Mets Farm Report Recap: 5/21/21
Syracuse Mets
Syracuse fell to Lehigh Valley, 8–4.
David Thompson collected a hit and RBI for Syracuse. Mason Williams, Quinn Brodey and Drew Jackson each also tallied a hit for Syracuse in the contest. J.D. Davis continued his rehab assignment with Syracuse, playing first base. Seth Lugo also saw another rehab outing, tossing one inning, striking out one.
Syracuse gets set to take on Lehigh Valley again tonight at 6:35 p.m.
Binghamton RumblePonies
Binghamton was defeated by Erie last night, 5–4.
Catcher David Rodríguez and Mets #19 prospect Carlos Cortes (MLB Pipeline) each homered for the RumblePonies. Mark Vientos (Mets #8 prospect — MLB Pipeline) stayed hot, reaching base safely twice with a double and a walk and extending his hitting streak to four games.
Luc Rennie was solid in his start for Binghamton, tossing 5.2 innings of one run ball while fanning eight batters.
The RumblePonies will send Tylor Megill and his 1.13 ERA to the mound on Saturday to square off with Erie. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05 p.m.
Brooklyn Cyclones
The Brooklyn Cyclones saw a 4–1 win over Hudson Valley last night.
Brett Baty (Mets #4 prospect — MLB Pipeline) raised his season average to .396 after going 2-for-4 with 2 RBI and a run scored in the Cyclones’ win. Luke Ritter and Jose Mena would also tally one RBI each for Brooklyn.
Right-hander Josh Walker lowered his season ERA to 2.57 after a solid outing in which he allowed one run over six innings on just three hits — recording the win. Eric Orze got the save, tossing two shutout innings with three strikeouts.
Binghamton will host Hudson Valley again today at 4:00 p.m.
St. Lucie Mets
The St. Lucie Mets defeated Palm Beach by a score of 8–4.
First baseman Warren Saunders recorded two hits, two runs scored and an RBI for St. Lucie. Cole Kleszcz reached base safely three times with two hits — including a double — walk, run scored and RBI. Mets #1 prospect Francisco Álvarez (MLB Pipeline) walked three times.
Sammy Tavarez and Willy Taveras combined for three scoreless innings out of the bullpen, collecting six strikeouts to secure the win.
Luis Moreno, who has a 1.69 ERA, gets the start today for St. Lucie as they prepared to matchup with Palm Beach again. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.
