The Mets’ farm system delivered a little bit of everything on 9/5/26: a shutout, a blowout, a breakout from John Spikerman, and a rough night for Joe Scarborough in Brooklyn.
At Triple-A, Syracuse split its doubleheader with Rochester. The Mets dropped the opener 5-0 after managing only three hits.
Jack Wenninger worked four innings, striking out five while allowing two runs on four hits and three walks, and Dan Hammer was hit for three more runs in 1.1 innings. The offense never got going, with D’Andre Smith, Ronny Mauricio, Ryan Clifford, Eric Wagaman, Vidal Bruján, and Nick Lorusso all going hitless.
Syracuse answered in the second game with a 7-4 win, and the lineup finally found some punch. Hayden Senger delivered the big swing, crushing a three-run pinch-hit homer.
Vidal Bruján added a two-run double, and Zack Short chipped in an RBI double. Zach Franklin, acquired for Huascar Brazobán, kept rolling in Triple-A with two scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out one.
Binghamton kept its night clean on both sides of the ball, beating New Hampshire 2-0. Mitch Voit supplied all the offense with a two-run double, and that was enough thanks to a pitching staff that allowed just four baserunners, struck out ten, and didn’t issue a walk. Luke Gabrysh set the tone with five shutout innings, and Bryce Jenkins, Carlos Guzman, and Garrett Stratton finished the job without giving up a run.
Brooklyn’s game had a very different feel. The Cyclones fell 9-5 to Frederick, but John Spikerman made sure people noticed.
He reached twice on walks, scored three runs, stole three bases, hit a home run, and drove in two. Alejandro Urias also went deep for Brooklyn, while Yonatan Henriquez added a triple.
Jose Chirinos gave the Cyclones 4.2 solid innings, but Joe Scarborough was tagged for six runs in just 1.1 innings, and that was the difference.
St. Lucie had the loudest offensive showing of the day, taking down Jupiter 10-6.
Yovanny Rodriguez launched two solo homers, Kuhio Aloy added a homer of his own with four RBI, and Branny De Oleo also left the yard. The St.
Lucie staff piled up 17 strikeouts despite six walks, and the game included a little bit of everything on both sides.
Star of the night: John Spikerman.
GOAT of the night: Joe Scarborough.
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