Mets Minors Recap: Shintaro Fujinami Lights Out in Relief

Sunday marked the end of the season in Brooklyn and St. Lucie. While Brooklyn finished their season with a win, helped by a fantastic night at the plate from Boston Baro, who recorded three extra-base hits, St. Lucie lost despite leading by two heading into the ninth inning. In the upper minor leagues, Syracuse and Binghamton both played one-run games, with the Mets falling in a high-scoring affair and the Rumble Ponies hanging on in a low-scoring game. Shintaro Fujinami also continued his stretch of being nearly unhittable, throwing two perfect innings for Syracuse.

Triple-A

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (79-57) 8, Syracuse Mets (72-64) 7

BOX SCORE

• 1B-3B Mike Brosseau: 2-for-5, R, RBI (44), 2 K (.780 OPS)
• DH Carlos Cortes: 1-for-5, HR (13), R, RBI (44) (.814 OPS)
• CF José Azocar: 2-for-5, 2B (1), R, RBI (1) (1.000 OPS)
• C Joe Hudson: 1-for-5, HR (5), R, 3 RBI (15), 2 K (.789 OPS)

The Syracuse Mets fell to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 8-7 in 11 innings. Despite their best efforts, Syracuse could not complete the win as they failed to score in each of their two extra innings. They did, however, tie the game in the bottom of the ninth after entering the inning down 7-3, as Carlos Cortes (solo homer) and Joe Hudson (three-run homer) willed the team to extras.

• RHP Brandon Sproat: 4 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 2 K (7.43 ERA)
• RHP Justin Jarvis: 2 IP, 0 ER, H, BB, K (5.40 ERA)
• RHP Max Kranick: 1 IP, ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K (3.79 ERA)
• LHP Matt Gage: 1 IP, ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K (4.60 ERA)
• RHP Shintaro Fujinami: 2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, K (5.46 ERA)
• RHP Joey Lucchesi (L, 5-7): 1 IP, R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K (4.78 ERA)

Brandon Sproat had yet another rough outing for Syracuse, allowing five runs in four innings of work. Justin Jarvis worked two scoreless innings to stop the bleeding, but Max Kranick and Matt Gage each allowed a run in the following two innings. Shintaro Fujinami continued his fantastic run with two perfect innings before Joey Lucchesi surrendered a sacrifice fly in an inning of work to become the losing pitcher.

Double-A

Somerset Patriots (70-61) 1, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (65-65) 2

BOX SCORE

• RF Alex Ramírez: 1-for-3, R, BB, K (.603 OPS)
• 2B Rowdey Jordan: 1-for-4, R, RBI (52), 2 K (.636 OPS)
• DH Kevin Parada: 1-for-3, BB, 2 K (.635 OPS)
• 3B Jaylen Palmer: 1-for-4, RBI (32), 2 K (.763 OPS)

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies defeated the Somerset Patriots 2-1. There was very little offense, as Binghamton scored two runs in the first inning on a pair of RBI singles but were shut out for the remainder of the game. The Rumble Ponies scored two runs on six hits, all of which were singles, and struck out 12 times.

• RHP Jonathan Pintaro (W, 3-3): 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, BB, 7 K (3.18 ERA)
• RHP Joshua Cornielly (H, 2): 1 IP, ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K (1.38 ERA)
• RHP Wilkin Ramos (S, 9): 2 IP, 0 ER, H, 2 BB, 2 K (1.71 ERA)

Luckily for the Rumble Ponies, they didn’t need much offense because they held the Patriots to just one in a fantastic performance from the pitching staff. Jonathan Pintaro tossed six shutout innings before Joshua Cornielly got into trouble in the seventh. However, Wilkin Ramos locked it down for the final two innings to secure the one-run win.

High-A

Wilmington Blue Rocks (57-75) 4, Brooklyn Cyclones (65-67) 5

BOX SCORE

• CF Nick Morabito: 1-for-4, 2B (15), 2 R, BB, K (.747 OPS)
• 3B Boston Baro: 3-for-3, 3B (1), 2 2B (3), 2 RBI (5), BB (.604 OPS)
• RF Omar De Los Santos: 1-for-2, R, RBI (32) (.629 OPS)
• 2B Kevin Villavicencio: 1-for-3, 2 RBI (7) (.424 OPS)

In their final game of the season, the Brooklyn Cyclones defeated the Wilmington Blue Rocks 5-4. The Cyclones went up 1-0 in the first on a triple from Boston Baro, who had a phenomenal day at the plate. He went 3-for-3 with a triple, two doubles, a walk, and an RBI, totaling seven bases and reaching base in all four plate appearances. Brooklyn was up 4-3 in the middle innings before Wilmington tied it in the fifth. The game remained 4-4 until the eighth inning when Kevin Villavicencio delivered the game-winning hit with an RBI single.

• LHP Zach Thornton: 2 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 3 K (3.67 ERA)
• LHP Gregori Louis: 1 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K (1.08 ERA)
• RHP Ben Simon (BS, 3): 1 IP, ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K (4.04 ERA)
• RHP Jake Stevenson: 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K (6.37 ERA)
• RHP Alan Perdomo: 1 IP, 0 ER, H, 0 BB, 0 K (3.86 ERA)
• RHP Luis Moreno (W, 5-1): 1 IP, 0 ER, H, 0 BB, 0 K (5.33 ERA)
• RHP Alfred Vega (S, 1): 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K (5.87 ERA)

The Cyclones used seven pitchers to get through the game, with starting pitcher Zach Thornton struggling through 2 1/3 innings of work. The bullpen behind him did a phenomenal job, however, with six pitchers combining to allow one earned run in 6 2/3 innings of work. Gregori Louis, who has been phenomenal this year at every level he’s pitched, threw 1 2/3 perfect innings, while Jake Stevenson and Alfred Vega each tossed a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts. Vega recorded the save, while Luis Moreno picked up the win with a scoreless inning.

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (45-84) 7, Clearwater Threshers (64-63) 10

BOX SCORE

• 2B Nick Roselli: 2-for-5, 2B (2), 3 R, K (.869 OPS)
• SS Trey Snyder: 1-for-4, RBI (3), BB, K (.490 OPS)
• RF Yohairo Cuevas: 2-for-4, R, BB, K (.629 OPS)
• LF Jacoby Long: 0-for-4, RBI (6) (.505 OPS)

The St. Lucie Mets did not end their season on a high note as the Brooklyn Cyclones did, falling to the Clearwater Threshers 10-7 in 10 innings. While the final score might suggest a high-scoring game, only three of the Mets’ seven runs were earned, as four runs were the direct result of either an error or a wild pitch. Clearwater had three total errors, allowing St. Lucie to enter the ninth inning up 6-4. Clearwater tied it in the ninth before walking it off in the tenth with a three-run homer.

• RHP Edgar Moreta: 2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K (5.04 ERA)
• RHP Jose Chirinos: 1 IP, ER, H, 2 BB, K (9.00 ERA)
• RHP Wilson Lopez (BS, 2): 1 IP, ER, H, 2 BB, 0 K (7.15 ERA)
• RHP Brendan Girton: 1 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, K (12.00 ERA)
• RHP Irving Cota: 3 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K (2.08 ERA)
• RHP Joseph Yabbour (L, 1-1)(BS, 1): 1 2/3 IP, 6 R (5 ER), 6 H, 0 BB, K (8.24 ERA)

The pitching effort from St. Lucie was ugly overall, as only Edgar Moreta and Irving Cota had clean outings. Together, they combined for five perfect innings; however, it was pretty brutal. Brendan Girton, the Mets’ 10th-round pick out of the University of Oklahoma, allowed two runs and five baserunners in an inning of work, while Joseph Yabbour allowed five earned runs on six hits while recording just five outs.

The post Mets Minors Recap: Shintaro Fujinami Lights Out in Relief appeared first on Metsmerized Online.