Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (15-18) 3, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (21-12) 4 In 10 Innings
BOX SCORE
- C Hayden Senger: 2-for-3, R, K (.500 OPS)
- 3B Omar De Los Santos: 3-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI (.519 OPS)
- CF Drew Gilbert: 1-for-5 (.785 OPS)
The Syracuse Mets lost their Tuesday matchup against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, 3-2, in extra innings. The Mets made plenty of contact (striking out only twice) but struggled to string hits together. De Los Santos was Syracuse’s main source of offense, recording the team’s only extra-base hit and driving in two of their three runs.
- RHP Paul Blackburn: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (2.45 ERA)
- LHP Brandon Waddell: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- RHP Grant Hartwig: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 3 K
Blackburn made a successful first Triple-A rehab start for Syracuse, striking out five batters over 3.2 IP. It was Blackburn’s third overall appearance since returning to the mound after a Spring Training knee-soreness injury.
Double A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (15-11), Reading Fightin Phils (7-18) PPD
Tuesday’s Binghamton Rumble Ponies game was postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday, May 10th starting at noon.
Carson Benge. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (18-9) 5, Asheville Tourists (12-16) 4
BOX SCORE
- LF Carson Benge: 2-for-4, R, HR (2), 2 RBI, K (.832 OPS)
- RF Eli Seranno: 2-for 5, R, 2B, 2 RBI (.834 OPS)
- 3B Jacob Reimer: 2-for-4 (1.026 OPS)
- CF A.J. Ewing: 1-for-4, 2B (.666 OPS)
The Cyclones came out on top, 5-4, over the Asheville Tourists, despite a ninth-inning comeback attempt by the home team. Tuesday’s lineup sheet was filled top to bottom with Top 30-ranked prospects, and their performance reflected that. Led by outfielders Carson Benge and Eli Serrano, the Cyclones tallied 11 hits, including Benge’s second home run of the season.
- RHP Joel Diaz: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (0.72 ERA)
- RHP Anthony Nunez: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
- RHP Ryan Ammons: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Diaz threw another stellar outing for the Cyclones, where he lowered his season ERA to 0.72. Through 25.0 innings this year, the 21-year-old has 30 strikeouts and has walked only two batters. Nunez has limited hitters to a minor league-best (among 1,522 pitches) .023 batting average.
Low-A
St Lucie Mets (16-12) 6, Clearwater Threshers (15-13) 1
BOX SCORE
- 3B Colin Houck: 2-for-4, 3B, 2B, RBI (.729 OPS)
- 2B-SS Jeremy Rodriguez: 2-for-5, R, RBI, K (.656 OPS)
- LF Kevin Villavicencio: 2-for-4, R, RBI (.725 OPS)
- SS Ronny Mauricio: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB (.321 OPS)
On Tuesday evening, Colin Houck smacked two extra-base hits in St. Lucie’s 6-1 victory over Clearwater. Houck has started the month of May hot, slashing .333/.400/.556 with three extra-base hits and two multi-hit games in 18 at-bats.
Ronny Mauricio continued his initial rehab assignment in St. Lucie but will travel to Double-A Binghamton and resume play on Friday.
- RHP Matt Allan: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K (1.93 ERA)
- RHP Raimon Gomez: 2 IP, 0 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 2 K
- RHP Channing Austin: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
The Matt Allan comeback story continued on Tuesday, where the 24-year-old right-hander threw two more scoreless innings, lowering his season ERA to 1.93 in 14 IP. Gomez lowered his season ERA to 0.77 and hit 103 mph with his fastball.