Mets Minors Recap: Alex Ramirez Blasts Two Home Runs
Alex Ramirez, Photo by Ed Delany of MMO
Alex Ramirez flashed his impressive power twice on Sunday afternoon. For just the second time in his career, he hit two home runs in a game and led the Cyclones to a 7-0 victory.
AAA: Syracuse Mets (45-54) 4, Omaha Storm Chasers (49-49) 1 Box Score
- Francisco Álvarez DH: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, K, .173/.366/.423
- Mark Vientos 1B: 2-for-3, 2B, BB, .267/.350/.524
- Gosuke Katoh 2B: 2-for-4, R, 3B, RBI, K, .222/.318/.452
The Mets went just 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position during Sunday’s game, but Álvarez provided all the offense they needed right off the bat. With nobody out in the bottom of the first inning, he blasted a two-run shot to right-center field. That was his third home run in his last seven games, and, despite posting a .194 BABIP so far in Triple-A, he still is managing a very respectable .789 OPS since his promotion. Vientos finished July with a .316/.353/.595 slash line.
Francisco Álvarez is heating up, he’s homered 3 times in his last 7 games and his Triple-A OPS is up to .831.
— Michael Mayer (@mikemayer22) July 31, 2022
- LHP David Peterson (2-1, 3.60 ERA) 4.1 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 7 K
- RHP Trevor May (0-0, 6.00 ERA) 1.0 IP, BB, K
- RHP Bryce Montes de Oca (S, 1-2, 3.43 ERA) 1.0 IP, 2 K
Peterson made his first start since his demotion back to Triple-A and was solid, albeit with the occasional control issue (he through only 42 of 71 pitches for strikes). May made his first rehab appearance with zero days rest and declared himself ready to rejoin the big league team in a post on Instagram. Thomas Szapucki pitched one inning out of the bullpen for the second time in three days, perhaps indicating that he may be shifting to the bullpen on a permanent basis. Motes de Oca was incredibly dominant during the month of July: he had a 1.64 ERA and a 24:5 K:BB ratio during 11.0 innings pitched for the month.
AA: New Hampshire Fisher Cats (44-52) 9, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (35-60) 6 Box Score
- James McCann DH: 1-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI, K, .281/.343/.438
- Brett Baty 3B: 2-for-5, 2B, SB, .306/.397/.524
- Ronny Mauricio SS: 2-for-5, R, .249/.290/.475
The Rumble Ponies had 13 hits and struck out just four times in Sunday’s game, but they let multiple opportunities go to waste by going just 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position. After playing seven innings at catcher on Saturday, McCann took five at bats as the designated hitter on Sunday’s game. Baty finishes his incredible month of July with a .365/.435/.688 slash line and eight home runs. Mauricio has had multiple hits in three of his last four games.
- RHP Jose Chacin (0-7, 7.04 ERA) 4.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- RHP Jordan Yamamoto (L, 1-1, 5.11 ERA) 2.1 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, BB, 3 K
- RHP Grant Hartwig (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 1.0 IP, 2 BB, 2 K
Chacin struggled in his start against the Fisher Cats but largely kept the Rumble Ponies in the game. The game was broken open, however, when Yamamoto came into the game. After being moved into the starting rotation for his last two appearances, Yamamoto return to the bullpen on Sunday and struggled mightily. His ERA has jumped from 2.25 to 5.11 over his last three appearances. Hartwig has not allowed a run since June 15 (11 1/3 innings). He has a 13.38 K/9 and .520 OPS against so far this season.
A+: Brooklyn Cyclones (48-48) 7, Hudson Valley Renegades (50-45) 0 Box Score
- Alex Ramirez RF: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .300/.360/.575
- Joe Suozzi 1B: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR, RBI, .230/.324/.416
- Jaylen Palmer CF: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, .180/.315/.302
Ramirez’s two-homer night carried the Cyclones to victory on Sunday afternoon. Ramirez’s power has really started to come around since his promotion to Brooklyn; he has five home runs in just 89 plate appearances with Brooklyn after hitting six homers in 306 plate appearances with St. Lucie. He has seven multi-hit games over his last eleven games. Palmer has struck out 39.7% of the time this season, which has caused his average to crater, but he still manages to get on base at a fairly decent rate thanks to a 13.7% walk rate and .307 BABIP.
Mets center field prospect Alex Ramirez had two more home runs for Brooklyn tonight.
He has 5 doubles, 1 triple, and 5 home runs in 20 games with the Cyclones. pic.twitter.com/F3sd12G4dV
— Michael Mayer (@mikemayer22) August 1, 2022
- RHP Junior Santos (W, 5-10, 4.35 ERA) 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 7 K
- RHP Daison Acosta (1-6, 6.32 ERA) 2.0 IP, 4 K
- RHP Brendan Hardy (1-0, 3.32 ERA) 1.0 IP, BB, 2 K
Four pitchers combined to shut out the Renegades on Sunday afternoon. Santos’ ERA in July was inflated by a terrible start his last time out, but he went at least five innings and allowed two runs or less in each of his other four starts during the month. Acosta has a 1.90 ERA over 10 appearances out of the bullpen after struggling with a 9.93 ERA as a starter. Hardy has a 14.82 K/9 so far this season.
A: Palm Beach Cardinals (47-47) 8, St. Lucie Mets (55-40) 7 Box Score
- Junior Tilien SS: 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI, K, .261/.306/.457
- Omar De Los Santos CF: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, SB, .261/.327/.462
- Jack-Thomas Wold 1B: 1-for-4, R, K, .210/.270/.338
The Mets had just five hits in Sunday’s game – all of which were singles – but still managed to push across seven total runs. They scored a run each on a walk, a hit by pitch, and wild pitch, while Tilien and De Los Santos brought home two runs apiece on singles in the fifth and fourth innings, respectively. De Los Santos stole his 50th base of the season, a total which leads the league by a large margin.
- RHP Jeffrey Colon (2-0, 3.40 ERA) 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, 6 K
- RHP Jace Beck (0-0, 0.84 ERA) 1.0 IP, H, BB, 3 K
- RHP Michael Krauza (L, 1-2, 13.50 ERA) 1.0 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, BB, K
Colon had another solid start on Sunday and now has an excellent 53:9 K:BB ratio over 42 1/3 innings pitched this season. Beck has been great over his eleven relief appearances this season and saw a considerable velocity boost in his most recent outing. Normally sitting in the low-90s, Beck averaged 95.5 MPH and topped out at 96.9 MPH on his fastball on Sunday. He had a 46% whiff rate on all his pitches.
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