As Mets Outside, as they prepared to begin a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs on Friday, all eyes were on Brett Batymaking his second start at second base on the farm as the Syracuse Mets faced the Rochester Red Wings on Thursday night.
Hitting in two spots, behind the best prospect Luisangel Acuña, Baty had another good offensive game and was good on the field while making all the plays his way. The 24-year-old threw two outs to first base and covered the bag for a forced out in the sixth, but was unable to turn the double play, which allowed a run to score.
He more than made up for it in the bottom of the seventh. Trailing 6-5, Baty hit a 1-2 shot from Amos Willingham to center field for a two-run shot that gave Syracuse the lead. The home run was Baty’s fifth this season at Triple-A and was the eventual game winner.
Baty now has at least one hit in nine of the 11 games he’s played in the minors this season and is slashing .370/.412/.783 with a 1.195 OPS. He finished 1 of 4.
Meanwhile, Açuña also had a hit that extended his hitting streak to eight games. The shortstop went 1-for-3 with an RBI and is now batting .261.
