The Mets’ Arizona Fall League group hit the stretch run with a rough week, capped by a rain-shortened loss and a pair of lopsided defeats.
Surprise was outscored badly across the final games of the week, starting with a 20-4 loss to Salt River on Tuesday, Oct. 27, followed by an 11-3 loss to Peoria on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
The Saguaros did bounce back the next day, rolling past Mesa 13-2 on Thursday, Oct. 29, before falling again 17-5 to Scottsdale. Friday, Oct. 30 was canceled because of rain, and Saturday, Oct. 31 brought another setback as Salt River beat Surprise 11-2 in a game that was shortened to six innings.
At the plate, Bruin Agbayani went 0-for-3 with a run, two walks and two strikeouts in Wednesday’s win over Mesa. Cole Mathis was 0-for-4 with a run, two walks and two strikeouts in Thursday’s victory over Scottsdale.
On the season, Agbayani is hitting .103/.286/.154 with four hits in 39 at-bats, including two doubles, 10 walks and 16 strikeouts. He has also gone 2-for-2 on stolen bases.
Boston Baro has put together a .214/.421/.357 line in 10 games, with six hits, one double, one home run, 10 walks and nine strikeouts, plus three stolen bases in three tries. Mathis is at .150/.306/.250 in 10 games, with six hits, one double, one home run, nine walks and six strikeouts, and he is 1-for-1 stealing bases.
On the mound, Irving Cota has worked 12.2 innings over five appearances and has allowed eight hits and seven runs, six earned, for a 4.26 ERA. He has also struck out 15, walked three, hit one batter and thrown one wild pitch.
Brendan Girton has been sharp in five outings, giving up two hits and no runs in 4.1 innings with five strikeouts and two walks. Ryan Lambert has thrown five scoreless innings over five games, allowing no hits while striking out seven and walking three.
Peyton Prescott has made five starts and has a 6.52 ERA, allowing 12 hits and eight runs, seven earned, in 9.2 innings with six walks and eight strikeouts. Calvin Ziegler has had a difficult AFL line in five appearances, surrendering five hits and 11 runs, 10 earned, in four innings for a 22.50 ERA, while issuing seven walks and hitting three batters.
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