Mets Minors Thread: Sproat, Allan on the Mound

The big club has the day off, but all four of the Mets’ full-season minor league affiliates play Thursday evening. The Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies already played two games on Thursday, taking both ends of the doubleheader in New Hampshire.

In game 1, Nick Morabito, Ryan Clifford and Kevin Parada homered, while Joander Suarez tossed 5 1/3 innings of scoreless ball. In game 2, catcher Matt O’Neill hit a three-run homer and Felipe De La Cruz struck out seven over 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball.

6:05 PM · Syracuse (10-13) at Worcester (13-9)

Triple-A Syracuse Lineup

1. Donovan Walton – SS
2. Jon Singleton – DH
3. Joey Meneses – 1B
4. Jared Young – 3B
5. Billy McKinney – LF
6. Gilberto Celestino – CF
7. Rafael Ortega – RF
8. Jakson Reetz – C
9. Luke Ritter – 2B

Mets top prospect Brandon Sproat is on the mound for Syracuse, making his fifth start of the season. Sproat has a 3.31 ERA, but has only 12 strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings and has issued eight walks in that span.

PROGRAMMING NOTE: This game is the Free Game of the Day on MiLBTV. 

6:35 PM · Brooklyn (11-6) at Jersey Shore (6-11)

Brooklyn Lineup

1. Eli Serrano III – LF
2. Jesus Báez – DH
3. Carson Benge – CF
4. Jacob Reimer – 3B
5. Boston Baro – SS
6. D’Andre Smith – 2B
7. Ronald Hernández – C
8. Estarling Mercado – 1B
9. Diego Mosquera – RF

Lefty Zach Thornton gets the start for Brooklyn. The 2023 fifth-round pick has been lights out to start the year: 16 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 22 K.

 

6:10 PM · Daytona (8-9) at St. Lucie (10-7)

St. Lucie Lineup

1. Jeremy Rodriguez – SS
2. Colin Houck – DH
3. A.J. Ewing – CF
4. Trey Snyder – 3B
5. Yohairo Cuevas – 1B
6. Kevin Villavicencio – 2B
7. Vincent Perozo – C
8. Simon Juan – LF
9. Willy Fanas – RF

A healthy Matt Allan will get the start for St. Lucie. Pitching for the first time since 2019, Allan has made three starts this year for St. Lucie, with two of them being good and his last one (1.2 IP, 3 ER) being the only time he’s struggled. He has 11 strikeouts in eight innings, using a fastball sitting in the mid-90s and hitting 97 mph.

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