Mets Minor League Report: Affiliates Drop All Five Games As Binghamton Falls Twice

Xzavion Curry struck out four in five innings, but Syracuse fell 8-5 to Rochester. Ryan Clifford homered, tripled, and singled in a 2-for-3 night. Eli Serrano III drove in two with a double as Binghamton dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Hartford 5-2 and 5-0. Brooklyn lost 5-4 on a walk-off despite Brady Miller's seven strikeouts. Elian Peña reached three times and Nicolas Carreno struck out seven in St. Lucie's 8-3 loss at Lakeland.

Mets Transactions

• New York Mets activated RHP Joey Gerber from the 15-day injured list.
• New York Mets optioned RHP Joey Gerber to Syracuse Mets.
• New York Mets sent 1B Eric Wagaman outright to Syracuse Mets.

Syracuse Drops 8-5 Decision To Rochester Despite Three Home Runs

The Syracuse Mets fell 8-5 to the Rochester Red Wings, dropping the contest despite home runs from Jackson Cluff, Ryan Clifford, and Cristian Pache. Clifford led the offense with a 2-for-3 night that included a triple and a home run while drawing a walk and scoring twice. Cluff added two hits, two runs, and his own solo blast. Leadoff man A.J. Ewing collected two singles and an RBI, and Christian Arroyo drove in a run on a sacrifice fly.

Xzavion Curry worked five innings as the starter, allowing two runs on five hits with four strikeouts and no walks. Both runs against him came on solo home runs that briefly gave Rochester one-run leads in the first and the fourth.

The Red Wings broke open a 2-2 tie in the top of the sixth against Joey Gerber. A pair of singles and an RBI double brought home three runs to push Rochester ahead 5-2. Syracuse responded in the bottom of the sixth on Arroyo's sacrifice fly that scored Clifford.

Cionel Pérez surrendered another run in the seventh on a bases-loaded walk, before Pache and Ewing combined for two runs in the bottom half. Pache's solo home run and an Ewing RBI single that scored Cluff trimmed the deficit to 6-5. Rochester pushed the lead back out in the top of the ninth against Anderson Severino, who issued a walk and surrendered two RBI singles. Dylan Ross worked a scoreless inning in his lone frame with two strikeouts. Syracuse stranded five runners and committed no errors.

Serrano's Two-RBI Double Not Enough In Binghamton's 5-2 Loss

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies fell 5-2 to the Hartford Yard Goats in the opener of a doubleheader. Leadoff man Eli Serrano III led the offense with a 1-for-4 night that included a two-RBI double. Wyatt Young added a hit, and Jose Ramos and Kevin Parada each picked up a single. Matt Rudick and Diego Mosquera reached on walks, came around to score, and combined to give Binghamton its only runs of the night.

Irving Cota took the loss after working 4 2/3 innings and allowing five runs on nine hits with no walks and four strikeouts. Hartford struck first with a two-run home run in the top of the second, and Binghamton answered in the bottom of the inning when Rudick and Mosquera walked, and Serrano doubled to center to bring both runners home.

Hartford regained the lead in the top of the third. With the bases loaded, a hit by pitch forced in one run, and an RBI single brought home another to push the Yard Goats ahead 4-2. The visitors added an insurance run in the fifth on a solo home run that finished Cota's outing.

Gabriel Rodriguez worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, allowing no hits while striking out two and finishing the fifth and the sixth. Jefry Yan followed with a scoreless seventh, retiring all three batters and striking out two. Binghamton stranded six runners and did not commit an error, while Hartford was charged with two throwing errors that did not lead to additional damage.

Five-Run Second Sinks Binghamton 5-0 In Game Two Shutout

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies were shut out 5-0 by the Hartford Yard Goats in game two of the doubleheader, surrendering all five runs in the top of the second inning. R.J. Gordon started and absorbed the loss, allowing five runs (three earned) on seven hits in 1 2/3 innings with one strikeout and a home run. A throwing error by Gordon on a sacrifice bunt extended the inning before Hartford strung together a three-run home run and two RBI singles to chase him.

The Binghamton bullpen was excellent the rest of the way. Matt Turner finished the second inning and worked the third, allowing no hits across 1 1/3 innings while striking out one. Brian Metoyer struck out one in a clean fourth, Douglas Orellana followed with two hitless innings of two-strikeout work in the fifth and the sixth, and Felipe De La Cruz capped the night with a one-hit, one-strikeout seventh.

The offense managed only four hits. Wyatt Young led the way with two singles, and Jose Ramos and Nick Lorusso each added a hit. Eli Serrano III drew two walks from the leadoff spot, and Chris Suero reached three times on walks without taking an at-bat. Diego Mosquera also walked.

Binghamton went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position, stranded seven runners, and committed one error. Hartford completed the doubleheader sweep.

Walk-Off Single Sinks Brooklyn 5-4 At Bowling Green

The Brooklyn Cyclones lost 5-4 to the Bowling Green Hot Rods on a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth. Ronald Hernandez led the offense with a 2-for-4 night that featured two home runs and two RBI. Vincent Perozo added two singles, Sam Biller picked up an RBI single, and Colin Houck collected a hit. Trace Willhoite drew a walk and scored a run, and Yonatan Henriquez reached on a walk.

Brady Miller turned in a strong outing as the starter, working five innings while allowing two runs on six hits with no walks and seven strikeouts. Hernandez's solo home run in the second staked Brooklyn to a 1-0 lead. The Cyclones added two more in the top of the fifth on a Biller RBI single that scored Willhoite and a Mitch Voit groundout that brought home Perozo from third.

Hernandez homered again in the sixth to push the lead to 4-2. Garrett Stratton followed Miller and was charged with a blown save in the bottom of the seventh, when a two-run home run on the second batter he faced tied the contest at four.

Bryce Jenkins worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief, and Brooklyn could not push across a go-ahead. Joe Charles took the loss in the bottom of the ninth, walking the first batter, allowing a double, then yielding a leadoff RBI single that brought home the winning run without recording an out. Brooklyn stranded only two runners and committed one error.

Six-Run Seventh Lifts Lakeland Past St. Lucie 8-3

The St. Lucie Mets fell 8-3 to the Lakeland Flying Tigers after surrendering a six-run seventh inning. Leadoff man Elian Peña went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI single, and a run scored. Simon Juan added a 3-for-4 night with a run, and JT Benson contributed a triple as part of a 1-for-4 evening. Chase Meggers and Randy Guzman each picked up a hit and an RBI.

Nicolas Carreno worked four innings out of the bullpen, allowing one run on two hits with three walks and seven strikeouts. Daviel Hurtado opened and went two innings, allowing one run on two hits with four strikeouts and a solo home run that gave Lakeland a 1-0 lead in the second. Lakeland added another run in the fourth on an RBI single.

St. Lucie battled back in the sixth on Guzman's RBI single that scored Peña, and again in the seventh when Meggers singled home Julio Zayas to tie the game at two.

The bottom of the seventh proved decisive. Elwis Mijares retired the first batter, but a solo home run, two walks, and a single loaded the bases, after which a bases-loaded walk to force in a run, a two-RBI single, and another two-RBI single put six on the board. Mijares took the loss after recording just one out, charged with five earned runs. Joe Scarborough finished the frame and tossed a clean eighth.

Peña drove in St. Lucie's final run in the ninth on a single that scored Simon Juan. St. Lucie left nine runners on base and committed one error.

Top-20 Prospect Performance

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

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