Syracuse Mets Game Notes

 

Sunday, May 14th – 1:05 p.m. – Sahlen Field – Buffalo, NY 

Syracuse Mets (16-22) at Buffalo Bisons (17-21) 

RHP David Griffin (2-1, 2.89) vs. RHP Zach Thompson (0-3, 7.98)

Hit Collector: Mark Vientos has multiple hits in 11 of his last 24 games and at least one hit in 16 of those 24 games. During his last 24 games, since April 16th, Vientos is hitting .360 with 24 RBIs, seven home runs, 10 doubles, 14 walks and 16 strikeouts. For the season, Vientos is top ten in the International League with 11 home runs and 33 RBIs. He is also fourth in the league with 1.087 on-base plus slugging percentage. 

Streaking: Syracuse shortstop Ronny Mauricio has hits in 12 of his last 14 games with multiple hits in eight of those games. Mauricio is 23-for-61 (.377) during this stretch (since April 28th) with eight doubles. This season, Mauricio is third in the International League with a .349 batting average, first with 53 hits, first with 15 doubles and tied for first with 24 extra-base hits. 

Heating Up: Lorenzo Cedrola started the season 2-for-19 in his first five games but is 22-for-62 (.355) in his last 20 games with nine RBIs, three home runs, three doubles, and seven walks. Cedrola has hits in 15 of his last 20 games. He’s also a perfect 12-for-12 stealing bases this season. 

Newcomers: Outfielder Abraham Almonte and catcher Gary Sánchez were activated on the Syracuse roster today. Almonte started the season on Syracuse’s injured list and rehabbed with Low-A St. Lucie. The 33-year-old split 2022 between the Brewers’ and Red Sox’ organizations, hitting .293 in 80 Triple-A games with 66 RBIs, 18 home runs and 15 doubles. In 2021, Almonte played 64 games for the Atlanta Braves during their run to a World Series championship season. Sánchez signed a minor-league contract with the New York Mets after he was granted his release by the San Francisco Giants on May 2nd. In his opening week with the Mets organization, he has not disappointed, going a combined 6- for-13 at the plate with two doubles, a home run and five runs driven in. Sánchez was an American League All-Star in 2019 and 2017 with the New York Yankees. 

Missed Opportunities: Syracuse has been doomed this week by missed opportunities. The Mets squandered multiple-run leads in all four of their losses on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Syracuse has also left a combined 42 runners on base in the first five games of the series. The Mets have lost on walk-off hits by Buffalo in each of their defeats so far this week.