Tom Gatto

Antonio Jimenez is back home this summer, but he'd prefer to be back in New York state. The third-base prospect started his season at High-A Brooklyn, but the Mets sent him down to Single-A St. Lucie in early May amid a poor start at the plate. More games like the one he played Sunday will get him back up north. Jimenez went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored in the Mets' 10-5 comeback victory over Tampa. He scored a run and drove in a run during a seven-run, eighth-inning rally. The 22-year-old Jimenez was born in Hialeah, Fla., and attended the same prep school that produced Nick Castellanos, Alex Avila and Danny Farquhar. He started his collegiate career at Miami (Fla.), but transferred to the University of Central Florida last year. The Mets drafted him in the third round (103rd overall) out of UCF and signed him to a $564,000 bonus. He began his pro career at St. Lucie last July, and he earned a preseason promotion to Brooklyn to begin 2026. After slashing .124/.181/.206 in 25 games for the Cyclones, he returned to South Florida, where he has put together better numbers (.216/.356/.355). Jimenez produced well enough to move up one spot, to 17th, in Grand Central Mets' latest top-20 prospect ranking. As for the rest of the system on Sunday: Syracuse lost its series finale to Worcester, 7-3. The Woo Sox jumped on starter Jack Weisenburger for five runs in the top of the first. Nick Morabito (new No. 5 on the top-20 list) and rehabbing Jorge Polanco homered. Binghamton got six strong innings from Jonathan Santucci, but was held to one hit in a 2-0 loss to Chesapeake. Nick Lorusso’s single in the fourth was the Rumble Ponies’ lone safety. Brooklyn’s game at Frederick was suspended in the bottom of the eighth with the game tied, 2-2, because of rain. Frederick had a runner on third with two out. The complex-league teams -- FCL Mets, DSL Mets Blue and DSL Mets Orange -- were off Sunday. They will all be back in action Monday. FCL Mets will resume their suspended game from Friday with the Marlins and then play their regularly scheduled game. DSL Mets Blue will play NYY Bombers, and DSL Mets Orange will take on DSL Colorado. Mets Transactions New York Mets optioned RHP Joey Gerber to Syracuse Mets. New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Guillo Zuñiga from Syracuse Mets. Morabito, Polanco Go Deep In Syracuse Loss The key blow against Weisenburger in the first was a three-run homer by Andrew Knizner that put Worcester up, 5-0. To his credit, Weisenburger kept it at five as he managed to work one batter into the fifth. In all, he gave up six hits, walked two and struck out one. Morabito got a run back in the bottom half of the first with a leadoff homer, part of a 2-for-3 day at the plate that also included a walk and two runs scored. Polanco provided the other Syracuse highlight with a two-run homer in the eighth that scored Morabito and trimmed the margin to 7-3. Taylor Darden made it 8-5 with a two-run single. Jimenez followed with his RBI single. A bases-loaded walk capped the rally. Jimenez homered in the first to tie the game, 1-1. It was his third homer in 31 games with St. Lucie. Starter Emilio Obispo allowed one unearned run over three innings, walking one and striking out one. Ernesto Mercedes earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. He struck out three. Player AB R H RBI BB K Elian Peña 3 0 0 0 0 0 Jackson Hauge 1 1 0 0 1 0 Trey Snyder 4 1 2 0 1 0 Antonio Jimenez 4 2 3 2 0 1 AJ Salgado 4 0 0 1 1 1 Branny De Oleo 5 2 1 2 0 1 Jeremy Rodriguez 3 2 2 0 0 0 Francisco Toledo 4 1 1 2 0 1 Taylor Darden 3 1 1 2 1 0 Jack Scanlon 4 0 1 1 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Emilio Obispo 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 Calvin Ziegler 1/3 2 3 3 2 1 0 Joe Scarborough 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 2 1 Caden Wooster 2 1/3 2 0 0 1 4 0 Ernesto Mercedes 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 3 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Jonah Tong: DNP Jack Wenninger: DNP Ryan Clifford: DNP Elian Pena: 0-for-3 Nick Morabito: 2-for-3, HR, BB Jacob Reimer: DNP Mitch Voit: 1-for-3, K Jonathan Santucci: 6 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 10 K Zach Thornton: DNP Chris Suero: 0-for-3, BB, K Will Watson: DNP Wandy Asigen: DNP Eli Serrano III: DNP Randy Guzman: DNP Dylan Ross: DNP Ryan Lambert: 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K Antonio Jimenez: 3-for-4, HR, K R.J. Gordon: DNP Jonathan Pintaro: DNP Marco Vargas: DNP

The people have spoken: Juan Soto is an All-Star, and a starter at that. He will be in the outfield for the National League on July 14 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, following the release of final fan voting results Saturday. Soto finished in the top three in the final phase of balloting, joining Brandon Marsh of the hometown Phillies and Andy Pages of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The result makes Soto a first-time New York Mets All-Star, after he wasn’t added to the NL squad last season. He joins almost three dozen other players — including some franchise icons — who have represented the club once at the Midsummer Classic, although we should expect him to come off the list as soon as 2027 with another selection. Grand Central Mets has put together a three-part series on those players who got one shot at glory. Part 1 covered the period from 1962 to 1981. Part 2 covered 1982 to 2006. Part 3 covers 2007 to the present (2026). Francisco Rodriguez (2009) "“K-Rod” was approaching the end of his prime when he signed a three-year, $37 million contract with the Mets as a free agent in December 2008. He would remain an effective closer going forward, but he would prove to not be the guy who saved an MLB-record 62 games for the Los Angeles Angels in the ‘08 season. None of that was obvious in July of ‘09, though. He was 23-for-26 in save opportunities with a 1.90 ERA at the break, and so he was named a member of the NL ‘pen. He finished the Senior Circuit’s 4-3 loss at St. Louis’ Busch Stadium. He ended the year with 35 saves, but a 6.75 ERA in the second half pushed his overall ERA to 3.71. The next year, there was the infamous fight inside a Citi Field lounge. Rodriguez punched his father-in-law, an act that got him suspended by the club. In 2011, with his contract running out and the Mets looking to sell, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers. Johan Santana (2009) Santana put a jolt into the franchise in February 2008 when he agreed to come over in a trade with the Minnesota Twins and sign a six-year, $137.5 million contract extension. He gave the Mets what they wanted: an ace. After leading the majors with a 2.53 ERA in 2008, he had 10 wins at the break in ‘09. He watched the NL lose in St. Louis. But Santana was also pitching hurt as a Met. There was a meniscus tear in his knee in 2008. There were bone chips in his elbow that ended his season in late August of 2009. There was a shoulder capsule tear in 2010 that cost him the 2011 season. And in 2012 . . . well . . . It was the knockout blow, and it hit after one of the greatest moments in franchise history. On June 1, Santana became a Mets folk hero by throwing the first no-hitter in franchise history. But it took him 134 pitches, and by the end, he could barely get his vaunted changeup to the plate. He seemed to rebound well, but then he hurt his ankle in July, which in turn messed with pitching mechanics. Eventually, his back and shoulder felt the effects. The last five starts of his career were painful to watch. He had another shoulder surgery after the season and could never get back on the mound. R.A. Dickey (2012) Dickey went from flameout to late-career star with the Mets. The knuckleballer was a journeyman for his first nine years, but in 2010 he became a stud for New York. By 2012, he was one of the hottest pitchers in the game. He got to the All-Star Break that year with a 12-1 record, a 2.40 ERA and 123 strikeouts in 120 innings. He worked a scoreless sixth inning for the NL in its 8-0 victory at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, and then continued his dream season. It ended with Dickey posting a 20-6 record and a 2.73 ERA. He won the NL Cy Young Award, receiving 27 of 32 first-place votes. In the offseason, the Mets sold as high as possible on the 38-year-old right-hander. They traded Dickey to the Toronto Blue Jays for a package that included Travis d'Arnaud and Noah Syndergaard. Dickey pitched until he was 42, but he never came close to repeating his 2012 season. Matt Harvey (2013) This was no ordinary Harvey Day; the Dark Knight was stepping onto one of baseball’s biggest stages, and in Gotham, no less. Harvey got the start for the NL at Citi Field. At the time, he was carrying a 2.35 ERA and 0.92 WHIP over 130 innings. His two scoreless innings came to represent the peak of his hero arc. A few years later, he was the villain, and the turn started with an injury. Six weeks after this game, his season ended because of a UCL tear. He had Tommy John surgery that October, costing him the 2014 season. He came back strong in 2015 and the Mets won the NL pennant. But then came the World Series. After losing Game 1, he got the ball for Game 5. With his team down three games to one, Harvey was at his best. He blanked the Kansas City Royals for eight innings and he wanted the ninth. Manager Terry Collins gave it to him. A walk, a stolen base and a double later, the Mets’ lead was 2-1, and Harvey was out of the game. KC tied the game on the Lucas Duda play and won the game and series. By 2016, it was all going south for Harvey. He needed surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome in midseason. (His shoulder never recovered.) In May 2017, his off-field habits caught up with him. He called in sick before a game, claiming a migraine. In fact, he partied the night before and played golf in the morning. That got him a three-game club suspension. He left the Mets after the 2018 season, and threw his last big-league pitch in 2021 for the Baltimore Orioles. Daniel Murphy (2014) Murphy made his Mets bones with his unconscious 2015 playoff run, but he was a decent player before then. He was good enough to be selected by NL manager Mike Matheny to represent the Mets in the ‘14 ASG. He played the final two innings of the Senior Circuit’s 5-3 loss at Target Field in Minneapolis. He struck out his only time up, against Fernando Rodney in the eighth. His full-season numbers that year were modest (111 OPS+, nine home runs), so seven homers in his first nine playoff games the following year were not at all expected. He flopped in the World Series, but by then no one seemed to care, certainly not the Washington Nationals. They signed Murphy to a three-year, $37.5 million contract on Christmas Eve. He turned into a legit slugger in D.C., setting a career high with 25 homers in 2016 and following that up with 23 in 2017. He made the All-Star Team in both seasons. But then came knee surgery after the ‘17 season. His MLB career lasted just three more years. Yoenis Cespedes (2016) It’s fair to say there wouldn’t have been a Mets World Series run in 2015 without Cespedes. He put a charge into the offense after coming over from the Detroit Tigers in a deadline trade, hitting 17 homers in 57 regular-season games and two in the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was having another strong season in 2016 when he made the All-Star Team, but he couldn’t participate because of a quad injury. It was the first in a series of lower-body ailments that plagued his Mets tenure. The most famous one was the ankle fracture he suffered in 2019 while rehabbing from heel surgery and trying to free a wild boar from a trap on his ranch. The Mets paid dearly, on and off the field for their association with Cespedes. They gave him two huge contract extensions: three years, $75 million after the 2015 season; four years, $110 million following the 2016 season after he opted out of the first deal. He played in 127 games for the club from 2017-20. Bartolo Colon (2016) The NL needed a DH, so... okay, not really. Colon made the squad because he did his day job very well, at 43 years old no less. He had a 3.28 ERA and seven wins at the break. He didn’t get into the game at Petco Park in San Diego, which the NL lost, 4-2. It’s funny that the game was at Petco, because two months earlier, in front of the 7 Line Army, Bartolo did the impossible there. The 2016 season proved to be his last good year. He gave the Mets 191⅔ innings — again, at 43 — and a 3.43 ERA (3.99 FIP). Unfortunately, a lot of people may remember him for that swing, but real ones know he was a horse for a long, long time. He racked up 247 wins in his 21-year career, which he never really called off. He pitched in the Mexican League in 2021 at 48 and wanted to keep going. Noah Syndergaard (2016) NL manager Terry Collins was more than happy to add the guy who tried to plant a fastball in Chase Utley’s butt and sailed a heater over the dome of Alcides Escobar. Syndergaard was 23, with a rocket arm and a nasty disposition. His All-Star berth came on the back of a 2.56 ERA (2.03 FIP) in 105⅔ innings. He was not used in the game after an abbreviated start in his last outing before the break. He ended the season with 218 strikeouts and an MLB-best 2.29 FIP. Like many players on this list, Syndergaard suffered misfortune shortly after achieving stardom. In April 2017, he was shut down with a lat muscle tear. He pitched in just seven games that year. He was good in 2018 and decent in 2019, but during that time, he went on the injured list with the funny-sounding, but serious, hand, foot and mouth disease. He needed Tommy John surgery in 2020. His last MLB game was in 2023 for the Cleveland Guardians. Michael Conforto (2017) Conforto was another catalyst on the 2015 squad. The Mets called him up from Double-A in July, a year after drafting him in the first round, and he responded with nine home runs and a 130 OPS+ in 56 games. He slumped in 2016 but rebounded in 2017. He had a .945 OPS and 14 home runs when he took part in the All-Star Game at Marlins Park in Miami. He went 1-for-2 off the bench as the NL lost, 2-1. But he, too, suffered a huge setback shortly after being an All-Star. On Aug. 24, Conforto tore and dislocated his left shoulder while swinging at a pitch in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He would miss the remainder of the season. The injury looked devastating at the time, but Conforto responded with strong seasons in 2018, 2019 and 2020. He was a 3.6 bWAR player in ‘19 thanks in part to his 33 homers and 92 RBIs. He left the Mets as a free agent after the 2021 season. Starling Marte (2022) Marte spent four injury-filled seasons with the Mets. His first, the ‘22 campaign, was his best. He did just enough in the first half to merit an All-Star selection: an .803 OPS, nine home runs, 10 stolen bases and strong defense. But a groin injury kept him from going to Dodger Stadium in L.A. for the game. He was replaced by Freddie Freeman. Kodai Senga (2023) Senga became a sensation in the first half of his first MLB season. The fabled Ghost Fork was frightening batters, the fastball was humming, and the mound presence was intimidating. He was striking out hitters at better than a 29 percent clip. He was a logical choice to represent the Mets at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. He did not pitch in the NL’s 3-2 win. To say the next three seasons have been rough would be an understatement. There have been injuries all three years, mixed with bouts of ineffectiveness. He’s now a long reliever for New York. Francisco Lindor (2025) Lindor made four consecutive All-Star Games with Cleveland from 2016-19, but he couldn’t beat out his NL shortstop contemporaries until his fifth season with the Mets. He was voted the starter for last year’s game amid a 19-homer, 15-steal first half. The Mets’ 2024 run to the NLCS might have boosted his popularity, too. He went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in a 6-6 tie that was settled by a home-run swing off, a.k.a the Kyle Schwarber hat trick. This year, Lindor is far from an All-Star after offseason hamate surgery and a calf stain in April. David Peterson (2025) This entry looks almost false given how badly Peterson pitched for the Mets in 2026, but he was worthy of the nod last year. He put up a 3.06 ERA in 109 innings before the break and was a key figure in the Mets’ rotation. He worked the fourth inning in Atlanta, giving up two hits but no runs. The wheels fell off not long after that. He put up a 6.34 ERA in the second half, and the bad run continued until the Mets traded him to the Chicago Cubs last month. Juan Soto (2026) Finally, justice for Soto, who should have been an All-Star last season. Leading up to his selection, he was leading the National League with a .406 on-base percentage, fueled by a 15.6 percent walk rate, and leading the club with 18 home runs.

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

Yohairo Cuevas is on one huge heater. He stayed scorching Friday night with a three-run home run in Brooklyn's 8-7 loss to Frederick. It was his fifth round-tripper in the past five games and his seventh in 12 games dating to June 16. Strangely, he had hit no home runs before then this season. Cuevas, 22, was promoted to Brooklyn from Single-A St. Lucie on June 18 after homering in back-to-back games. He's in his sixth pro season after being signed for $500,000 as an international free agent in January 2021. His path to the Mets' system was circuitous: He was born in New York and raised in the Bronx and Manhattan (find out more in this Amazin' Avenue piece), but his family sent him to the Fernando Tatis Baseball Academy in the Dominican Republic (per Brooklyn Reporter) to accelerate his development. Former Met Juan Samuel is Cuevas' uncle. Now, he's back home (he played in 30 games for the Cyclones last year, as well), and trying to hit his way to upstate New York and the upper levels of the farm system. Brooklyn's loss was part of a 1-3 night for the Mets' full-season affiliates. Syracuse notched the lone win, a rain-soaked 8-7 triumph over Worcester. M.J. Melendez homered for a second consecutive night, a go-ahead two-run blast in the seventh. Binghamton dropped a 5-4 decision to Chesapeake. R.J. Gordon threw five scoreless innings before the bullpen blew up. Brooklyn came back from a 6-0 deficit and took a 7-6 lead in the sixth before Chesapeake answered with two in the seventh. John Bay and JT Benson also homered for the Cyclones. St. Lucie was shut out for the third time in four games, this time losing, 1-0, to Tampa. The Mets left the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth and wasted a 16-strikeout effort by Mets pitchers. The FCL Mets-Marlins game was suspended after 3 1/2 innings because of lightning with the teams tied, 1-1. Roberto Pena worked the first three innings for the Mets. Their run scored on a wild pitch. DSL Mets Blue's ninth-inning rally ended a run short in the club's 13-12 loss to DSL Rangers. The Mets scored seven in the frame to get close. DSL Mets Orange lost, 5-4, to DSL Giants Black. Wandy Asigen played five innings and went 0-for-1 with two walks. He made his pro debut this week after missing the first month of the DSL season with a hamstring injury. Mets Transactions No Roster Moves Melendez Blast Pushes Syracuse Past Worcester Syracuse won a wild back-and-forth game in the driving rain in Central New York. The Mets scored six times in the bottom of the sixth to erase a 4-0 deficit. Zack Short's two-run double put the Mets up, 5-4, and a Worcester throwing error to give them a two-run cushion. The Red Sox tied the game with two runs in the seventh, but Melendez answered in the bottom half with his fifth homer of the season. Jihwan Bae reached base three times, going 2-for-4 with a walk. He also scored twice and stole a base. Tobias Myers (three innings) and Xzavion Curry (3 1/3 frames) piggybacked the starting pitching, Neither one was overly effective. Daniel Duarte earned the win with 1 1/3 innings of relief, and Jefry Yan closed it out for the save, striking out three over 1 1/3 innings and escaping a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the ninth. Player AB R H RBI BB K Nick Morabito 5 0 1 0 0 1 Jorge Polanco 3 1 0 0 1 0 Christian Arroyo 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jihwan Bae 4 2 2 0 1 0 MJ Melendez 5 2 2 3 0 0 Ryan Clifford 3 1 1 0 1 2 Yonny Hernández 2 1 1 1 2 0 Ben Rortvedt 3 0 0 0 1 1 Cristian Pache 4 0 0 0 0 2 Zack Short 3 1 1 2 1 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Tobias Myers 3 2 2 2 1 3 0 Xzavion Curry 3 1/3 4 3 3 1 2 0 Daniel Duarte 1 1/3 3 1 1 0 2 0 Jefry Yan 1 1/3 2 1 0 0 3 0 Gordon Dazzles, But Baysox Rally Sinks Rumble Ponies R.J. Gordon was in line for a win after working five scoreless innings. He scattered five hits, walked one and struck out two. The right-hander left the game with Binghamton up, 2-0. But the bullpen couldn't protect that lead. In fact, the 'pen gave up two leads. First, Zach Peek surrendered three runs in the seventh as Chesapeake tied the game, 3-3. Second, Felipe De La Cruz gave up two runs in the ninth for a blown save after Binghamton had taken a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the eighth. No. 9 hitter Nick Lucky paced the offense, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Matt Rudick reached base four times with three walks and a hit.. Player AB R H RBI BB K Chris Suero 5 0 1 0 0 3 Jose Ramos 5 0 1 0 0 1 JT Schwartz 4 0 1 0 1 1 Kevin Parada 5 0 1 0 0 1 Vincent Perozo 3 0 0 0 0 3 Matt Rudick 1 3 0 0 3 0 Wyatt Young 4 0 0 0 0 0 Kevin Villavicencio 3 1 1 1 0 0 Nick Lucky 4 0 3 3 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR R.J. Gordon 5 5 0 0 1 2 0 Justin Armbruester 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Zach Peek 1 4 3 3 1 2 1 Felipe De La Cruz 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 Cyclones' Homers Not Enough In Loss To Frederick Cuevas, Bay and Benson powered Brooklyn's rally with their long balls. The latter two went back-to-back in the sixth to put the Cyclones in front. Cuevas' homer, a three-run shot, came in the third and halved Brooklyn's deficit to 6-3. Starter Dakota Hawkins put the Cyclones in a hole early, giving up six runs (five earned) on five hits with three walks and a strikeout over two innings. Parker Carlson and Juan Arnaud combined for three scoreless innings of relief, before Gregori Louis allowing two runs in the seventh for the loss. It was an all-or-nothing night for the Brooklyn offense. Cyclones hitters struck out 14 times to go with the home runs. Colin Houck fanned once, but he also reached base three times with a hit and two walks. layer AB R H RBI BB K Mitch Voit 5 0 0 0 0 2 Yonatan Henriquez 4 1 1 0 0 3 Ronald Hernandez 4 0 1 0 0 2 Corey Collins 3 1 0 0 1 1 Daiverson Gutierrez 3 0 0 0 1 1 John Bay 4 1 1 3 0 1 JT Benson 3 2 1 1 1 2 Colin Houck 2 1 1 0 2 1 Yohairo Cuevas 3 1 2 3 1 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Dakota Hawkins 2 5 6 5 3 1 2 Parker Carlson 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 Juan Arnaud 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Gregori Louis 2 2 2 2 1 3 0 Ryan Dollar 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 St. Lucie Pitching Shines But Bats Blanked By Tampa St. Lucie managed just five hits as it lost for the eighth consecutive time. Trey Snyder had two of the hits, one of them a double. He also stole a base. The best part of the night was the Mets' pitching. Starter Christian Rodriguez struck out seven and walked none over 3 2/3 innings. He allowed just the one run despite giving up seven hits. Tyler McLoughlin followed with 2 1/3 scoreless innings and five strikeouts, Kevin Herget added two scoreless innings, and Ernesto Mercedes closed with a scoreless inning and two strikeouts. St. Lucie's hitters did a fair amount of punching out, too, fanning 13 times. They loaded the bases in the ninth, but Branny De Oleo grounded back to the pitcher to end the game. Player AB R H RBI BB K Elian Peña 4 0 0 0 0 2 Trey Snyder 4 0 2 0 0 0 Chase Meggers 4 0 1 0 0 3 Julio Zayas 3 0 1 0 1 0 Branny De Oleo 4 0 0 0 0 1 Simon Juan 2 0 0 0 0 2 Jeremy Rodriguez 3 0 0 0 0 1 Jackson Hauge 3 0 0 0 0 2 Jack Scanlon 2 0 0 0 0 2 Antonio Jimenez 1 0 1 0 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Christian Rodriguez 3 2/3 7 1 1 0 7 0 Tyler McLoughlin 2 1/3 0 0 0 0 5 0 Kevin Herget 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 Ernesto Mercedes 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Carson Benge: MLB A.J. Ewing: MLB Jonah Tong: DNP Elian Pena: 0-for-4, SB, 2 K Jack Wenninger: DNP Ryan Clifford: 1-for-3, BB, 2 K Jacob Reimer: DNP Nick Morabito: 1-for-5, SB, K Mitch Voit: 0-for-5, 2 K Jonathan Santucci: DNP Chris Suero: 1-for-5, SB, 3 K Zach Thornton: DNP Wandy Asigen: 0-for-1, 2 BB Will Watson: DNP Eli Serrano III: DNP Randy Guzman: DNP Ryan Lambert: DNP Dylan Ross: DNP Antonio Jimenez: 1-for-1 R.J. Gordon: 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

The New York Mets fell hard in June. They went 10-17 in the month and just about took themselves out of the National League wild-card race. Manager Carlos Mendoza paid for the downturn with his job. Starting pitching was a major reason for the collapse. The rotation posted a 5.46 ERA/4.64 FIP in the 27 games, ranking 25th in MLB. It was 29th in the league with 3.88 walks per nine. To be fair, the starters also were ninth with 9.26 strikeouts per nine. While the overall numbers were poor, not every starter had a bad month, and the bullpen was tops in the majors with a 3.57 xFIP. There was enough quality to compile a list of top performers. Below is Grand Central Mets’ ranking of the club’s pitchers of the month for June. Ranking New York Mets’ Best Pitchers In June 3. LHP Sean Manaea We could have gone with closer Devin Williams (4-for-4 in save opportunities) here, but Manaea got the nod for giving the rotation a needed boost after moving over from long relief midway through the month. He made six appearances, the equivalent of a full month for a starter, and he produced decent quality -- a 3.72 ERA, 21.8 percent K rate, 5.9 percent walk rate and 2.6 percent home run rate over 29 innings. He allowed no more than three runs in any outing, and he went at least five innings four times. Interestingly, his fastball velocity (four-seamer and sinker) fluctuated during the month. It sat at 92-93 mph for the majority of his outings, but there were also games of 90-91 heat. On the plus side, his low three-quarters arm slot and crossfire motion can mask any differences. With Kodai Senga in the bullpen, David Peterson traded, and Jonah Tong scuffling at Triple-A, the Mets will keep giving Manaea the ball and trust that he can keep them in games. 2. RHP Nolan McLean McLean bounced back from a rough May with a solid June. In five starts, he posted a 2.79 ERA, .617 opponents' OPS, and 29.7 percent strikeout rate over 29 innings pitched. The month didn’t go perfectly. There was a four-inning, 93-pitch grind against the Atlanta Braves, as well as a pair of costly home-run balls against the Chicago Cubs. His walk rate was a bit high at 9.9 percent. But more often than not, the rookie looked the part of front-line starter. He closed the month with six scoreless innings and a win vs. the Toronto Blue Jays on the 30th. That outing highlighted McLean’s adaptability and ability to execute a game plan. His pitch mix in the game was markedly different than the mix in his seven-inning gem against the Reds in Cincinnati on June 17: DATE TP SI 4S CT CB SW CH SL June 30 91 33 18 5 18 16 0 1 June 17 101 26 27 15 9 15 6 3 He threw more sinkers against Toronto and more four-seamers against Cincinnati, three times as many cutters vs. the Reds and no changeups against the Jays. Against the Reds, he made it a point to be aggressive up in the zone but still got eight ground-ball outs to go with nine strikeouts. In short, both performances showed that he knows how to pitch. 1. RHP Luke Weaver It’s tough to go against someone who hadn’t allowed a run since April 30 and barely allowed a baserunner last month. Weaver gave up one hit and one walk in 11 1/3 innings covering 11 June appearances. He extended his scoreless-innings streak to 24 with a perfect frame against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 30. Command was the key to Weaver’s dominance. He threw 100 of 137 pitches for strikes (73 percent), attacking the zone with a four-seamer, changeup and cutter. He struck out 40.5 percent of the hitters he faced (15 in 37 plate appearances), yet his highest pitch count in an inning was 18. Weaver is getting below-average vertical drop on his change, according to Baseball Savant, but his four-seamer and cutter are diving, and that’s contributing to an 87th-percentile chase rate for the season. His off-speed stuff is in the 95th percentile in run value, while his fastball is in the 87th percentile. That’s a product of having everything working, which makes him the obvious choice for first place here.

Thursday was a rough day for relief pitching across the New York Mets' minor-league system. Three different affiliates blew leads late in games, with two of them blowing saves in the ninth inning. Syracuse led by a run after seven innings, only to give up two in the eighth and one in the ninth for a 7-5 loss to Worcester. A two-run homer off Nate Lavender in the eighth put the Woo Sox in front. Binghamton suffered a worse collapse. The Rumble Ponies led Chesapeake by two going into the top of the ninth after taking the lead in the bottom of the eighth, but Douglas Orellana allowed a grand slam and a solo homer back to back while failing to get an out. Binghamton lost, 8-4. St. Lucie tossed away a ninth-inning lead against Tampa. Throwing errors by Chase Meggers and Elian Pena, sandwiched around a run-scoring double, saddled Zack Mack with a blown save in an eventual 7-5 Mets loss. Brooklyn didn't collapse; it just fell behind early and couldn't catch up. The Cyclones allowed runs in seven of their eight defensive innings and lost to Frederick, 9-4. The complex teams had no such issues. DSL Mets Orange routed the DSL Marlins, 11-2, in a game shortened to five innings. Oscar Pena drove in four runs and Cesar Acosta drove in three. DSL Mets Blue lost to DSL Colorado, 5-3, in six innings. Royner Bravo and Michalle Mercedes each had two hits. The FCL Mets edged the FCL Nationals, 3-2, in eight innings. Yovanny Rodriguez drove in the winning run with a double, scoring Wyatt Vincent The bullpen threw four scoreless innings. Mets Transactions New York Mets signed free agent 1B Christopher Morel to a minor league contract. Syracuse's Three Home Runs Go To Waste The offense started fast in this game. Jorge Polanco and M.J. Melendez hit solo home runs in the first to give the Mets a 2-1 lead. Polanco, still on rehab from New York, was back in the lineup as the DH after sitting Wednesday. The Mets fell behind in the third, but Hayden Senger got the lead back for them in the fifth with a three-run homer. It was Senger's eighth homer of the season, extending his career high, His previous best was five. The score remained 5-3 through six. Matt Turner gave up a run in the seventh to make it 5-4. Lavender served up the go-ahead homer in the eighth. Ryan Lambert allowed an insurance homer in the ninth. Jonah Tong started and went the first five innings. He allowed three runs, all earned, on four hits, walked two, struck out three, and allowed a pair of home runs on 78 pitches (47 strikes). Luis Robert Jr. took a big step in his rehab, playing nine innings in center field. He went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts. Ryan Clifford, who was chosen this week to represent the organization in the MLB All-Star Futures Game, went 0-for-4 with three punchouts. Player AB R H RBI BB K Luis Robert Jr. 4 0 0 0 0 2 Jorge Polanco 2 1 1 1 1 0 Christopher Morel 1 0 0 0 0 1 Jihwan Bae 3 0 0 0 1 1 MJ Melendez 3 1 1 1 1 2 Ryan Clifford 4 0 0 0 0 3 Jared Oliva 4 1 1 0 0 1 Vidal Bruján 3 1 0 0 1 0 Hayden Senger 3 1 1 3 0 2 Zack Short 4 0 0 0 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jonah Tong 5 4 3 3 2 3 2 Matt Turner 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 Nate Lavender 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 Ryan Lambert 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 Binghamton Rally Negated In Ninth The Rumble Ponies were in line for a win despite being shut out for the first seven innings. Kevin Parada delivered an RBI single and Vincent Perozo followed with a three-run home run in the eighth to put them up, 4-2. Orellana then had his meltdown. Saul Garcia replaced him and allowed Chesapeake's final run. Channing Austin started and went the first 2 2/3 innings, allowing a run on three hits, with no walks and three strikeouts. Rehabbing right-hander Dedniel Núñez worked a scoreless fourth. He allowed a hit and struck out one. Max Green was excellent in long relief, striking out seven over four innings while allowing a run on four hits. Parada had two of the Rumble Ponies' four hits. The 2022 first-round pick is back in Binghamton after being demoted from Syracuse this week. Player AB R H RBI BB K Chris Suero 4 1 0 0 0 1 Nick Lorusso 3 1 0 0 1 2 Kevin Parada 4 1 2 1 0 1 Vincent Perozo 4 1 1 3 0 1 Wyatt Young 4 0 0 0 0 2 Jaylen Palmer 4 0 0 0 0 4 Kevin Villavicencio 4 0 0 0 0 2 Nick Lucky 4 0 1 0 0 1 Nick Roselli 2 0 0 0 1 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Channing Austin 2 2/3 3 1 1 0 3 0 Garrett Stratton 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dedniel Núñez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Max Green 4 4 1 1 1 7 0 Douglas Orellana 0 4 5 5 1 0 2 Saul Garcia 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 Cyclones Get Close, Then Falter The Cyclones scored all their runs in the fifth inning after falling behind, 5-0. Corey Collins doubled home John Bay, Jamari Baylor singled in Collins, and Yohairo Cuevas singled home Daiverson Gutierrez and Baylor to make a 5-4 game. Frederick responded with four consecutive runs to pull away. The Keys scored in every inning but the seventh. Jose Chirinos started and took the loss. He struck out seven over 3 2/3 innings, but he also was tagged for five runs, four earned, on seven hits and two walks. He allowed a home run. Brooklyn managed just six hits in the game. Collins and Yonatan Henriquez each had two. The Cyclones' winning streak ended at five. Player AB R H RBI BB K Yonatan Henriquez 5 0 2 0 0 0 John Bay 2 1 0 0 2 1 Corey Collins 4 1 2 1 0 1 Daiverson Gutierrez 2 1 0 0 2 1 Jamari Baylor 4 1 1 1 0 1 Yohairo Cuevas 3 0 1 2 1 0 Colin Houck 4 0 0 0 0 1 Trace Willhoite 4 0 0 0 0 1 Sam Biller 4 0 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jose Chirinos 3 2/3 7 5 4 2 7 1 Cristofer Gomez 1 1/3 1 1 1 1 2 0 Hunter Hodges 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 Bryce Jenkins 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Hoss Brewer 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 St. Lucie Lets Late Lead Slips Away The Mets finally scored in the series after a pair of shutout losses, but the pitching and defense denied them a win. They have now lost seven in a row overall. Simon Juan put the Mets up, 3-2, in the fourth with a two-run homer. Tampa tied the game in the top of the fifth. St. Lucie retook the lead in the bottom of the frame on back-to-back RBI doubles by Trey Snyder and Antonio Jimenez. Joel Lara ;struck out seven in four innings of bulk relief, but he also allowed two runs and three hits while walking two. Miguel Mejias followed him and struck out four over two hitless innings. Juan and Snyder each had two hits. Elian Peña ended the Mets' scoring drought in the first when he stole third and then came around to score on a throwing error by Tampa's catcher. Player AB R H RBI BB K Elian Peña 4 1 1 0 0 2 Trey Snyder 4 1 2 1 0 1 Antonio Jimenez 4 0 1 1 0 1 Julio Zayas 4 1 2 0 0 1 Branny De Oleo 4 0 0 0 0 2 Simon Juan 4 1 2 2 0 1 Chase Meggers 4 0 0 0 0 1 Jeremy Rodriguez 3 1 1 0 1 0 Taylor Darden 4 0 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Luis R. Rodriguez 0 2/3 0 2 0 1 2 0 Joe Scarborough 1 1/3 3 0 0 0 1 0 Joel Lara 4 3 2 2 2 7 0 Miguel Mejias 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 Zack Mack 1 3 3 2 0 3 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Carson Benge: DNP A.J. Ewing: DNP Jonah Tong: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 HR Elian Pena: 1-for-4, 2 K Jack Wenninger: DNP Ryan Clifford: 0-for-4, 3 K Jacob Reimer: DNP Nick Morabito: DNP Mitch Voit: DNP Jonathan Santucci: DNP Chris Suero: 0-for-4, 1 K Zach Thornton: DNP Wandy Asigen: DNP Will Watson: DNP Eli Serrano III: DNP Randy Guzman: DNP Ryan Lambert: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR Dylan Ross: DNP Antonio Jimenez: 1-for-4, 2B, 1 K R.J. Gordon: DNP

The New York Mets' minor-league system came in for criticism from owner Steve Cohen on Wednesday. Cohen told Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman of the New York Post on their "The Show" podcast that development has gone backward this season, which might harm the club's ability to improve in 2027. "I think good teams develop players that are pipeline players," Cohen said, "Last year, we were generally feeling pretty good about our farm system. We've had regression in our farm system (in 2026)." Cohen acknowledged several players who have graduated to the majors, specifically right-hander Nolan McLean and center fielder A.J. Ewing, but he doesn't know who would be next. That's a problem, given the major-league payroll might be $300 million even before the offseason begins, according to Cohen, limiting the club's flexibility to add. "Do we see other players coming from the farm system to. . . buttress what we already have? Well, you know, maybe, maybe not," he said. The next wave may include first baseman Ryan Clifford (No. 6 in Grand Central Mets' prospect Top 20), who was selected Wednesday to play in the All-Star Futures Game during All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia. But right-hander Jonah Tong (No. 3) has taken a big step back in 2026, and corner infielder Jacob Reimer (No. 7) has stalled at Double-A. On to the product on the field: Syracuse lost to Worcester, 6-5. Starter Zach Thornton worked into the sixth inning. Rehabbing major-leaguers Luis Robert Jr. and Jorge Polanco had the night off after playing Tuesday. Binghamton fell behind big early and lost, 8-4, to Chesapeake. Brendan Girton was charged with all eight runs. JT Schwartz homered and doubled. Brooklyn made it five wins in a row by outslugging Frederick, 13-7. Trace Willhoite hit a grand slam and Yohairo Cuevas homered twice. Robert Stock and Noah Hall combined for 7 2/3 innings of two-hit pitching. St. Lucie's hitting slump continued in a 6-0 loss to Tampa. The Mets were held to four hits. Mets Orange lost, 7-3, to Blue Jays Red in the Dominican Summer League. Shortstop Wandy Asigen, who signed with the Mets for $3.9 million in January as the No. 2-ranked prospect in his international class, played five innings in his second professional game. The FCL Mets blanked the FCL Nationals, 2-0. Eris Albino struck out six over four innings of bulk relief. Mets Transactions New York Mets signed free agent 1B Christopher Morel to a minor-league contract. Syracuse Rallies Before Losing Late The Mets tied the game in the seventh on Nick Morabito's two-run single, but Worcester pushed across a run in the top of the ninth against Jefry Yan. Starter Zach Thornton, fresh off his impressive start for the big club last weekend against the Philadelphia Phillies, allowed three hits over 5 2/3 innings but walked four. He also struck out four. Just 49 of his 83 pitches were for strikes (59 percent). Thornton's battery-mate, Ben Rortvedt, had three hits and an RBI. Yonatan Henriquez and Mitch Voit also went yard. Noah Hall was effective in bulk relief, allowing one hit and striking out eight over 5 1/3 scoreless innings. He walked four. Hall followed rehabbing veteran Robert Stock, who allowed a hit and a walk over 2 1/3 scoreless frames. Brooklyn Hitting Player AB R H RBI BB K Mitch Voit 5 2 1 1 1 2 Yonatan Henriquez 5 1 2 2 1 0 Ronald Hernandez 5 0 0 0 0 4 Corey Collins 2 1 1 0 3 0 JT Benson 5 2 2 0 0 1 Colin Houck 3 3 0 0 2 1 Yohairo Cuevas 3 3 2 4 2 0 Trace Willhoite 5 1 2 5 0 0 Sam Biller 5 0 1 0 0 2 Brooklyn Pitching Player IP H R ER BB K HR Robert Stock 2 1/3 1 1 0 1 2 0 Noah Hall 5 1/3 1 0 0 4 8 0 Josh Blum 1/3 3 4 0 1 0 0 Tanner Witt 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 St. Lucie Blanked Again The Mets still haven't scored this week after suffering a second consecutive shutout loss to Tampa. They've managed just seven hits and two walks in the 18 innings. The slump left bulk reliever Jose Guevara with little room for error, and he couldn't match the zeroes. He allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits and a walk over four innings. He struck out five. Joel Diaz opened and worked a scoreless first. Branny De Oleo collected two of the team's four hits. He has hit safely in four of his last five games, going 8-for-20 (.400) in that stretch. St. Lucie Hitting Player AB R H RBI BB K Antonio Jimenez 4 0 0 0 0 1 Jeremy Rodriguez 4 0 0 0 0 1 Trey Snyder 4 0 1 0 0 1 Julio Zayas 3 0 1 0 1 0 Branny De Oleo 4 0 2 0 0 1 Simon Juan 3 0 0 0 1 0 Jackson Hauge 4 0 0 0 0 2 Jack Scanlon 3 0 0 0 0 2 Francisco Toledo 3 0 0 0 0 1 St. Lucie Pitching Player IP H R ER BB K HR Joel Díaz 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 Jose Guevara 4 4 3 2 1 5 1 Elwis Mijares 1 2/3 4 3 2 2 4 0 Ernesto Mercedes 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 2 0 Caden Wooster 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Carson Benge: MLB A.J. Ewing: MLB Jonah Tong: DNP Elian Pena: DNP Jack Wenninger: DNP Ryan Clifford: 1-for-4, BB Jacob Reimer: DNP Nick Morabito: 1-for-5, 4 K Mitch Voit: 1-for-5, HR, BB, 2 K Jonathan Santucci: DNP Chris Suero: DNP Zach Thornton: 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, HR Wandy Asigen: 0-for-2, BB, K Will Watson: DNP Eli Serrano III: DNP Randy Guzman: 3 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR Ryan Lambert: DNP Dylan Ross: DNP Antonio Jimenez: 0-for-4, K R.J. Gordon: DNP