Jonah Tong wasn’t perfect, but he was fantastic once again on Saturday. Making his first start since he struck out 13 in a combined perfect game, the 21-year-old Canadian threw six scoreless innings, struck out eight and lowered his ERA to 2.12 in leading Double-A Binghamton to a 12-0 victory over Hartford.
Meanwhile, the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones won their fifth straight game behind multi-hit games from A.J. Ewing and Jacob Reimer.
Jared Young. Photo Credit: Kylie Richelle
Triple-A
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (30-14) 6, Syracuse Mets (20-24) 7
RF Drew Gilbert, 1-for-3, R, BB, CS (1) (.734 OPS)
1B-LF Jared Young, 2-for-4, RBI (17), 2 R, K (.917 OPS)
CF Gilberto Celestino, 2-for-4, R (.734 OPS)
C Jakson Reetz, 1-for-4, HR (6), 3 RBI (16), (.699 OPS)
Reetz’s three-run homer highlighted a six-run first inning. Syracuse led 7-0 through five innings before holding on for the one-run victory, with left-handed reliever Colin Poche throwing a scoreless ninth to earn the save.
Jonah Tong. Photo Credit: Matt Kipp
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (21-16) 12, Hartford Yard Goats (21-16) 0
LF Nick Morabito, 3-for-4, HR (3), RBI (12), SB (12), 3 R (.734 OPS)
CF Jett Williams, 1-for-6, (.877 OPS)
C Kevin Parada, 2-for-5, 2 HR (3), 4 RBI (8), K (.519 OPS)
1B Ryan Clifford, 2-for-3, 2B, 3 RBI (24) 2 BB, K, 2 R (.795 OPS)
Parada homered in the fifth inning and again in the ninth. Clifford smacked a three-run double off the center-field wall.
Tong, who entered Saturday leading the Eastern League in strikeouts, has fanned 59 in 34 innings.
Chris Suero. Photo by Ed Delany of Metmerized
High-A
Winston-Salem Dash (12-26) 5, Brooklyn Cyclones (25-12) 8
LF Chris Suero, 1-for-2, HR (7), RBI (23), 3 R, 2 SB (15), K (.899 OPS)
CF Carson Benge, 1-for-4, 2B, RBI (21), BB (.868 OPS)
1B Jacob Reimer, 2-for-4, 2B, R, BB, K, CS (2) (1.085 OPS)
2B A.J. Ewing, 3-for-5, 2 SB (12), K (.967 OPS)
Suero homered and made a diving, backhanded catch at the foul line. Ewing is 19-for-56, good for a .339 batting average since being promoted to High-A Brooklyn. Reimer entered Saturday slashing .336/.428/.649, leading the league in OPS.
RHP Noah Hall (1.82 ERA) 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BB, 5 K
RHP Saul Garcia (0.93 ERA) IP, H, ER, 2 BB, K
Hall, 24, was a seventh-round pick out of the University of South Carolina in the 2023 draft. He has struck out 42 in 39 2/3 innings and has given up one earned run or less in seven of his eight starts.
Colin Houck. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Low-A
St. Lucie Mets (20-18) 5, Daytona Tortugas (17-21) 6
SS Trey Snyder, 1-for-4, 2B, R, BB, 2 K (.692 OPS)
3B Colin Houck, 2-for-5, RBI (23), 2 K (.742 OPS)
1B Trace Willhoite, 2-for-4, 2B, RBI (24), BB (.881 OPS)
CF Simon Juan, 1-for-4, HR (3), 2 RBI (11), 2 K (.617 OPS)
Juan, who homered for the second straight game, is slashing .304/.333/.478 in May.
RHP Channing Austin (5.52 ERA) 3.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, L
RHP Luis Alvarez (0.00 ERA) 2 IP, 3 K
Florida Complex League
FCL Mets (3-7) 3, FCL Astros (6-4) 6
3B Branny De Oleo, 1-for-2, HR (1), RBI (2), E (3) (.631 OPS)
DH Julio Zayas, 1-for-3, 2B, R (.868 OPS)
LF Jeffry Rosa, 1-for-3, 2B, RBI (3), R (.802 OPS)
Zayas, 19, of the Dominican Republic, slashed .239/.354/.367 with three homers last year in 130 plate appearances for the FCL Mets. He went 1-for-3, increasing his OPS to .868 on Saturday. The Mets scored three runs on three hits, made three errors and remained stuck on three wins.
