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Jack Wenninger celebrated the Fourth of July by turning in his best outing of the season. It couldn't have come at a better time for him. The right-hander allowed one hit and struck out five over seven scoreless innings to lead Syracuse to a 6-5 victory over Worcester. That ended a run of poor results that dated to early May. Wenninger allowed a first-inning single to Mickey Gasper, three walks, and a hit batsman in all. He retired his final seven hitters and threw 56 of his 93 pitches for strikes.
The next month will be a time of change in the Mets' organization. The parent club is expected to be sellers at the trade deadline, and some prospects could get auditions over the final two months. The 24-year-old Wenninger -- No. 5 in Grand Central Mets' Top 20 list -- will increase his chances of a promotion with more pitching lines like Saturday's.
Elsewhere in the system:
Binghamton fell to Chesapeake, 5-3. Matt Rudick homered for the Rumble Ponies in the loss.
Brooklyn lost a wild one to Frederick, 10-8. The Cyclones erased a six-run deficit and managed to tie the game in the eighth , but the Keys scored twice in the bottom of the inning for the final margin.
St. Lucie's losing streak is up to nine after a 10-3 defeat against Tampa. The Mets committed four errors in the eighth as they blew a 3-1 lead.
The FCL Mets rode big games from Anthony Probose (home run, three RBIs) and Yovanny Rodriguez (three hits, RBI) to a 7-1, six-inning victory the FCL Astros.
DSL Mets Blue lost a doubleheader to the DSL NYY Bombers, 10-2 and 12-11. Game 2 featured a nine-run inning by both teams, with the Bombers scoring their nine in the bottom of the seventh -- on two hits and seven walks -- for the walk-off win.
DSL Mets Orange dropped a 9-8 decision to DSL Phillies in 11 innings. Jose Padilla homered, and Oscar Moreno and Alsy Torres combined for five scoreless innings to start the game.
Mets Transactions
- New York optioned RHP Joey Gerber to Syracuse
- New York called up RHP Guillermo Zuñiga from Syracuse
Wenninger, Big Inning Carry Syracuse Past Worcester
The offense gave Wenninger breathing room with a five-spot in the bottom of the fourth. MJ Melendez walked, Christian Arroyo singled, and Ryan Clifford lined an RBI single to left to plate Melendez for a 1-0 lead. Jihwan Bae then walked to load the bases, Hayden Senger singled home Arroyo, and Vidal Bruján cleared the bases with a triple to make it 5-0.
Melendez extended the lead to 6-0 in the seventh with a solo homer. He now has gone deep in three consecutive games and four of five since being optioned to Syracuse on June 26.
The bullpen nearly wasted Wenninger's gem. Worcester scored four off Ofreidy Gómez and Ben Simon in the eighth, and Simon allowed a run in the ninth before Joe Jacques recorded the final out for his second save.
Luis Robert Jr. played nine innings in center field as his rehab assignment continued. Fellow rehab assignee Jorge Polanco had the holiday off.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Morabito | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luis Robert Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Melendez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Christian Arroyo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clifford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jihwan Bae | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Christopher Morel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hayden Senger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vidal Bruján | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Wenninger | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Ofreidy Gómez | 1/3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Simon | 1 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Jacques | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stratton Sharp As Binghamton Falls To Chesapeake
Garrett Stratton is not looking like a 20th-round draft pick. The right-hander out of Rice University in Houston turned in two scoreless innings of relief Saturday, striking out three, after coming on for starter Bryce Conley in the sixth. The 22-year-old Stratton has produced five clean outings in six appearances since being promoted to Binghamton from High-A Brooklyn in mid-June. Not bad for someone taken in the last round of last year's draft.
Conley, a minor-league vet, was charged with four runs, three earned, on six hits over five innings. He walked five and stuck out five.
Matt Rudick homered, singled and scored twice for Binghamton. JT Schwartz and Kevin Villavicencio each drove in a run. Chris Suero walked twice and stole a base.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Suero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jose Ramos | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Lorusso | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JT Schwartz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Vincent Perozo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Rudick | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Palmer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Villavicencio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Roselli | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Conley | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Garrett Stratton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Metoyer | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabriel Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Brooklyn Is Never Out Of It
The Cyclones are mastering the art of getting down big early and then coming back. They did it again on Saturday. Brooklyn trailed, 8-2, after five innings before scoring two in the sixth and four in the eighth to force an 8-8 tie. Frederick crushed the dream with two runs in the bottom of the eighth.
Brooklyn did, in fact, lead this game. John Bay hit a two-run homer in the first for a 2-0 advantage. But starter Nicolas Carreno was hit hard and reliever Tanner Witt was erratic, and the Cyclones were hurtling toward the ground once again.
But the coaster began moving back up in the sixth as Colin Houck belted a two-run homer to make it 8-4. The tying runs in the eighth came on Trace Willhoite's RBI single, JT Benson's two-run double and Ronald Hernandez fielder's choice grounder.
In the past three days, the Cyclones have trailed 8-2, 6-0, and 5-0, only to rally and make each game competitive.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Voit | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Bay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| JT Benson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ronald Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Daiverson Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jamari Baylor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yohairo Cuevas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Colin Houck | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Trace Willhoite | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Carreno | 2 1/3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Tanner Witt | 1 1/3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Hoss Brewer | 1 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter Hodges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryce Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cristofer Gomez | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
St. Lucie Unravels Against Tampa
The Mets are finding new ways to lose during this run of futility. Take their eighth inning Saturday against the Tarpons.
It started this way: Single, fly out, stolen base/throwing error by catcher Julio Zayas, run-scoring throwing error by third baseman Branny De Oleo, groundout. That's two out, one on, Mets still leading, 3-2. And then...
Passed ball by Zayas. Run-scoring fielding error by De Oleo. Stolen base. Walk. Three-run, tie-breaking homer. Pitching change. Infield single. Stolen base/throwing error by Zayas. Walk, Stolen base. Walk. Run-scoring infield single. Groundout. Mets trail, 7-3. Tampa tacked on three in the ninth for good measure.
Simon Juan homered in the sixth for the Mets' final run. Elian Peña (GCM No. 4 prospect) reached base twice. Starter Ethan Lanthier allowed a run on two hits over 2 1/3 innings. Conner Ware threw three scoreless innings of long relief before taking the mound for the eighth-inning implosion.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elian Peña | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Antonio Jimenez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chase Meggers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Zayas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Branny De Oleo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Simon Juan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeremy Rodriguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Darden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jackson Hauge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Scanlon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Lanthier | 2 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Elwis Mijares | 1 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Conner Ware | 3 2/3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Miguel Mejias | 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Alvarez | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Top-20 Prospect Performance
- Carson Benge: MLB
- A.J. Ewing: MLB
- Jonah Tong: DNP
- Elian Pena: 1-for-3, BB
- Jack Wenninger: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K, W
- Ryan Clifford: 1-for-3, RBI, BB, SB, K
- Jacob Reimer: DNP
- Nick Morabito: 1-for-4, 2 K
- Mitch Voit: 1-for-4, R, 2 BB
- Jonathan Santucci: DNP
- Chris Suero: 0-for-3, 2 BB, SB, K
- Zach Thornton: DNP
- Wandy Asigen: DNP
- Will Watson: DNP
- Eli Serrano III: DNP
- Randy Guzman: DNP
- Ryan Lambert: DNP
- Dylan Ross: DNP
- Antonio Jimenez: 0-for-4, K
- R.J. Gordon: DNP
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