The 27-year-old Luke Ritter continues his grind toward the major leagues, and the Mets must be taking notice. The Triple-A Syracuse Mets utility player homered again on Thursday, his third straight night with a homer.
Ritter leads the Mets minor leagues with 22 home runs and the International League with 77 RBIs. He has homered in three straight nights while playing a different position –third base, second base and left field–in each game.
Luisangel Acuña was scratched from the lineup with a sore foot.
Zuber struggled in his Mets system debut after being acquired at the trade deadline.
The Rumble Ponies only mustered three hits on Thursday, but a fourth-inning RBI single from Clifford was enough.
Shook has 5 1/3 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts since the Mets acquired him from the Brewers for Tyler Jay.
Morabito is tied for sixth in the minor leagues with 46 stolen bases this season.
Ammons has 43 strikeouts this season, though he also has 27 walks in 33 1/3 innings between St. Lucie and Brooklyn.
The 20-year-old Cuevas hit his first homer of the season. Baro started August right where he left off in July (.815 OPS).
Peguero was the only Mets pitcher on the night that didn’t give up a run. He has 53 strikeouts in 37 innings this season between the FCL and St. Lucie Mets.
Writer’s note: There will be a post-FCL league beginning on August 8 that will be comprised of the Mets, Astros, Cardinals, Nationals, and Marlins. It will give 2024 draft picks a place to play in games with the normal Florida Complex League ending earlier than previously this season.
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