Mets Daily Prospect Report, 7/21/19: Home run crazy

*All results from games played on Saturday, July 20, 2019

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (50-49)

SYRACUSE 11, TOLEDO 5 (BOX)

Syracuse beat of the Toledo Mud Hens, really choking the chickens. Dilson Herrera, Danny Espinosa, Rene Rivera, and Aaron Altherr all hit home runs, with Dilson smashing two to reach the twenty-plus homer run mark for the first time in his career. Corey Oswalt was solid in his six innings, as all of his runs allowed were unearned.

• CF Gregor Blanco: 1-4, 2 R, 3B, RBI, 2 BB
• SS Danny Espinosa: 2-3, R, HR (14), 3 RBI, BB
• C Rene Rivera: 1-5, R, HR (18), RBI, 3 K
• 3B Dilson Herrera: 2-5, 2 R, 2 HR (20, 21), 2 RBI, K, E (16)
• 1B Travis Taijeron: 1-5, R, 3 K
• 2B Arismendy Alcantara: 2-4, 2 R, 2B, BB, K
• LF Aaron Altherr: 2-5, R, HR (2), 2 RBI
• RF Rymer Liriano: 2-4, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB, K
• DH Tim Tebow: 2-5, 3 K
• RHP Corey Oswalt: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, HBP, W (6-2)
• RHP Chris Flexen: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• LHP Daniel Zamora: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, S (3)

ROSTER ALERT: New York Mets optioned RHP Jacob Rhame to Syracuse Mets.

ROSTER ALERT: New York Mets recalled RHP Walker Lockett from Syracuse Mets.

Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (35-29/14-17)

BINGHAMTON 8, AKRON 2 (BOX)

With the exception of Gavin Cecchini’s sac fly in the fourth, every single Rumble Pony run from yesterday’s ballgame came via the longball. Patrick Mazeika got things started in the first with a solo homer to make it a 1-0 game. In the fifth, with the score 2-0, Quinn Brodey led off the inning with a homer to make it 3-0. After Sam Haggerty made the inning’s first out, Jason Krizan, Patrick Mazeika, and David Thompson hit three solo homers in a row, making it a 6-0 ballgame. The RubberDucks scored a pair in the sixth, but those runs barely put a dent in Binghamton’s lead, and the Ponies got them back in the ninth, when Luis Carpio hit a two-run shot.

• CF Sam Haggerty: 2-5
• LF Jason Krizan: 3-5, R, 2B, HR (9), RBI
• 1B Patrick Mazeika: 2-5, 2 R, 2 HR (11, 12), 2 RBI, K
• DH David Thompson: 1-3, 3 R, HR (5), RBI, 2 BB
• C Ali Sanchez: 1-5, K, SB (1)
• 3B Gavin Cecchini: 1-4, RBI
• SS Luis Carpio: 2-5, R, HR (2), 2 RBI, K
• 2B Michael Paez: 0-4, BB
• RF Quinn Brodey: 2-4, R, HR (1), RBI, K
• RHP Kevin Smith: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 2 WP, BLK, W (1-0)
• RHP Ryder Ryan: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• RHP Matt Blackham: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Advanced-A: St. Lucie Mets (32-34/20-12)

CLEARWATER 3, ST. LUCIE 0 (BOX)

All three runs of the ballgame- all Threshers runs, unfortunately- came in the fifth inning. Tylor Megill didn’t so much fall apart as Clearwater came through with a handful of key hits.

• 2B Blake Tiberi: 0-4
• DH Carlos Cortes: 0-4, 2 K
• LF Jeremy Vasquez: 0-4, 3 K
• RF Matt Winaker: 2-3, K
• 3B Cody Bohanek: 1-3
• C Dan Rizzie: 0-3, E (1)
• 1B Edgardo Fermin: 1-3, 2B
• SS Manny Rodriguez: 0-3
• CF Hansel Moreno: 0-3, K
• RHP Tylor Megill: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, WP, L (0-1)
• RHP Carlos Hernandez: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
• RHP Ezequiel Zabaleta: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Low-A: Columbia Fireflies (24-42/14-16)

COLUMBIA 6, GREENVILLE 3 (BOX)

The Drive got to Daison Acosta early, scoring a run in the first, but the Colaflies bailed him out by plating two in the third and three in the fifth. Conner O’Neil and Danny Hrbek both allowed runs, but the bulge the offense built up for them was more than enough.

• SS Ronny Mauricio: 3-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI, K
• 2B Shervyen Newton: 0-5, 2 K
• 3B Mark Vientos: 1-4, 2 RBI, K, SB (1)
• DH Hayden Senger: 0-5, RBI, K
• RF Jose Miguel Medina: 2-5, 2B, 2 K
• C Carlos Sanchez: 0-3, SB (1), HBP
• 1B Brian Sharp: 1-4, R, 2B, 2 K
• CF Gerson Molina: 1-4, R, 2B, K
• LF Taylor Lane: 1-3, 2 R, BB, E (2)
• LF Guillermo Granadillo: 0-0
• RHP Daison Acosta: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, WP
• RHP Conner O’Neil: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, WP, W (1-0)
• RHP Danny Hrbek: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
• RHP Allan Winans: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, S (6)

Short-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (20-14)

BROOKLYN 6, CONNECTICUT 1 (BOX)

The Tigers tagged Matt Cleveland with a first inning run, but that would be the only one that not only he would give up on the evening, but it would end up being the only run the Tigers would manage. The Cyclones roared to life in the fifth, plating three runs from hits by Chandler Avant and Wilmer Reyes, and scoring two from bases loaded walks to Nic Gaddis and Ariel Yera. Wilmer Reyes added another two in the eighth with a two-run homer, putting the death knell to the Tigers.

• CF Jake Mangum: 2-5, R, K, HBP
• 2B Chandler Avant: 2-6, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2 K
• SS Wilmer Reyes: 2-6, R, HR (3), 3 RBI, K
• 1B Joe Genord: 1-3, R, BB, HBP
• DH Antoine Duplantis: 2-3, R, BB, HBP
• 3B Nic Gaddis: 2-2, 3 BB, SB (2), 2 E (4, 5)
• LF Anthony Dirocie: 0-3, 2 BB, 3 K
• C Ariel Yera: 1-4, RBI, BB, 2 K
• RF Raul Beracierta: 0-5, 5 K
• RHP Matt Cleveland: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HBP, W (2-2)
• LHP Andrew Edwards: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, H (1)
• RHP Josh Hejka: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, H (1)
• RHP Hunter Parsons: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

ROSTER ALERT: RHP Josh Hejka assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones from Kingsport Mets.

Rookie: Kingsport Mets (14-17)

BRISTOL 3, KINGSPORT 0 (BOX)

Kingsport went from winning five in a row last week, and now, with their loss to Bristol, dropped their fourth in a row and counting. Wilfred Astudillo’s solo homer in the second initially put Kingsport on top, but the Pirates tied it back up in the bottom of the inning. Michel Otanez then gave up a pair of runs in the bottom of the third, and that ended up being the ballgame, as starter Luis Ortiz and reliever Yoelvis Reyes handcuffed the offense.

• CF Kennie Taylor: 1-4, K
• RF Scott Ota: 0-3, BB, E (1)
• SS Jaylen Palmer: 0-3, K, E (13)
• 3B Brett Baty: 0-3, K
• C Wilfred Astudillo: 1-3, R, HR (2), RBI, PB (2)
• DH Cole Kleszcz: 0-3, 2 K
• 1B Cristopher Pujols: 1-3, K
• 2B Sebastian Espino: 1-3, K, E (11)
• LF Jhoander Saez: 0-3, K
• RHP Michel Otanez: 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, WP, E, (2), L (2-2)
• RHP Brendan Hardy: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Rookie: GCL Mets (12-8)

GCL CARDINALS 3, GCL METS 0 (BOX)

• LF Zach Ashford: 1-2, 2B, 2 BB, CS (2)
• CF Kenedy Corona: 0-3, K, HBP
• 2B Warren Saunders: 0-4
• 3B Jose Peroza: 1-4, 2 K
• SS William Lugo: 0-3, BB, K
• RF Ryan Shinn: 0-2, BB
• C Matt O’Neill: 1-3, K
• 1B Anderson Bohorquez: 2-3, CS (3)
• DH Patrick Causa: 0-3, K
• RHP Josh Wolf: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, WP; Allowed a double on his very first professional pitch, but dusted himself off and navigated out of the inning unharmed
• RHP Joander Suarez: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
• RHP Robert Colina: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HBP, L (2-2)

Star of the Night

Patrick Mazeika

Goat of the Night

Tylor Megill