Mets Minors Recap: Paul Blackburn Makes Rehab Start

Paul Blackburn had a stellar outing in his rehab appearance in a Syracuse loss, and Christopher Suero powered Brooklyn to a win on Tuesday.

Triple-A

Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders  (75-56) 4, Syracuse Mets (71-60) 1

BOX SCORE

• SS Luisangel Acuña: 1-for-4, 2B, R (.672 OPS)
• RF Drew Gilbert: 0-for-3, BB (.655 OPS)
• DH Luke Ritter: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI (85), 2 K (.868 OPS)
• 2B Wyatt Young: 0-for-3 (.000 OPS)

Syracuse managed three hits and two walks on the day, putting their only run on the board in the first inning. Wyatt Young went 0-for-3 in his Triple-A debut.

• RHP Paul Blackburn (1.35 ERA) 6 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 4 K (53 of 75 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Trey McLoughlin (0.00 ERA) 1/3 IP, 1 K
• RHP Tyler Zuber (5.34 ERA) 1 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 1 K
• RHP Grant Hartwig (4.80 ERA) 1 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 2 K, 1 HR allowed

Paul Blackburn made what may wind up being his only rehab start and was strong through six and two-third innings, only allowing an earned run on four hits. Tyler Zuber came out for the eighth inning and gave up the lead, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks. Grant Hartwig would allow a solo home run in the ninth inning, but then would settle down and strike out two batters.

Double-A – NO GAME

High-A

Brooklyn Cyclones (62-65) 6, Wilmington Blue Rocks (55-72) 0

BOX SCORE

• C Christopher Suero: 3-for-4, 2B, HR (6), 2 RBI (42) (.691 OPS)
• SS Boston Baro: 1-for-5, R, RBI (2), K (.305 OPS)
• LF Kellum Clark: 3-for-3, 2 RBI (13) (.618 OPS)
• 1B Ronald Hernandez: 1-for-4, 1 BB, 1 K (.588 OPS)
• CF Omar De Los Santos: 0-for-4, R, SB (40), K (.617 OPS)

Christopher Suero was locked in on Tuesday, hitting an RBI double in the first and then a massive solo home run in the seventh inning. Omar De Los Santos stole his 40th base on the season.

• LHP Zach Thornton (2.92 ERA)  5 1/3 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 K (47 of 69 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Alan Perdomo (4.32 ERA) 2/3 IP, 1 BB
• RHP Kyle Crick (0.00 ERA) 1 IP, 2 K
• RHP Ty Adcock (0.00 ERA) 1 IP, 1 BB
• RHP Justin Lawson (2.54 ERA) 1 IP, 3 K

Zach Thornton was phenomenal in his outing, only allowing four hits over his five and one-third innings pitched while striking out six. The bullpen came out for the final three and two-third innings and did not allow a hit while striking out five.

Low-A

Clearwater Threshers (61-61) 2, St. Lucie Mets (43-81) 2 SUSPENDED

BOX SCORE

The St. Lucie/Clearwater game was suspended in the top of the second inning with the score tied at 2. The game will resume on Wednesday.  Colin Houck hit a two-RBI single scoring Marco Vargas and Carson Benge. Brendan Girton made his first professional start and allowed two earned runs on two hits, walking two and striking out one.

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