Zach Thornton threw six scoreless innings and struck out eight to help Double-A Binghamton to a 2-0 victory Friday over Aberdeen in a game that was shortened to seven innings because of rain. The 23-year-old lefty, a fifth-round pick in 2023 out of Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, has struck out 32 in 31.1 IP in six starts since being promoted to the Rumble Ponies. He’s posted scoreless outings in three of his last four starts.
May 25, 2023.
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (25-30) 5, Iowa Cubs (28-24) 8
CF Drew Gilbert, 2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI (10), R, K (.655 OPS)
1B Jon Singleton, 2-for-4, 3 RBI (33), R, BB, K (.812 OPS)
Nice to see Gilbert double twice. After a hot April hitting .309/.418/.491, the 24-year-old selected by the Astros in the first round of the 2022 draft had fallen off in May (.182/.315/.273 entering Friday.)
RHP Justin Hagenman (7.88 ERA) 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, 3 K, HR
RHP Dom Hamel (4.55 ERA) 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, 3 K, HR
Yes, Hagenman and Hamel had identical pitching lines.
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (31-17) 2, Chesapeake Baysox (23-25) 0, 7 innings (rain)
Williams is 15-for-18 stealing bases after stealing only five during an injury-plagued 2024. He stole 45 in 2023. Morabito has raised his batting average 60 points to .270 since May 10.
Thornton gave up one earned run in 20.2 IP (0.44 ERA) at High-A Brooklyn before his promotion.
High-A
Aberdeen IronBirds (19-29) 0, Brooklyn Cyclones (33-15) 3, 5 innings (fog)
Reimer, who sent his homer into the foggy Coney Island night, entered Friday leading the South Atlantic League in OPS. Benge, who is third in the league in OPS, also threw out a runner at second. The fog stopped the game after five innings and made for cool videos.
Dohm’s third start for Brooklyn was his longest outing yet. He has 11 strikeouts in 9.1 IP since being promoted from St. Lucie. Marsh has fanned 16 in 13 IP for Brooklyn.
Low-A
St. Lucie Mets (28-21) 16, Palm Beach Cardinals (22-27) 1
 1B Trace Willhoite, 2-for-3, 2 HR (7) 6 RBI (30), 4 R, 2 BB (.894 OPS)
C Daiverson Gutierrez, 3-for-5, 2B, 4 R (.661 OPS)
CF Kevin Villavicencio, 2-for-6, 2B, 3B, 5 RBI (16), R (.769 OPS)
SS Colin Houck, 2-for-6, RBI, K, E (.759 OPS)
One of Willhoite’s three-run homers broke a scoreless tie, and the other made it 6-1.
Despite the final score, Moreta, 21, of the Dominican Republic, couldn’t coast. The game was 3-1 through five innings before St. Lucie broke it open with six runs in the sixth. Moreta has 41 strikeouts in 38.1 IP for St. Lucie.
Rookie Ball Florida Complex League
FCL Mets (6-12) 1, FCL Cardinals (9-8) 3
Zayas, Rosa, and LF Randy Guzman (0-for-3) were the only three in the lineup with an OPS above .800. Zayas, 19, of the Dominican Republic, is 15-for-48 (.313 batting average) with a home run and six RBIs. The Mets recorded two hits and scored their only run on an error.
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