Tom Gatto

Jonathan Santucci was really looking forward to his start Saturday for Double-A Binghamton against Portland, because of who his mound opponent would be. Fellow high-level prospect Anthony Eyanson was on the hill for the SeaDogs; Santucci (No. 8 on Grand Central Mets' list of top 20 Mets prospects) said before the game that he grew up wanting to face "the best." Eyanson was good in an abbreviated outing, but Santucci came away with the W. He threw five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out six, to lead the Rumble Ponies to a 5-0 victory. He wasn't flawless -- there were three walks -- but he was tough, stranding four runners in scoring position. Santucci lowered his season ERA to 3.57 over 90 2/3 innings. Three relievers combined for four hitless innings of relief to finish the two-hit shutout. Jose Ramos provided the big hit for the Rumble Ponies, a two-run home run in the fifth inning. Elsewhere in the organization: Syracuse breezed past Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 8-1. Ronny Mauricio hit two more home runs, Ben Rortvedt homered and drove in four runs, and Robert Stock struck out six over 3 2/3 innings. Brooklyn lost to Jersey Shore 7-3. Trace Willhoite tied the game in the fourth with a double, but the Cyclones' bullpen faltered. St. Lucie lost 15-14 to Fort Myers. Randy Guzman homered twice and drove in six runs in the loss. DSL Mets Blue and DSL Mets Orange squared off, with Orange winning 4-3 on Cleiner Ramirez's two-run, walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh, New York Mets Transactions New York Mets placed LF Juan Soto on the 10-day injured list. Left calf strain. New York Mets recalled 1B Eric Wagaman from Syracuse Mets. Mauricio Keeps Blasting Away For Syracuse Mauricio's two dingers gave him four homers in his last four games against the RailRiders. Overall, he has five homers in nine games since being optioned to Syracuse on July 7. His first homer put the Mets up 2-0 in the first inning. He brought in Jihwan Bae, who opened the game with a single. The second homer was a bookend solo shot in the ninth. In between, Ben Rortverdt hit a three-run homer in the third to put the Mets up 5-0 and an RBI single in the fifth for a 7-0 advantage. Those hits came around Ryan Clifford's RBI single in the fifth. Clifford finished 3-for-5, while Zack Short added two hits and a walk. Stock allowed two hits and two walks as he continues to rehab from thoracic outlet syndrome surgery. Jonathan Pintaro, Matt Turner, Dedniel Núñez and Dylan Ross combined for 5 1/3 innings of scoreless, two-hit ball. Player AB R H RBI BB K Jihwan Bae 5 1 1 0 0 1 Ronny Mauricio 5 2 2 3 0 2 Mike Tauchman 5 0 1 0 0 1 MJ Melendez 4 1 0 0 1 2 Ryan Clifford 5 2 3 1 0 2 Christopher Morel 2 1 0 0 2 0 Ben Rortvedt 3 1 2 4 1 0 Zack Short 3 0 2 0 1 1 Cristian Pache 4 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 8 11 8 5 9 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Robert Stock 3 2/3 2 1 1 2 6 0 Jonathan Pintaro 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Matt Turner 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 Dedniel Núñez 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Dylan Ross 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 12 0 Binghamton Sharp In Blanking Portland The Rumble Ponies' hitters gave Santucci some support in the fourth inning. Singles by JT Schwartz and Wyatt Young put runners at first and third, and John Bay singled home Schwartz for a 1-0 lead. In the fifth, Ramos' homer and an RBI single by Young put Binghamton up 4-0. The Rumble Ponies added their final run in the seventh on Nick Lucky's RBI single. Schwartz, Young and Nick Lorusso each had two hits on the night. Garrett Stratton followed Santucci with two innings of relief, striking out three. Zach Peek struck out two in his hitless inning, and Gabriel Rodriguez fanned one as he closed out the victory. Player AB R H RBI BB K John Bay 3 0 1 1 2 1 Nick Lorusso 5 0 2 0 0 3 Corey Collins 5 1 1 0 0 2 Jose Ramos 4 1 1 2 1 2 Kevin Parada 3 0 0 0 1 2 JT Schwartz 4 1 2 0 0 0 Matt Rudick 4 2 1 0 0 0 Nick Lucky 3 0 1 1 1 2 Wyatt Young 4 0 2 1 0 1 Totals 35 5 11 5 5 13 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jonathan Santucci 5 2 0 0 3 6 0 Garrett Stratton 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Zach Peek 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Gabriel Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 9 2 0 0 3 12 0 Cyclones Falter After Rallying To Tie Brooklyn managed only three hits, but, they all drove in runs, and it fought back from an early deficit. The Cyclones took a 1-0 lead in the first. Yonatan Henriquez walked, D'Andre Smith was hit by a pitch, and Jamari Baylor singled in Henriquez. Jersey Shore answered with three runs in the bottom half against starter Frank Camarillo. Brooklyn drew even in the fourth on Daiverson Gutierrez's RBI single and Trace Willhoite's RBI double. That would be all for the Cyclones' offense. Jersey Shore went ahead for good in the fifth with a solo home run, and then added on with two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh. Camarillo gave up four hits in his one inning of work. Juan Arnaud was the culprit in the bullpen; he was charged with three runs and five hits over 1 2/3 innings, with a walk, a strikeout and a home run allowed. Player AB R H RBI BB K Yonatan Henriquez 3 1 0 0 1 1 D'Andre Smith 3 0 0 0 0 2 Ronald Hernandez 4 0 0 0 0 0 Jamari Baylor 2 1 1 1 0 0 JT Benson 4 0 0 0 0 1 Daiverson Gutierrez 4 1 1 1 0 0 Colin Houck 4 0 0 0 0 3 Trace Willhoite 3 0 1 1 0 2 Kevin Villavicencio 3 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 3 3 1 9 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Frank Camarillo 1 4 3 3 1 1 0 Calvin Ziegler 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Ryan Dollar 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Juan Arnaud 1 2/3 5 3 3 1 1 1 Tanner Witt 2 1/3 1 1 1 2 2 0 Totals 8 11 7 7 5 7 1 Guzman's Big Night Lost In All Those Runs St. Lucie spent the night trying to erase an eight-run, first-inning deficit. They got very close. The Mets went right to work, scoring five runs in the bottom of the first. Antonio Jimenez singled in a run, Guzman lifted a sacrifice fly, Branny De Oleo delivered an RBI single, Simon Juan doubled home De Oleo, and Jimenez scored on a throwing error during a double steal. Guzman did his best to pick up the St. Lucie pitchers who kept giving up runs. He hit a two-run home run in the fifth to cut the deficit to 11-9 and a three-run shot in the sixth to make it 14-12. Fort Myers added an insurance run in the ninth, and it proved vital as the Mets scored twice in the bottom half on a run-scoring wild pitch and a solo home run by Marco Vargas. Mets starter Ethan Lanthier recorded just two outs and was charged with seven of the eight Fort Myers runs in the first. All of them were earned. Player AB R H RBI BB K Elian Peña 5 2 1 0 0 1 Trey Snyder 6 1 1 0 0 1 Marco Vargas 5 3 2 1 1 2 Cole Mathis 2 1 0 0 1 0 Chase Meggers 3 0 0 0 0 2 Antonio Jimenez 3 3 2 1 2 0 Randy Guzman 4 2 3 6 0 1 Branny De Oleo 4 1 2 1 0 0 Simon Juan 4 0 2 1 0 1 Francisco Toledo 3 1 0 0 1 1 Totals 39 14 13 10 5 9 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Ethan Lanthier 0 2/3 5 7 7 3 0 0 Franyel Diaz 2 1/3 4 4 4 1 0 1 Jonathan Jimenez 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Luis Alvarez 1 1/3 1 3 3 2 3 1 Miguel Mejias 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 Joe Scarborough 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 9 12 15 15 8 9 3 Top-20 Prospect Performance Jonah Tong: DNP Jack Wenninger: DNP Ryan Clifford: 3-for-5, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R, 2 K Elian Pena: 1-for-5, 2 R, K Nick Morabito: DNP Jacob Reimer: DNP Mitch Voit: DNP Jonathan Santucci: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 6 K Zac Thornton: MLB Chris Suero: DNP Will Watson: DNP Wandy Asigen: 1-for-3, R, BB, 2 K Eli Serrano III: DNP Randy Guzman: 3-for-4, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R, K Dylan Ross: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K Ryan Lambert: DNP Antonio Jimenez: 2-for-3, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB R.J. Gordon: DNP Jonathan Pintaro: 1 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K Marco Vargas: 2-for-5, HR, RBI, 3 R, BB, 2 K

Jonah Tong struck out nine over 4 2/3 innings, Ronny Mauricio homered and drove in four runs, and Syracuse rolled to an 8-1 win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday night. Mets full-season affiliates went 3-4 overall. Tong, as has been the case for some time, did not get past the fifth inning in this start, but he was effective enough, allowing one run on four hits. He also walked four to go with his nine Ks. Mauricio gave the Mets a 2-0 lead in the first inning with his home run. He drove in two more runs with a single during a three-run sixth inning that broke the game open. Elsewhere in the organization: Binghamton endured an awful fifth inning, allowing six runs without allowing a hit, and lost to Portland 8-1. Chris Suero drove in the Rumble Ponies' only run. Brooklyn split a doubleheader with Jersey Shore, winning Game 1 4-3 in eight innings and losing the nightcap 5-0. Noah Hall struck out 10 over six innings in Game 1. St. Lucie lost 9-3 to Fort Myers. Jack Scanlon and Jackson Hauge homered for the Mets in the loss. DSL Mets Blue lost 8-4 to the DSL Marlins, Royner Bravo hit a three-run double in the ninth. DSL Mets Orange defeated the DSL Nationals 6-4. Olmedo Barria allowed one run over four innings for the win. New York Mets Transactions No Roster Moves Syracuse Buries Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Syracuse built an early lead and then pulled away in the middle innings. After Nick Morabito was hit by a pitch in the first, Mauricio homered to right-center field for a quick Mets lead. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre answered with a run on a groundout in the second, and the score stayed 2-1 until the fifth. Ben Rortvedt opened the inning with a double, and Cristian Pache advanced him to third on a sacrifice bunt. Jihwan Bae singled to left field to score Rortvedt, Morabito walked, and Ryan Clifford singled to right field to bring home Bae and Morabito for a 5-1 lead. Syracuse added three more in the sixth. Christopher Morel, Rortvedt, and Pache singled in succession to load the bases, Bae grounded out to score Morel, Morabito reached on catcher's interference, and Mauricio singled to right to score Rortvedt and Pache. Syracuse pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts, with Nate Lavender and Dan Hammer racking up three each out of the bullpen.. Player AB R H RBI BB K Jihwan Bae 4 1 1 2 1 1 Nick Morabito 1 2 0 0 2 0 Ronny Mauricio 5 1 2 4 0 0 Ryan Clifford 4 0 1 2 1 1 MJ Melendez 5 0 1 0 0 2 Mike Tauchman 5 0 1 0 0 0 Christopher Morel 3 1 1 0 1 1 Ben Rortvedt 3 2 2 0 1 0 Cristian Pache 3 1 1 0 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jonah Tong 4 2/3 4 1 1 4 9 0 Joe Jacques 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nate Lavender 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Dan Hammer 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 Walks, Errors Sink Binghamton Binghamton carried a lead into the fifth inning but lost it in a hurry. Portland scored six times in the frame without a hit. A wild pitch on a strikeout by Douglas Orellana got everything started. Two walks followed, loading the bases. A throwing error by JT Schwartz brought in two runs, and a bases-loaded walk later in the inning forced home a third. With the bases still loaded, a balk was called, bringing in the fourth run of the inning. A sacrifice fly plus a throwing error by Chris Suero accounted for the final two runs. Binghamton's run came in the third inning when Suero doubled home Jaylen Palmer, who had walked. The Rumble Ponies were held to two hits and struck out 15 times. Player AB R H RBI BB K Chris Suero 3 0 1 1 1 2 John Bay 3 0 1 0 1 2 Corey Collins 3 0 0 0 1 2 Jose Ramos 3 0 0 0 1 2 Kevin Parada 4 0 0 0 0 2 JT Schwartz 3 0 0 0 1 1 Vincent Perozo 4 0 0 0 0 2 Jaylen Palmer 2 1 0 0 1 0 Nick Lucky 3 0 0 0 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Danis Correa 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 Felipe De La Cruz 1 2/3 1 0 0 2 4 0 Douglas Orellana 2/3 0 6 3 4 3 0 Brendan Girton 3 2/3 2 2 2 1 3 1 Brian Metoyer 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Brooklyn Rallies In Extras To Take Opener Brooklyn scored three times in the eighth inning and then held on for the win. Kevin Villavicencio began the eighth as the ghost runner at second base. Sam Biller was hit by a pitch, Yonatan Henriquez singled to left field to score Villavicencio, and Mitch Voit followed with a single to center field that brought in Biller for a 3-1 lead. After a flyout, Baylor was hit by a pitch and Daiverson Gutierrez walked with the bases loaded to force in Henriquez. Jersey Shore answered with two runs in the bottom of the eighth, one on a single and the other on a wild pitch, but Cristofer Gomez worked out of the jam to record the win. Hall was dazzling in a no-decision, allowing one run on four hits and a walk. Voit went 3-for-4 with an RBI to lead the offense. Player AB R H RBI BB K Yonatan Henriquez 4 1 1 1 0 2 Mitch Voit 4 0 3 1 0 0 JT Benson 3 1 0 0 1 2 Jamari Baylor 3 0 1 1 0 1 Daiverson Gutierrez 3 0 1 1 1 0 Trace Willhoite 4 0 1 0 0 2 AJ Salgado 3 0 1 0 0 1 Kevin Villavicencio 3 1 0 0 0 0 Sam Biller 2 1 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Noah Hall 6 4 1 1 1 10 0 Cristofer Gomez 2 4 2 1 0 3 0 Cyclones Held To Two Hits In Nightcap Brooklyn's offense disappeared in Game 2. The Cyclones struck out 12 time in the shutout loss. Ronald Hernandez and AJ Salgado accounted for the Cyclones' hits. Jersey Shore scored three times in the opening inning and tacked on single runs in the fourth and sixth. Parker Carlson took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits over two innings. Hunter Hodges and Josh Blum each worked two innings in relief, and each allowed a run. Blum committed a balk that accounted for Jersey Shore's final run. layer AB R H RBI BB K Yonatan Henriquez 3 0 0 0 0 1 Mitch Voit 3 0 0 0 0 0 JT Benson 3 0 0 0 0 1 Ronald Hernandez 2 0 1 0 1 1 Jamari Baylor 3 0 0 0 0 3 AJ Salgado 3 0 1 0 0 1 Colin Houck 2 0 0 0 0 2 Yohairo Cuevas 2 0 0 0 0 2 Sam Biller 2 0 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Parker Carlson 2 4 3 3 0 1 0 Hunter Hodges 2 1 1 0 2 4 0 Josh Blum 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 Homers Account For St. Lucie's Offense Scanlon launched a homer to right field in the fifth, scoring Jeremy Rodriguez ahead of him, to cut the Mets' deficit to 4-2. Hague's solo shot in the ninth accounted for the final margin. Christian Rodriguez took the loss, allowing one run on three hits over 3 2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out three. The bullpen leaked badly, with Tyler McLoughlin giving up three runs and Ernesto Mercedes the other five. Caden Wooster restored order with 2 2/3 scoreless innings and five strikeouts. Andy Ibáñez, who played for the parent Mets earlier in the season, was in the lineup for St. Lucie. He went 1-for-4. Player AB R H RBI BB K Antonio Jimenez 5 0 0 0 0 3 Andy Ibáñez 4 0 1 0 0 0 Jackson Hauge 1 1 1 1 0 0 Trey Snyder 4 0 1 0 1 1 Randy Guzman 3 0 0 0 1 2 Julio Zayas 3 0 0 0 1 1 Chase Meggers 3 0 0 0 1 1 Taylor Darden 3 0 1 0 1 0 Jeremy Rodriguez 4 1 1 0 0 1 Jack Scanlon 4 1 1 2 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Christian Rodriguez 3 2/3 3 1 1 1 3 1 Tyler McLoughlin 1 1/3 3 3 3 0 1 0 Ernesto Mercedes 1 1/3 4 5 4 1 2 1 Caden Wooster 2 2/3 0 0 0 1 5 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Jonah Tong: 4 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 9 K Jack Wenninger: DNP Ryan Clifford: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, BB, K Elian Pena: DNP Nick Morabito: 0-for-1, 2 R, 2 BB Jacob Reimer: DNP Mitch Voit: Game 1: 3-for-4, RBI; Game 2: 0-for-3 Jonathan Santucci: DNP Zach Thornton: DNP Chris Suero: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB, 2 K Will Watson: DNP Wandy Asigen: 0-for-4, 3 K Eli Serrano III: DNP Randy Guzman: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K Dylan Ross: DNP Ryan Lambert: DNP Antonio Jimenez: 0-for-5, 3 K R.J. Gordon: DNP Jonathan Pintaro: DNP Marco Vargas: DNP

On Thursday, the New York Mets got their first look at Clay Holmes in a game setting since the right-hander went down with a leg fracture 2 1/2 months ago. So did all the clubs who are interested in trading for him. Holmes started for Triple-A Syracuse against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The final line was uninspiring: 2 1/3 innings, three hits, two runs (both earned), two walks and two strikeouts. As might be expected, his command was subpar: just 28 of his 51 pitches were for strikes. He was strong in the first inning, getting a grounder to the mound and two strikeouts, including one of Spencer Jones, who broke Holmes' fibula with a comebacker on May 15. In the second, he allowed a double, a walk, and two well-hit fly balls as Scranton scored its first run. In the third, he gave up a leadoff walk, a hard-hit single, and a RBI bloop single by Jones. After another well-struck fly was caught for an out, Holmes departed, having reached his pitch limit. Holmes is a prime acquisition target ahead of the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline. He was supposed to begin his rehab with a start for High-A Brooklyn on July 18, but the game was rained out. He got his work in with a bullpen session. Interested clubs will have to evaluate him on just two rehab starts -- Thursday's game and a game next week. New York interim manager Andy Green told reporters (per MLB.com) that if Holmes came out of Thursday's outing feeling good, he might need just a second rehab start before being activated off the 60-day injured list. Elsewhere in the organization: Binghamton lost to Portland 3-2. Corey Collins' pinch-hit, two-run home run in the ninth got the Rumble Ponies close. Binghamton batters struck out 18 times in the game. Brooklyn lost to Jersey Shore 6-5 in 12 innings, spoiling a big game at the plate by Trace Willhoite (home run, three hits, two RBIs, stolen base). Cyclones batters struck out 18 times as well. St. Lucie split a doubleheader with Fort Myers, winning the opener 1-0 and losing the nightcap 3-1. Marco Vargas drove in the only run in Game 1. The FCL Mets got home runs from Yorber Semprun and Heriberto Rincon in an 11-3 loss to the FCL Cardinals. DSL Mets Blue lost a 14-6 slugfest to the DSL Rangers. Starter Christopher Rochin allowed one earned run over four innings. Michalle Mercedes popped a three-run homer. DSL Mets Orange rolled to a 9-2 win over DSL Giants Orange. Ryan Rudas, Cleiner Ramirez and Cesar Acosta went deep. Mets Transactions No Roster Moves Syracuse Bats Silenced In Shutout Loss The Mets were held to three hits, all singles, and struck out 11 times in losing 2-0. Ronny Mauricio, Christopher Morel and Eric Wagaman had the hits. Mauricio also notched a stolen base. Syracuse did not get a runner past second base after the fifth inning. Tobias Myers was effective in relief of Holmes. He struck out six over 2 2/3 innings while allowing two hits and a walk. Player AB R H RBI BB K Nick Morabito, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 MJ Melendez, LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 Ronny Mauricio, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 Christopher Morel, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 Ryan Clifford, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 Eric Wagaman, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 Christian Arroyo, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 Hayden Senger, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 Zack Short, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Clay Holmes (L) 2 1/3 3 2 2 2 2 0 Tobias Myers 2 2/3 2 0 0 1 6 0 Ben Simon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jefry Yan 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 Matt Seelinger 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 3 0 Collins' Homer Only Offense For Binghamton Collins came off the bench to pop his first home run of the season. JT Schwartz scored ahead of Collins after delivering a one-out single. R.J. Gordon started and took the loss, allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits with four walks and seven strikeouts over five innings. Relievers Justin Armbruester and Gabriel Rodriguez kept the Rumble Ponies in the game, but Zach Peek allowed a run in the ninth that proved to be decisive. Other than Schwartz, who had three hits, Rumble Ponies batters were overmatched in this one. Everyone in the lineup struck out at least once. Leadoff man Chris Suero drew the team's only walk. Player AB R H RBI BB K Chris Suero, DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 John Bay, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 Nick Lorusso, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 Kevin Parada, C 4 0 0 0 0 3 JT Schwartz, 1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 Matt Rudick, RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 Vincent Perozo, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 Corey Collins, PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 Jaylen Palmer, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 Jose Ramos, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 Wyatt Young, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR R.J. Gordon (L) 5 4 2 1 4 7 1 Justin Armbruester 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Gabriel Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Zach Peek 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Willhoite's Big Night Wasted As Brooklyn Drops Marathon The Cyclones led going into the bottom of the ninth and 11th before falling in the 12th. Brooklyn appeared in control after Yonatan Henriquez tripled home Willhoite in the ninth for a 4-2 lead, but Juan Arnaud walked three in the bottom of the ninth, and Willhoite's throwing error on a fielder's choice grounder brought home two runs to tie the game. In the 11th, Willhoite singled home ghost runner Colin Houck for a 5-4 lead, but Gregori Louis allowed an RBI double in the bottom half. In the 12th, Louis surrendered a bases-loaded single to end it. Nicolas Carreno delivered a quality start, allowing one run on three hits over six innings. He walked one and struck out six. Player AB R H RBI BB K Yonatan Henriquez, CF 5 0 2 1 1 0 Mitch Voit, 2B 5 0 0 0 1 2 Ronald Hernandez, C 4 0 0 0 1 1 Daiverson Gutierrez, DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 Jamari Baylor, 3B 3 0 0 0 2 2 Colin Houck, SS 5 1 0 0 0 4 Trace Willhoite, 1B 4 3 3 2 1 1 Yohairo Cuevas, RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 Kevin Villavicencio, LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Nicolas Carreno 6 3 1 1 1 6 0 Luis R. Rodriguez 2/3 0 1 0 3 2 0 Bryce Jenkins 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Juan Arnaud 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 Rafi Vazquez 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 Gregori Louis (L) 1 2/3 2 2 0 3 1 0 St. Lucie Trio Fires Blanks In Game 1 Joel Lara, Omar Victorino and Zack Mack combined on a seven-inning, two-hit shutout as St. Lucie took the opener. Lara worked around five walks to put up 3 2/3 scoreless innings. He allowed one hit and struck out four. Victorino followed with 2 1/3 hitless innings, walking two and striking out two. Mack pitched around a hit and two walks in the seventh to record the save. The game's only run came in the third inning. Jeremy Rodriguez singled to center, moved to second on a Jack Scanlon groundout, and took third on a fly out by Antonio Jimenez. Marco Vargas then lined a single to right to bring in Rodriguez. Player AB R H RBI BB K Antonio Jimenez, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 Marco Vargas, SS 2 0 1 1 1 1 D'Andre Smith, CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 Randy Guzman, LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 Julio Zayas, DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 Simon Juan, RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 Francisco Toledo, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 Jeremy Rodriguez, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 Jack Scanlon, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Joel Lara 3 2/3 1 0 0 5 4 0 Omar Victorino (W) 2 1/3 0 0 0 2 2 0 Zack Mack (S) 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 Early Deficit Sinks St. Lucie In Game 2 St. Lucie fell behind 3-0 after two innings and could not mount a rally in this seven-inning contest. Joel Díaz started and took the loss, allowing all three runs over 2 2/3 innings. He allowed four hits, walked two and struck out two. Fort Myers scored on a double play in the second and a two-run double in the third. The bullpen kept St. Lucie in the game. Elwis Mijares allowed one hit and struck out three over 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Joe Scarborough added a scoreless frame. The Mets finally broke through in the seventh. Taylor Darden led off with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jackson Hauge to make it 3-1. Player AB R H RBI BB K Elian Pena, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 Trey Snyder, CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 Randy Guzman, DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 Julio Zayas, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 Branny De Oleo, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 Chase Meggers, 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 Simon Juan, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 Taylor Darden, 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 Jackson Hauge, LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Joel Díaz (L) 2 2/3 4 3 3 2 2 0 Elwis Mijares 2 1/3 1 0 0 0 3 0 Joe Scarborough 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Jonah Tong: DNP Jack Wenninger: DNP Ryan Clifford: 0-for-3, BB Elian Pena: 0-for-4, 2 K Nick Morabito: 0-for-3, 2 K Jacob Reimer: DNP Mitch Voit: 0-for-5, BB, 2 K Jonathan Santucci: DNP Zac Thornton: MLB Chris Suero: 0-for-3, BB, 3 K Will Watson: DNP Wandy Asigen: 2-for-3, R, BB, K Eli Serrano III: DNP Randy Guzman: 1-for-3, K (Game 1); 0-for-3, K (Game 2) Dylan Ross: DNP Ryan Lambert: DNP Antonio Jimenez: 1-for-3 R.J. Gordon: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K Jonathan Pintaro: DNP Marco Vargas: 1-for-2, RBI, BB, K

The New York Mets have filled their Triple-A roster mostly with veteran position players to ensure organizational depth. Many of those players have been called upon this season as injuries hit the major-league roster. If the Mets' trade deadline sell-off succeeds, there may be more callups. Luis Robert Jr., Tyrone Taylor and perhaps others will be gone, and the returns for them will likely be lower-level prospects. That means there's still a carrot in front of players like Eric Wagaman and MJ Melendez. Both players made contributions to the big-league club before being sent down as guys returned from the IL. Wagaman got himself noticed Wednesday with a go-ahead, two run single in the eighth inning for Syracuse against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Melendez scored on the hit, the run that gave Syracuse the lead. The Mets' bullpen made the hit stand up in a 5-4 victory. New York has perennial prospect Ronny Mauricio playing at Syracuse, too, but he'd fit best in the majors if the Mets deal an infielder. Melendez can fill an open spot in the outfield. Wagaman can play all four corners. All three will be grinding to get another shot in the bigs. Elsewhere in the organization: Binghamton edged Portland 2-1. Corey Collins drove in both Rumble Ponies runs with a two-out single in the sixth. Starter Channing Austin and long reliever Dakota Hawkins each went three innings. Brooklyn lost to Jersey Shore 5-3 on a walk-off home run in the ninth. The Cyclones tied the game in the top half when Jersey Shore’s pitcher dropped a throw that would have ended the game. St. Lucie fell 12-9 to Fort Myers. The Mets led 7-5 after five innings, but the Mighty Mussels answered with two runs in the sixth and five in the seventh. Trey Snyder had three hits and three RBIs. The FCL Mets shut out the FCL Marlins 1-0. Anthony Frobose’s home run in the fifth inning held up as the winning run. Camden Lohman struck out six in a four-inning bulk relief effort. Mets Transactions No Roster Moves Syracuse Makes Most Of Opportunities The Mets made their four hits count against the RailRiders. Before Wagaman's game-deciding single, Mauricio homered in the fourth inning to cut the Mets' deficit to 2-1. Syracuse went on to score three in the frame. The other two runs came in on a Wagaman groundout and a throwing error by the pitcher onding Jihwan Bae's drag bunt. Mauricio doubled in the eighth to set up the winning rally. MJ Melendez and Nick Morabito walked to load the bases. Wagaman then came through with a liner to right-center. Five Rumble Ponies pitchers combined to hold the Sea Dogs to four hits. Starter Channing Austin and long reliever Dakota Hawkins each worked three innings, with Austin allowing the lone Portland run in the third. Carlos Guzman worked around two walks in the ninth for his third save. Tauchman went 1-for-3 with a walk in another rehab game. Player AB R H RBI BB K Mike Tauchman 3 0 1 0 1 0 Chris Suero 4 1 1 0 0 1 Jose Ramos 3 0 0 0 1 3 Nick Lorusso 3 0 0 0 1 2 Corey Collins 3 0 2 2 0 1 JT Schwartz 3 0 0 0 0 2 Matt Rudick 3 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Lucky 3 0 0 0 0 2 Wyatt Young 2 1 0 0 1 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Channing Austin 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 Danis Correa 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Dakota Hawkins 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 Brian Metoyer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Carlos Guzman 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Cyclones Return Ninth-Inning Gift With Walk-Off HR Brooklyn was down to its final strike, only to have Jersey Shore's defense keep the game going. With runners at first and second and a full count, Yohairo Cuevas chopped a grounder wide of first base. The first baseman fielded the ball cleanly and flipped to the pitcher covering. It should have been game over, but the pitcher dropped the ball and it bounded into foul territory. Jamari Baylor, who was running with the pitch, scored from second to tie the game 3-3. In the bottom of the ninth, Ryan Dollar gave up a walk and a two-run blast for the blown save. Brooklyn went ahead 2-0 in the first on Daiverson Gutierrez's two-run double. Yonatan Henriquez singled, Mitch Voit was hit by a pitch, and Gutierrez brought them home with a liner into the left-center gap. Starter Daviel Hurtado went four innings, allowing two runs on four hits, with three walks and four strikeouts. Rehabbing vet Kevin Herget followed with two scoreless innings. Player AB R H RBI BB K Yonatan Henriquez 4 1 2 0 0 0 Mitch Voit 3 1 0 0 0 1 Ronald Hernandez 4 0 0 0 0 1 Daiverson Gutierrez 4 0 1 2 0 1 Jamari Baylor 2 1 1 0 1 0 Kevin Villavicencio 0 0 0 0 0 0 AJ Salgado 3 0 0 0 0 1 Colin Houck 4 0 1 0 0 2 Yohairo Cuevas 4 0 0 0 0 3 Sam Biller 4 0 0 0 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Daviel Hurtado 4 4 2 2 3 4 0 Kevin Herget 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Parker Carlson 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 Cristofer Gomez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Dollar 1/3 1 2 2 1 0 1 St. Lucie's 16 Hits Not Enough Against Fort Myers Seven different Mets had multiple hits, led by Snyder's three, but they couldn't overcome a rough night by the pitching staff. It surrendered 11 hits and eight walks and threw three wild pitches. Four of the five pitchers who took the mound gave up runs. Luis Alvarez was the only one with a scoreless outing. Starter Jose Lopez gave up two over 3 2/3 innings. Antonio Jimenez, Elian Pena, Randy Guzman, Branny De Oleo, Chase Meggers, and Jeremy Rodriguez each collected two hits in the loss. Player AB R H RBI BB K Antonio Jimenez 5 2 2 0 1 0 Elian Pena 5 2 2 1 0 0 Trey Snyder 4 1 3 3 0 0 Randy Guzman 4 1 2 1 1 1 Julio Zayas 4 1 1 0 1 1 Branny De Oleo 4 2 2 2 0 0 Chase Meggers 5 0 2 1 0 1 Simon Juan 5 0 0 0 0 1 Jeremy Rodriguez 4 0 2 0 1 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jose Lopez 3 2/3 4 2 2 3 6 1 Miguel Mejias 1 1/3 2 3 3 2 2 0 Ernesto Mercedes 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 Tyler McLoughlin 1 3 4 4 2 0 2 Luis Alvarez 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Jonah Tong: DNP Jack Wenninger: DNP Ryan Clifford: 0-for-4, 2 K Elian Pena: 2-for-5, 2B, 3B, RBI Nick Morabito: 0-for-2, 2 BB, SB Jacob Reimer: DNP Mitch Voit: 0-for-3, K, SB Jonathan Santucci: DNP Zac Thornton: MLB Chris Suero: 1-for-4, K Will Watson: DNP Wandy Asigen: DNP Eli Serrano III: DNP Randy Guzman: 2-for-4, 3B, RBI, BB, K Dylan Ross: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 K Ryan Lambert: DNP Antonio Jimenez: 2-for-5, BB R.J. Gordon: DNP Jonathan Pintaro: DNP Marco Vargas: DNP

Piggybacking, or having two pitchers work multiple innings back-to-back, is one of the ways clubs ease workloads and prevent hurlers from facing an opponent's lineup a third time. St. Lucie used the strategy to near perfection on Tuesday night. Conner Ware and Emilio Obispo combined to throw seven innings of two-run ball as the Mets defeated Fort Myers 8-2. Ware started and went three scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out four. He faced 13 batters. Obispo worked the next four frames, allowing two runs on two hits, with three walks and three strikeouts. He faced 18 batters, exactly twice through the order. Limiting both pitchers' innings is understandable based on where they are in their careers. Obispo, 19, missed all of last season with an injury. He has not gone more than five innings in a game in 2026, and has thrown 53 1/3 innings total. Ware, 22, is in his first professional season after being drafted in the 15th round by New York out of LSU last year. He leads the team with 57 2/3 innings pitched, with five also his single-game high. Elsewhere on the farm: Syracuse turned in an ugly performance in losing 13-5 to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Mets committed six errors, walked eight batters, and allowed 12 hits. Despite all that, they only trailed 4-3 after 5½ innings. Binghamton’s bullpen wasted a late-inning comeback in the club's 4-3 loss to Portland. Garrett Stratton served up a go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth after the Rumble Ponies had tied the game with three runs in the bottom of the eighth. Brooklyn’s game vs. Jersey Shore was rained out. It will be made up as part of a twi-night doubleheader Friday beginning at 5:35 p.m. The FCL Mets were blown out 15-3 by the FCL Astros. Wyatt Vincent had two hits and an RBI in the loss. DSL Mets Blue suffered a worse defeat, 20-4 to the DSL Marlins. Adrian La Rosa hit his first home run, a two-run shot in the seventh. DSL Mets Orange outlasted the DSL Phillies 7-5 in 10 innings. Two run-scoring wild pitches and then a two-run single by Cesar Acosta in the top of the 10th were enough to withstand a Phils rally in the bottom of the half. Mets Transactions New York Mets recalled RHP Daniel Duarte from Syracuse Mets. New York Mets optioned RHP Xzavion Curry to Syracuse Mets. Syracuse Sloppy In Blowout Loss The six errors look bad, but 11 of the 13 runs the Mets allowed were earned, so they weren't completely responsible for the lopsided result. One of the unearned runs scored against starter Jack Wenninger, who went the first three innings. He allowed five hits, three runs (two earned) and two walks. The other one was charged to Ofreidy Gomez, who worked the fourth. That run made it 4-0, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Syracuse answered with three runs in the top of the fifth. RBI singles by Ben Rortvedt and Vidal Brujan halved the deficit, and a bases-loaded walk by MJ Melendez made it a one-run game. Melendez walked three times in the contest. Then, the bullpen let the game get away. Nate Lavender and Jonathan Pintaro combined to allow four runs in the sixth. After Lavender gave up a solo homer, Pintaro came on and added to the misery. He committed a throwing error on a bunt, which brought in a run, and later threw a wild pitch that brought in another run. After the Mets clawed back to 8-5 in the top of the eighth, Joey Gerber was charged with five runs in the bottom half while not recording an out. Matt Seelinger allowed his two inherited runners to score. Player AB R H RBI BB K Ronny Mauricio 3 0 0 0 1 0 MJ Melendez 2 1 0 1 3 1 Christopher Morel 4 1 1 0 0 1 Ryan Clifford 3 0 0 0 1 1 Nick Morabito 4 1 2 1 0 0 Jihwan Bae 3 1 1 1 1 1 Christian Arroyo 4 0 0 0 0 1 Ben Rortvedt 4 1 1 1 0 1 Vidal Bruján 4 0 1 1 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jack Wenninger 3 5 3 2 2 2 0 Ofreidy Gómez 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Nate Lavender 1 1/3 1 1 1 1 1 1 Jonathan Pintaro 1/3 2 3 3 2 0 0 Dylan Ross 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jefry Yan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joey Gerber 0 3 5 5 2 0 0 Matt Seelinger 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Binghamton's Rally Goes To Waste The Rumble Ponies came all the way back after being down 3-0 with two out and nobody on in the eighth. Chris Suero walked and then advanced to second on a passed ball. Jose Ramos doubled him home for Binghamton's first run. Nick Lorusso walked and Corey Collins reached on an infield hit to load the bases. John Bay was hit by a pitch to force in Ramos. Lorusso then scored from third on a wild pitch with Kevin Parada at bat to make it 3-3. Stratton allowed the home run in the top of the ninth, and Binghamton went down in order in the bottom half. Bryce Conley turned in a quality start, He gave up three runs (all earned) on four hits over six innings. He struck out nine and walked none. Felipe De La Cruz and Saul Garcia followed with a scoreless inning each. Mike Tauchman moved up to Double-A as his rehab from knee surgery continued. He went 2-for-4 with a walk while playing a full game in left field. Tauchman was competing for a major-league job in spring training when he suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee. Player AB R H RBI BB K Mike Tauchman 4 0 2 0 1 2 Chris Suero 4 1 0 0 1 0 Jose Ramos 4 1 2 1 0 2 Nick Lorusso 2 1 0 0 2 1 Corey Collins 3 0 1 0 1 1 John Bay 3 0 0 1 0 1 Kevin Parada 4 0 0 0 0 0 Wyatt Young 4 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Lucky 4 0 0 0 0 3 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Bryce Conley 6 4 3 3 0 9 2 Felipe De La Cruz 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Saul Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garrett Stratton 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 Early Runs Put St. Luce in Control Vs. Fort Myers The Mets' hitters made Obispo's task a lot less stressful. He came into the game with a 5-0 lead. St. Lucie opened the scoring in the second inning when Randy Guzman, who reached on a hit by pitch, stole home on the front end of a double steal with two outs. It broke the game open in the third with four runs. Guzman drew a bases-loaded walk after a successful challenge, forcing in Julio Zayas. Trey Snyder followed with a two-run double, and then Antonio Jimenez singled, with Snyder scoring on a throwing error on the play. Antonio Jimenez added a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Zayas led off the sixth with a solo home run. After Fort Myers scored twice in the seventh, Zayas answered with his second home run of the night in the eighth. Player AB R H RBI BB K Elian Peña 4 1 0 0 1 2 D'Andre Smith 4 1 1 0 1 1 Marco Vargas 3 0 0 0 1 1 Randy Guzman 2 2 1 1 1 0 Trey Snyder 3 1 3 2 1 0 Antonio Jimenez 3 0 1 1 0 1 Branny De Oleo 3 0 0 0 1 0 Chase Meggers 4 0 0 0 0 1 Julio Zayas 4 3 3 2 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Conner Ware 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 Emilio Obispo 4 2 2 2 3 3 0 Zack Mack 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Elwis Mijares 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Jonah Tong: DNP Jack Wenninger: 3 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 2 K Ryan Clifford: 0-for-3, BB, K Elian Pena: 0-for-4, R, BB, 2 K Nick Morabito: 2-for-4, RBI, R Jacob Reimer: DNP Mitch Voit: DNP Jonathan Santucci: DNP Zach Thornton: MLB Chris Suero: 0-for-4, R, BB Will Watson: DNP Wandy Asigen: 1-for-2, BB, K, CS Eli Serrano III: DNP Randy Guzman: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, 2 R, BB, SB Dylan Ross: 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K Ryan Lambert: DNP Antonio Jimenez: 1-for-3, RBI, K, SB R.J. Gordon: DNP Jonathan Pintaro: 1/3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 0 K Marco Vargas: 0-for-3, BB, K

Clay Holmes is working his way back to the major leagues, but not necessarily the New York Mets, after being out for two months with a leg fracture. In other words, it's officially trade season for the veteran right-hander. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported over the weekend that the Chicago White Sox are “keeping taps (sic)” on Holmes with his rehab beginning this past weekend and the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline now two weeks away. Special assistant Nick Hostetler has been assigned to monitor Holmes, according to the report. The White Sox make a lot of sense as a suitor. They’re surprise leaders in the American League Central, but their rotation needs help for the stretch run. The $4 million-plus that Holmes will be owed for the final third of the season would be a worthwhile investment, even if it might give penurious team owner Jerry Reinsdorf heartburn. The White Sox’s top four starters entering Monday were Davis Martin, 29; Sean Burke, 26; former Met Anthony Kay, 31; and rookie Noah Schultz, 22. The “No. 5 starter” was Erick Fedde, 33. who has become almost exclusively a bulk reliever who follows an opener. Speaking of openers, the Sox have used 19 of them this season, essentially a full rotation spot’s worth through 98 games. And while some of the group’s individual ERAs look strong, one collective stat is misleading. The White Sox are second in the majors in fewest runs allowed by starting pitchers, behind only the Milwaukee Brewers, but the starters (which includes all the openers) have thrown the fewest innings. The starters' overall ERA is 4.21, 14th in baseball. Holmes, 33, has averaged 5.85 innings per start this year for the Mets, including his abbreviated outing May 15 when a comebacker by the Yankees’ Spencer Jones broke his right fibula. He has a 2.39 ERA/3.21 FIP in nine starts. With those numbers, he could slot behind Martin at No. 2 in Chicago’s rotation. Now that it’s out there that the White Sox are on the Holmes trail, what could they reasonably offer in a deadline trade? What Framework Will the Mets Seek In A Clay Holmes-White Sox Trade? Overpaying with a top-five prospect doesn’t make sense for the White Sox. First of all, they're still looking to the future after getting into contention a year “early.” Secondly, Holmes may not be at 100 percent when he returns. And lastly, because he's expected to decline his $12 million player option for 2027, he'll more than likely be a pure rental. But if you look at the next tier of Pale Hose prospects, there’s one player who catches the eye: No. 9 William Bergolla Jr. The 21-year-old Bergolla has an offensive profile that screams “BREWERS EAST,” also known as team president David Stearns’ Platonic ideal. He’s elite at making contact, he’s fast, and he’s a willing bunter. He also has one home run in five professional seasons. In 10 games with Triple-A Charlotte this year, he has slashed .457/.525/.571 with two stolen bases and four strikeouts in 43 plate appearances. He has been out since April 9 after suffering a shin bruise in a collision with outfielder Sam Antonacci, but he’s running and hitting now, so a summer return appears likely. Bergolla has a baseball pedigree, too: His father, William, made it to the majors as a middle infielder with the Cincinnati Reds in 2005. Bergolla the son also plays up the middle. The majority of his work has been at shortstop, but he also has 109 games of experience at second base. The White Sox’s middle infield looks set long term with slugger Colson Montgomery at short and contact-heavy Chase Meidroth at second. Miguel Vargas is holding down third base, so a position change is not practical for anyone. New York’s middle infield isn’t open, either but that could change in the near future. Catch-up reps at Triple-A Syracuse in 2027, followed by a stint backing up Marcus Semien and Francisco Lindor, would have Bergolla in position to be a starter if/when the Mets move on from Semien or, though unlikely, Lindor. Recall that Stearns did business with White Sox general manager Chris Getz last January. The roles were reversed then. Getz wanted to move center fielder Luis Robert Jr., a player Stearns had been pursuing for a while. Eventually, Stearns agreed to take on all of Robert’s $20 million salary for 2026 (and his 2027 club option) in exchange for utility player Luisangel Acuña, who no longer had a role in New York, plus minor-league pitcher Truman Pauley. Robert has been out since April with a back injury, while Acuña has become a speed merchant off the bench for the Sox. A deadline trade of Holmes for a middling prospect would be another short-term win for Chicago. For the Mets, Bergolla could turn into a better Acuña.

This sounds familiar: A young New York Mets minor-leaguer is athletic enough to play multiple positions in the middle of the diamond, is a demon on the basepaths, and is learning to slug. Now, I'm not saying that this minor-leaguer, Trey Snyder, is another A.J. Ewing, but he seems to fit the mold. It sure looked that way Sunday. Snyder had a huge all-around game in St. Lucie’s 8-6 win at Palm Beach. He drove in five runs with a single and a home run, finished a double shy of the cycle on a four-hit day, and stole a base. He handled his only chance in center field. The 20-year-old is alternating between center and second base in 2026 (he has pro experience at shortstop, too). The shuttling isn’t hurting his offense. He’s slashing .293/.353/.414 in 135 plate appearances for St. Lucie, although a .366 BABIP indicates luck might be a factor. He has two home runs, 11 extra-base hits, and 13 stolen bases in 16 attempts. He’s producing an 8.9 percent walk rate and a 23.7 percent strikeout rate. His season debut was delayed to May 20 because of an elbow injury. After a short rehab stint with the FCL Mets, he was activated off St. Lucie’s 60-day injured list on June 2. This is his third consecutive season with St. Lucie after being taken by the New York Mets in the fifth round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of Liberty (Missouri) North High School. The former two-way player is much bigger (6-1, 197 pounds) than Ewing (5-10, 160), so this is not a perfect comp. But it’s not that far off, either. Elsewhere on the farm: Syracuse suffered a bullpen meltdown and lost 7-3 to Buffalo. The Bisons broke a 3-3 tie in the ninth with four runs off Ben Simon and Guillo Zuniga. Binghamton fell to Akron 7-3. despite the best efforts of left-hander Jonathan Santucci. The No. 8-ranked prospect on GCM's list struck out 13 in 5 2/3 innings, but allowed five runs (four earned). The Rumble Ponies were outscored 30-6 while being swept in the weekend series. Brooklyn lost a doubleheader to Hudson Valley 14-2 and 5-2. The Cyclones were held to two hits in the nightcap. Four different players drove in runs for them in the twin bill. The FCL Mets were off. The Mets’ three representatives all saw action in Sunday’s Dominican Summer League All-Star Game, won by the American League 7-6. Abner Meza pitched a scoreless third inning, Cleiner Ramirez was 0-for-1 with a walk and a run scored, and Jonnhan Sanchez went 0-for-1. New York Mets Transactions New York Mets sent RHP Dedniel Núñez on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets. New York Mets sent SS Zack Short outright to Syracuse Mets. Nightmare Ninth Negates Arroyo’s Homer For Syracuse The Bisons' ninth started with Simon issuing back-to-back walks. A pair of RBI singles followed to make the score 5-3. Zuñiga came on for Simon after the second one. An RBI groundout increased the margin to 6-3, and a fielding error by shortstop Ronny Mauricio on the play extended the inning. The Bisons took advantage with a third RBI single. Syracuse had tied the game 3-3 in the sixth on Christian Arroyo's two-run homer. It was the second time in the game the Mets had rallied to tie. They did it the fifth, as well, with a Nick Morabito RBI single. Robert Stock, promoted from High-A Brooklyn for the next phase of his rehab from thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, started and allowed one run over four innings. He gave up three hits, walked none and struck out three. Tobias Myers gave up a pair of runs in the sixth. Dedniel Núñez pitched a scoreless seventh as his rehab from elbow surgery moved to Syracuse. Player AB R H RBI BB K Jihwan Bae 5 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Morabito 4 0 1 1 0 2 Ronny Mauricio 4 0 1 0 0 0 MJ Melendez 4 0 1 0 0 1 Christopher Morel 4 1 2 0 0 2 Christian Arroyo 4 1 1 2 0 0 Yonny Hernández 4 1 1 0 0 3 Cristian Pache 2 0 0 0 2 0 Hayden Senger 4 0 2 0 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Robert Stock 4 3 1 1 0 3 1 Tobias Myers 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 Dedniel Núñez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Joe Jacques 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ben Simon 2/3 2 4 4 2 1 0 Guillo Zuñiga 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 Santucci Strong, But Binghamton Falls To Akron Santucci recorded 13 of his 17 outs by way of strikeout, but he also allowed six hits, two of which produced three runs in the fifth. He left the game in the sixth trailing 4-0. Carlos Guzman allowed an inherited runner to score, but the defense was mostly responsible. A slow grounder up the middle got through the infield for an RBI single, and center fielder Jose Ramos bobbled the ball to allow a second run to score on the play. The Binghamton defense let Santucci down in the fourth inning with a pair of errors on a steal attempt with runners at the corners. Binghamton’s offense managed only four hits and struck out 13 times, but it showed life in the ninth. Matt Rudick drew a bases-loaded walk, Vincent Perozo hit a sacrifice fly, and Kevin Villavicencio singled home a run to make it 7-3. Player AB R H RBI BB K Chris Suero 3 1 0 0 1 2 Jose Ramos 4 0 1 0 0 2 Nick Lorusso 4 1 2 0 0 0 JT Schwartz 2 1 0 0 1 2 Matt Rudick 3 0 0 1 1 1 Vincent Perozo 3 0 0 1 0 1 Kevin Villavicencio 4 0 1 1 0 1 Jaylen Palmer 4 0 0 0 0 3 Nick Roselli 3 0 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jonathan Santucci 5 2/3 6 5 4 2 13 0 Carlos Guzman 1 1/3 3 1 0 0 2 0 Douglas Orellana 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 Zach Peek 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 Six-Run Fourth Buries Brooklyn In Opener Hudson Valley accepted the charity of reliever Calvin Ziegler, who walked four and threw a run-scoring wild pitch while failing to record an out in the fourth. A bases-clearing triple put the exclamation point on the frame. Ziegler was on for Frank Camarillo, who started and took the loss. He allowed three runs on five hits with one walk and one strikeout over three innings. Brooklyn scored first via Daiverson Gutierrez's RBI double in the second. Hudson Valley answered with three runs in the third on three consecutive run-scoring hits. Brooklyn got one back in the bottom half on Corey Collins' RBI single. Player AB R H RBI BB K Mitch Voit 3 0 0 0 0 0 Yonatan Henriquez 3 0 0 0 0 1 John Bay 3 1 2 0 0 0 Corey Collins 3 0 1 1 0 2 Ronald Hernandez 3 1 1 0 0 1 Daiverson Gutierrez 3 0 1 1 0 1 Yohairo Cuevas 3 0 0 0 0 2 Jamari Baylor 3 0 0 0 0 1 Sam Biller 3 0 0 0 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Frank Camarillo 3 5 3 3 1 1 0 Calvin Ziegler 0 0 5 4 4 0 0 Bryce Jenkins 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 Josh Blum 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 Hunter Hodges 2/3 1 3 3 4 1 0 Tanner Witt 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 2 0 Cyclones Fail To Capitalize In Game 2 Brooklyn added seven walks to their two hits in the nightcap, but left eight on base in the seven-inning game. The Cyclones' runs scored on a Trace Willhoite bases-loaded walk in the second and Mitch Voit's RBI groundout in the fourth. Jose Chirinos started and took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits with one walk and five strikeouts over five innings. Hudson Valley added two insurance runs in the seventh off Rafi Vazquez. Player AB R H RBI BB K Mitch Voit 4 0 0 1 0 1 Yonatan Henriquez 4 0 0 0 0 0 John Bay 3 0 0 0 1 2 Ronald Hernandez 4 0 0 0 0 1 JT Benson 1 1 1 0 2 0 Daiverson Gutierrez 3 0 0 0 0 1 Jamari Baylor 1 0 0 0 2 0 Colin Houck 2 1 1 0 1 1 Trace Willhoite 2 0 0 1 1 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jose Chirinos 5 4 3 3 1 5 1 Kevin Herget 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Rafi Vazquez 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 Snyder Drives In Five As St. Lucie Holds Off Palm Beach Snyder was the Mets' offense for most of the first three innings. A two-run single in the first and a three-run homer in the third helped give St. Lucie a 6-0 advantage. Palm Beach made things interesting in the seventh with a solo home run and a grand slam that cut the gap to 8-6. Ernesto Mercedes and Miguel Mejias then combined to get the final eight outs, all via strikeout. Mejias struck out the side in the ninth for his third save. Ethan Lanthier started and struck out four over 2 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk. Tyler McLoughlin earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. He struck out three. Rehabbing major-leaguer Mike Tauchman went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored, Player AB R H RBI BB K Marco Vargas 2 1 0 0 2 2 Taylor Darden 0 0 0 0 1 0 Antonio Jimenez 5 0 2 0 0 1 Mike Tauchman 5 2 2 0 0 0 Randy Guzman 4 2 1 1 1 1 Trey Snyder 5 2 4 5 0 1 Branny De Oleo 4 1 2 2 1 1 Simon Juan 4 0 1 0 1 2 Jackson Hauge 5 0 0 0 0 1 Francisco Toledo 4 0 1 0 0 1 Julio Zayas 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Ethan Lanthier 2 1/3 1 0 0 1 4 0 Tyler McLoughlin 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 3 0 Jonathan Jimenez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Luis Alvarez 1 1/3 2 4 4 2 1 2 Ernesto Mercedes 1 2/3 2 2 2 1 5 1 Miguel Mejias 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Jonah Tong: DNP Jack Wenninger: DNP Ryan Clifford: DNP Elian Pena: DNP Nick Morabito: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 K Jacob Reimer: DNP Mitch Voit: 0-for-3; 0-for-4, RBI, K Jonathan Santucci: 5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 13 K Zach Thornton: MLB Chris Suero: 0-for-3, R, BB, 2 K Will Watson: DNP Wandy Asigen: DNP Eli Serrano III: DNP Randy Guzman: 1-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K Dylan Ross: DNP Ryan Lambert: DNP Antonio Jimenez: 2-for-5, K R.J. Gordon: DNP Jonathan Pintaro: DNP Marco Vargas: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB, 2 K

Jonah Tong is not making much of a case to rejoin the New York Mets. The right-hander -- No. 1 in Grand Central Mets’ July ranking of the organization’s top 20 minor-league prospects -- has been mediocre to bad since being optioned back to Triple-A Syracuse on June 3. His start Saturday night against Buffalo was typical: five innings, five hits, two runs (both earned), three walks, two strikeouts. He threw 53 of his 89 pitches for strikes (59.6 percent), The offense gave him enough run support for him to qualify him for the win; the final was 15-2. It was his third consecutive start of exactly five innings; including Saturday, he’s averaging 4.71 innings in seven starts since the demotion. His ERA over that span is 6.00. Maybe his innings are being limited as the season goes on, or he’s experimenting in games. But a top prospect not shutting down Triple-A teams on a regular basis is a sign that he’s not ready to come back up. Elsewhere in the organization: Binghamton took another beating from Akron, losing Game 2 of the series 12-3. The Rumble Ponies were blown out 11-0 on Friday. On Saturday, the RubberDucks scored four in the top of the first inning off Danis Correa and Gabriel Rodriguez. Clay Holmes’ scheduled rehab start for Brooklyn was postponed because of rain. Holmes threw a live bullpen session of about 45 pitches instead, MLB.com reported. The rainout will be made up as part of a doubleheader Sunday afternoon. St. Lucie fell behind big early and lost to Palm Beach 7-4. The Cardinals jumped on opener Joel Diaz for three runs in the bottom of the first, although just one of them was earned thanks to center fielder D’Andre Smith committing a three-run error on a single. The FCL Mets were off Saturday. The entire Dominican Summer League was off ahead of its All-Star Game on Sunday. Outfielders Cleiner Ramirez and Jonnhan Sanchez and right-hander Abner Meza were chosen to represent the Mets on the National League squad. Mets Transactions New York Mets sent CF Luis Robert Jr. on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets. Melendez Keeps The Power On For Syracuse MJ Melendez hit two more home runs and drove in four in the Mets' rout. His three-run blast in the fifth gave Syracuse a 10-2 lead. He now has homered four times in his last four games and eight times in 12 games overall since being optioned to Triple-A on June 26. The Mets hit four homers in all Saturday. Christoper Morel and Luis Robert Jr. also went deep. Robert is back at Syracuse for more rehab work. He played eight innings in center field. As for the Mets' non-veterans, Yonny Hernández went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Nick Morabito reached base four times (three of them walks) and stole two bases. Tong handed the bullpen a big lead, and it responded with four scoreless frames, one each by Dan Hammer, Matt Turner, Dylan Ross, and Matt Seelinger. The quartet combined for seven strikeouts. Player AB R H RBI BB K Luis Robert Jr., CF 5 2 2 2 0 2 Cristian Pache, PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 MJ Melendez, DH 5 3 3 4 1 0 Ronny Mauricio, 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 Nick Morabito, RF 2 2 1 1 3 0 Ryan Clifford, LF 3 0 0 0 2 2 Christopher Morel, 1B 4 3 2 2 1 1 Yonny Hernández, 2B 4 1 3 2 1 0 Ben Rortvedt, C 5 1 1 1 0 2 Vidal Bruján, SS 4 2 1 1 1 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jonah Tong (W) 5 5 2 2 3 2 0 Dan Hammer 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Matt Turner 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Dylan Ross 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Matt Seelinger 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Rumble Ponies Beaten Up Again Binghamton has been outscored 23-3 in the first two games of this weekend series. Akron scored its runs Saturday over three, four-run innings, starting with the first frame. Correa got just two outs before being replaced by Rodriguez. A wild pitch and an error contributed to the unraveling. For the game, Binghamton pitchers issued 11 walks to go with eight hits allowed. Brendan Girton walked two before serving up a game-breaking grand slam in the seventh. On the plus side, Rumble Ponies hurlers struck out 13. Nick Lorusso hit his 16th home run of the season, a two-run shot in the bottom of the seventh, for Binghamton. Akron tacked on four in the ninth against Brian Metoyer with a bases-loaded hit by pitch and a three-run triple. Lorusso, Kevin Parada, Jaylen Palmer and Nick Roselli each had two hits in the loss. Player AB R H RBI BB K Jose Ramos, CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 Nick Lorusso, 1B 5 2 2 2 0 2 Kevin Parada, C 4 0 2 0 1 2 Matt Rudick, RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 Vincent Perozo, DH-LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 Wyatt Young, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 Nick Lucky, 2B-3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 Jaylen Palmer, LF-2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 Nick Roselli, 3B- P 4 1 2 0 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Danis Correa (L) 2/3 3 4 3 2 0 0 Gabriel Rodriguez 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 Justin Armbruester 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Brendan Girton 2 2/3 3 4 4 2 5 1 Garrett Stratton 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 3 0 Brian Metoyer 2/3 1 4 4 3 0 0 Nick Roselli 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Rough First Inning Sinks St. Lucie Most of the damage in the opening frame came from one play. Smith failed to field Brayden Smith's single with two runners on base. Both runners scored, and Smith circled the bases on the error. After St. Lucie answered with two runs in the second on a Chase Meggers RBI single and a Jeremy Rodriguez fielder's choice grounder, Palm Beach pulled away against Christian Rodriguez with single runs in the third and fourth and two runs in the fifth. Antonio Jimenez cut the deficit to 7-3 with a solo homer in the sixth, his sixth round-tripper of the season. Rodriguez added an RBI groundout in the ninth for the final margin. Both of Rodriguez's run-scoring grounders brought in Simon Juan. Rehabbing major-leaguer Mike Tauchman played eight innings in left field and went 0-for-4 at the plate. Player AB R H RBI BB K Elian Peña, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 D'Andre Smith, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 Jack Scanlon, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Tauchman, LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 Antonio Jimenez, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 Trey Snyder, DH 3 0 2 0 1 1 AJ Salgado, 1B-RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 Simon Juan, CF 3 2 2 0 0 0 Chase Meggers, C 4 0 2 1 0 0 Jeremy Rodriguez, 2B 4 0 0 2 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Joel Díaz (L) 2/3 2 3 1 1 1 0 Christian Rodriguez 3 1/3 4 4 4 1 3 2 Joe Scarborough 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 Caden Wooster 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Jonah Tong: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (W) Jack Wenninger: DNP Ryan Clifford: 0-for-3, 2 BB, 2 K Elian Pena: 1-for-4, K Nick Morabito: 1-for-2, RBI, 3 BB, 2 SB Jacob Reimer: DNP Mitch Voit: DNP Jonathan Santucci: DNP Zach Thornton: MLB Chris Suero: DNP Will Watson: DNP Wandy Asigen: DNP Eli Serrano III: DNP Randy Guzman: DNP Dylan Ross: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Ryan Lambert: DNP Antonio Jimenez: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, K R.J. Gordon: DNP Jonathan Pintaro: DNP Marco Vargas: DNP

The New York Mets wrapped up their 2026 MLB Draft a week ago, but the talk of the town is last year; it looks as if their first selection in the 2025 draft was a good one. Mitch Voit (No. 7 in Grand Central Mets' ranking of the club's top 20 prospects) is holding down shortstop and the top of the batting order for the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones in his first full pro season. In the Cyclones' 4-0 triumph over the Hudson Valley Renegades on Friday, he handled both chores extremely well. At the plate, he had three hits, an RBI, a run scored, a walk and three stolen bases. In the field, he contributed to the shutout with this sparkling defensive play. Voit, 21, was taken 38th overall by the Mets out of the University of Michigan, signing for a $1.75 million bonus. He was a two-way player for the Wolverines before undergoing an internal brace procedure on his right elbow in July 2024. He played third, first and second in his three years at UM, but at Brooklyn, he's getting a long look at short, with 53 starts there to 16 at second. His offense is coming along. Through Friday, he has a .772 OPS with 11 home runs, he's 34-for-39 in steal attempts, his walk rate is a strong 11.3 percent, and his strikeout rate is an acceptable 20.1 percent. Those numbers and his draft position should push him to Double-A Binghamton no later than 2027. Elsewhere on the farm: Syracuse fell to Buffalo 7-5 after Joey Gerber allowed a tie-breaking two-run home run to Davis Schneider in the top of the ninth. MJ Melendez tied the game for the Mets in the bottom of the eighth with a solo homer. Binghamton stumbled out of the All-Star break with an 11-0 loss to Akron. The Rumble Ponies’ offense managed just two singles and struck out 14 times, while starter R.J. Gordon got roughed up by the RubberDucks. St. Lucie edged Palm Beach 3-2 in 10 innings. Chase Meggers’ sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th drove home A.J. Salgado with the go-ahead run. Elian Pena and Randy Guzman homered for the Mets’ other runs. The FCL Mets fell to the FCL Cardinals 3-2. Yovanny Rodriguez homered in the sixth for the Mets’ first run. Jean Brito started and took the loss. He allowed three runs (two earned) and two hits over four innings, walking two and striking out one. DSL Mets Blue got a big day at the plate from Johnderis Sanchez (2-for-3, three RBIs, two runs scored, two walks) in an 8-7 loss to DSL Colorado. Sanchez hit a two-run homer in the ninth to cut the Mets’ deficit to one. DSL Mets Orange pitchers struck out 15, but walked 13, in an 8-2 loss to the DSL Mariners. A seven-run third inning for the Mariners put the Mets in too deep a hole. Alvaro Carrillo and Olmedo Barria combined to allow just one run (unearned) and strike out nine over the final six innings. Mets Transactions No Roster Moves Syracuse Chases, Then Stumbles Against Buffalo The Mets fell behind early, used the home run to stay close, and then lost via the long ball. Ronny Mauricio hit a two-run shot in the third to cut Buffalo's lead to 3-2. Christopher Morel delivered his own two-run blast in the sixth to trim the Bisons' lead to 5-4. Melendez's homer briefly got the Mets all the way back. Syracuse starter Jack Weisenburger was ineffective. He allowed five runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings, walking one and striking out two. The bullpen held Buffalo scoreless until Gerber gave it up in the ninth. Luis Robert Jr. played nine innings in center field as his rehab assignment continued . He reached base three times with a double and two walks. This was his fourth game for Syracuse, to go with three games for Double-A Binghamton. Overall, he's slashing .308/.400/.462 in 30 plate appearances. Player AB R H RBI BB K Luis Robert Jr. 3 1 1 0 2 0 Ryan Clifford 4 0 0 0 1 1 Ronny Mauricio 5 1 2 2 0 2 Nick Morabito 4 0 0 0 0 0 MJ Melendez 4 2 3 1 0 1 Christopher Morel 4 1 2 2 0 0 Jihwan Bae 4 0 0 0 0 0 Christian Arroyo 4 0 0 0 0 2 Hayden Senger 4 0 0 0 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jack Weisenburger 3 1/3 7 5 5 1 2 1 Jonathan Pintaro 1 1/3 1 0 0 2 0 0 Ofreidy Gómez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nate Lavender 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Daniel Duarte 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 Jefry Yan 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 Joey Gerber 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 Binghamton Blown Out By Akron Gordon gave up a three-run homer to Jacob Cozart in the first and a two-run dinger to Alex Mooney in the fourth to put his team in a 5-0 hole. Overall, he allowed six runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings, walking four and striking out five. His record stands at 1-6 and his ERA is 6.96 after the loss. Akron added on against relievers Douglas Orellana in the sixth and Saul Garcia in the eighth. Binghamton's hitters were invisible against four Akron pitchers. Chris Suero and Jose Ramos had the Rumble Ponies' hits, both singles. To add insult to insult, Ramos was caught stealing. Binghamton managed just one walk, by JT Schwartz. Player AB R H RBI BB K Chris Suero 4 0 1 0 0 1 Jose Ramos 3 0 1 0 0 1 Nick Lorusso 3 0 0 0 0 2 JT Schwartz 2 0 0 0 1 2 Kevin Parada 3 0 0 0 0 2 Matt Rudick 2 0 0 0 0 0 Wyatt Young 3 0 0 0 0 2 Nick Lucky 3 0 0 0 0 3 Kevin Villavicencio 3 0 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR R.J. Gordon 4 1/3 7 6 6 4 5 2 Douglas Orellana 2/3 2 3 3 2 1 0 Felipe De La Cruz 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 Saul Garcia 1 2 2 2 3 0 1 Zach Peek 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Hall Bulks Up In Brooklyn's Shutout Win Noah Hall threw six innings of one-hit relief as the Cyclones extended their winning streak to five games. Brooklyn is 12-9 in the second half and 1.5 games behind first-place Greensboro in the South Atlantic League North. Hall entered in the second, following opener Luis R. Rodriguez. He walked two and struck out five as he threw 52 of his 81 pitches for strikes. Juan Arnaud and Parker Carlson each worked a scoreless inning to close out Brooklyn's seventh shutout of the season. This was Hall's second bulk outing in his last three appearances. He has yet to allow run in the role. He threw 5 1/3 innings of one-hit, shutout ball on June 25. Voit got the Cyclones' offense going in the third. He led off with a walk and scored on a triple by John Bay. Corey Collins followed with an RBI single to make it 2-0. in the sixth, Voit singled home Trace Willhoite with two outs in the sixth to put Brooklyn up 3-0. Daiverson Gutierrez completed the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Player AB R H RBI BB K Mitch Voit 4 1 3 1 1 0 Yonatan Henriquez 5 0 1 0 0 1 John Bay 5 2 3 1 0 1 Corey Collins 4 0 2 1 0 0 Ronald Hernandez 3 0 0 0 1 1 Daiverson Gutierrez 3 0 1 1 0 0 JT Benson 3 0 0 0 1 2 Colin Houck 4 0 0 0 0 2 Trace Willhoite 3 1 0 0 1 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Luis R. Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Noah Hall 6 1 0 0 2 5 0 Juan Arnaud 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Parker Carlson 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 St. Lucie Plays Small Ball To Get The Win St. Lucie pushed across the go-ahead run in the 10th without a hit. Salgado began the inning on second as the ghost runner. Branny De Oleo moved him to third with a sacrifice bunt, and Meggers brought him home with the sac fly. Peña tied the game 2-2 in the third with his fourth home run of the season, a mammoth solo shot to right field. Neither team would score again until the 10th. Joel Lara started and got through 4 2/3 innings. He allowed two runs on four hits, walking three and striking out five. Elwis Mijares was the pitching star of the night as he worked a scoreless seventh, eighth and ninth. He fanned three, walked none and allowed two hits. Miguel Mejias struck out two in the 10th for his second save. Player AB R H RBI BB K Antonio Jimenez 3 0 0 0 0 0 Elian Peña 4 1 2 1 0 1 Trey Snyder 4 0 0 0 0 1 Randy Guzman 3 1 2 1 1 0 Julio Zayas 3 0 0 0 1 1 AJ Salgado 4 1 1 0 0 1 Branny De Oleo 3 0 0 0 0 1 Chase Meggers 3 0 0 1 0 2 Jeremy Rodriguez 3 0 1 0 1 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Joel Lara 4 2/3 4 2 2 3 5 1 Zack Mack 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 2 0 Elwis Mijares 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 Miguel Mejias 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Jonah Tong: DNP Jack Wenninger: DNP Ryan Clifford: 0-for-4, BB, K Elian Pena: 2-for-4, HR, K Nick Morabito: 0-for-4 Jacob Reimer: DNP Mitch Voit: 3-for-4, BB, 3 SB Jonathan Santucci: DNP Zach Thornton: MLB Chris Suero: 1-for-4, K Will Watson: DNP Wandy Asigen: 0-for-4, K Eli Serrano III: DNP Randy Guzman: 2-for-3, HR, BB Dylan Ross: DNP Ryan Lambert: DNP Antonio Jimenez: 0-for-3, HBP R.J. Gordon: 4 1/3 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 4 BB, 5 K Jonathan Pintaro: 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB Marco Vargas: DNP

Ryan Clifford has had a subpar offensive season at Triple-A, but he was the best the New York Mets' organization had to offer for this year's MLB All-Star Futures Game. Clifford -- No. 3 on Grand Central Mets' list of the club;s top 20 minor-league prospects -- was New York's lone representative Sunday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. He came on for the National League at first base in the fifth inning, in place of Colorado Rockies prospect Charlie Condon. He walked in his only plate appearance as he finished the seven-inning contest. Clifford's first-half stat line didn't support the selection. He slashed .196/.283/.395 with 16 home runs in 354 plate appearances for Syracuse. His 70 wRC+ was just over half the 137 he posted between Syracuse and Double-A Binghamton last season. He struck out at a 36.4 percent clip and walked 10.7 percent of the time. His track record as a slugger no doubt played a role in his selection. He'll be back with Syracuse when the second half begins Friday, still waiting for that first call-up to New York. First base is his path to the Show right now. The Mets are using Jared Young (106 wRC+) and Eric Wagaman (98 wRC+) there for the time being. The outfield is set with Juan Soto, A.J. Ewing and Carson Benge. Switch-hitting Jorge Polanco is the primary designated hitter. A quick look at Sunday's results for the full-season affiliates: Binghamton downed Hartford 10-5. New York second baseman Marcus Semien popped a three-run home run in the first game of a rehab assignment. Chris Suero (No. 10 prospect) hit a three-run homer of his own. Brooklyn rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to beat Wilmington 5-3. Ronald Hernandez's infield single proved decisive. Mitch Voit (No. 7 prospect) collected his 31st stolen base of the season. St. Lucie scored five runs in the third and went on to rout Jupiter 8-2. Elian Peña (No. 4 prospect) and Julio Zayas each drove in two runs in the frame. Jose Lopez went five innings to earn the win. Syracuse's game at Norfolk was canceled because of wet grounds. The host Tides said that the game will not be made up. Mets Transactions New York Mets released CF Jared Oliva. New York Mets sent RHP Matt Seelinger outright to Syracuse Mets. Semien Begins Rehab With Big Game For Binghamton Semien got three at-bats and played five innings in the field Sunday. His blast in the fourth put Binghamton up 5-1.. The 35-year-old infielder has been on the major-league injured list since June 25 because of a left hip flexor strain. Rehabbing New York center fielder Luis Robert Jr. (disc herniation in his back) singled just ahead of Semien's homer to break a 1-1 tie. He went 2-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored, and played eight innings in the field. Suero's 12th homer of the season turned the game into a blowout in the sixth. Reliever Zach Peek was credited with the win. He allowed a run over two innings. Player AB R H RBI BB K Luis Robert Jr. 6 2 2 1 0 3 Nick Roselli 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marcus Semien 3 1 2 3 0 1 Nick Lucky 3 1 1 0 0 1 Chris Suero 4 2 2 3 1 2 Jose Ramos 4 1 2 0 1 2 Nick Lorusso 5 0 1 1 0 0 JT Schwartz 3 2 1 0 2 0 Kevin Parada 3 0 0 0 2 0 Matt Rudick 4 0 1 1 1 1 Wyatt Young 3 1 0 1 2 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Danis Correa 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 Zach Peek 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 Brendan Girton 3 4 4 4 2 3 2 Justin Armbruester 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Carlos Guzman 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 Cyclones Rally Late, Topple Wilmington Brooklyn used a pair of soft hits and Wilmington mistakes to erase a 3-2 deficit. The winning rally began when Yonatan Henriquez reached on an error. John Bay and Corey Collins walked to load the bases with one out. Hernandez's slow bouncer to first base brought in Henriquez, and when the throw went awry, Bay came around to score as well. Gutierrez followed with a pop-fly single just inside the left-field line to bring in Collins with the final run of the inning.. Parker Carlson earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. Bryce Jenkins struck out two in a scoreless ninth for his first save. Nicolas Carreno pitched 4 1/3 innings in relief of starter Frank Camarillo, allowing three runs (two earned) and striking out six. Player AB R H RBI BB K Mitch Voit 3 0 0 0 1 1 Yonatan Henriquez 4 1 0 0 0 0 John Bay 3 1 0 0 1 0 Corey Collins 3 2 1 0 1 1 Ronald Hernandez 4 1 2 1 0 1 Daiverson Gutierrez 4 0 2 2 0 1 Jamari Baylor 4 0 1 0 0 0 Yohairo Cuevas 2 0 0 0 1 0 Sam Biller 3 0 0 0 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Frank Camarillo 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 Nicolas Carreno 4 1/3 4 3 2 3 6 0 Parker Carlson 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 Bryce Jenkins 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Early Comeback Lifts St. Lucie Past Jupiter St. Lucie wiped out a 2-0 deficit with its big third inning. Simon Juan and Jeremy Rodriguez singled to get it started. Juan scored as Jupiter failed to get an out on a fielder's choice grounder to short by Antonio Jimenez (No. 17 prospect). Rehabbing big-leaguer Mike Tauchman was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Peña doubled home Rodriguez and Jimenez to put the Mets up 3-2. Two batters later, Zayas singled in Tauchman and Peña for a 5-2 lead. Juan added an RBI single in the fifth and a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Rodriguez capped the scoring with an RBI single in the ninth. The only damage against Lopez was a PJ Morlando two-run homer in the second. Ernesto Mercedes, Joe Scarborough, Tyler McLoughlin, and Miguel Mejias combined for four scoreless innings and six strikeouts in relief. Player AB R H RBI BB K Antonio Jimenez 5 1 0 1 0 2 Mike Tauchman 3 1 1 0 1 1 Elian Peña 5 1 2 2 0 0 Trey Snyder 5 0 0 0 0 1 Julio Zayas 4 2 2 2 1 0 AJ Salgado 2 0 1 0 3 0 Branny De Oleo 3 1 1 0 1 0 Simon Juan 4 1 2 2 0 1 Jeremy Rodriguez 5 1 2 1 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jose Lopez 5 2 2 2 2 2 1 Ernesto Mercedes 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 Joe Scarborough 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tyler McLoughlin 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 Miguel Mejias 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Jonah Tong: DNP Jack Wenninger: DNP Ryan Clifford: DNP Elian Peña: 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI Nick Morabito: DNP Jacob Reimer: DNP Mitch Voit: 0-for-3, BB, K, SB Jonathan Santucci: DNP Zach Thornton: MLB Chris Suero: 2-for-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, 2 K Will Watson: DNP Wandy Asigen: DNP Eli Serrano III: DNP Randy Guzman: DNP Dylan Ross: DNP Ryan Lambert: DNP Antonio Jimenez: 0-for-5, RBI, 2 K R.J. Gordon: DNP Jonathan Pintaro: DNP Marco Vargas: DNP

Kevin Parada's professional career is a reminder on this MLB Draft weekend that even high picks are lottery tickets and most of them aren't winners. He looked like a foundational piece four years ago when the New York Mets selected him 11th overall out of Georgia Tech, but now, he's organizational depth. Another bat-first player, Francisco Alvarez, overtook him as the major-league club's catcher of the future. In 2026, Parada is playing a fourth season at Double-A at age 24. He's sporting a career-worst .621 OPS between Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse. His power has disappeared, with one homer in 235 plate appearances. He's splitting time with Chris Suero at catcher and DH. His days on the Top 20 list are over. At this point, he needs to do the little things -- like, say, drop down a bunt. Which he did in the ninth inning of a tie game Saturday night in Hartford. The bunt was a beauty, and it got even better when the throw to first base went past the bag. Nick Lorusso alertly scored from third on the error, giving Binghamton the lead. The Ponies scored six more after that play en route to a 9-2 victory. Parada's small ball made a big difference. That's what organizational players need to do. As for the rest of the system on Saturday: Syracuse lost, 3-2, at Norfolk. The Mets scored both their runs in the top of the ninth, but stranded the tying run at first base after Christopher Morel's RBI single cut the margin to one. Daiverson Gutierrez delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth as Brooklyn edged Wilmington, 2-1. Daviel Hurtado lowered his ERA with the Cyclones to 1.79 with 4 2/3 innings of one-run ball.. St. Lucie got five scoreless innings from Emilio Obispo in its 4-1 victory at Jupiter. His ERA is down to 1.82 for the Mets. Mike Tauchman went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in a rehab game. The FCL Mets lost, 3-0, to the FCL Cardinals. Jean Brito took the loss despite allowing one hit and striking out six in four innings. DSL Mets Blue was held to one hit in a 5-0 loss to the DSL Marlins. Henry Manrique's single in the first was the lone safety. DSL Mets Orange outscored DSL Giants Black, 10-6, thanks to 11 walks. Oscar Montero and Olmedo Barria combined for seven innings of one-hit ball with eight strikeouts. New York Mets Transactions New York Mets released CF Jared Oliva. New York Mets sent RHP Matt Seelinger outright to Syracuse Mets. Weisenburger Sharp For Syracuse Jack Weisenburger gave the Mets a solid start, striking out eight and allowing just a solo home run over four innings. On the down side, he walked three. Ryan Lambert followed him and was ineffective. He gave up two runs in two-thirds of an inning. Two of the three walks he issued came around to score. Dedniel Núñez took another positive step in his rehab from elbow surgery with two hitless innings. In the top of the ninth, MJ Melendez led with a walk and moved to third on Christian Arroyo's double. Yonny Hernández grounded out to bring home Melendez, and Morel singled home Arroyo to cut the deficit to 3-2. Hayden Senger was called out on strikes, and Cristian Pache popped out in foul territory to end the game. Player AB R H RBI BB K Nick Morabito 4 0 0 0 0 0 Ronny Mauricio 4 0 0 0 0 1 MJ Melendez 2 1 1 0 2 1 Christian Arroyo 4 1 1 0 0 0 Yonny Hernández 4 0 1 1 0 0 Christopher Morel 4 0 2 1 0 1 Hayden Senger 4 0 0 0 0 1 Cristian Pache 4 0 0 0 0 3 Vidal Bruján 3 0 1 0 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jack Weisenburger 4 2 1 1 3 8 1 Ryan Lambert 2/3 0 2 2 3 0 0 Joey Gerber 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dedniel Núñez 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Binghamton Pours It On Late; Santucci Strong The ninth inning began with Lorusso reaching on a fielding error and JT Schwartz drawing a walk. After Parada's bunt broke the tie, Matt Rudick followed with another sac bunt. Nick Lucky was then walked intentionally to load the bases. Jaylen Palmer cleared them with a three-run double, Suero followed with an RBI single, and Lorusso capped the outburst with an RBI double. Jonathan Santucci put together a second consecutive quality start -- two earned runs over six innings with eight strikeouts -- but the 2024 second-round pick couldn't protect a 1-0 lead after Kevin Villavicencio hit a solo homer for in the third. Wyatt Young tied the game in the eighth with an RBI double that scored Rudick. Player AB R H RBI BB K Chris Suero 5 1 1 1 0 3 Nick Lorusso 4 1 1 1 1 0 JT Schwartz 2 1 0 0 2 2 Kevin Parada 5 1 1 0 0 1 Matt Rudick 1 1 0 0 2 0 Wyatt Young 3 1 1 1 1 2 Nick Lucky 4 1 1 1 0 1 Kevin Villavicencio 4 1 1 1 0 2 Jaylen Palmer 3 1 1 3 1 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jonathan Santucci 6 4 2 1 1 8 0 Garrett Stratton 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Brian Metoyer 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Gutierrez Walks It Off For Brooklyn The teams traded runs in the third inning, and the game stayed tied until Gutierrez's single brought home Ronald Hernandez with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Hernandez was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and moved up to second on Corey Collins' single. Sam Biller drove in the Cyclones' run in the third. Brooklyn's bullpen kept the game within reach. Juan Arnaud worked 1 1/3 hitless innings, Cristofer Gomez struck out three over two scoreless innings, and Ryan Dollar worked a scoreless ninth to earn the win. Player AB R H RBI BB K Mitch Voit 4 0 0 0 0 0 John Bay 4 0 0 0 0 0 Ronald Hernandez 2 1 1 0 1 1 Corey Collins 3 0 1 0 1 0 JT Benson 4 0 1 0 0 1 Daiverson Gutierrez 4 0 1 1 0 0 Colin Houck 3 0 0 0 0 2 Jamari Baylor 2 1 1 0 1 0 Sam Biller 3 0 1 1 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Daviel Hurtado 4 2/3 4 1 1 3 4 1 Juan Arnaud 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cristofer Gomez 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 Ryan Dollar 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Early Runs Propel St. Lucie To Win The Mets jumped on the Hammerheads for three runs in the top of the first. Elian Peña led off with a single, Tauchman doubled him home, and Trey Snyder followed with a two-run home run, his first of the season, to make it 3-0. Julio Zayas added a solo home run in the third to push the lead to 4-0. Jupiter scored its run in the eighth off reliever Zack Mack. Throwing errors by Peña and Chase Meggers, the latter on a steal attempt, made it unearned. Mack allowed three hits in his 2 1/3 innings of work. Elwis Mijares retired the side in order in the ninth for the save. Player AB R H RBI BB K Elian Peña 5 1 1 0 0 2 Mike Tauchman 3 1 1 1 1 0 Taylor Darden 1 0 0 0 0 1 Trey Snyder 4 1 2 2 0 1 Julio Zayas 4 1 1 1 0 2 Chase Meggers 3 0 0 0 1 0 Branny De Oleo 4 0 1 0 0 0 Simon Juan 2 0 0 0 2 2 Jeremy Rodriguez 4 0 0 0 0 0 Francisco Toledo 3 0 0 0 1 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Emilio Obispo 5 4 0 0 3 6 0 Calvin Ziegler 2/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 Zack Mack 2 1/3 3 1 0 0 1 0 Elwis Mijares 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Jonah Tong: DNP Jack Wenninger: DNP Ryan Clifford: DNP Elian Pena: 1-for-5, 2 K Nick Morabito: 0-for-4 Jacob Reimer: DNP Mitch Voit: 0-for-4 Jonathan Santucci: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K Zach Thornton: DNP Chris Suero: 1-for-5, RBI, 3 K Will Watson: DNP Wandy Asigen: DNP Eli Serrano III: DNP Randy Guzman: DNP Dylan Ross: DNP Ryan Lambert: 2/3 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB Antonio Jimenez: DNP R.J. Gordon: DNP Jonathan Pintaro: DNP Marco Vargas: DNP