Mets Minors Recap: Blade Tidwell Strikes Out 11

Triple-A: Syracuse (35-47) 6, Worcester (43-40) 1 (Box Score)

• 1B Mark Vientos 1-for-5, 2 K, .313 AVG/1.027 OPS
• DH Luke Voit 1-for-5, 2 K, .233 AVG/.947 OPS

Luke Ritter, Jaylin Davis, and Abraham Almonte all homered in the game for Syracuse. Ritter hit his Mets minor league-leading 19th of the season. Ronny Mauricio didn’t play after coming out of Wednesday’s game early in the sixth inning. Mauricio was lifted right after he tried to leg out a double play he hit into.

• RHP José Butto 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, Win, 5.72 ERA
• RHP Sean Reid-Foley 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K

SRF was making his first rehab appearance with Syracuse after he had six in the Mets lower levels. He missed most of last year following Tommy John surgery.

Double-A: Portland (47-31) 6, Binghamton (38-39) 1 (Box Score)

• 2B Rowdey Jordan: 1-for-4, SB; .256/.372/.440
• CF Jaylen Palmer: 1-for-3, HR; , 2 K .167/.290/.477

Portland Sea Dogs starter Hunter Dobbins proved to be a challenge for Binghamton, as the right-hander struck out ten Rumble Ponies over 5 2/3 brilliant innings. Rowdey Jordan stayed hot, collecting a single and stealing second base. Jordan was the only Binghamton starter in the game with an OPS above .800. Overall, the club tallied only four hits; a fifth-inning, two-out blast by a heating-up Jaylen Palmer scored their only run.

• RHP Junior Santos (3-7, 6.54 ERA): 5.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 8 K, 2 BB
• RHP Dylan Hall (0-1, 2.70 ERA):  1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K
• RHP Marcel Renteria (1-1, 3.25 ERA):  1 IP, 1 H, 0 R

Junior Santos got knocked around for six earned runs in 5 1/3 innings, raising his season ERA to 6.54. His eight strikeouts represent a silver lining to his outing. Dylan Hall straightened the ship, throwing a scoreless 1 2/3 frames. He’s been hit hard lately, after throwing zeroes during the first two months of the 2023 campaign.

High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones 7, Wilmington Blue Rocks 4 Box Score

• C Kevin Parada: 2-for-5, R, .274 AVG/.816 OPS
• LF Alex Ramírez 1-for-6, 3 K, .238 AVG/.683 OPS

Parada is hitting .325/.381/.537 with 13 extra-base hits and 19 RBIs in his last 31 games for Brooklyn. Chase Estep and D’Andre Smith each had two hits in the game for Brooklyn.

• RHP Blade Tidwell (5-3, 3.48 ERA ): 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 11 K, 1 BB
• RHP Wilkin Ramos (3-2, 3.05 ERA): 2.1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 4 BB
• RHP Joshua Cornielly (2-2, 3.38 ERA): 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K

Blade Tidwell continued his strong stretch, hurling six great frames, including 11 strikeouts. His 25 whiffs led the minors on Thursday night.

Blade Tidwell(NYM/RHP/22/A+) generated 25 whiffs tonight and has 48 over his last 2 starts. He struck out 11 tonight over 6 IP with 1 BB/2 ER.
Last 9 GS: 46.1 IP/1.56 ERA/70 K(37.6%)/25 BB
Tidwell has been on ????
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— Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) July 7, 2023

The Cyclones’ rotation has been standout this season; Tidwell, Tyler Stuart, and Christian Scott have all risen up the prospects ranks with their fantastic start.

Low-A: Lakeland Flying Tigers 4, St. Lucie Mets 2 (Game 1 Box Score)

• SS Jett Williams: 0-for-3, BB; .232/.414/.364
• CF Wilfredo Lara: 2-for-4, HR, RBI; .251/.324/.461
• 2B Jefrey De Los Santos: 1-for-4, 3B, RBI, BB; .232/.333/.393

In a six-inning game, Wilfredo Lara delivered the offense, smashing a solo fourth-inning home run and tallying another hit. De Los Santos tripled, accounting for the Mets’ second run. A steadily-improving Jett Willams was held hitless, though he worked a walk.

• RHP Douglas Orellana (3-2, 3.78 ERA): 3 IP, 0 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 5 BB

Orellana started the game effectively, holding Lakeland hitless over three innings, though five walks and two runs stained his final line. Saul Garcia was less effective over his three frames, collecting the loss by allowing the Tigers’ two decisive runs in the sixth.

Low-A: Lakeland 13, St. Lucie 6 (Box Score)

• SS Jett Williams 1-for-3, 2 RBI, .234 AVG/.776 OPS

Scott Ota and Karell Paz each had two hits in the game for St. Lucie.

• RHP Jordany Ventura (4-3, 5.67 ERA): 2.1 IP, 5 H, 10 R (8 ER), 7 BB, 3 K
• RHP Luis A. Rodriguez 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R

Florida Complex League: FCL Nationals 12, FCL Mets 4 (Box Score)

• RF Carlos Dominguez 1-for-2, HR, RBI, BB; .500/.667/2.000 with FCL Mets
• LF Nick Morabito: 2-for-5, RBI; .280/.409/.347
• 3B Jacob Reimer: 1-for-4, .429/.444/.857 with FCL Mets

Both Dominguez and Reimer are playing with the FCL Mets on rehab assignments from St.Lucie  Overall, the Mets tallied 11 hits, but stranded 21 runners on base (not a typo!). José Peraza went 1-for-4 in a rehab game from Syracuse.

• RHP Ernesto Mercedes (0-1,3.38): 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 K, 1 BB

Ernesto Mercedes was the standout, striking out five over his two scoreless frames

Dominican Summer League: DSL Yankees 5, DSL Mets Blue 1 (Game 1) Box Score

• Jostyn Almonte continued his strong start, homering in the sixth inning. He was hitting .302 and had a .897 OPS at the end of this game.

Dominican Summer League: DSL Mets 14 DSL Yankees 9  (game 2) Box Score

The Mets supplied the power, with Daiverson Gutierrez (the Mets’ top IFA signee from the latest Internation signing period ), Vladi Gomez, and Justin Ramirez all going yard.

Dominican Summer League: DSL Mets Orange 4, DSL Giants Orange 3 Box Score

After a wild pitch by Giants’ pitcher Jose Rojas advanced two runners to scoring position, the Mets walked it off on Cristopher Larez‘s line drive to left.

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