Mets Minors Recap: Alex Ramírez Extends Hit Streak To 11

It was another busy day in the minor leagues on Wednesday for Mets prospects, with Alex Ramírez continuing to absolutely rake at the plate among the highlights.

Triple-A

Game 1

Toledo Mud Hens (15-6) 4, Syracuse Mets (11-11) 1
 BOX SCORE

• 3B Mark Vientos 0-for-1, BB, RBI (18)
• SS Ronny Mauricio 0-for-3, CS
• LF Danny Mendick 1-for-2, BB (.766 OPS)
• 2B Jonathan Araúz 1-for-3, K
• 1B José Peraza 1-for-2, R, K (.615 OPS)

The Mets only struck out four times in Game 1, but they only managed three hits and not a single extra-base hit against four different Toledo pitchers. Vientos did not record a hit, but the third baseman drove in a run for the first time since April 18. His 18 RBIs are ranked in the top 10 in the International League.

• RHP Alex Valverde (1-2,) 3 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 2 K, pitch violation, 6.11 ERA
• RHP Dedniel Núñez (Triple-A debut) 1 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 4 BB, 3 K, pitch violation
• LHP Josh Walker 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, K, 1.23 ERA

Valverde had a rough first inning as he allowed the first five batters he faced to reach safely with three of them coming around to score. He has allowed a total of 12 runs in his last three starts (9 2/3 IP pitched). Núñez was making his Triple-A debut and ended up walking four batters (2 in his four outings at Double-A combined).

Game 2

 Syracuse Mets (12-11) 2, Toledo Mud Hens (15-7) 1 in 9 innings
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•  2B Ronny Mauricio: 2-for-4, R (1.042 OPS)
• DH Jonathan Araúz: 1-for-4, 2 RBIs (17), K (.763 OPS)
• 1B Mark Vientos: 0-for-3, BB (1.110 OPS)
• C Nick Meyer: 1-for-3 (.610 OPS)
• LF Carlos Cortes: 1-for-4 (.663 OPS)

Mauricio was at a different position in Game 2, but he recorded his eighth multi-hit game of the season. The Mets didn’t have an extra-base hit in Game 2, but it was Araúz’s single in the top of the ninth that gave Syracuse the victory in the end:

Got the lead in extras pic.twitter.com/A8nAtHQez8

— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) April 26, 2023

• LHP Zach Muckenhirn 3 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, K, 0.77 ERA
• RHP John Curtiss 2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 4 K, 0.00 ERA
• RHP Dennis Santana 1 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, BB, 4 K, WP, Balk, Pitch Violation, 6.75 ERA
• LHP T.J. McFarland (1-0) 2 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, BB, 4 K, WP, 1.50 ERA

Muckenhirn ended up getting the start in Game 2 (his first since 2017) and he ended up forcing four groundball outs in three scorelsss innings. Curtiss dominated in his first Triple-A outing after being sent down on April 21. In total, the Mets pitchers had 13 strikeouts and they held Toledo to 0-for-10 with men in scoring position.

 Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (7-8) vs. Akron Rubberducks (8-8) – Postponed

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (7-8) had their game against the Akron Rubberducks (8-8) postponed due to rain. They will makeup the game as part of a doubleheader on Thursday with Game 1 beginning at 5 PM EST. RHP Dominic Hamel (1.59 ERA) was supposed to start Wednesday’s game and RHP Stephen Nogosek is continuing his rehab assignment.

 High-A

 Jersey Shore BlueClaws (8-8) 3, Brooklyn Cyclones (5-11) 2
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•  CF Alex Ramírez: 1-for-3, 2 BB, 2 SB, RBI (12) (.708 OPS)
• 3B Jaylen Palmer: 3-for-4, 2B, 3B, SB, RBI (8) (.731 OPS)
• LF Omar De Los Santos: 1-for-4, BB, SB (.558 OPS)
• DH Joe Suozzi: 1-for-3, BB, SB, 2 K (.612 OPS)
• 2B Justin Guerrera: 1-for-4, BB, K (.504 OPS)
• C Kevin Parada: 0-for-5, 2 K (.659 OPS)

Ramírez extended his hit streak to 11 games when his RBI single in the top of the 8^th gave the Cyclones a 2-1 lead. He currently leads the Cyclones in hits with 18:

Alex Ramirez extends his hitting streak to 11 games with this RBI single up the middle to give Brooklyn a 2-1 lead in the 8th. #AmazinStartsHere #LGM #MiLB pic.twitter.com/A9Bt6170cR

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) April 26, 2023

Palmer picked up his first multi-hit game of the season when he went 3-for-4:

Three-hit day for @ucjp9, including this RBI triple! pic.twitter.com/i6MUPVnQFw

— Mets Player Development (@MetsPlayerDev) April 26, 2023

As for De Los Santos, he becomes the second player in the South Atlantic League to steal 10 or more bases. As a team, Brooklyn stole six bases in the loss.

• RHP Cameron Foster 5 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, BB, 6 K, 5.52 ERA
• RHP Paul Gervase 1 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 3 BB, 2 K, HBP, 0.00 ERA
• RHP Robert Colina (0-1) 1 2/3 IP, 2 R, ER, 5 H, BB, K, 5.40 ERA

In his fourth professional start, Foster reached a career-high for innings pitched in a start and strikeouts. He was the Mets’ 14^th Round pick in the 2022 MLB draft. Colina took the loss after being assigned to Brooklyn on Monday from Double-A Binghamton.

Low-A

 Clearwater Threshers (11-6) 11, St. Lucie Mets (5-12) 4
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•  C Vincent Perozo: 2-for-5, R, RBI (3), 2 K, HBP (.695 OPS)
• RF Adrian Hernandez: 1-for-4, 3B, 2 RBIs (3), 2 K (.496 OPS)
• CF Jefrey De Los Santos: 1-for-2, 3 BB, K (.626 OPS)
• 3B Jacob Reimer: 1-for-2, R, BB, 2 HBP (.738 OPS)
• SS Kevin Villavicencio: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB, K
• DH Jett Williams: 0-for-3, K, HBP (.823 OPS)

 The St. Lucie Mets combined to strike out 14 times in their loss to Clearwater on Wednesday despite drawing eight walks. Perozo had the lone multi-hit game. The 20-year-old had his second multi-hit game and he has driven in a run in two of his last three games. As for Reimer, he has at least one hit in five of the last seven games.

• RHP Jordany Ventura  1 2/3 IP, 7 ER, 8 H, 3 BB, K, 9.31 ERA
• RHP Joey Lancellotti 2 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K, balk, 3.86 ERA
• RHP Jawlime Ramirez 4 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 4 K, 2.65 ERA

It was a rough night for Ventura as he did not make it out of the second inning. The 22-year-old right-hander has walked at least three batters in all four of his starts and he has 13 walks on the season. Ramirez did a good job with finishing the game. He has three or more strikeouts in three of his four appearances (15 in 13 IP this season).

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