Mets Minor League Report: Brooklyn's One-Hit Gem Salvages Otherwise Rough Night

The Mets affiliates went 1-3 on the night, with Brooklyn's combined one-hit shutout the lone bright spot. Channing Austin fired five and two-thirds shutout innings with seven strikeouts, and Hoss Brewer earned the save as the Cyclones blanked Frederick 2-0 on Ronald Hernandez's solo home run. Syracuse blew a 6-1 lead at home, falling 9-6 to Lehigh Valley after surrendering eight unanswered runs. Binghamton stranded twelve and lost 4-3. St. Lucie fell 5-2 in Tampa.

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Syracuse Bullpen Coughs Up Five-Run Lead In 9-6 Loss

Syracuse held a 6-1 lead through five innings before the bullpen unraveled, dropping a 9-6 decision to Lehigh Valley after surrendering eight unanswered runs across the final three frames. The Mets jumped ahead in the bottom of the first when A.J. Ewing singled, Nick Morabito walked, Ryan Clifford singled in Ewing, Eric Wagaman drove home Morabito with a sacrifice fly, and Christian Arroyo singled to plate Clifford. Two more runs scored in the fifth on Arroyo and Cristian Pache walks, a Ben Rortvedt walk that loaded the bases, and a Jackson Cluff groundout to push the lead to 6-1.

Jonah Tong delivered a brilliant start, allowing one hit and no earned runs across his six innings while striking out six and walking two. The bullpen could not hold the lead. Joey Gerber surrendered three runs on two hits and two walks in his lone inning of relief in the seventh, trimming the lead to 6-4. Anderson Severino allowed an unearned run in the eighth on a Syracuse fielding error, and Luke Jackson was charged with the loss and a blown save after giving up three runs while recording just one out in the ninth. Ryan Lambert and Ofreidy Gómez followed, but the damage was done as Lehigh Valley plated four in the inning.

Pache went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, and a stolen base. Ewing finished 2-for-5 with a stolen base from the leadoff spot, Wagaman went 2-for-4 with two RBI, and Arroyo added a 1-for-4 line with an RBI, a walk, and a stolen base. Syracuse drew six walks but stranded eight runners.

Syracuse Hitting

Syracuse Pitching

Binghamton Strands Twelve In 4-3 Loss At New Hampshire

Binghamton stranded twelve runners and watched a late comeback fall short, losing 4-3 at New Hampshire in a frustrating contest. The Rumble Ponies drew ten walks but converted only three runs across nine innings.

Jonathan Santucci took the loss after three and two-thirds innings, allowing one hit, two earned runs, six walks, and one home run while striking out five. He surrendered a two-run homer in the bottom of the second that gave the Fisher Cats an early 2-0 lead. Brian Metoyer settled things down with one and one-third clean innings, but Jefry Yan was tagged for two runs on a home run in the bottom of the sixth that pushed the lead to 4-1. Zach Peek and Matt Turner each tossed a clean frame to close out the staff's work.

Binghamton chipped one back in the top of the fourth on a Jacob Reimer double and a Jose Ramos RBI single. The Rumble Ponies came alive in the top of the ninth and plated two runs to pull within one, but the comeback ended without the tying run crossing.

Reimer led the offense at 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, and Ramos went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a walk. Nick Lorusso added a 1-for-5 line with a double and an RBI, and Diego Mosquera contributed a 1-for-3 effort with an RBI. TT Bowens drew three walks and reached base in all five trips without recording a hit, while JT Schwartz drew two walks of his own. The Rumble Ponies struck out nine times and could not find timely hits in clutch spots.

Binghamton Hitting

Binghamton Pitching

Brooklyn Combines For One-Hit Shutout In 2-0 Win

Brooklyn put together one of its sharpest pitching performances of the season, combining for a one-hit shutout in a 2-0 victory over Frederick. Channing Austin set the tone with five and two-thirds dominant innings, scattering one hit, walking two, and striking out seven before being lifted in the sixth. Juan Arnaud followed with one and one-third hitless innings and a strikeout, Hunter Hodges added a clean inning with a strikeout, and Hoss Brewer closed it out with a one-two-three ninth to lock down the save.

The Cyclones' lone offense came in the bottom of the sixth. After John Bay struck out, Ronald Hernandez homered to right field with one out for a 1-0 lead. Daiverson Gutierrez followed with a single, Colin Houck added a single, and Trace Willhoite walked to load the bases before Vincent Perozo grounded out to second base, scoring Gutierrez for the second run.

Hernandez finished 1-for-2 with the home run, an RBI, two walks, and a run scored. Bay went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, and Willhoite added a triple in his only hit of the night to go with a walk. Gutierrez chipped in a 1-for-3 line with a run scored, and Houck contributed the only other hit. Brooklyn drew five walks and stranded eight runners, but capitalized when it mattered. The Cyclones' pitching staff allowed only one Frederick baserunner via hit while issuing two walks across the entire game and striking out nine.

Brooklyn Hitting

Brooklyn Pitching

St. Lucie Falls 5-2 As Tampa Cashes In Early

St. Lucie could not solve Tampa's pitching and dropped a 5-2 game, with the Tarpons doing all of their damage in the first five innings while the Mets managed just four hits across nine. The Mets struck first in the top of the first when Edward Lantigua reached on a hit-by-pitch, and Randy Guzman drove him in with a sacrifice fly to left, but Tampa answered with a two-run bottom half on a leadoff baserunner reaching on a Branny De Oleo throwing error, an RBI single, and a deflected ground ball that allowed a second run to score.

Tampa added single tallies in the second, third, and fifth to push the lead to 5-1. Jose Chirinos took the loss after four and one-third innings, allowing seven hits, five runs, two earned, two walks, and no home runs while striking out six. Elwis Mijares stabilized things with two and two-thirds innings of three-hit, scoreless relief, fanning one. Jorge De Leon worked a clean inning to close the staff's night.

St. Lucie's only response after the first came in the top of the ninth, when Guzman singled to right, AJ Salgado popped out, Julio Zayas singled up the middle to bring Guzman home, and Chase Meggers grounded into a game-ending double play with the tying run on base. Guzman finished 1-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored, and a sacrifice fly, while Zayas added a 1-for-3 line with a walk and an RBI. Newly added Jamari Baylor went 1-for-3 from the bottom of the order, and Chase Meggers added the team's other hit. The Mets drew just one walk, struck out 10 times, and committed two errors that contributed to three of Tampa's runs being unearned.

St. Lucie Hitting

St. Lucie Pitching

Top-20 Prospect Performance

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

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