The best headline for the Mets’ prospect roundup on 8/2/26 came out of Double-A, where Nick Lorusso powered Binghamton to one win and nearly dragged the Rumble Ponies to a sweep. Across the system, there were a couple of victories, a few loud individual performances, and one Syracuse lineup that never found much of anything against Rochester.
Binghamton split a doubleheader with Reading, and Lorusso was the difference in Game One. The third baseman went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, two homers, five RBI and a walk as the Rumble Ponies rolled to a 10-5 win in seven innings.
Chris Suero added a double and an RBI, Corey Collins chipped in a triple and two hits, and Matt Rudick and D’Andre Smith each went deep. Wyatt Young also had a productive day, finishing 2-for-3 with two runs, a double and a walk.
Noah Hall handled five innings for Binghamton in the opener, allowing four earned runs on six hits while striking out six. Zach Peek gave up one run in an inning of work, and Brian Metoyer finished it off with a scoreless frame.
Game Two went the other way, with Reading taking a 5-4 win. Billy Amick supplied the punch for Binghamton, going 2-for-3 with a run and a homer that drove in two.
John Bay added a double and two RBI, while Mitch Voit scored a run after reaching in his lone plate appearance. The Ponies couldn’t hold it on the mound, though, as Gabriel Rodriguez and Danis Correa both struggled before Jordan Geber and Wyatt Young each threw scoreless innings.
Brooklyn also came up short, falling 6-3 to Winston-Salem. Yohairo Cuevas was the biggest bright spot in that one, going 2-for-4 with a run, a homer and an RBI.
Jacob Reimer turned in a solid day at the plate as well, finishing 2-for-4 with a run, a double and an RBI, while Yonatan Henriquez reached twice and stole a base. Andy Ibáñez went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
On the mound for Brooklyn, Jose Chirinos worked four innings and allowed one earned run, while Bryce Jenkins delivered two scoreless frames and Rafi Vazquez gave up two runs in his inning.
St. Lucie handled Dunedin 6-3 behind a balanced offensive showing.
John Smith III scored twice, walked and stole a base, Cole Mathis reached three times with two runs and two walks, and Ryan Tayman drove in two with a double. Julio Zayas also picked up an RBI, while Elian Peña scored twice and worked a walk.
Vladi Gomez added two hits and a steal.
Nathan Hall set the tone on the mound for St. Lucie with three shutout innings, and Jonathan Jimenez followed with 2.1 scoreless frames and four strikeouts. Zack Mack also kept Dunedin quiet over two innings.
Syracuse, meanwhile, ran into a 3-1 loss at Rochester and the offense never really got rolling. Hayden Senger supplied the only extra-base damage with a solo homer, and Ryan Clifford, Ji Hwan Bae and Senger were the only Syracuse hitters to record hits.
Jonathan Santucci struck out seven over four innings but also issued five walks and allowed two earned runs. Dylan Ross, Nate Lavender, Dedniel Núñez and Jefry Yan followed with varying degrees of success in relief.
Star of the night: Nick Lorusso
GOAT of the night: Syracuse offense
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