Minors Recap: Strong July Continues for Tyler Stuart, Kevin Parada

It was a winning afternoon in the Mets organization on Wednesday, as the five affiliates combined for a 3-2 record. Binghamton hit three home runs en route to their win, and a good pitchers duel in Brooklyn ended in a walk-off. Find out more about those games below.

Triple-A

Buffalo Bisons (45-52) 6, Syracuse Mets (60-37) 2

BOX SCORE

• CF Rhylan Thomas: 2-for-4 (.660 OPS)
• LF Luke Ritter: 1-for-4, R, 2B, 2 K (.845 OPS)
• SS Luisangel Acuña: 1-for-4, K (.669 OPS)
• 3B Pablo Reyes: 0-for-3, RBI (33) (.897 OPS)
• DH Mike Brosseau: 1-for-4, RBI (31) (.816 OPS)

The Mets offense only had one extra-base hit, which was the double by Ritter. They were shut out until the top of the ninth when Reyes had a sacrifice fly and Brosseau had an RBI single. In total, the lineup struck out 11 times against four Buffalo pitchers.

• RHP Mike Vasil (4-6, 5.76 ERA): 4 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K (44 of 82 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Shintaro Fujinami (10.95): 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 0 H, 4 BB, K (12 of 30 pitches for strikes)
• LHP Josh Walker (2.83): 1 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, BB, K (8 of 15 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Bryce Montes de Oca (7.71): 1 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 0 H, 3 BB, K (12 of 33 pitches for strikes)

It was not the best day for Syracuse pitchers in terms of command. The four pitchers on the mound combined for 11 walks compared to just five strikeouts. Vasil gave up all three of his runs in the first inning with Buffalo driving those runs in via a two-run double and a hit-by-pitch. Walker continued his strong season as he has held opposing hitters to a .157 batting average.

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (48-41) 9, Richmond Flying Squirrels (43-49) 4

BOX SCORE

• SS Jeremiah Jackson: 2-for-5, R, HR (13), 3 RBIs (38), K (.650 OPS)
• DH Kevin Parada: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, BB, 2 K (.707 OPS)
• C Drake Osborn: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR (2), 2 RBIs (17), BB, K (.634 OPS)
• 2B Rowdey Jordan: 1-for-5, R, HR (8), 3 RBIs (40), 3 K (.647 OPS)
• 1B Ryan Clifford: 0-for-3, R, RBI (36), 2 BB, SB, K (.899 OPS)

The Rumble Ponies and Flying Squirrels were tied at one heading into the seventh. Then, the Rumble Ponies were able to break the game open. Osborn hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh to put Binghamton ahead, 3-1. One inning later, Jordan hit a three-run home run to put the game away ultimately.

Jackson ended up having his third multi-hit game in the last five days, which included a two-run home run in the ninth. Meanwhile, Parada had a multi-hit day and has done that in five of his last eight games. Parada is hitting .309/.397/.527 with a 161 wRC+ in July.

• RHP Tyler Stuart (3-7, 3.96): 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, BB, 5 K (50 of 81 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Cam Robinson (3.04): 1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, K (14 of 21 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Paul Gervase (3.38): 1 IP, 3 R, K (17 of 23 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Cameron Foster (3.91): 1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, BB, K (11 of 17 pitches for strikes)

After a rough start to the season, Stuart has allowed two runs or fewer in six consecutive starts. The only run scored against him on Wednesday came on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth. This month, he has a 1.96 ERA over the course of four starts. Gervase did allow three runs in the eighth, but all of them scored due to two Binghamton errors in the inning.

High-A

Brooklyn Cyclones (43-49) 2, Rome Emperors (44-46) 1 In 10 Innings

BOX SCORE

• SS Wilfredo Lara: 2-for-4, RBI (27), BB, 2 K (.694 OPS)
• LF Karell Paz: 1-for-3, 2B, K (.666 OPS)
• CF Nick Morabito: 1-for-3, 2 BB (.714 OPS)

It was a pitcher’s duel throughout Wednesday afternoon, but the Cyclones found a way to edge out an extra-inning victory. Both runs came around to score in the bottom of the tenth. The game-tying run scored on a wild pitch. Later in the inning, it was a walk-off single by Lara that brought in the game-winning run.

Wilfredo Lara was today’s hero as he plated the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th to give the Cyclones a 2-1 win on Wednesday afternoon.

It was the @nationalgridus Safe at Home Run of the Game. #Safeathome #AmazinStartsHere pic.twitter.com/qq3zcOpKYA

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) July 24, 2024

Morabito stole two bases to put him at 30 for the year. As of Wednesday afternoon, he is one of seven players in the South Atlantic League with 30+ stolen bases.

• RHP Jack Wenninger (3.55): 5 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 4 K (41 of 76 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Jeffrey Colon (5.59): 2 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 K (17 of 21 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Henry Henry (5.79): 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H (7 of 12 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Justin Lawson (1-2, 3.22): 2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, BB (23 of 34 pitches for strikes)

The four Cyclones pitchers combined to allow just five singles. Wenninger ended up having his most strikeouts in an outing since joining Brooklyn and he has not allowed a run in eight consecutive innings. Lawson allowed an unearned run, but it kept his streak alive of eight consecutive outings, allowing one run or fewer.

Low-A

Palm Beach Cardinals (53-37) 5, St. Lucie Mets (30-62) 3 In 10 Innings

BOX SCORE

• 3B Boston Baro: 3-for-4, BB, SB (.771 OPS)
• C Ronald Hernandez: 1-for-3, BB, K (.561 OPS)
• LF Willy Fañas: 1-for-4, R, RBI (14), 2 K (.603 OPS)
• 2B Kevin Villavicencio: 0-for-5, 2 R, 2 SB, 2 K (.592 OPS)
• SS Colin Houck: 0-for-5, 5 K (.609 OPS)

The St. Lucie offense struck out 17 times in Wednesday’s loss. The only run that was driven in came on an RBI single from Fañas in the bottom of the seventh for the team’s first run. Baro stood out with his three-hit performance, which was the seventh of the year for the 19-year-old. His 23 hits this month are four more than any other player in the Florida State League.

• RHP Saul Garcia (5.94): 3 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K (47 of 72 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Cristofer Gomez (4.76): 3 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, BB, 2 K (29 of 42 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Wilson Lopez (3.95): 1 IP, 1 ER, 0 H, BB (16 of 27 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Layonel Ovalles (6.26): 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, K (7 of 11 pitches for strikes)
• LHP Jeremy Peguero (1-1, 2.96): 2/3 IP, 2 R, 0 H, 2 BB, K (8 of 22 pitches for strikes)

St. Lucie used six pitchers on Wednesday but managed to record only seven strikeouts. Gomez threw the ball well and had his longest outing of the year out of the bullpen. The Mets staff only allowed one hit in the final three innings and Garcia was the only pitcher to allow an extra-base hit in the loss.

Dominican Summer League

DSL Mets Blue (13-22) 8, DSL Rangers Blue (19-14) 7 

BOX SCORE

• 2B Vladi Gomez: 3-for-6, 2 R, 2B, RBI (15), 2 SB, K (.675 OPS)
• DH Rainer Reyes: 1-for-2, R, 2 RBIs (22), 2 BB (.938 OPS)
• C Marcos Terrero: 2-for-5, R, 3B, RBI (7), K (.757 OPS)
• 1B Daris Cordero: 2-for-4, R, RBI (5), BB, 2 K (.669 OPS)
• LF Vladi Guerrero: 2-for-4, R, BB, K (.583 OPS)

On Wednesday, five of the nine hitters in the Mets lineup ended up having two or more hits. The Blue Mets squad ended up erasing a 7-4 deficit with four runs in the top of the eighth. Reyes was a part of that rally as his RBI single tied the game at seven. This month, Reyes has driven in ten runs in 47 at-bats.

In the leadoff spot, Gomez had the lone three-hit performance and it was the first time he had three hits in a game this season. The 18-year-old has driven in ten runs in 11 games this month.

• RHP Johan Moreno (4.18): 2 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 4 K
• RHP Luisner Lopez (4.30): 3 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 1 K
• RHP Krisspy Valdez (2-0, 10.20): 1 IP, 3 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, K
• RHP Jermayne Verdu (5.68, 1st save): 2 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, BB, 3 K

Despite the Mets pitching staff having as many walks as strikeouts (9), they were able to hang on to get the win thanks to the six-out save from Verdu. It was his first save of the year and it snapped a streak of three consecutive outings in which he allowed a run.

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