Mets Minors Recap: Senga Sharp for Syracuse

Kodai Senga threw six innings of one-run ball and struck out eight in Triple-A Syracuse’s 3-1 victory over Worcester on Friday. It was the 32-year-old right-hander’s first action since Aug. 31 when he gave up five runs in 4 2/3 innings against the Miami Marlins. Senga pitched to a 6.18 ERA in six August starts and then accepted a demotion to Syracuse.

Triple-A

Worcester Red Sox (71-70) 1, Syracuse Mets (72-70) 3

Box Score

• 2B Jett Williams, 0-for-4, 2 K (.628 OPS)
• CF Carson Benge, 0-for-4, 3 K (.392 OPS)
• 1B Jared Young, 1-for-3, SB (2), BB, K (.962 OPS)
• C Kevin Parada, 1-for-3, 2B, R, BB (.614 OPS)

Williams and Benge, the Mets’ top two position player prospects, continued to struggle with the adjustment to Triple-A after both were promoted last month. Williams was slashing .204/.275/.378 with four homers in 25 games entering Friday while Benge was hitting .143/.222/.196 with one homer in 15 games.

• RHP Kodai Senga (1.50 ERA) 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 8 K, W
• RHP Austin Warren (4.72 ERA) 2 IP, BB, K
• LHP Richard Lovelady (1.75 ERA) IP, SV

Senga threw 54 of 72 pitches for strikes.

Double-A

Portland Sea Dogs (64-69) 4, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (88-46) 5

Box Score

• 3B Jacob Reimer, 2-for-3, RBI (38), R, 2 BB, K (.863 OPS)
• DH Nick Morabito, 2-for-4, RBI (59), SB (48), BB, K (.737 OPS)
• CF Omar De Los Santos, 1-for-4, HR (4), RBI (11), K (.636 OPS)
• LF JT Schwartz, 2-for-4, 3B, RBI (35), R (.647 OPS)

Reimer cracked a walk-off single into the left-field corner with two outs in the ninth. Morabito recorded his fifth two-hit game in September. He entered Friday slashing .306/.405/.361 for the month.

• RHP R.J. Gordon (3.69 ERA) 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 7 K
• RHP Ben Simon (1.06 ERA) 1 2/3 IP, 3 H, R, BB, 2 K
• RHP Saul Garcia (1.32 ERA) 2 1/3 IP, H, BB, 4 K, W

Gordon, 23, was the Eastern League Pitcher of the Month for August (4-0, 2.08 ERA, 42 strikeouts, 34 2/3 innings). He was drafted in the 13th round last year out of the University of Oregon. Garcia, 22, of Venezuela, has struck out 76 in 47 2/3 innings pitched combined at Double-A Binghamton and High-A Brooklyn.

High-A

The Brooklyn Cyclones advanced to their first South Atlantic League Championship Series with a 2-0 Division Series win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Thursday.

Right-hander Noah Hall (5-7, 2.72 ERA) will start Game 1 of the best-of-three series on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Coney Island against the Hub City Spartanburgers (Rangers). Games 2 and 3 (if necessary) will be South Carolina on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Low-A

Daytona Tortugas 2, St. Lucie Mets 0

Game 3 Box Score

• 2B Mitch Voit, 0-for-4, 2 K (.321 OPS)
• CF Trey Snyder, 0-for-4, K (.398 OPS)
• SS Antonio Jimenez, 1-for-3, 2B, BB, K (.982 OPS)
• C Chase Meggers, 1-for-3 (.455 OPS)

Daytona ended St. Lucie’s season with a two-hit shutout. The Mets won the first game of the best-of-three Florida State League Division Series before dropping the last two.

• RHP Truman Pauley (0.00 ERA) 2 IP, 3 H, 4 K
• RHP Jonathan Jimenez (4.15 ERA) 4 1/3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, K, HR, L

Pauley, 21, was drafted in the 12th round this year out of Harvard. He struck out 91 in 70 1/3 innings pitched for the Crimson while posting a 4.61 ERA. He got the series-deciding starting assignment in his fourth appearance for St. Lucie.

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