Ryan Clifford Hits 440-Foot Homer

Jack Wenninger had yet another outstanding outing and Ryan Clifford hit a ball to the moon on Wednesday for Double-A Binghamton.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (10-12) 4, Worcester Red Sox 5 Final/7

BOX SCORE

• CF Drew Gilbert – 2-for-3, 2B, BB (.821 OPS)
• 3B Jared Young – 2-for-3, 2B, 2 R, BB (1.230 OPS)
• C Francisco Alvarez – 0-for-4, 3 K (.125 OPS)
• 1B Jon Singleton – 2-for-4, 2 R, HR (5), RBI (12), 2 K (.941 OPS)

The Mets put across two runs in the sixth inning but couldn’t complete the comeback. Francisco Alvarez had a rough day at the plate, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts

• RHP Dom Hamel (2.45 ERA) 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR allowed (33 of 54 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Jordan Geber (7.86 ERA) 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HR allowed

Chris Devenski pitched a clean inning of work.

Syracuse Mets (10-12) 4, Worcester Red Sox 5 Final/7

BOX SCORE

• CF Jeff McNeil – 2-for-4, R, RBI (1), BB (.583 OPS)
• DH Jon Singleton – 2-for-4, 2 RBI (11) (.877 OPS)
• 1B Joey Meneses – 1-for-4, R (.843 OPS)

Jeff McNeil, in what will be his last rehab start before being reinstated from the injured list played center field and went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and a walk. Syracuse did not have an extra-base hit in the game.

• RHP José Ureña (2.89 ERA) 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, K  (22 of 40 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Austin Warren (3.86 ERA) 1 2/3 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K
• LHP Genesis Cabrera (9.00 ERA) 1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• RHP Dedniel Núñez (4.50 ERA) 1 IP, 2 H, 1 unearned run, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Sean Reid-Foley (7.11 ERA) 1/3 IP, 1 BB, 1 K

A missed catch by Joey Meneses saddled the blown save and loss on the rehabbing Dedniel Núñez, who hasn’t rounded into form since his return. Austin Warren had a solid one and two-third innings with four strikeouts and a walk.

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (9-6) 3, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (6-8) 0

BOX SCORE

• SS Jett Williams – 1-for-4, 2B, 2 R, 1 K (.897 OPS)
• CF Nick Morabito – 1-for-4, 3B, 2 K (.622 OPS)
• 1B Ryan Clifford – 2-for-3, R, HR (2), RBI (8), BB, K (.853 OPS)
• LF Alex Ramirez – 0-for-1, 2 BB, K (.434 OPS)
• DH Kevin Parada – 0-for-3, 2 K (.357 OPS)

Jett Williams continues to hit for some extra-base power. Ryan Clifford hit his second home run of the season, but had a poor day in the field with two errors. Only four players got hits for the Rumble Ponies on Wednesday. The struggles continue for Kevin Parada, going 0-for-3 on the day with two strikeouts, lowering his OPS to .357.

• RHP Jack Wenninger (0.90 ERA) 5 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 10 K (60 of 89 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Trey McLoughlin (7.71 ERA) 1 2/3 IP 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K

Jack Wenninger had his best outing of the season, striking out ten over five innings. Wenninger has relied on a solid fastball/change-up combination to keep hitters off balance. Trey McLoughlin had his best outing of the season, going one and two-third innings of scoreless baseball with a walk and three strikeouts.

High-A

Brooklyn Cyclones (11-6) 2, Jersey Shore BlueClaws (6-11) 1

BOX SCORE

• RF Carson Benge – 1-for-3, R, BB (.592 OPS)
• SS Jesus Baez – 0-for-4 (.477 OPS)
• CF Eli Serrano III – 0-for-4, 2 K (.712 OPS)
• DH Jacob Reimer – 0-for-4, 2 K (.980 OPS)
• 3B Boston Baro – 0-for-4, 2 K (.601 OPS)
• 1B Chris Suero – 0-for-3, 2 K (1.044 OPS)

Despite the win, the Cyclones only managed two hits and three total baserunners on the day and were helped by an error on a Jesus Baez ground ball that scored two runners.

• RHP Joel Diaz (0.00 ERA) 4 IP, 2 H, 5 K (38 of 58 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Brendan Girton (4.50 ERA) 3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• RHP Ryan Lambert (1.29 ERA) 1 IP, 1 BB, 2 K

Joel Diaz has been performing quite well since his recovery from Tommy John surgery, and it’s only a matter of time before he starts being considered as one of the Mets top pitching prospects. Brendan Girton had a solid game piggybacking on the Diaz outing and Ryan Lambert earned his first save continuing his excellent debut season.

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (10-7) 6, Daytona Tortugas (8-9) 3

BOX SCORE

• DH Jeremy Rodriguez – 0-for-4, R, 2 K (.624 OPS)
• 3B Colin Houck – 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 K (.726 OPS)
• CF A.J. Ewing – 0-for-2, 1 R, 2 SB (13), 2 BB, K (1.074 OPS)
• 2B Trey Snyder – 0-for-4, RBI (9), SB (5), K (.520 OPS)

St. Lucie put across six runs on four hits and five walks, with some help from some poor defense. Colin Houck, despite running a .196 average has a .726 OPS helped by some improved plate discipline and more in-game power than he displayed all of last season.

• RHP Ethan Lanthier (4.66 ERA)  3 2/3 IP, 3  H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 4 K (37 of 64 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Cristofer Gomez (3.86 ERA) 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 6 K
• RHP Chandler Marsh (0.00 ERA) 2 IP, 1 BB, 3 K

Ethan Lanthier looked impressive, limiting the damage over his outing. Cristofer Gomez relieved him and was lights-out himself, striking out six of the nine batters he faced. Chandler Marsh has been a huge surprise as an undrafted rookie, striking out 14 in 9 2/3 innings without allowing a run.

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