Mets Minor League Report: Wenninger Quality Start, Walkoff Drama For Rumble Ponies

The Mets' affiliates split 2-2 with two close games. Eli Serrano III's 10th-inning walkoff sacrifice fly capped a 4-3 Binghamton win over Hartford, with Chris Suero and Jose Ramos homering earlier and Zach Peek earning the win. Jack Wenninger spun six two-hit, scoreless innings as Syracuse beat Rochester 3-1 behind Ryan Clifford's home run. Brooklyn fell 8-4 at Bowling Green, while St. Lucie's 5-4 loss at Lakeland came despite Randy Guzman's two-run homer.

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Wenninger Tosses Quality Start In Syracuse 3-1 Win

Syracuse jumped on Rochester early and rode Jack Wenninger's quality start to a 3-1 win, scoring single runs in each of the first three innings before the bullpen closed it out. Wenninger fired six innings of two-hit, scoreless ball in the start, walking three and striking out five to earn the win. Dan Hammer surrendered a run on two hits in the seventh, while Alex Carrillo struck out two across a clean inning, and Anderson Severino fanned one in a one-two-three ninth.

Syracuse opened the scoring in the bottom of the first when Nick Morabito singled and came around to score on a Christian Arroyo groundout. The second-inning tally came on a Hayden Senger double that drove in Yonny Hernández, and the third-inning run came on Ryan Clifford's solo home run.

Clifford finished 2-for-4 with the home run and an RBI, while Senger went 1-for-2 with a double, an RBI, and a walk. Morabito added a 1-for-4 line with a run scored, and Hernández chipped in a hit. A.J. Ewing, Ji Hwan Bae, and Jackson Cluff each drew a walk. Cristian Pache struck out three times in four trips. Syracuse drew four walks and struck out eight times as a team, but scored just enough to win.

Syracuse Hitting

Syracuse Pitching

Serrano III's Walkoff Sacrifice Fly Lifts Binghamton In Tenth

Binghamton rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win 4-3 in 10 innings, with Eli Serrano III lofting a sacrifice fly to plate the zombie runner from third with one out in the bottom of the tenth. The Rumble Ponies got a Chris Suero solo home run in the bottom of the first to take an early 1-0 lead, but Hartford answered with a two-run third and a single tally in the fifth to go up 3-1.

Brendan Girton handed off after 3 2/3 innings of four-hit, two-run work in his start. Brian Metoyer gave up a run on two hits in his 1 1/3 innings of relief, but Douglas Orellana delivered two hitless innings, Saul Garcia struck out three in a clean frame, and Ben Simon allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth. Zach Peek picked up the win with a scoreless tenth.

Binghamton scratched a run back in the bottom of the seventh on a Wyatt Young single and a TT Bowens run-scoring effort, then tied things in the eighth when Jose Ramos blasted a solo homer to make it 3-3. The walkoff played out in classic zombie-runner fashion: with Wyatt Young installed at second to start the tenth, Diego Mosquera bunted him over, and Serrano III lifted a fly to the outfield deep enough to score Young from third.

Ramos finished 2-for-4 with a homer, an RBI, and a run scored, while Suero went 1-for-4 with the leadoff homer and an RBI of his own. Kevin Parada added a 2-for-4 line with a double, and Bowens drew a walk while reaching base three times in four trips. Serrano III picked up the walkoff RBI on the sacrifice fly. Binghamton drew one walk and struck out nine times, but cashed in when it counted.

Binghamton Hitting

Binghamton Pitching

Brooklyn Falls 8-4 At Bowling Green

Brooklyn could not keep pace with Bowling Green's offense and dropped an 8-4 decision on the road, despite a Vincent Perozo solo home run and a good day at the plate from Ronald Hernandez. The Cyclones never led, falling behind 2-0 after the first and chasing the rest of the way.

Joel Diaz took the loss after five innings of seven-hit, six-earned-run work that included two walks and five strikeouts. He surrendered runs in each of the first three innings, leaving the Cyclones down 6-3. Parker Carlson stabilized things with a two-hit inning and a strikeout. Hoss Brewer was tagged for two runs on two home runs in his lone inning of work in the eighth.

Brooklyn answered with single runs in the second, third, and fourth innings. The third-inning rally featured a John Bay single that drove in two runs after a leadoff Hernandez double and a one-out walk by Trace Willhoite. Perozo took matters into his own hands in the fourth with a solo homer.

Hernandez finished 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored, while Bay went 1-for-3 with two RBI, a walk, and a run. Perozo added a 1-for-4 line with the home run, an RBI, and a run scored. Antonio Jimenez drew a walk and scored from the leadoff spot. Brooklyn struck out 11 times and finished with five hits as a team.

Brooklyn Hitting

Brooklyn Pitching

St. Lucie's Comeback Falls Short In 5-4 Loss

St. Lucie nearly erased a four-run deficit but fell 5-4 at Lakeland after the Tarpons answered the Mets' brief tie with a walk-aided run in the bottom of the seventh. The Mets fell behind 4-0 through three innings before mounting their charge.

Joel Lara was tagged for four runs across his three innings of work, surrendering three hits and one home run. He gave up a run in the bottom of the first when a leadoff walk and a Branny De Oleo throwing error preceded an RBI groundout, and was hit hard in the third when a one-out single, a triple, and a two-run home run produced three more runs. Conner Ware took the loss after four innings of two-hit, one-run, five-strikeout work, surrendering the deciding run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh after walking the leadoff hitter and a one-out batter. Miguel Mejias opened with a clean inning that included a walk and a strikeout.

St. Lucie's three-run sixth was keyed by Randy Guzman's two-run homer to left-center after singles by De Oleo and Elian Peña put runners on the corners. Simon Juan's RBI single in the seventh tied the game at 4-4, but the Mets could not retake the lead.

Guzman finished 1-for-2 with the home run, two RBI, two walks, and a run, while De Oleo went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a walk, and a stolen base. Peña added a 1-for-5 line with a run, two strikeouts, and a stolen base from the leadoff spot. Sam Robertson chipped in a hit. The Mets struck out 12 times and stranded six runners as they came up just short.

St. Lucie Hitting

St. Lucie Pitching

Top-20 Prospect Performance

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

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