Mets Minor League Report: Affiliates Go 3-1 Behind Big Bats And Bigger Arms

Syracuse pounded out 14 hits in a 10-5 win over Buffalo behind Christian Arroyo's three-RBI afternoon, while Ryan Clifford added a two-run home run. Channing Austin spun 6 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out eight, to lead Brooklyn past Hudson Valley 5-0. Joe Scarborough earned the win as St. Lucie edged Palm Beach 4-3, with Yohairo Cuevas driving in the go-ahead run. Binghamton dropped a 7-6 walk-off loss in Richmond despite Jacob Reimer's three-run, two-hit afternoon.

Mets Transactions

• LF Nick Morabito changed number to 55.
• New York Mets optioned RHP Daniel Duarte to Syracuse Mets.
• New York Mets selected the contract of LHP Zach Thornton from Syracuse Mets.

Syracuse Mets Pound Bisons Behind Arroyo's Three-RBI Day

The Syracuse Mets pounded out 14 hits in a 10-5 win over the Buffalo Bisons. Christian Arroyo led the charge, going 3-for-5 with three RBIs, a double, a run scored, and a stolen base. Kevin Parada added two hits, two runs scored, and two RBIs, including a triple. Ryan Clifford launched his eighth home run, walked twice, drove in two, and stole a base. Cristian Pache and Eric Wagaman each collected two hits, with Pache plating two and Wagaman driving in another.

Syracuse opened the scoring in the first when Wagaman singled home Jared Young. Buffalo answered with a two-run home run in the second, but Syracuse responded in the bottom half on Arroyo's two-RBI single that scored Parada and Jackson Cluff. The Mets stretched the lead in the third on Parada's RBI triple and Arroyo's RBI single, pushing Syracuse ahead 5-2.

The sixth inning broke the game open. Clifford crushed a two-run home run that scored Arroyo, and later Pache delivered a two-run single that brought home Wagaman and Jihwan Bae, swelling the lead to 10-4. Buffalo added a run in the seventh, but the Syracuse bullpen closed the door.

Starter Matt Turner opened, allowing two runs on two hits over 1 2/3 innings, walking one and striking out two. Ben Simon earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless frames in relief. Syracuse stole six bases and left ten runners on base.

Rumble Ponies Fall On Late Richmond Comeback

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies dropped a 7-6 walk-off loss to the Richmond Flying Squirrels after surrendering a two-run ninth. Binghamton led 6-5 entering the bottom of the ninth before Richmond tied it on a leadoff home run and walked it off two batters later on an RBI single.

Jacob Reimer led the offense with two hits, three runs scored, a double, a walk, and a stolen base. JT Schwartz delivered a three-run home run, his second of the year. Nick Lorusso added two hits and an RBI, Jaylen Palmer collected two hits and a stolen base, and Jose Ramos drew two walks and scored twice.

Binghamton struck first in the opening inning, when Lorusso's single brought home Reimer, and Schwartz reached on an error that allowed Ramos to score, making it 2-0. After Richmond tied it in the second, the Rumble Ponies answered in the third on Schwartz's three-run home run that plated Reimer and Ramos, pushing the lead to 5-2. Richmond responded with two in the fourth to make it a one-run game. In the fifth, Reimer scored on a Ramos double play to extend the advantage, but a solo home run in the bottom half trimmed Binghamton's lead to 6-5.

Starter Jonathan Santucci struggled, allowing four runs on seven hits over four innings, walking one and striking out four. Saul Garcia took the loss after surrendering a home run in the ninth.

Channing Austin, Cyclones Blank Renegades

The Brooklyn Cyclones blanked the Hudson Valley Renegades 5-0 behind Channing Austin's dominant quality start. Austin worked 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out eight to earn his second win of the year. Brooklyn's bullpen completed the shutout with 2 1/3 hitless innings of relief.

Yonatan Henriquez led off with two hits, two runs scored, and a stolen base. Nick Roselli connected for his first home run, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs. John Bay drove in three on two hits and added a stolen base. Cleanup hitter Corey Collins doubled, Sam Biller singled and scored, and Trace Willhoite drew a walk.

Brooklyn broke the game open in the third. With Sam Biller aboard, Roselli launched a two-run home run to put the Cyclones on top 2-0. Henriquez followed with a base hit, stole second, and scored when Bay singled to right to push the lead to 3-0. The fifth produced two more runs, both driven in by Bay, whose two-run single scored Roselli and Henriquez to make it 5-0. Brooklyn left three runners on base.

St. Lucie Mets Edge Cardinals On Late Rally

The St. Lucie Mets rallied to beat the Palm Beach Cardinals 4-3, scoring the go-ahead run in the eighth inning. Joe Scarborough earned the win with 1 1/3 hitless innings, walking three and striking out three.

Randy Guzman led the offense with two hits and two runs scored. Branny De Oleo added two hits, a run scored, a double, and a stolen base. Kevin Villavicencio singled in a run. Yohairo Cuevas drove in two on a sacrifice fly and a bases-loaded walk. Julio Zayas singled and was hit by a pitch that scored a run. Jeremy Rodriguez worked a walk and scored once.

Palm Beach plated the first run in the third, but St. Lucie answered in the bottom half when Villavicencio's single brought home De Oleo. Palm Beach took the lead back in the fourth, and St. Lucie countered in the bottom half. With the bases loaded, Zayas was hit by a pitch to bring in Rodriguez, and Cuevas followed with a sacrifice fly that scored Guzman to put the Mets up 3-2. Palm Beach tied it in the fifth.

The decisive moment came in the bottom of the eighth, when Cuevas drew a bases-loaded walk to force in Guzman and put St. Lucie ahead 4-3.

Starter Daviel Hurtado was sharp, allowing one run on three hits over three innings, walking none and striking out five. The bullpen worked six innings the rest of the way. Palm Beach left 14 runners on base, while St. Lucie stranded seven.

Top-20 Prospect Performance

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

Interested in learning more about the New York Mets' top prospects? Check out our comprehensive top prospects list that includes up-to-date stats, articles and videos about every prospect, scouting reports, and more!