Mets Minor League Report: Affiliates Drop All Five As Syracuse Sits Out

[Brock Beauchamp]

All four Mets affiliates that took the field came up short. Binghamton dropped both ends of a doubleheader at New Hampshire, 8-2 and 5-3, with Jose Ramos driving in two runs in the nightcap. Brooklyn was shut out 5-0 at home by Frederick. St. Lucie fell twice to Tampa, including a 7-6 walkoff in extras. JT Benson clubbed a three-run homer, while Frank Camarillo struck out seven and Joander Suarez fanned four. Syracuse was postponed.

Mets Transactions

• New York Mets signed free agent SS Jamari Baylor to a minor league contract.
• New York Mets sent LF Tommy Pham outright to Syracuse Mets.

Syracuse Postponed

The Syracuse Mets' scheduled game was postponed. No box score information is available.

Watson Roughed Up Early As Binghamton Drops Opener

Binghamton grabbed an early lead but watched it disappear in two ugly innings, falling 8-2 to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in the front end of a doubleheader. Eli Serrano III, Jacob Reimer, and Kevin Parada drew walks against the Fisher Cats' starter to load the bases in the top of the first, and Nick Lorusso lashed a one-RBI single to left to score Serrano. TT Bowens later drove in the second run before the inning closed with the Rumble Ponies up 2-0.

The lead lasted exactly one half-inning. Will Watson surrendered three runs in the bottom of the second on three hits and a pair of walks, then yielded another four runs in the third on a single hit and additional walks, with one of those runs scoring after a Binghamton fielding error. Watson took the loss after three innings of work, allowing four hits, seven runs, six earned, four walks, and three strikeouts. Jefry Yan steadied things with two innings of one-run, three-hit relief while striking out two, and Felipe De La Cruz finished with a clean inning that included two strikeouts.

Lorusso paced the offense at 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, while Wyatt Young singled and stole a base. Reimer drew two walks of his own as the Rumble Ponies finished with six free passes but stranded seven runners across the seven-inning game. Diego Mosquera added a single in his only hit of the contest.

Binghamton Hitting (Game 1)

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Eli Serrano III	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jacob Reimer	2	1	0	0	2	0
Jose Ramos	4	0	1	0	0	2
Kevin Parada	2	0	0	0	1	1
Nick Lorusso	3	0	2	1	0	0
TT Bowens	2	0	0	1	0	1
Matt Rudick	2	0	0	0	1	0
Wyatt Young	3	0	1	0	0	0
Diego Mosquera	2	0	1	0	1	1

Binghamton Pitching (Game 1)

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Will Watson (L)	3	4	7	6	4	3	0
Jefry Yan	2	3	1	1	1	2	0
Felipe De La Cruz	1	1	0	0	0	2	0

Late Bullpen Collapse Costs Binghamton The Nightcap

Binghamton again grabbed a 2-0 first-inning lead in the second game of the doubleheader, but watched the bullpen surrender it on the way to a 5-3 loss at New Hampshire. Eli Serrano III walked, Jacob Reimer singled, and after a Chris Suero ground out moved both runners up, Jose Ramos delivered a two-run single to put the Rumble Ponies in front. Binghamton tacked on another run in the top of the fourth, when Wyatt Young singled and Serrano III drove him in with a double for a 3-2 lead.

Joander Suarez held the Fisher Cats to two earned runs across four and two-thirds innings, allowing three hits and three walks while striking out four. He left in the bottom of the fifth with two outs and runners on, and Brian Metoyer was tagged with the loss after surrendering three earned runs in his lone third of an inning. Metoyer walked three of the four batters he faced and yielded a two-run single before recording his only out. Saul Garcia pitched a clean sixth, fanning one.

Reimer led the Binghamton offense at 2-for-4 with a double, and Ramos finished 1-for-1 with two RBI and three walks despite seeing only a handful of strikes. Serrano III added a 1-for-3 line with a double, an RBI, and a walk. The Rumble Ponies drew seven walks on the night and stranded nine runners but could not solve the New Hampshire bullpen after Suarez departed.

Binghamton Hitting (Game 2)

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Eli Serrano III	3	1	1	1	1	2
Jacob Reimer	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jose Ramos	1	0	1	2	3	0
JT Schwartz	4	0	1	0	0	1
Nick Lorusso	3	0	0	0	1	1
Matt Rudick	1	0	0	0	2	0
Wyatt Young	3	1	1	0	0	1
Diego Mosquera	3	0	0	0	0	2
Chris Suero	4	0	0	0	0	3

Binghamton Pitching (Game 2)

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Joander Suarez	4 2/3	3	2	2	3	4	0
Brian Metoyer (L)	1/3	2	3	3	3	0	0
Saul Garcia	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Brooklyn Shut Out As Diaz Surrenders Four-Run Fifth

Brooklyn could not solve Frederick's pitching in a 5-0 shutout at MCU Park, with the Cyclones managing just five hits despite drawing five walks. The Mets squandered a bases-loaded chance in the sixth that ended on a popout and a flyout, the closest they came to a run all night.

Starter Joel Diaz held the Keys scoreless through three before unraveling. Frederick pushed across a single run in the top of the fourth, then broke the game open with a four-run fifth that featured two long balls. Diaz took the loss after four and two-thirds innings of work, allowing six hits, five earned runs, three walks, and two home runs while striking out four. Joe Charles delivered two innings of one-hit relief with two strikeouts, Hunter Hodges followed with a clean inning that included two walks but no runs, and Hoss Brewer finished with one and one-third scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two.

Mitch Voit was the Cyclones' best offensive contributor at 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, the only multi-hit game of the night. Antonio Jimenez doubled in his lone hit, and Colin Houck added a double of his own. Daiverson Gutierrez and Sam Biller combined to strike out five times, and Biller alone fanned four times in four trips. Brooklyn drew walks in three different innings and stranded eight runners as Frederick's bullpen slammed the door.

Brooklyn Hitting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Antonio Jimenez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mitch Voit	4	0	2	0	0	0
Corey Collins	2	0	1	0	1	0
Kevin Villavicencio	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ronald Hernandez	1	0	0	0	3	1
Daiverson Gutierrez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Colin Houck	4	0	1	0	0	1
Trace Willhoite	4	0	0	0	0	3
Sam Biller	4	0	0	0	0	4
Yohairo Cuevas	2	0	0	0	1	0

Brooklyn Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Joel Diaz (L)	4 2/3	6	5	5	3	4	2
Joe Charles	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
Hunter Hodges	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Hoss Brewer	1 1/3	1	0	0	1	2	0

St. Lucie Falls In Walkoff Despite Benson's Three-Run Homer

St. Lucie surrendered a four-run lead and fell 7-6 to the Tampa Tarpons in eight innings, dropping the front end of a doubleheader on a walkoff single with one out in the bottom of the eighth. The Mets had grabbed control with a four-run sixth, when Elian Peña doubled to center, Randy Guzman reached on a fielding error, and Julio Zayas singled to plate two. After AJ Salgado advanced Zayas to third on a groundout, JT Benson launched a three-run home run to right-center to push the lead to 4-1.

Frank Camarillo struck out seven across five innings of work in his start, allowing three hits, three earned runs, and one walk while surrendering one home run. Christian Rodriguez took over and was charged with a blown save after allowing two earned runs over two innings. Elwis Mijares was hit with the loss in the bottom of the eighth: with the zombie runner placed at second base, an opposing flyout moved him to third, a single tied the game, and following a catcher interference call by Julio Zayas that put runners on the corners, a line single to center plated the winning run with one out. Mijares' final line was one third of an inning, two hits, two runs, one earned, and no walks or strikeouts.

Peña paced the offense at 2-for-4 with a double and a run, while Salgado went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases. Zayas drove in two on his single, and Branny De Oleo added a double of his own. St. Lucie out-hit Tampa 8-7 but committed two errors and stranded five runners, including the bases loaded once. Benson's three-run homer accounted for half of the team's six runs.

St. Lucie Hitting (Game 1)

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Elian Peña	4	1	2	0	0	2
Edward Lantigua	4	0	0	1	0	1
Randy Guzman	4	2	1	0	0	0
Julio Zayas	4	1	1	2	0	1
AJ Salgado	4	0	2	0	0	0
JT Benson	3	1	1	3	0	0
Simon Juan	4	0	0	0	0	2
Sam Robertson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Branny De Oleo	2	1	1	0	0	0

St. Lucie Pitching (Game 1)

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Frank Camarillo	5	3	3	3	1	7	1
Christian Rodriguez	2	3	2	2	0	1	0
Elwis Mijares (L)	1/3	2	2	1	0	0	0

Tampa Pulls Away Late As St. Lucie Drops Twin Bill

St. Lucie could not muster enough offense to keep pace and fell 7-4 to Tampa in the second half of the doubleheader. Tampa scored in four consecutive innings against starter Conner Ware to build a 4-1 lead, and a two-run sixth off relief proved too much for the Mets to overcome despite a three-run rally in the top of the seventh.

Ware surrendered five hits, four earned runs, two walks, and one home run across his four innings, striking out three before being lifted. Miguel Mejias allowed a single run on a hit and a walk in his lone inning, and Zack Mack absorbed the bulk of the late damage with one inning that included five hits, two runs, and one home run, recording no strikeouts and issuing no walks.

The seventh-inning rally was led by Edward Lantigua, who doubled in two runs, and Francisco Toledo, who launched a solo home run to account for the third run of the frame. Elian Peña doubled and drew a walk, finishing 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Newly signed free agent Jamari Baylor singled and scored a run in his first appearance after inking a minor league contract earlier in the day. AJ Salgado added a hit, while Randy Guzman, Sam Robertson, and Simon Juan combined to go hitless in eight at-bats. The Mets stranded five runners on the night and managed only five hits across seven innings.

St. Lucie Hitting (Game 2)

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Elian Peña	3	1	1	1	1	0
Edward Lantigua	4	0	1	2	0	2
Randy Guzman	4	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Salgado	3	0	1	0	0	1
JT Benson	2	0	0	0	1	1
Jamari Baylor	3	1	1	0	0	1
Sam Robertson	3	0	0	0	0	2
Francisco Toledo	3	1	1	1	0	1
Branny De Oleo	2	1	0	0	1	0

St. Lucie Pitching (Game 2)

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Conner Ware (L)	4	5	4	4	2	3	1
Miguel Mejias	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Zack Mack	1	5	2	2	0	0	1

Top-20 Prospect Performance

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

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