Mets Daily Prospect Report, 7/23/19: Szapucki strikes back

*All results from games played on July 22, 2019

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (50-50)

NO GAME (SCHEDULE)

Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (35-29/16-17)

BINGHAMTON 3, READING 2 (BOX)

Binghamton’s pitching didn’t wrack up a ton of strikeouts, but they were just effective enough to hang on to a 3-2 win over Reading. Tommy WIlson got the start and tossed six scoreless, allowing only two hits. Binghamton backed him with two runs on a home run from Quinn Brodey and a single from Patrick Mazeika, then added another run in the eighth on Gavin Cecchini’s double. That run proved critical, as Stephen Villines coughed up two in the bottom half, but steadied before the lead was lost. Adonis Uceta allowed two hits but worked with it to record the save.

• 2B Sam Haggerty: 1-4, R, BB, 2 K
• LF Jason Krizan: 0-5
• 1B David Thompson: 0-3, R, BB, K, SB (7)
• C Patrick Mazeika: 1-3, RBI, BB, K
• 3B Gavin Cecchini: 1-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K
• SS Andres Gimenez: 1-3, BB, K, CS (10)
• CF Braxton Lee: 0-3, BB, K
• RF Quinn Brodey: 2-4, R, HR (2), RBI, K
• P Tommy Wilson: 0-2, K, E (2)
• PH Barrett Barnes: 0-1, K
• PH Luis Carpio: 0-1
• RHP Tommy Wilson: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, W (3-4)
• RHP Stephen Villines: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, H (2)
• RHP Adonis Uceta: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, S (3)

Advanced-A: St. Lucie Mets (32-34/22-12)

ST. LUCIE 5, PALM BEACH 1 (BOX)

Thomas Szapucki made what was perhaps his true return to the mound, dominating in a 5-1 win over Palm Beach. After being limited to short starts or relief appearances for much of the season, Szapucki has been stretched out a bit more lately, and he had his first vintage performance on Monday. The lefty struck out nine, walked only two, and gave up no runs over five innings. There’s still a ways to go, but it’s an encouraging sign from someone who was once one of the more exciting pitching prospects in baseball. St. Lucie backed Szapucki with five runs, led by Wagner Lagrange’s three-RBI day that included his first homer of the year for St. Lucie. Edgardo Fermin also had a nice day, going 2-for-4 with a steal and a double.

• 2B Blake Tiberi: 0-4, BB, K
• CF Jacob Zanon: 0-3, BB, K, SB (16)
• DH Carlos Cortes: 0-4, 3 K
• 1B Jeremy Vasquez: 1-4, R, K
• RF Matt Winaker: 1-4, R, 3B
• 3B Edgardo Fermin: 2-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, SB (5)
• C Dan Rizzie: 0-4, 2 K
• SS Manny Rodriguez: 1-4, R, 3B, K
• LF Wagner Lagrange: 3-4, R, HR (1), 3 RBI
• LHP Thomas Szapucki: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, W (1-1)
• RHP Marcel Renteria: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, H (1)
• LHP Andrew Mitchell: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, H (2)
• RHP Ezequiel Zabaleta: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Low-A: Columbia Fireflies (24-42/14-17)

NO GAME (SCHEDULE)

Short-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (20-15)

POSTPONED (RAIN)

Rookie: Kingsport Mets (15-17)

POSTPONED (RAIN)

Rookie: GCL Mets (12-10)

GCL MARLINS 6, GCL METS 4 (BOX)

• CF Blaine McIntosh: 1-5, R, K
• RF Kenedy Corona: 1-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 K, E (2)
• LF Zach Ashford: 0-4, RBI
• 3B Warren Saunders: 1-4, RBI, 3 K
• 1B Anderson Bohorquez: 0-4, E (3)
• SS William Lugo: 0-3, BB, 2 K
• C Juan Loyo: 2-4, R, 2 2B, K
• DH Eduardo Salazar: 0-2, K
• PH-DH Matt O’Neill: 0-0, BB
• 2B Patrick Causa: 1-3, RBI
• PH Nic Gaddis: 0-1
• RHP Joshua Torres: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• RHP Jose Moreno: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Zachary Hammer: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, L (0-1)
• RHP Noah Nunez: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
• LHP Mitchell Senger: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
• RHP Marcos Correa: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Jeffrey Colon: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Star of the Night

Thomas Szapucki

Goat of the Night

Zachary Hammer