Mets Minor League Report: Late Rallies Fall Short, But St. Lucie Cruises

St. Lucie powered past Daytona 8-2 behind a four-homer night and five strong innings from Emilio Obispo, who struck out six. Syracuse and Binghamton both pushed back-and-forth games to the brink before falling 6-5 and 5-4, respectively, with Jose Ramos collecting three hits and Nick Lorusso driving in two for Binghamton. Brooklyn managed five hits in a 6-0 shutout loss at Wilmington, with Mitch Voit accounting for two of them.

Syracuse Falls Short As Bullpen Surrenders Late Homer

The Syracuse Mets erased a two-run deficit but fell 6-5 to the Norfolk Tides. Cristian Pache led the offense with two hits, a stolen base pair, and an RBI, while Jackson Cluff reached base three times with a triple, two walks, and two runs scored. Jihwan Bae drove in two runs, and Nick Morabito added a double, two walks, and two runs.

Starter Jack Wenninger struggled, allowing four runs on four hits across four innings, walking three and striking out six, but the damage came on three home runs. Syracuse trailed 4-2 entering the bottom of the fifth before a three-run inning tied and briefly took the lead. Bae singled home Cluff, Pache singled in Bae, and Yonny Hernández drew a bases-loaded walk that scored Morabito for a 5-4 advantage. The bullpen kept it close, as Joey Gerber struck out four over two scoreless innings, but Ben Simon surrendered a two-run homer in the top of the eighth that put Norfolk ahead for good. Dylan Ross allowed one run in his lone inning. Syracuse left nine runners on base, stranding the tying run and ending the comeback bid.

Binghamton Comeback Stalls In One-Run Loss

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies dropped a 5-4 decision to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats despite outhitting their opponent 10 to 9. Jose Ramos led the attack with three hits, while Nick Lorusso doubled and drove in two runs. Vincent Perozo homered, and Matt Rudick added a double among the team's ten hits. 

Starter Bryce Conley took the loss, allowing five runs, four earned, on seven hits over 4 2/3 innings with three walks and five strikeouts. The decisive frame was the top of the fifth, when New Hampshire scored three times to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 lead, with the rally aided by a throwing error. Binghamton answered in the bottom of the fifth as JT Schwartz singled home Jaylen Palmer to make it 5-4, but the Rumble Ponies could not push across the equalizer. The bullpen was sharp the rest of the way, as Zach Peek, Saul Garcia, and Brian Metoyer combined for 4 1/3 scoreless innings, with Garcia and Metoyer each striking out three. Binghamton stranded seven runners.

Brooklyn Bats Silenced In Shutout Loss At Wilmington

The Brooklyn Cyclones were held to five hits in a 6-0 loss to the Wilmington Blue Rocks. Mitch Voit collected two of those hits, including a double, while Daiverson Gutierrez added a double and a walk. The Cyclones never solved Wilmington pitching and struck out 13 times as a team.

Starter Nicolas Carreno absorbed the loss, allowing six runs, five earned, on five hits over four innings with four walks and one strikeout. Wilmington built its lead early, plating three runs in the bottom of the first inning, with one run scoring on a throwing error. The home team tacked on single runs in the third and a two-run homer in the fourth to extend the margin to 6-0. Brooklyn's bullpen settled things down, as Ryan Dollar, Juan Arnaud, and Cristofer Gomez combined for four scoreless innings and seven strikeouts, but the offense could not capitalize, leaving 11 runners on base.

St. Lucie Powers Past Daytona With Three-Homer Outburst

The St. Lucie Mets cruised to an 8-2 win over the Daytona Tortugas with homers and a strong start from Emilio Obispo. Elian Peña led off and went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored, while Antonio Jimenez drove in three runs on a three-run homer. Yohairo Cuevas and Francisco Toledo also homered, and Branny De Oleo doubled and drove in a run. 

Obispo earned the win, allowing one run on six hits over five innings, walking one and striking out six. St. Lucie scored twice in the third on RBI singles from Julio Zayas and a Branny De Oleo double, then added a Trey Snyder run-scoring double in the fourth. The decisive blow came in the bottom of the sixth, when St. Lucie erupted for five runs. Toledo homered to open the inning, Jimenez followed with his three-run shot, and Cuevas capped the outburst with a solo homer to make it 8-1. Miguel Mejias tossed two scoreless innings of relief, and the Mets stranded seven runners while striking out eight at the plate.

Mets Transactions

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Top-20 Prospect Performance

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

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