Mets prospect Drew Gilbert had himself a nice day at the plate on Saturday as part of the Syracuse Mets' doubleheader against the Rochester Red Wings in Triple-A.
In the second game of the twin bill, Gilbert launched two home runs to help lead Syracuse to an 8-2 win. He finished 2-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored in the No. 2 hole.
The 24-year-old has now hit six homers over 60 games in Triple-A and is hitting .225 with a .707 OPS.
Gilbert's first home run came in the fifth inning, a solo shot that happened right after Gilberto Celestino hit a homer of his own to give Syracuse back-to-back jacks to tie the game at 2-2. Both dingers came with two outs.
The second one came in the eighth inning which was actually extra innings after the game stayed tied through seven (minor leagues play seven innings for doubleheaders). The Mets pounded eight runs in the frame and Gilbert had the exclamation point with a two-run blast that made it 10-2.
Earlier in the day, Gilbert went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Game 1 of the doubleheader, giving him three hits, three RBI and four runs scored in what was a successful day for the outfielder.
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