Mets Minors Recap: Sproat Rebounds, Lugo Hits Walk-Off Homer

It’s been an uneven season for Brandon Sproat, but hopefully he’s on the right track for good after throwing five innings of one-run ball Wednesday in a 6-5 victory for Triple-A Syracuse. Sproat, 24, was one of three players in the Mets organization listed in Baseball America’s updated top 100 prospects list on Wednesday, but he came in at No. 99, down 38 spots from where the publication ranked him last time. The others on the list were SS/OF Jett Williams (No. 62) and RHP Nolan McLean (No. 72), both of Double-A Binghamton. Fun fact: Brooklyn and St. Lucie stole a combined 15 bases.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (16-19) 6, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (22-13) 5, 11 innings

Box Score

• CF Drew Gilbert, 0-for-4, BB, 2 K (.740 OPS)
• RF Luke Ritter, 1-for-3, HR (1), 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K (.611 OPS)
• LF Jared Young, 0-for-5, R, K (.863 OPS)
• 3B Luis De Los Santos, 1-for-5, HR (2) 2 R (.551 OPS)

Ritter homered in the second and De Los Santos hit one out in the third. After the teams exchanged single runs in the 10th, Syracuse scored twice in the 11th – catcher Hayden Senger hit a sacrifice fly – and held on for the victory.

• RHP Brandon Sproat (4.82 ERA) 5 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 5 K
• RHP Sean Reid-Foley (8.10 ERA) IP, K
• LHP Felipe De La Cruz (0.00 ERA) 1.2 IP, BB, 2 K

Sproat, who gave up eight runs total in his last two starts covering 6.2 IP, threw 53 of 85 pitches for strikes. De La Cruz has 11 strikeouts in 7.2 IP since being promoted to Syracuse.

Double-A

Reading Fightin Phils (7-19) 7, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (16-11) 9

Box Score

• 2B William Lugo, 1-for-5, HR (2) 3 RBI (10) (.771 OPS)
• SS Jett Williams, 1-for-4, BB, SB (7) (.863 OPS)
• CF Nick Morabito, 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB (.693 OPS)
• 1B Ryan Clifford, 3-for-5, HR (4), 2 RBI (12) 2 R, K (.729 OPS)
• 3B Nick Lorusso, 3-for-5, 2 R, RBI (14) (.846 OPS)

Lugo walked off the Fightin Phils with a two-out, three-run home run that completed a rally from five runs down. Binghamton trailed 7-2 before scoring four runs in the eighth and three in the ninth. Clifford’s fourth home run was an opposite-field, two-run shot to left center.

• LHP Zach Thornton (7.71 ERA) 2.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, BB, 4 K, HR
• RHP TJ Shook (3.60 ERA) 2 IP, ER, 3 K, W

The Fightin Phils got to Thornton in his second start for Binghamton (he made four starts for Brooklyn and was promoted). He gave up four runs on seven hits and didn’t escape the third inning.

High-A

Brooklyn (18-10) 5, Asheville Tourists (13-16) 6

Box Score

• CF Carson Benge, 0-for-3, R, BB, K (.812 OPS)
• DH Jacob Reimer, 0-for-1, R, BB, K (1.031 OPS)
• 3B Jesus Baez, 1-for-4, 2B, R, 3 RBI (10), 2 K (.544 OPS)
• SS Marco Vargas, 2-for-5, R, RBI (8), 2 SB (4), 2 K (.636 OPS)

Baez’s three-run double highlighted a four-run first. Brooklyn led 5-1 after two innings, but the Tourists rallied for two runs in the fourth and three in the seventh. The Cyclones were 5-for-6 stealing bases.

• RHP Brendan Girton (4.26 ERA) 3 IP, 4 H, ER, 3 BB, 3 K
• RHP Eduardo Herrera (0.00 ERA) IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K

Herrera, 25, hasn’t allowed a run in 9.1 IP to start the year. He has struck out 11, walked five, and given up three hits.

Low-A

Clearwater Threshers (15-14) 1, St. Lucie Mets (17-12) 4

Box Score

• SS Colin Houck, 1-for-3, R, 2 RBI (17), BB, K, 2 SB (4), (.734 OPS)
• DH Jeremy Rodriguez, 2-for-4, 2B, R, RBI (10), 2 SB (6), K (.677 OPS)

Houck lined an RBI single up the middle in the first inning. St. Lucie went 10-for-10 stealing bases, with Houck, Rodriguez, Trey Snyder (12) and Yonatan Henriquez (5) swiping two apiece.

• RHP Edgar Moreta (3.04 ERA) 6 IP, 2 H, ER, 6 K, W
• RHP Hoss Brewer (0.63 ERA) 2 IP, BB, 3 K, SV

Moreta, a 21-year-old from the Dominican Republic who pitched to a 5.04 ERA last season in 50 innings for St. Lucie, threw six innings of one-run ball. He has struck out 24, walked one, and sports a 0.93 WHIP in 23.2 IP this season. Brewer has 18 strikeouts in 14.1 innings pitched and a 0.84 WHIP.

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