Mets Minors Recap: Luke Ritter Homers Again

The 27-year-old Luke Ritter continues his grind toward the major leagues, and the Mets must be taking notice. The Triple-A Syracuse Mets utility player homered again on Thursday, his third straight night with a homer.

Triple-A

Columbus Clippers (51-52) 6, Syracuse Mets (62-42) 5, F/8

BOX SCORE

• 3B Luke Ritter: 2-for-4, HR (22), 4 RBI (77), 2B (.892 OPS)
• LF Jackie Bradley Jr.: 1-for-3, BB (.816 OPS)
• 2B Brett Baty: 1-for-4, 2 R, BB, RBI, 2B (.897 OPS)
• CF Drew Gilbert 2-for-4, 2 2B, BB (.722 OPS)

Ritter leads the Mets minor leagues with 22 home runs and the International League with 77 RBIs. He has homered in three straight nights while playing a different position –third base, second base and left field–in each game.

Luisangel Acuña was scratched from the lineup with a sore foot.

• RHP Dom Hamel (6.25 ERA) 4.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R (2 ER), 4 BB, 4 K
• RHP Max Kranick (3.27 ERA) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Tyler Zuber 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Zuber struggled in his Mets system debut after being acquired at the trade deadline.

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (52-44) 1, New Hampshire FisherCats (38-58) 0

BOX SCORE

• 1B Ryan Clifford: 1-for-3, RBI (.843 OPS)
• DH Kevin Parada: 1-for-2, BB (.711 OPS)

The Rumble Ponies only mustered three hits on Thursday, but a fourth-inning RBI single from Clifford was enough.

• RHP Jeffrey Cólon (1.69 ERA) 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
• RHP Nolan Clenney (5.54 ERA) 3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP TJ Shook (0.00 ERA) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, Save

Shook has 5 1/3 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts since the Mets acquired him from the Brewers for Tyler Jay.

High-A 

 Brooklyn Cyclones (47-52) 8, Aberdeen IronBirds (51-48) 4

BOX SCORE

• 1B Mateo Gil: 1-for-5, HR (7), 2 RBI (.683 OPS)
• CF Omar De Los Santos: 2-for-5, 2 3B, 2 RBI (.571 OPS)
• 3B Jacob Reimer: 1-for-5 (.708 OPS)
• LF Nick Morabito: 2-for-5, RBI, SB (.719 OPS)

Morabito is tied for sixth in the minor leagues with 46 stolen bases this season.

• RHP Jordany Ventura (3.76 ERA) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• LHP Ryan Ammons (2.12 ERA) 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
• RHP Jake Stevenson (7.59 ERA) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Ammons has 43 strikeouts this season, though he also has 27 walks in 33 1/3 innings between St. Lucie and Brooklyn.

Low-A 

Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (51-45) 7, St. Lucie Mets (33-66) 2

BOX SCORE

• 2B Boston Baro: 2-for-3 (.768 OPS)
• 3B Colin Houck: 1-for-3, RBI (.617 OPS)
• 1B Yohairo Cuevas: 1-for-3, HR (.614 OPS)

The 20-year-old Cuevas hit his first homer of the season. Baro started August right where he left off in July (.815 OPS).

• LHP Jeremy Peguero (2.70 ERA) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Peguero was the only Mets pitcher on the night that didn’t give up a run. He has 53 strikeouts in 37 innings this season between the FCL and St. Lucie Mets.

Writer’s note: There will be a post-FCL league beginning on August 8 that will be comprised of the Mets, Astros, Cardinals, Nationals, and Marlins. It will give 2024 draft picks a place to play in games with the normal Florida Complex League ending earlier than previously this season. 

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