home run for the Cyclones to open the scoring.

 

Three more runs crossed when Daiverson Gutierrez's two-out fly to shallow right-center fell safely after an outfield mixup. Mitch Voit, Ronald Hernandez, and John Bay all scored to make it 4-0.

Starter Dakota Hawkins scattered four hits over five scoreless innings to earn the win. He didn't walk a batter and struck out one. He threw 40 of his 58 pitches for strikes. Rehabbing veteran Robert Stock followed with two scoreless frames, striking out two.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Mitch Voit	4	2	1	0	1	2
Ronald Hernandez	3	2	0	0	2	1
John Bay	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jamari Baylor	2	1	0	0	1	1
Daiverson Gutierrez	4	1	2	1	0	0
JT Benson	3	1	2	4	1	1
Colin Houck	4	0	0	0	0	2
Trace Willhoite	4	0	0	0	0	2
Yohairo Cuevas	4	1	1	1	0	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Dakota Hawkins	5	4	0	0	0	1	0
Robert Stock	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Josh Blum	1	1	1	1	2	1	0
Ryan Dollar	1	0	0	0	0	2	0

St. Lucie Rained Out

St. Lucie's game at Fort Myers was postponed by rain. The Mets will return to action Sunday afternoon.

Top-20 Prospect Performance

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

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