Mets Minors Recap: Brandon Sproat Remains Brilliant for Syracuse

Brandon Sproat allowed zero runs while striking out nine in a Syracuse win, Binghamton was rained out, Brooklyn was powered by A.J. Ewing in their victory and St. Lucie received strong efforts from Randy Guzman and Simon Juan in their win.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (54-51) 2, Buffalo Bisons (40-61) 1

Box Score

• 1B-LF Jared Young 1-for-5, 1 K (.887 OPS)
• DH Luke Ritter 0-for-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K (.722 OPS)
• 2B Pablo Reyes 1-for-3, 2 BB (1.006 OPS)

Syracuse walked 11 times, using the wildness of Adam Macko to their advantage. Reyes has been hot as of late, slashing .316/.415/.481 in July with a 12/12 BB/K ratio.

• RHP Brandon Sproat (4.07 ERA) 5 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 9 K (56 of 95 pitches for strikes)

Sproat had yet another scoreless outing and is capping off the month of July with a 0.67 ERA with 33 Ks in 27 innings while holding hitters to a .152 batting average. With the MLB trade deadline having passed and the recent ineffectiveness of Clay Holmes as a starter, a window may be opening up for Sproat to get promoted to New York.

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (65-31) vs. Harrisburg Senators (47-50) POSTPONED

The Binghamton/Harrisburg game was postponed due to weather and will be played as a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 4:00 p.m. EST.

High-A

Brooklyn Cyclones (60-39) 4, Jersey Shore BlueClaws (41-54) 0

Box Score

• CF A.J. Ewing  3-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI (23), 1 BB, 1 K (.804 OPS)
• RF Eli Serrano III 0-for-5, 1 K (.718 OPS)
• SS Boston Baro  1-for-3, 1 RBI (32), 2 SB (23), 1 BB (.626 OPS)
• 2B Marco Vargas 1-for-3, 1 RBI (30), SB (29), 2 BB (.621 OPS)

Ewing is heating up again, turning in his second multi-hit game in as many contests. Baro stole two bases for the second consecutive game. The Cyclones have a chance to have three players with 30 steals with Ewing (42), Baro (23) and Vargas (29) all at or near that milestone.

• RHP Will Watson (1.99 ERA) 5 1/3 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 5 K (53 of 88 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Saul Garcia (2.12 ERA) 2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K

Watson continues his strong season, having not allowed more than two runs since June 6. Garcia has struck out 53 batters over 29 2/3 innings.

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (57-40) 10, Jupiter Hammerheads (39-58) 5

Box Score

• LF-1B Randy Guzman 3-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI (3), CS (1) (.1.036 OPS)
• CF Simon Juan 1-for-5, 2 R, HR (7), 1 RBI (39), 1 K (.652 OPS)
• 2B Mitch Voit – 0-for-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K (.333 OPS)
• *REHAB* RF Rafael Ortega – 2-for-4, 2B, 1 R, 2 RBI (3), 1 K (1.192 OPS)

UFA Chase Meggers had his first professional RBI while getting the start at catcher for St. Lucie. The team walked seven times on the day after walking nine times on Wednesday. Three different Mets 2025 draft picks played in this contest.

• RHP Layonel Ovalles (1.26 ERA) 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 K

Ovalles has been outstanding for St. Lucie, completing his third straight scoreless outing. After a rough April, he has only been scored on in three outings since May 28 while holding batters to a .105 average in July.

Dominican Summer League

DSL Mets Orange (24-18) 7, DSL Angels (23-19) 9

Elian Peña went 1-for-4 with a run scored, a walk and a strikeout, bringing his OPS to .825. Yunior Amparo went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two walks and a stolen base. Justin Ramirez went 4-for-5 with a run scored and two RBIs.

DSL Mets Blue (16-26) 3, DSL Colorado (15-26) 10

Matteo Marelli went four innings and allowed one run on four hits with a walk and five strikeouts, showing he is adapting to professional baseball quickly. Cesar Acosta went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Yorber Semprun went 1-for-4 with an RBI and is now slashing .343/.413/.467.

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