Minors Recap: Suero, Cyclones’ Offense Goes Off Again (2024)

The Brooklyn Cyclones’ offense provided more summer fireworks Friday night. Not only did they score 13 runs on 18 hits en route to their blowout win, but Chris Suero gave Maimonides Park and the Cyclones faithful some excitement with a little league home run. Jaylen Palmer‘s two home run night led Binghamton to a victory over Bowie, while Syracuse beat St. Paul in extra innings.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (36-24) 3, St. Paul Saints (27-33) 2 In 10 Innings

BOX SCORE

• CF Luisangel Acuña 2-for-5, 3B, RBI (17) 3 K (.648 OPS)
• C Hayden Senger 2-for-4, R, 2 2B, RBI (13) (.654 OPS)
• 2B Luke Ritter 1-for-3, 2B, RBI (42), 2 K (.880 OPS)

Veteran catcher Hayden Senger provided the game-winning RBI double in the top of the 10th inning for Syracuse. Senger was a candidate to be flown across the pond and join the major league club as their 27th player this weekend but was dropped in favor of Brett Baty.

• RHP Jose Butto (3.86 ERA) 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
• RHP Matt Festa (3.24 ERA) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
• RHP Eric Orze (4.08 ERA) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K

Butto was excellent in his six innings, allowing two runs and striking out six while still walking four batters. He collected 14 whiffs, ten exclusively on his changeup. Orze was impressive in his two innings on the mound, striking out five Saints, but more importantly, he held off the extra-inning free baserunner. Orze recorded an unreal ten whiffs in only 25 pitches thrown, with his changeup being his go-to strikeout pitch.

Double-A

Bowie BaySox (28-26) 2, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (27-26) 7

BOX SCORE

• CF Jaylen Palmer: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 HR (3, 4), 2 RBI (8), BB (.995 OPS)
• LF Alex Ramirez 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI (24), 2 BB, 2K (.657 OPS)
• 2B Rowdey Jordan 2-for-5, R, RBI (19), K (.663 OPS)

Flushing, NY native Jaylen Palmer went deep twice for the Rumble Ponies in their comfortable 7-2 victory over Bowie. The Rumble Ponies were dangerous with runners on base, securing hits in four out of seven RISP situations.

• RHP Joander Suarez(4.12 ERA) 6 2/3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
• LHP Daniel Juarez (8.00 ERA) 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHPPaul Gervase (1.08 ERA) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K

After giving up 12 combined earned runs in his past two starts, Suarez bounced back in a big way for the Rumble Ponies. He struck out ten for the second straight outing and only allowed two runs in his first quality start since May 8th.

High-A

Brooklyn Cyclones (30-25) 13, Aberdeen Ironbirds (27-28) 7

BOX SCORE

• CFStanley Consuegra: 3-for-5, 2B, 4 RBI (29), K (.763 OPS)
• 2B Wilfredo Lara: 2-for-5, 2 R, 3B, RBI (15), 3 K (.645 OPS)
• 1B Nick Lorusso: 3-for-5, 2B, BB (.869 OPS)
• LF Christopher Suero 3-for-3, 3 R, 2 RBI (14), 2 BB (.734 OPS)

Stanley Consuegra, Nick Lorusso, and Chris Suero each had three hits for a Brooklyn offense that went off for the second straight game, this time for 18 hits and five walks. Amongst the offense chaos, Suero managed to score on a little league home run.

? Little League Home Run Alert ?

Chris Suero makes the trip around the bases to extend the Brooklyn lead to 12-7 in the 8th inning.

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• RHP Jonah Tong (4.39 ERA) 5 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
• RHP Victor Castaneda 2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• RHP Josh Hejka 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K

Tong has yet to find the same results as he was receiving at the beginning of the season. He has given up a combined 9 runs in his last two starts, which is more than his previous nine starts. The 20-year-old right-hander looks to return to his earlier form and start another scoreless streak.

Low-A

Daytona Tortugas (25-30) 10, St. Lucie Mets (19-36) 3

BOX SCORE

• SSJesus Baez: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB (.781 OPS)
• 2BA.J. Ewing 2-for-4, 2 RBI (2), K (.740 OPS)
• RF Willy Fanas: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI (4), K (.742 OPS)

Ewing recorded his first multi-hit game since being called up to St. Lucie from the complex league.

• RHPFranklin Gomez (4.19 ERA) 4 IP, 5 H, 5 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 5 K
• RHP Cristofer Gomez (8.74 ERA) 2 2/3 IP, 3 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 2 K
• RHPNick Bautista III(7.56 ERA) 2 1/3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

St. Lucie’s pitching struggled to command the strike zone and limit baserunners – combined to allow 12 hits and six walks.

Florida Complex League

FCL Mets 4, FCL Astros 3

BOX SCORE

• 2B Jeremy Rodriguez 1-for-5, 2 RBI (14), K (.870 OPS)
• C Julio Zayas 1-for-4, R, HR (3), 2 RBI (12), K (.814 OPS)
• 3B Jake Zitella 1-for-4, 2B, K (.817)

Rodriguez is second in the Florida Complex League in hits (30), while Zitella is tied for second in doubles (7).

Dominican Summer League

DSL Mets Blue 5, DSL Rangers Blue 9

BOX SCORE

• RF Randy Guzman 3-for-4, R, 2B, K (1.056 OPS)
• C Daiverson Gutierrez 1-for-3, 2 R, 2B (.955 OPS)

Gutierrez received the highest signing bonus of any 2023 Mets international free agent, $1.9 million. It’s great to see a positive start for the 18-year-old catching prospect after a rough 2023 campaign.