Mets Minors Recap: Sproat Shines, Raley Continues Scoreless Rehab

Brandon Sproat was magnificent on Saturday. The 24-year-old from Peniscola struck out six over six scoreless innings. It was a much-needed confidence boost for the New York Mets’ top pitching prospect, who had allowed 10 earned runs in his last three starts while walking eight batters in that span.

Meanwhile, Brooks Raley continued his rehab assignment, with High-A Brooklyn, tossing another scoreless outing. Additionally, notably, A.J. Ewing stole his 50th base of the season, between the Single-A and High-A levels.

Triple-A

Game 1: Syracuse Mets (34-45) 8, Rochester Redwings (28-48) 0

Box Score

• C Francisco Alvarez 1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI (.412 OPS)
• 3B Pablo Reyes 2-for-4,  HR, 3 RBI (1.417 OPS)

Francisco Alvarez smashed his first home run since being sent down to Syracuse on Sunday, as the Mets are hoping a stint in Triple-A will get his bat going. Pablo Reyes hit his second homer of the season and has five hits in six games since signing with Triple-A Syracuse.

• RHP Brandon Sproat 6.0 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 K (5.43 ERA)
• RHP Alex Carrillo 1.0 IP, 2 K (0.00 ERA)

Alex Carillo locked down the win for Syracuse and is yet to surrender a run in Triple-A since being called up from Double-A Binghamton on the 23rd of June.

Game 2: Syracuse Mets (30-43) 10, Rochester Redwings (45-27) 2 Game 2

Box Score

• CF Drew Gilbert , 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI (.707 OPS)
• 3B Gilberto Celestino, 2-for-3, HR, RBI (.778 OPS)
• 2B Yonny Hernández, 2-for-3, 2 RBI (.693 OPS)

Drew Gilbert and Gilberto Celestino each homered.

• RHP Felipe De La Cruz 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB (7.59 ERA)
• RHP Julian Merryweather 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 K (2.45 ERA)

Julian Merryweather was scoreless over 1 1/3 innings, and will be a name to watch as the Mets’ cycle through their reliever pool.

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (49-23) 3, Portland Seadogs (35-37) 2

Box Score

• CF Carson Benge, 1-for-5, 2B, 1 RBI (.742 OPS)
• LF Nick Morabito, 1-for-3,  2 BB,, 1 RBI (.813 OPS)
• 3B Jacob Reimer 1-for-5, 1 RBI (.900 OPS)

Carson Benge and Nick Morabito led the Rumble Ponies to an extra-innings victory over the Sea Dogs. Benge delivered his first Double-A double to tie the game, while Morabito came through with the walk-off single, capping off a red-hot June in which he’s batting an impressive .337.

• LHP Zach Thornton   5.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 H, 4 K (2.60 ERA)
• LHP Brooks Raley  1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 K (0.00 ERA)

Zach Thornton tossed five scoreless innings, allowing five hits with no walks and four strikeouts, on just 55 pitches. With the outing, he lowered his season ERA to 2.60 over 53 innings at the Double-A level. Brooks Raley also struck out two and threw 12 strikes out of 17 total pitches as he looks to make his way back onto the Mets roster.

High-A

Jersey Shore BlueClaws (27-44) 4, Brooklyn Cyclones (52-22) 6

Box Score

• RF Eli Serrano III, 1-for-3, 2B (.782 OPS)
• 1B Onix Vega, 2-for-4, 2B, 1 RBI (.619 OPS)
• CF A.J. Ewing 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI (.801 OPS)

The Cyclones rallied for three runs in the second on the backs of an Onix Vega RBI double and an A.J. Ewing RBI single. Eli Seranno also joined in on the fun with an RBI double in the 1st. Ewing now has six hits over his last three games as he looks to gain momentum after batting just .229 in June. He also stole his 50th base of the season.

• RHP Jonathan Santucci 5.2 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 8 K (3.79 ERA)
• RHP Jace Beck 1.0 IP, 2 K (4.62 ERA)

Jonathan Santucci gutted through 5 2/3 innings as he struck out eight, allowing three earned runs on seven hits and a walk. Jace Beck held down the fort for Brooklyn and struck out two in one inning of work. Beck surrendered four earned runs over seven innings of work in June.

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (40-33) 3, Jupiter Hammerheads (33-41) 5

Box Score

• 1B Corey Collins, 1-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI (.731 OPS)
• CF Simon Juan 1-for-4, 1 RBI (.616 OPS)

Corey Collins hit his second homer of the season to lead off the first. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough as St Lucie posted just three runs and lost to the Hammerheads.

• RHP Daviel Hurtado  4.0 IP, 4 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 5 K (4.47 ERA)
• RHP Irving Cota 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 K (3.55 ERA)

Daviel Hurtado allowed four earned runs over four innings, giving up three hits and three walks while striking out five. Irving Cota followed with a solid relief outing, tossing two scoreless frames with three strikeouts.

Florida Complex League

Game 1 – FCL Mets (14-22) 4, FCL Cardinals (16-20) 2

Box Score

• C Julio Zayas, 3-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI (.574 OPS)

Julio Zayas was the main source of offense for FCL in Game One, as he hit a single that scored two runs along with his fifth double of the year. Zayas broke out of his slump that had him hitless since June 20th.

• RHP Jonathan Jimenez 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K, (5.26 ERA)
• RHP Yuhi Sako 1.0 IP, 1 K  (1.42 ERA)
• RHP Christian Rodriguez 2.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 K (3.94 ERA)

Jonathan Jimenez delivered four scoreless innings on the mound, posting four strikeouts in a strong Saturday outing.

Game 2 – FCL Mets (14-23) 1, FCL Cardinals  (17-20) 2

Box Score

• C Julio Zayas, 2-for-3, 2B, 1 RBI (.739 OPS)
• 1B Daniel Silva 2-for-2, 2B, 1 BB (.625 OPS)

Zayas was once again the primary source of offense in Game 2, driving in the Mets’ only run after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and adding his sixth double of the season. Daniel Silva also contributed with his second double of the year.

• RHP Joel Lara 3.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K (3.60 ERA)
• RHP Jermayne Verdu  3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K (2.08 ERA)

Dominican Summer League

DSL Arizona Red (12-8) 5, DSL Mets Orange (12-7) 0

Box Score

• RF Adolfo Miranda, 2-for-3  (.834  OPS)

Adolfo Miranda was the only Met that recorded a hit on Saturday as he tallied two singles.

• RHP Henderson Hernandez  2.2 IP, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (4.15 ERA)
• RHP Alvaro Carrillo 2.1 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 4 K (3.38 ERA)

DSL Colorado (11-9) 9, DSL Mets Blue (8-12) 10

Box Score

• RFAlex Acosta, 4-for-4, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI (.853 OPS)
• C Yovanny Rodriguez 2-for-3, 2 BB, 2 RBI (.876 OPS)
• DH Marcos Terrero 1-for-5, 2 RBI (.675 OPS)

• RHP Yoelvis Martinez  2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K (7.36 ERA)
• RHP Greison Acosta 1.0 IP, 1 BB, 1 K (4.50 ERA)

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