​Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (38-37/4-4) vs Worcester: Worcester 6, Syracuse 5. Syracuse and Worcester traded leads, but the Red Sox pulled away late. After a scoreless first, Worcester led 1-0 in the second, then Ben Rortvedt doubled and Cristian Pache grounded out to make it 2-1. Worcester regained the lead at 3-2 in the third, and the game stayed tight until the fifth when Vidal Bruján’s fielder’s-choice scored a run to tie it at 3-3. In the seventh, both teams plated two runs, with Syracuse’s two coming on Nick Morabito’s single. Worcester answered with a run in the ninth, and Syracuse couldn’t rally in the bottom half despite two singles.
Notable stats: Ji Hwan Bae went 2-5 with a run, a double, and an error; Nick Morabito finished 1-5 with two RBIs and four strikeouts; MJ Melendez 1-5 with two strikeouts; Christopher Morel 1-5 with a run; Ryan Clifford 1-4 with a walk and an error; Yonny Hernández 1-3 with a run; Zack Short 1-2; Ben Rortvedt went 3-5 with a double, an RBI, and a strikeout; Cristian Pache 1-4 with a run, a triple, and an RBI, plus two strikeouts; Vidal Bruján 0-2 with a run, an RBI, two walks, and a strikeout. Pitching: Zach Thornton lasted 5.2 innings (3 runs on 3 hits, 4 walks, 4 K, 1 wild pitch, 1 hit batter). Guillo Zúniga faced trouble in 0.1 inning with two runs on one hit and two walks, taking the loss. RHP Guillo Zúniga (L, 2-1) and RHP Dan Hammer combined for the late innings.
Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (27-42/2-6) vs Chesapeake: Chesapeake 8, Binghamton 4. The final margin belied how dominant Chesapeake was early, jumping ahead 4-0 through four innings (three in the first, one in the second, two in the third, two in the fourth). Binghamton finally got on the board with a Nick Lorusso homer in the first and an RBI via a sacrifice fly in the third, but Chesapeake continued to pull away. JT Schwartz doubled and homered, driving in two, and Nick Lorusso finished 1-4 with a homer and two RBIs. Kevin Parada went 0-4 with a walk, while Jose Ramos had a 1-4 day with a walk and an error. Brendan Girton started for Binghamton and took the loss after 4.0 innings, allowing eight runs (eight earned) on six hits with three walks and a strikeout. Brian Metoyer added two scoreless innings in relief.
High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (25-40/7-4) vs Frederick: Brooklyn 13, Frederick 7. Brooklyn grabbed the lead in the second after a scoreless first, opening with an error on a throwing play and a Trace Willhoite RBI single. Frederick answered with a run in the bottom of the frame, but Brooklyn continued to pour it on, scoring in the fourth on a Yohairo Cuevas homer and erupting for five runs in the fifth. The rally helped Brooklyn pull away as they continued to add insurance runs late.