Mets Minor League Report: Mets Affiliates Split As Syracuse And Binghamton Roll

Syracuse used six pitchers to combine on a 3-0 shutout at Worcester, with starter Daniel Duarte tossing 2 1/3 hitless innings and Dakota Hawkins striking out four over three frames. A.J. Ewing, Chris Suero, Nick Lorusso, and Jose Ramos each homered as Binghamton routed Erie 10-2 behind five strong innings from Brendan Girton. Brooklyn fell 6-4 at Hudson Valley behind Kevin Villavicencio's solo home run. A seven-run sixth sank St. Lucie 12-4 to Palm Beach.

Mets Transactions

• New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Carl Edwards Jr. from Syracuse Mets.
• New York Mets optioned RHP Christian Scott to Syracuse Mets.

Syracuse Combines For Shutout In 3-0 Win At Worcester

Syracuse pieced together a six-pitcher shutout at Worcester for a 3-0 victory, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning. Starter Daniel Duarte was sharp across 2 1/3 hitless innings, walking one and striking out three. The Mets pushed across all three runs in the top of the third inning. Yonny Hernández drew a leadoff walk to start the rally, leadoff hitter Nick Morabito worked another walk, and Jihwan Bae lined a run-scoring single to right to make it 1-0. Ryan Clifford added a sacrifice fly that brought home Morabito, and cleanup hitter Christian Arroyo singled home Bae to push the lead to three. Austin Warren picked up the win with 2/3 of a scoreless inning, and A.J. Minter followed with a clean fourth.

Dakota Hawkins delivered three hitless innings of relief, walking one and striking out four. Dan Hammer worked 2/3 of an inning, and Anderson Severino closed for the save with 1 1/3 innings of one-hit ball. Bae finished 3-for-4 with an RBI, a run, a walk, and a stolen base. Morabito went 2-for-3 with a double, a run, and two walks. Arroyo added a hit, an RBI, and a walk, and Cristian Pache contributed a single. Syracuse collected seven hits, drew five walks, struck out seven times, and left nine runners on base.

Four Home Runs Power Binghamton Past Erie 10-2

Binghamton hit four home runs and rolled to a 10-2 win over Erie. Starter Brendan Girton picked up the win after five innings, allowing two hits, one earned run, three walks, and five strikeouts. Leadoff hitter A.J. Ewing finished 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, three RBIs, a walk, a stolen base, and a sacrifice fly.

The home offense set the tone in the bottom of the first when Chris Suero launched a solo home run to left, and Nick Lorusso added another solo shot to center in the second. Eli Serrano III pushed the lead to 3-0 in the third on a sacrifice fly that scored Vincent Perozo. The Rumble Ponies broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth, when sacrifice flies from Wyatt Young and Vincent Perozo plated Kevin Parada and Lorusso, and Ewing capped the rally with a two-run home run that scored Matt Rudick to make it 7-1. Cleanup hitter Jose Ramos added another two-run home run in the fifth that brought home Serrano. Lorusso finished 3-for-4 with the home run, a double, three runs, and an RBI.

Saul Garcia, Jefry Yan, Ben Simon, and Gabriel Rodriguez combined for four innings of relief behind Girton, striking out eight while allowing one earned run. Binghamton totaled 12 hits, two walks, four sacrifice flies, eight strikeouts, and left four runners on base.

Brooklyn's Late Push Falls Short In 6-4 Loss At Hudson Valley

Brooklyn dropped a 6-4 decision at Hudson Valley despite a late rally. Starter Irving Cota took the loss after three innings, allowing four hits, two earned runs, and two strikeouts. Hudson Valley took the lead in the bottom of the second on a sacrifice fly, then added another in the third on a run-scoring single off Cota. Parker Carlson surrendered two more in the fourth on a run-scoring single and a sacrifice fly to push the deficit to 4-0. Garrett Stratton kept the score close with two innings of work, allowing two hits, two walks, and one unearned run.

The Cyclones finally got on the board in the top of the sixth when cleanup hitter Ronald Hernandez doubled home John Bay, and they kept coming in the seventh as Kevin Villavicencio singled in Yohairo Cuevas, and Heriberto Rincon followed with a run-scoring single that brought home Villavicencio to cut the lead to 5-3. Hudson Valley answered with a single tally in the bottom of the seventh against Hunter Hodges, and Felix Cepeda worked a clean eighth. Villavicencio led off the top of the ninth with a solo home run to bring Brooklyn within two, but the offense could not connect again.

Villavicencio finished 2-for-3 with the home run, a walk, two runs, two RBIs, and a stolen base. Hernandez added a double, a walk, an RBI, and Mitch Voit, John Bay, Yohairo Cuevas, and Heriberto Rincon each collected a single. Brooklyn struck out 12 times and left six runners on base.

Seven-Run Sixth Sinks St. Lucie In 12-4 Loss To Palm Beach

St. Lucie hung with Palm Beach for four innings before a seven-run sixth turned the game into a runaway in a 12-4 loss. The Cardinals struck first with a run-scoring double in the top of the first, and the Mets answered immediately when leadoff hitter Elian Peña walked, stole second, and scored on Randy Guzman's run-scoring double in the bottom half. Guzman gave St. Lucie its only lead in the third with another run-scoring single that brought home JT Benson.

Palm Beach reclaimed the advantage with a two-run single in the top of the fourth, but AJ Salgado tied the score at 3-3 with a solo home run to left in the bottom of the fourth. The game came apart in the sixth. Ernesto Mercedes took the loss after recording just one out, allowing one hit, two walks, hitting a batter, and giving up five earned runs as Palm Beach pieced together a wild pitch that brought two runners home, a bases-loaded walk, and a two-run single. Miguel Mejias allowed two more on a triple before getting out of the inning.

Starter Cam Tilly worked four innings, giving up five hits, three earned runs, one walk, and four strikeouts. Peña went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, two stolen bases, and a run, and Guzman finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a double. Salgado added two hits and the home run. Vladi Gomez drove in Sam Biller with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth for the final run. St. Lucie finished with nine hits, three walks, 14 strikeouts, and left seven runners on base.

Top-20 Prospect Performance

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

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