Mets Minors Recap: Clifford Blasts Two for Binghamton
Ryan Clifford cracked two homers to bring his Eastern League-leading total to 23 in Double-A Binghamton’s 6-1 victory over Somerset. The 22-year-old, acquired from the Astros in 2023 when the Mets traded Justin Verlander, entered Wednesday second in the league in RBIs and fifth in OPS.
Triple-A Syracuse RHP Brandon Sproat was named International League Pitcher of the Month for July on Wednesday after going 2-0 with a 0.67 ERA in 27 innings pitched last month. Binghamton outfielder Carson Benge (.397/.482/.726, seven homers) earned Eastern League Player of the Month honors.
Ryan Clifford. Photo by Steven Wojtowicz of MMO
Triple-A
Charlotte Knights (52-57) 6, Syracuse Mets (58-52) 0, 5 innings
- SS Luisangel Acuña, 0-for-3 (.691 OPS)
- 2B Pablo Reyes, 1-for-2 (.935 OPS)
- LF Jared Young, 0-for-2, K (.929 OPS)
Acuña is slashing .283/.333/.358 in 61 plate appearances for Syracuse. It’s a small sample, but it is up from last year when in 587 PAs at Triple-A, he hit .258/.299/.355. The game was shortened to five innings because of rain. The Mets are asking for submissions to rename the team. I like Sycamores.
- LHP Brandon Waddell (3.95 ERA) 2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, K, HR, L
Carson Benge. Photo by Steven Wojtowicz of MMO
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (69-33) 6, Somerset Patriots (56-48) 1
- 1B Ryan Clifford, 2-for-5, 2 HR (23), RBI (72), K (.866 OPS)
- SS Jett Williams, 2-for-4, 2B, R, BB (.873 OPS)
- LF Carson Benge, 1-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI (23), 2 K (1.070 OPS)
- 3B Nick Lorusso, 2-for-4, SB (7) (.768 OPS)
- C Kevin Parada, 2-for-3, 2B, R, BB (.731 OPS)
Williams hit his league-leading 29th double. He also leads the league in OPS. Another day, another Benge highlight. This time it was a three-run double.
- RHP Luis Moreno (3.50 ERA) 4 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 2 K
- RHP Ben Simon (0.00 ERA) 2 IP, 3 H, K
Simon, 23, made his first appearance for Binghamton since being promoted from Brooklyn, where he pitched to a 3.86 ERA and struck out 40 in 37 1/3 innings.
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (61-43) 7, Hudson Valley Renegades (62-39) 4
- DH Eli Serrano III, 3-for-5, 2B, RBI (40), SB (7), R (.720 OPS)
- C Vincent Perozo, 3-for-4, 2B, 2 R (1.071 OPS)
- 3B Colin Houck, 1-for-5, HR (2), RBI (10), 4 K (.488 OPS)
- CF A.J. Ewing, 1-for-5, 2B, RBI (24), R, K (.787 OPS)
- SS Boston Baro, 1-for-5, 2 RBI (34), R (.630 OPS)
Houck homered for the second-straight game. Serrano, 24, drafted in the fourth round last year out of North Carolina State, ranked No. 12 in Mets Merized Online’s midseason top 50 prospect list.
- RHP Will Watson (2.17 ERA) 4 1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, HR
Watson has struck out 59 in 49 2/3 innings since his promotion to Brooklyn. The 22-year-old was selected in the seventh round of the draft last year from the University of Southern California.
Low-A
St. Lucie Mets (61-42) 6, Tampa Tarpons (48-52) 4
- 3B Jeremy Rodriguez, 1-for-3, 3 SB (26), R, BB (.561 OPS)
- DH Mitch Voit, 0-for-3, SB (1), R, 2 BB (.327 OPS)
- LF Kevin Villavicencio, 2-for-3, 2B, RBI (27), 2 SB (17), R, BB (.638 OPS)
- 1B Trace Willhoite, 1-for-4, 2 RBI (64), SB (11) (.857 OPS)
Voit, picked in the first round of the Draft last month from the University of Michigan, is off to a 1-for-13 start. The 20-year-old hit 14 homers, stole 14 bases and posted a 1.140 OPS in 56 games for the Wolverines this year.
- RHP Jose Guevara (10.24 ERA) 3 1/3 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- RHP Juan Arnaud (2.58 ERA) 3 IP, BB, 5 K, W
Arnaud, 22, of the Dominican Republic, has struck out 44 in 38 1/3 innings. His ERA is down significantly from last year when it was 4.02 in 40 1/3 innings pitched for St. Lucie.
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