Sunday was a good day for plenty of the Mets’ young talent down in Syracuse.
Top prospect A.J. Ewing was right back in the leadoff spot and he reached safely for the sixth straight game since being bumped up to the new level, finishing 1-for-4.
Ewing is now hitting a stellar .500 with two XBH’s and a 1.052 OPS so far in Triple-A.
Syracuse’s corner outfielders enjoyed a strong day at the plate as well, as Nick Morabito reached three times with a pair of hits and a walk, while Cristian Pache lifted his third homer.
Morabito also added his ninth and 10th stolen bases of the season.
All three have been making a strong case for a potential call-up to the big-league level as the Mets’ regulars continue to battle the injury bug during the early-part of the season.
Pitching-wise, six Syracuse pitchers including rehabbing big-leaguer A.J. Minter, combined to allow just four hits while striking out 14 batters in the shutout victory.
Minter had one of those in a perfect inning of work.
Jonathan Pintaro picked up five of them as he allowed just one baserunner in his two scoreless frames.
Dylan Ross threw well as well, striking out two as he worked around a walk in just his second outing back with the club following an early-season stint on the injured list.
Minter is expected to be back with the Mets within the next week, and if the youngsters are able to keep this up, perhaps they could soon join him.
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