Mets Minors Recap: Binghamton Notches Back-to-Back Walk-Off Wins
Ryan Clifford homered for the second-straight game, A.J. Ewing’s batting average across two levels is .364 after three more hits on Thursday, and the Florida Complex League Mets earned their first victory of the season. The Mets’ affiliates won two, lost two and had one game suspended in the ninth inning due to rain.
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (16-20) 1, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (23-13) 3
- CF Drew Gilbert, 1-for-4 (.726 OPS)
- LF Jared Young, 0-for-4, 2 K (.788 OPS)
- 3B Luis De Los Santos, 2-for-4 (.573 OPS)
Gilbert is 6-for-26 (.231 batting average) in May after hitting .309 in April. The Mets were held to five hits, all singles.
- RHP Dom Hamel (5.00 ERA) 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, L
- RHP Kevin Herget (3.29 ERA) 2 IP, BB, 2 K
After throwing eight scoreless innings in his first two starts, Hamel has given up 10 earned runs in 10 innings pitched in his last three outings.
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Double-A
Reading Fightin Phils (7-20) 5, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (17-11) 6
- 1B Ryan Clifford, 2-for-5, HR (5) 3 RBI (15), 2 K (.765 OPS)
- SS Jett Williams, 1-for-3, R, 2 BB, K, CS (2) (.869 OPS)
- DH JT Schwartz, 1-for-3, HR (2), RBI (3), BB (1.198 OPS)
Clifford hit his fifth home run of the year, Schwartz went deep too and the Rumble Ponies walked off the Fightin Phils for the second straight night, this time on an error by the center fielder.
- RHP Jack Wenninger (3.52 ERA) 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, BB, 3 K, HR
- RHP Ryan Lambert (2.25 ERA) IP, 2 H, ER, 2 K, HR, W, BSV
Wenninger gave up just two runs covering 20 innings pitched in his first four starts, but in his last two he’s been hit hard: 10 earned runs and 14 hits in 10 2/3 innings pitched.
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (18-10) 5, Asheville Tourists (13-16) 5, Suspended
- CF AJ Ewing, 3-for-5, 2 R, 3 SB (7), K (.733 OPS)
- LF Carson Benge, 2-for-3, 2 BB, SB (3) (.839 OPS)
- 3B Jacob Reimer, 1-for-3, R, RBI (24), SB (3) (1.031 OPS)
- 2B Jefrey De Los Santos, 1-for-3, HR (3) 2 RBI (10), BB, K (.802 OPS)
Play was suspended in the ninth inning and will be resumed Friday at 5:35 p.m. ET before the regularly scheduled game at 6:35 p.m. This was the sixth time Ewing had at least three hits in a game this year and the second time since being promoted to Brooklyn.
- RHP R.J. Gordon (2.81 ERA) 4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 3 K
- RHP Alfred Vega (2.25 ERA) 2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K
Gordon has struck out 27 in 25 2/3 innings pitched and has yielded three runs or fewer in each of his six outings.
Low-A
Clearwater Threshers (16-14) 11, St. Lucie Mets (17-13) 6
- 1B Trace Willhoite, 2-for-3, HR (4), 2B, RBI (18), 2 R, BB, SB (1) (.841 OPS)
- DH Kevin Villavicencio, 1-for-4, HR (2) RBI (6) (.735 OPS)
Every starter in the St. Lucie lineup had at least one hit, but four out of five pitchers gave up at least two runs.
- RHP Will Watson (3.38 ERA) 3 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, L
Watson, drafted last June in the seventh round out of USC, has struck out 24 in 21 1/3 innings.
Rookie Ball (Florida Complex League)
FCL Mets (1-2) 4, FCL Astros (3-1) 1
- SS Bohan Adderley, 1-for-3, HR (1), RBI (1), K (.916 OPS)
- RF Jeffry Rosa, 1-for-3, HR (1), RBI (1), K (1.000 OPS)
- 1B Daniel Silva, 1-for-3, HR (1), RBI (1), K (1.666 OPS)
Three solo homers helped lead the FCL Mets to their first win of the season. Edward Lantigua, an 18-year-old center fielder from the Dominican Republic, stole two bases and also got picked off.
- LHP Daviel Hurtado (0.00 ERA) 3 IP, H, 6 K,
- RHP Omar Victorino (2.25 ERA) 4 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K, HR, W
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