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Syracuse nearly lost Friday night after holding visiting Worcester hitless for the first 7 1/3 innings. It blew a three-run lead after the no-no was broken up. After the Red Sox tied the game in the top of the ninth, MJ Melendez rescued the Mets in the bottom half with a walk-off RBI double, giving them a 4-3 win.
Syracuse was in control of this game as Jack Wenninger (five innings) and Ofreidy Gomez (two) kept Worcester without a hit through seven. But Matt Turner gave up a one-out, two-run double in the eighth after issuing a pair of walks, and Ben Simon surrendered a run in the ninth to blow the save.
The Mets have taken three of the first four games in this series.
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Binghamton got big nights from JT Benson and Jefferson Rojas in an 8-5 victory over Altoona. Benson drove in four runs, while Rojas homered and drove in three. Mark Vientos made a rehab start at DH.
Brooklyn pounded out 20 hits as it out-slugged Asheville 16-12. Yonatan Henriquez homered twice and drove in five runs. Seven different Cyclones batters had at least two hits.
St. Lucie lost 6-3 to Lakeland. Jeremy Rodriguez and Aiden Robbins homered, and Jonathan Jimenez was effective in three-plus innings of relief.
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Syracuse Walks It Off After ‘Pen Meltdown
The Mets’ offense went to work in the bottom of the ninth after Simon’s blown save. With one out, Ronny Mauricio singled and Amick was hit by a pitch. With Melendez at the plate, Mauricio was picked off second by the catcher and thrown out attempting to steal third. Amick advanced to second on the play. Melendez then hit an opposite-field liner to the wall in left field to win the game.
MJ WALKS US OFF! pic.twitter.com/IwweotYpfB
— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) August 22, 2026
Wenninger, still No. 2 in Grand Central Mets’ latest prospect Top 20, and Gomez combined to strike out 11 and walk three over their seven no-hit innings. Wenninger fanned six and Gomez punched out five.
Syracuse built a 3-0 lead with an RBI single by Mauricio in the fifth and RBI singles by Hayden Senger and Nick Morabito in the sixth. Senger reached base four times in the game (two hits, two walks).
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Morabito | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Émilien Pitre | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ronny Mauricio | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Amick | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MJ Melendez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Lorusso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| D'Andre Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Senger | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Zack Short | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Wenninger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Ofreidy Gómez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Turner | 0 1/3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Simon | 1 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bats Drive Binghamton Past Altoona
Rojas got the Rumble Ponies on the board with a two-out, two-run home run in the third. It was his third homer as a Mets farmhand and 18th overall this season. He added an RBI single in the fourth to give the Rumble Ponies a 5-0 lead.
Between those Rojas hits, Benson lined a two-run single in the fourth for a 4-0 advantage. He added a sacrifice fly in the fifth for a 6-4 lead -- after Altoona had scored four in the top half -- and a run-scoring single in the seventh for the final margin.
Luke Gabrysh earned the win in his Binghamton debut after being promoted from High-A Brooklyn. He allowed four runs on six hits, two of them home runs, over five innings. He walked one and struck out four. Cristofer Gomez, Bryce Jenkins and Garrett Stratton got the final 12 outs. Stratton struck out two in a scoreless ninth to earn the save.
Vientos struck out twice and drew a walk in his three plate appearances. He left for pinch hitter Kevin Parada in the seventh. He was making his first game appearance since being placed on New York’s 10-day injured list July 10 with a right hand fracture. Vientos suffered the injury a day earlier when he was hit by a pitch.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Vargas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jefferson Rojas | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Vientos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin Parada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Suero | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Bay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey Collins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| JT Benson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Perozo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Branny De Oleo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Gabrysh | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Cristofer Gomez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bryce Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garrett Stratton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Cyclones Keep The Hits And Runs Coming
Brooklyn scored in each of the first four innings to build an 8-4 lead. Aidan Smith and Trey Snyder each singled in a run in the top of the first for a 2-0 lead. Snyder singled in a run in the second for a 3-1 advantage. Chase Meggers’ RBI double and Eddinson Paulino’s RBI single in the third put the Cyclones up 5-1. A leadoff homer by Smith and a two-run single by Daiverson Gutierrez in the fourth made it 8-4.
Henriquez drilled a three-run homer in a six-run seventh inning that stretched the Cyclones’ lead to 14-5. His second homer, a two-run blast, flew over the high wall in center and put Brooklyn up 16-9 in the ninth.
And another one...
— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) August 22, 2026
Yonatan Henriquez hits his second home run of the game and Brooklyn extends their lead to 16-9 in the 9th. pic.twitter.com/wJS7S98D0m
Asheville made things interesting with three runs in the bottom half.
Smith reached base five times, with three hits and two walks. Snyder finished with three RBIs. Meggers and Paulino each had three hits. John Smith III doubled twice in a 3-for-5 effort.
Brooklyn starter Will Watson lasted just 2 1/3 innings. He allowed three runs on three hits. Rafi Vazquez was awarded the win despite allowing two runs and four hits in two innings of relief.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elian Peña | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Aidan Smith | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Trey Snyder | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| John Smith III | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yonatan Henriquez | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Antonio Jimenez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Daiverson Gutierrez | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Meggers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddinson Paulino | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Watson | 2 1/3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Conner Ware | 2 2/3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Rafi Vazquez | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter Hodges | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
St. Lucie Falls To Lakeland Again
The Mets have dropped the first four games of this six-game set. They fell behind early Friday as Lakeland scored three runs in the top of the second.
The Flying Tigers extended their lead to 4-0 in the fifth before St. Lucie got a run back in the bottom half on a sacrifice fly by Jake Ogden. Rodriguez’s solo homer in the seventh and Robbins’ solo homer in the eighth closed the gap to 4-3. Lakeland added a pair of insurance runs in the top of the ninth.
St. Lucie outhit Lakeland 11-9 in the game. Dylan Carey had three of the hits, while Bohan Adderley and Julio Zayas each had two.
The Mets used seven pitchers in a bullpen game. Jimenez was the only one to pitch multiple innings. He came on in the sixth and left after facing one batter in the ninth. That batter came around to score with Miguel Mejias pitching.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aiden Robbins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Eli Serrano III | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kuhio Aloy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yovanny Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Dylan Carey | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Zayas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bohan Adderley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Ogden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Lohman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Isler | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zach Crotchfelt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Banks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Candido Cuevas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jimenez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Miguel Mejias | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Top-20 Prospect Performance
- Jonah Tong: DNP
- Jack Wenninger: 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Elian Peña: 1-for-6, 5 K
- Mitch Voit: DNP
- Ryan Clifford: DNP
- Nick Morabito: 1-for-5, RBI, K
- Jonathan Santucci: DNP
- Carson Wiggins: DNP
- Jacob Reimer: DNP
- Aiden Robbins: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, 2 K
- Randy Guzman: DNP
- Wandy Asigen: DNP
- Chris Suero: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
- Jefferson Rojas: 2-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, K
- Will Watson: 2 1/3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- Shane Sdao: DNP
- Eli Serrano III: 1-for-4, 2B, K
- Antonio Jimenez: 0-for-5, BB, 3 K
- Émilien Pitre: 1-for-4, BB
- Dylan Ross: DNP
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