Carson Benge continues to show his proficiency with the bat, Syracuse hung a baker’s dozen on the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in their win and Jonah Tong had some struggles in the Cyclones’ loss across the Mets’ farm system on Thursday.
Drew Gilbert, Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Acuña stole his 35th base of the season, further pushing his candidacy as a September call-up due to his positional versatility and speed. Porter had a big day with four RBIs, and Gilbert has found himself in a power groove, hitting his fifth home run of the season
Vasil pitched well in his six innings, and the final score looks much closer than the actual game thanks to a Zuber implosion in the ninth inning. Young had a solid two inning outing and could potentially be on his way to Flushing to be the second lefty in the Mets’ bullpen.
The offense was lifeless, recording only four total hits and two walks. The five-through-nine hitters combined to go 0-for-16 with four strikeouts. Ramírez has seen his OPS fall under .600.
Moreno lost command in his start, ceding three walks and a wild pitch. Hejka struggled in the eighth inning while the game was still in reach, allowing three runs on two hits.
Smith has been on a tear in August, hitting .333 with two home runs, 10 RBIs and five steals.
Tong had a solid outing going into the fifth inning, but gave up a two-run homer to end his day. Regardless of the outcome, this has been an impressive season for Tong and he has cemented himself as one of the top pitchers in the Mets’ organization. The Cyclones pitching as a whole wasn’t poor Thursday, but two defensive errors in the 10th inning when the Cyclones were up 5-4 led to the loss.
Benge’s bat has been as advertised, going 3-for-4 in addition to throwing a runner out at third. St. Lucie only had one extra-base hit in this one.
Gomez had a good, yet brief, start. Girton, the Mets’ 2024 10th-round pick, made his professional debut and struck out the side in his lone inning of work. Watson, the team’s seventh-rounder this year, struck out two in his professional debut as well.
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