The Syracuse Mets helped themselves against the division leaders, the Binghamton Mets kept hanging around in the chase, and Brooklyn’s season officially came to an end in a rain-delayed doubleheader. It was one of those prospect-report days where the movement on the board mattered almost as much as the box scores.
Syracuse’s 7-4 win over Rochester was built early and protected late. The Mets put up six runs in the first three innings, giving Jonathan Santucci plenty of breathing room before the Red Wings answered with a pair of solo homers in the fourth.
Santucci still worked five innings for his first Triple-A win, allowing five hits and two runs while striking out six. Brian Metoyer finished it off for his first Triple-A save.
Ronny Mauricio went deep for his 17th homer, Eric Wagaman added his fifth, and Billy Amick also left the yard. Nick Lorusso turned in one of the livelier lines in the game, going 3-for-4 with two runs and a stolen base.
Hayden Senger chipped in with three hits, including a double, while Zack Short drove in two. D’Andre Smith also swiped two bags.
With the win over the division-leading Red Wings, Syracuse moved to 3.5 games back.
There was also movement on the roster side. The New York Mets recalled right-hander Dylan Ross and left fielder Nick Morabito from Syracuse. The Syracuse club sent right-hander Ryan Lambert on a rehab assignment to Brooklyn, and activated first baseman Ryan Clifford from the Development List.
Binghamton kept its own push alive with a 4-3 win over New Hampshire, pulling out the game in the bottom of the seventh after trailing for most of the afternoon. The victory, paired with Reading’s loss to Hartford, left the team 3.5 games back in the division.
Corey Collins drove in two runs with a double, John Bay added a double, an RBI and a stolen base, and Marco Vargas finished 2-for-4 with a steal of his own. Chris Suero reached twice on walks and also stole two bases, bringing his season total to 35 and 36. On the mound, Gary Gill Hill gave up two runs over four innings, while Carlos Guzman got the win and Garrett Stratton picked up the save.
Brooklyn had a long, messy day with Frederick, starting with a suspended game from July 5th and ending with a second loss that knocked the Cyclones out of playoff contention. In the resumed game, Brooklyn and Frederick picked up tied 2-2, but neither side scored through the next two innings, sending it to extras. Brooklyn couldn’t score with the ghost runner in the 10th, and Frederick won it in the bottom of the frame, 3-2.
In the second game, Brooklyn came out fast after the rain delay. Elian Peña tripled, Aiden Robbins singled him home, and Robbins later scored on a Yonatan Henriquez sac fly.
But Nicolas Carreno immediately put the Cyclones in trouble by walking three straight batters to open the bottom of the inning, and Frederick scored three times in the frame. Brooklyn got solo homers from Robbins and Antonio Jimenez, but that was as close as it got in a 6-4 loss.
The twin defeats ended Brooklyn’s season. Robbins stood out in the nightcap, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a homer and two RBI.
Trey Snyder also reached twice and stole a base, while Peña added a triple and a run. In the suspended game, Mitch Voit drove in both Brooklyn runs.
On the pitching side, Ryan Lambert made his rehab appearance, and the bullpen mixed in work from Parker Carlson, Elwis Mijares and Joe Scarborough.
St. Lucie pulled out a 7-6 win over Jupiter in a game that kept swinging back and forth.
The Hammerheads erased an early three-run deficit, then St. Lucie answered a late three-run hole of its own before breaking through in the eighth.
That inning turned on a Kifraidy Encarnacion collapse: he walked Kuhio Aloy, Yovanny Rodriguez and Jack Toomey to load the bases, then forced in the winning run by walking Branny De Oleo with one out to spare.
Ryan Tayman did the heavy lifting offensively, going 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored. Branny De Oleo added a double, two RBI and a stolen base, while Jack Toomey had a double and an RBI.
Yovanny Rodriguez reached twice on walks and scored twice. On the mound, Zack Mack got the win and Miguel Mejias recorded the save.
Irving Cota was also on rehab for the game.
Roster-wise, St. Lucie activated Bruin Agbayani, while Roberto Pena was assigned to the club from the FCL Mets.
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