Mets Minors Recap: Elian Peña Hit Three Homers

Joander Suarez pitched six innings of two hit ball in a Binghamton win, Brendan Girton struck out eight in a Brooklyn extra-inning loss, St. Lucie was held scoreless in their loss and Elian Peña was unstoppable, hitting three home runs in the DSL on Thursday.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (33-44) vs. Rochester Red Wings (27-47) POSTPONED

The Syracuse Mets/Rochester Red Wings game was postponed and will be made up on Saturday, June 28th as a double-header starting at 4:30 P.M.

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (47-23) 2, Portland Sea Dogs (35-35) 1

• 2B Jett Williams – 0-for-4, 1 BB, CS (5), 2 K (.899 OPS)
• CF Nick Morabito – 1-for-2, 2B, 1 R, SB (30), CS (6), 2 BB, 1 K (.816 OPS)
• RF Ryan Clifford – 0-for-2, 2 BB (.831 OPS)
• C Kevin Parada – 1-for-3, 1 BB, 1 K (.723 OPS)
• LF Carson Benge – 1-for-2, 1 R, 2 SB (2), 2 BB (.542 OPS)
• 3B Jacob Reimer – 1-for-2, 1 RBI (3), 1 BB, 1 K (.667 OPS)

Jett Williams had a rare 0-for day, although he still reached base via a walk. Williams continues to keep the pedal to the floor when he gets on base, but was caught stealing on Thursday. Carson Benge stole his first two bases at Double-A behind a 1-for-2 day that also saw him draw two walks. The Rumble Ponies as a team walked ten times and only struck out nine.

• RHP Joander Suarez (3.72 ERA) 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 1 HR allowed (53 of 81 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Joshua Cornielly (3.92 ERA) 2 IP, 3 K
• RHP Ryan Lambert (2.79 ERA) 1 IP, 1 H, 3 K

Joshua Cornielly, who was born in Venezuela, had a great moment when his parents were finally able to see him pitch in the United States and he showed out for them with two scoreless innings and striking out three. He has had a solid season up to this point providing stability in the Binghamton bullpen. Ryan Lambert got back on the horse and struck out three batters in his one inning of work to grab his third save of the season.

High-A

Brooklyn Cyclones (50-22) 4, Jersey Shore BlueClaws (27-42) 5

BOX SCORE

• 3B Boston Baro – 1-for-5, 1 K (.616 OPS)
• CF  A.J. Ewing – 2-for-5, 1 K (.805 OPS)
• 2B Jesus Baez – 0-for-3, 1 R, 2 BB (.777 OPS)
• 1B Chris Suero – 0-for-4, SB (23), 1 BB, 1 K (.832 OPS)
• DH Colin Houck – 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K (.258 OPS)

With Marco Vargas and Eli Serrano III off, the Cyclones scored three runs in the first two innings and would not score another run until the 11th inning. Every Cyclone player reached base and only two went hitless.

• RHP Brendan Girton (2.87 ERA) 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 8 K (44 of 63 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Joel Díaz (3.49 ERA)  4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR allowed

Brendan Girton was virtually unhittable in an abbreviated outing, striking out eight hitters. Joel Díaz had a rare stumble, allowing a two-run home run that would tie the game and inevitably send it into extra innings. Dakota Hawkins has been good in June, and another two-inning, two-strikeout appearance did nothing but help him keep his June intact.

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (39-32) 0, Jupiter Hammerheads (32-40) 6

BOX SCORE

• 3B Trey Snyder – 0-for-3, SB (22), 1 BB, 1 K (.689 OPS)
• SS Jeremy Rodriguez – 0-for-3, 1 BB, CS (7), 3 K (.595 OPS)
• 1B Trace Willhoite – 1-for-3, 1 BB, 2 K (.845 OPS)

St. Lucie only managed three hits on the day, while striking out 14 times. Jeremy Rodriguez has stolen 17 bases on the season, but has been caught seven times. While it is great to see aggression on the basepaths, it has to be measured and used appropriately, especially when Rodriguez is only hitting .228 with five extra-base hits in 232 at-bats.

• RHP Channing Austin (4.31 ERA) 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K (49 of 84 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Layonel Ovalles (0.00 ERA) 1 1/3 IP, 2 BB, 3 K

Layonel Ovalles – he who has not allowed a run this season…did not allow a run. He has struck out 12 batters in 11 innings , but has walked nine batters. Channing Austin came back after his last outing allowing four runs to only allow one run on two hits while striking out nine.

Florida Complex League

FCL Mets (13-22) 4, FCL Cardinals (16-18) 5/8 INNINGS

Edward Lantigua hit his second double of the season and went 1-for-3 with 2 RBI, a walk and was caught stealing. Dangelo Sarmiento went 2-for-3 with a run scored, a stolen base and a walk. Nicolas Carreno struck out five in three innings, allowing three hits and one unearned run.

Bryce Jenkins returned to the mound after missing the entire 2024 season. He struck out two in a scoreless inning.

Dominican Summer League

DSL Mets Orange (12-5) 20, DSL NYY Bombers (6-10) 19

Elian Peña went nuclear, going 4-for-5 with four runs scored, a double, three home runs and seven RBI. Despite his low batting average, Peña has a .732 OPS on the season. The game featured a combined 23 hits, 23 walks and six errors.

The Mets ran out of pitching and had to use a position player to lock down the save.

DSL Mets Blue (2-9) 1, DSL Nationals (6-5) 9 – COMPLETION OF JUNE 16TH GAME

DSL Mets Blue (7-11) 7, DSL Nationals (9-9) 3

Yovanny Rodriguez went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, Yunior Amparo went 0-for-1 with a run scored, two stolen bases and two walks and Justin Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a run scored, an RBI and a K.

 

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