New York Mets Minor League Report: Binghamton Goes Ahead Late On A Night Of Meltdowns Across The System

[Tom Gatto]

All four New York Mets minor-league affiliates went through a stretch Wednesday night in which they gave up a lead or allowed an opponent to break the game open. Only Binghamton overcame its meltdown.

The Rumble Ponies blew a four-run lead in the fifth inning against Altoona, retook the lead in the bottom half, and then allowed a game-tying run in the sixth. They regained control for good with a four-run seventh, capped by Corey Collins' three-run homer. Binghamton went on to a 10-6 victory.

Elsewhere in the organization:

Syracuse lost to Worcester 9-7. Jonathan Santucci allowed six runs (all earned) over four-plus innings after being staked to a 5-1 lead. MJ Melendez and Hayden Senger homered.

Brooklyn allowed three unearned runs in the seventh to blow a two-run lead and lost 7-6 to Asheville. Yonatan Henriquez hit a two-run homer. Starter Emilio Obispo allowed two earned runs and struck out six over 4 2/3 innings.

St. Lucie endured another lopsided loss to Lakeland, this time 11-1. Kuhio Aloy drove in the Mets' only run. The bullpen surrendered seven runs over 4 1/3 innings. 

New York Mets Transactions

• New York Mets placed DH Jorge Polanco on the 10-day injured list. Left ankle bursitis.
• New York Mets recalled 1B Eric Wagaman from Syracuse Mets.
• New York Mets recalled RHP Chayce McDermott from Syracuse Mets.
• Chicago Cubs claimed 3B Gabriel Arias off waivers from New York Mets.
• New York Mets optioned RHP Jack Weisenburger to Syracuse Mets.

Santucci Falters, Syracuse Falls

Santucci took a big lead into the fifth inning. He exited the frame five batters later without recording an out. Facing rehabbing major-leaguers and players with MLB experience, he allowed a walk, a single, a double, and two more singles before being replaced by Chris Devenski with Syracuse clinging to a 5-4 lead. The latter two hits went to rehabbing Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Trevor Story.

Devenski struck out the first hitter he faced, but then gave up a three-run home run to rehabbing Romy Gonzalez to put Worcester ahead 7-5.

Syracuse got a run back in the sixth when Nick Lorusso scored on a throwing error. After Worcester tacked on two runs in the eighth for a 9-6 lead, Morabito's second double of the game drove in Ramos in the bottom half.

The Mets raced to a 3-0 lead in the first. Nick Morabito led off with a double, moved to third on a flyout, and scored on Ronny Mauricio's single. Melendez followed with his 15th homer of the season. They made it 5-0 in the fourth on Hayden Senger's two-run homer, his 10th round-tripper of the year.

Zach Franklin pitched a perfect sixth and seventh. Matt Seelinger escaped a no-out, bases-loaded jam in the eighth without any more runs scoring. He went on to finish the game.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Nick Morabito	5	1	2	1	0	1
Émilien Pitre	5	0	0	0	0	1
Ronny Mauricio	5	1	1	1	0	1
Billy Amick	4	0	0	0	1	1
MJ Melendez	5	1	1	2	0	2
Nick Lorusso	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jose Ramos	1	2	0	0	2	0
Hayden Senger	3	1	1	2	0	1
Zack Short	3	0	1	1	1	0

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Jonathan Santucci	4	6	6	6	4	3	0
Chris Devenski	1	2	1	1	2	2	1
Zach Franklin	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Matt Turner	0	2	2	2	3	0	0
Matt Seelinger	2	1	0	0	1	0	0

Collins' Big Hit Helps Bail Out Binghamton 

The Rumble Ponies led 4-0 after five innings. They got first-inning home runs from Vargas, his third, and Chris Suero, his 16th, and then RBI singles by Vargas and Jacob Reimer in the fifth.

Altoona scored five in the sixth to go ahead 5-4, but Binghamton retook the lead in the bottom half. Vincent Perozo was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, forcing in John Bay, and Vargas hit a run-scoring groundout to make it 6-5.

The Curve tied the game 6-6 in the seventh before Binghamton went ahead for good in the seventh. Reimer singled, Suero doubled, and Bay singled home Reimer home to put the Ponies back in front. Collins followed with his fifth homer of the season, a no-doubter to right.

Corey Collins CLOBBERS a three-run home run ?

Collins has blasted 5 HR over his first 24 games at the Double-A level.

? x #DefendOurHome x @MetsPlayerDev pic.twitter.com/0iSdHn6N8b

— Binghamton Rumble Ponies (@RumblePoniesBB) August 20, 2026

Those runs did hold up.

Dakota Hawkins started and threw three scoreless innings. He allowed two hits and two walks and struck out two. Douglas Orellana earned the win with two innings of relief, although he did allow a run on four hits. Garrett Stratton got the final four outs, though he did not enter in a save situation.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Marco Vargas	5	2	3	3	0	1
Jefferson Rojas	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Reimer	5	1	2	1	0	1
Chris Suero	4	2	2	1	0	0
John Bay	4	2	2	1	0	2
Corey Collins	4	2	3	3	0	0
JT Benson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jamari Baylor	3	1	1	0	1	1
Vincent Perozo	3	0	0	1	0	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Dakota Hawkins	3	2	0	0	2	2	0
Cristofer Gomez	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bryce Conley	1 2/3	7	5	5	0	2	0
Douglas Orellana	2	4	1	1	0	3	0
Garrett Stratton	1 1/3	1	0	0	0	1	0

Error, Missed Chances Doom Brooklyn

The Cyclones beat themselves in this one. Not only did they allow the three unearned runs in the seventh, they also left 13 runners on base.

The decisive rally started with a leadoff walk, was extended by Henriquez's two-out throwing error which brought in a run, continued with another walk, and climaxed with a two-run double that put the Tourists ahead.

Brooklyn took a 6-4 lead in the top of the seventh when John Smith III's infield single was thrown away, allowing Trey Snyder to score.

The Cyclones went up 4-1 in the fifth on a two-run homer by Henriquez, but Asheville tied the game in the bottom half with a pair of homers. Chase Meggers came home on Asheville's second run-scoring balk of the game to put Brooklyn back up 5-4 in the sixth.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Sammy Stafura	5	0	1	0	0	3
Elian Peña	5	0	1	1	0	1
Aidan Smith	5	0	0	0	0	3
Ronald Hernandez	5	0	1	0	0	2
Trey Snyder	3	3	1	0	2	1
Yonatan Henriquez	5	1	1	2	0	0
John Smith III	4	0	3	0	1	1
Colin Houck	3	1	1	0	2	2
Chase Meggers	4	1	2	0	1	0

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Emilio Obispo	4 2/3	6	3	2	2	6	1
Parker Carlson	1 1/3	2	1	1	0	2	1
Luis R. Rodriguez	1	1	3	0	2	0	0
Calvin Ziegler	1	1	0	0	1	1	0

Middle-Inning Meltdown Sinks St. Lucie

The Mets trailed only 2-0 after four innings. Lakeland ended any hopes of a comeback with three runs in the fifth, a run in the sixth and four runs in the seventh.

Starter Ethan Lanthier went out for the fifth but allowed a single and a double to begin the inning. He got a popout for the first out, and then was replaced by Zack Mack, who promptly gave up a two-run double and a sacrifice fly to make it 5-0. Mack allowed a solo homer in the sixth to put the Flying Tigers up 6-0.

Dillon Stiltner came on for the seventh and allowed the first five hitters to reach base. Two scored, one on a wild pitch. A fielder's choice brought in a third run, and then Stiltner issued a walk that ended his night. Ernesto Rodriguez came in and got a ground ball, but Vladi Gomez threw it away for an error that plated Lakeland's 10th run of the game. 

Lakeland pushed the lead to 11-0 in the eighth before Aloy singled home Eli Serrano III in the bottom half to break up the shutout. At least Jeremy Rodriguez and Reed Stallman each had two hits.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Jeremy Rodriguez	3	0	2	0	2	0
Dylan Carey	5	0	0	0	0	0
Eli Serrano III	3	1	0	0	0	1
Kuhio Aloy	4	0	1	1	0	1
Yovanny Rodriguez	3	0	0	0	1	1
Vladi Gomez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bohan Adderley	3	0	0	0	1	0
Reed Stallman	4	0	2	0	0	2
Wyatt Vincent	4	0	0	0	0	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Ethan Lanthier	4 1/3	6	4	4	1	3	1
Zack Mack	1 2/3	2	2	2	0	3	1
Dillon Stiltner	1/3	3	4	4	3	0	0
Ernesto Mercedes	1 2/3	2	1	0	1	2	0
Julio Zayas	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Top-20 Prospect Performance

1. Jonah Tong: DNP
2. Jack Wenninger: DNP
3. Elian Peña: 1-for-5, RBI, K
4. Mitch Voit: DNP
5. Ryan Clifford: DNP
6. Nick Morabito: 2-for-5, 2 2B, RBI, K
7. Jonathan Santucci: 4 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
8. Carson Wiggins: DNP
9. Jacob Reimer: 2-for-5, RBI, K
10. Aiden Robbins: DNP
11. Randy Guzman: DNP
12. Wandy Asigen: DNP
13. Chris Suero: 2-for-4, 2B, HR, RBI
14. Jefferson Rojas: 0-for-5
15. Will Watson: DNP
16. Shane Sdao: DNP
17. Eli Serrano III: 0-for-3, K
18. Antonio Jimenez: DNP
19. Émilien Pitre: 0-for-5, K
20. Dylan Ross: DNP

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