Mets Minors Recap: Drew Gilbert Returns to Action

The Mets full-season teams went 5-0 on Thursday, but the big news came from the Complex League with outfield prospect Drew Gilbert returning to action. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (54-34) 6, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (48-39) 5 -Game 1 BOX SCORE LF Luke Ritter: 2-for-4, 2 RBI (.840 OPS) 3B Brett Baty: 0-for-3, BB (.881 OPS) SS Luisangel Acuña: […]

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The Mets full-season teams went 5-0 on Thursday, but the big news came from the Complex League with outfield prospect Drew Gilbert returning to action.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (54-34) 6, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (48-39) 5 -Game 1

BOX SCORE

• LF Luke Ritter: 2-for-4, 2 RBI (.840 OPS)
• 3B Brett Baty: 0-for-3, BB (.881 OPS)
• SS Luisangel Acuña: 2-for-4, 2 R, SB (29), (.678 OPS)
• 2B Pablo Reyes: 2-for-3, HR, 3 R, BB, SB (.923 OPS)

Ritter hit a walk-off single against former Mets reliever Phil Bickford to take Game 1.

Rylan Bannon and Hayden Senger were placed on the injured list before the game.

• RHP Tylor Megill (3.06 ERA) 5 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
• LHP Matt Gage 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R
• RHP Shintaro Fujinami 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Megill had a perfect game through three innings, but things unraveled quickly after that. Gage was making his first appearance in the Mets system since he pitched for Binghamton and Las Vegas in 2018. The Mets recently acquired the left-hander from the Dodgers.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (55-34) 2, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (48-40) 1 -Game 2

BOX SCORE

• CF Luisangel Acuña 1-for-3, R (.678 OPS)
• SS Pablo Reyes 1-for-3, 3B, RBI (.940 OPS)
• 2B Brett Baty 0-for-2, BB (.872 OPS)

The Syracuse Mets had only four hits in the game, but two came with runners in scoring position. Baty has just one hit in his last 21 at-bats.

• RHP Dom Hamel (6.66 ERA) 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, Win
• RHP Bryce Montes de Oca 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
• RHP Wilkin Ramos 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save

It was the first start since April that Hamel allowed fewer than two runs.

DOUBLE-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (43-38) 4, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (33-48) 0

BOX SCORE

• DH Kevin Parada 3-for-4, HR (9), 2 RBI (.677 OPS)
• CF Alex Ramírez 1-for-3, BB, 2 SB (30), 2 R (.680 OPS)
• 3B Jeremiah Jackson 2-for-4, HR (11), (.614 OPS)

Parada has a .851 OPS to begin July after struggling most of the year.

• RHP Jordan Geber (3.16 ERA) 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
• RHP Cam Foster (4.22 ERA) 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
• RHP Trey McLoughlin (2.49 ERA) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Geber shined in his first start of the season for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. The 24-year-old is walking only 2.4 batters per nine innings this season.

HIGH-A

Brooklyn Cyclones (39-45) 5, Wilmington Blue Rocks (38-45) 1

BOX SCORE

• CF Nick Morabito 2-for-4, BB, RBI, SB (26), R (.726 OPS)
• C Christopher Suero 2-for-4, 3B, 2 RBI, BB (.667 OPS)
• 1B Kellum Clark 2-for-3, BB, R (.610 OPS)

Morabito is trying to bounce back after posting a .697 OPS in June for Brooklyn.

• RHP Kade Morris (3.56 ERA) 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• LHP Ryan Ammons (3.00 ERA) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
• RHP Joshua Cornielly (4.26 ERA) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, Save

Morris has gone at least six innings in four straight starts and has a 1.85 ERA during that span.

LOW-A

St. Lucie Mets (29-55) 8, Lakeland Flying Tigers (52-31) 3

BOX SCORE

• DH Boston Baro 2-for-3, RBI, BB, 2 R (.735 OPS)
• SS Colin Houck: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, BB (.626 OPS)
• 1B Ronald Hernandez 1-for-3, BB, 2 R (.750 OPS)

Hernandez ranks fifth in the Florida State League with his .383 on-base percentage.

• RHP Edgar Moreta (7.98 ERA) 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
• LHP Gregori Louis (1.63 ERA) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHP Eduardo Herrera (0.93 ERA) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

The left-handed Louis had his fastball up to 95 mph in the outing, and Herrera’s was up to 97 mph.

Photo Credit: James Farrance

FLORIDA COMPLEX LEAGUE

FCL Nationals (22-24) 10, FCL Mets (19-27) 2

BOX SCORE

• SS Jeremy Rodríguez 2-for-5 (.748 OPS)
• CF Drew Gilbert 0-for-2, BB
• RF-CF Simon Juan 2-for-4, 2B (.813 OPS)
• 3B Jacob Reimer 0-for-1, BB

Gilbert was making his first appearance since early April when he suffered a hamstring injury. Reimer was playing in his second rehab game.

Both DSL Mets teams lost in rain-shortened games. 

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