Syracuse Mets Game Notes Wednesday, June 23rd – 6:35 p.m. – NBT Bank Stadium – Syracuse, NY Syracuse Mets (11-30) vs. Buffalo Bisons (22-18) RHP Akeem Bostick (0-2, 9.19) vs. RHP T.J. Zeuch (1-3, 4.37) Game #42 of 120 – Road Game #24 of 60 Syracuse vs. Buffalo Last Game (6/20) Syracuse Mets News and Notes All-Time Meetings 1244 Bring in the Reinforcements: New York Mets outfielder Buffalo leads, 670-573 R H E Brandon Nimmo has rejoined Syracuse for his Major League SYR 3 6 0 rehab assignment. Nimmo was placed on the 10-day injured list This season: SYR 3-3 vs. BUF on May 5th with what was originally diagnosed as a left index 0-0 @ SYR 3-3 @ BUF finger bone bruise and then a nerve issue. New York Mets SWB 4 8 3 manager Luis Rojas announced on Friday that Nimmo actually had a small ligament tear in the base of his left index finger. Last Season: SYR 9-8 vs. BUF WP: Luis García (1-1) Nimmo began his rehab assignment with Syracuse on May 13th 4-4 @ SYR 5-4 @ BUF LP: Trey Cobb (0-2) and played in one game before pausing the rehab assignment __________________________ SV: None because of recurring discomfort. Nimmo went 1-for-2 on Sunday. New York Mets reliever Dellin Betances joined Syracuse on 2021 – 30 Games (12 Home, 18 Away) HR: Brito (6), Park (6) Wednesday to continue his rehab assignment that was started on 6/1 A – L 3-2 (BUF: Walk-off walk) June 13th with Low-A St. Lucie. Betances was placed on New 6/2 A – W 6-4 (Thompson: Go-ahead HR in 7th) TOG: 2:56 York’s 10-day injured list on April 8th with a right shoulder 6/3 A – PPD (Rain) To be Made Up on 6/4 Attendance: 5,076 impingement and was transferred to the 60-day injured list on 6/4 A – L 5-4 (8) (Herrera walk-off single) April 24th 6/4 A – W 6-3 (Thompson & Cuthbert: 2-R HR) -Hoy Park walk-off HR in 9th Inning 6/5 A – W 7-6 (Brodey: Go-ahead 3-R HR in 6th) -SYR: 3-Run 1st Inning Send Back the Reinforcements: Jeff McNeil, Michael 6/6 A – L 5-2 (BUF: 2-R 6th and 2-R 7th) Conforto, and Albert Almora Jr. have all finished their rehab -SWB: 3-Run 6th Inning 6/22 H – PPD (COVID-19) assignments with Syracuse and have been activated by the New 6/23 H – 6:35 p.m. York Mets off the injured list. 6/24 H G1 – 5:05 p.m. 6/24 H G2 – 40 minutes after G1 Streaking in the Wrong Direction: Syracuse is on a season- 6/25 H – 6:35 p.m. high 12-game losing streak. This is Syracuse’s longest losing 6/26 H – 6:35 p.m. streak since a 12-game skid in 2015 from May 25th to June 5th. 6/27 H – 1:05 p.m. That was part of a stretch of 19 losses in 20 games (May 16, 7/20 A – 7:05 p.m. Affiliates Report 2015 to June 5, 2015). The Mets are still a ways away from the 7/21 A – 7:05 p.m. longest losing streak in franchise history: a 21-game losing streak 7/22 A – 7:05 p.m. New York Mets (MLB) in 1953. 7/23 A – 7:05 p.m. - L 3-0 vs. Atlanta 7/24 A – 6:05 p.m. - Record: 37-31 | Today: 7:10 vs. League Leaders: Syracuse leads the Triple-A East League with 7/25 A – 1:05 p.m. 60 stolen bases, 11 more than Worcester, the next closest 8/17 H – 6:35 p.m. Atlanta (Megill vs. Wright) team…The Mets are third in the league lead defensively in double 8/18 H – 6:35 p.m. plays with 42, behind Gwinnett (46) and Omaha (44)…Drew Binghamton Rumble Ponies (AA) 8/19 H – 6:35 p.m. Ferguson is tied for ninth with eight stolen bases…César Puello 8/20 H – 6:35 p.m. - W 2-0 @ Reading is tied for 15th in the league with seven stolen bases (Six with 8/21 H – 6:35 p.m. - Record: 13-28 | Today: 7:05 @ Worcester and One with Syracuse)…Drew Jackson is tied for 8/22 H – 1:05 p.m. Reading seventh in the league with 23 walks and tied for seventh with two 9/7 A – 6:05 p.m. triples…Jesús Reyes is second in the league with 46.2 IP… 9/8 A – 6:05 p.m. Brooklyn Cyclones (High-A) Franklyn Kilomé has the only complete-game shutout thrown in 9/9 A – 6:05 p.m. - L 7-5 @ Jersey Shore the league this season. 9/10 A – 6:05 p.m. - Record: 13-27 | Today: 6:30 vs. 9/11 A – 6:05 p.m. Jersey Shore Mets Dig the Long Ball: Syracuse has hit 44 home runs this 9/12 A – 1:05 p.m. season, scoring 76 total runs from those homers. That accounts Active Mets Streaks for 41% of Syracuse’s run production this season (186 runs). St. Lucie Mets (Low-A) Consecutive Hits - PPD (Rain) vs. Dunedin Capacity Updates: Beginning this month, Syracuse was able to Consecutive Games On Base - Record: 23-19 | Today: 12:00 DH vs. expand capacity at NBT Bank Stadium from 2,163 (20%) to 5,079 David Thompson – 12 Dunedin (47%) because of easing of restrictions by New York State. NBT Drew Jackson – 10 Bank Stadium’s full capacity is 10,815. When the Mets return home on June 22nd capacity will be nearly 100%. All but three Consecutive Innings Without an ER Allowed sections will be at 100% with those three sections having socially- distanced seating for fans who are more comfortable in that setting. 549 seats will be “buffer seats” in the socially-distanced sections as NBT Bank Stadium’s capacity will be 10,266 (95%). Upcoming Schedule and Probable Pitchers Thursday, June 24th vs. Buffalo (G1) 5:05 p.m. LHP Thomas Szapucki (0-2, 4.25) vs. RHP Thomas Hatch (0-1, 1.74) Thursday, June 24th vs. Buffalo (G2) TBA vs. LHP Nick Allgeyer (2-2, 4.08) Friday, June 25th vs. Buffalo 6:35 p.m. RHP Jesús Reyes (0-5, 6.75) vs. LHP Zach Logue (1-0, 0.00) Saturday, June 26th vs. Buffalo 6:35 p.m. TBA vs. RHP Jacob Waguespack (3-2, 3.65) Syracuse’s Starting Pitcher Pitches RHP Akeem Bostick Fastball Curveball Slider 6’6” – 250 lbs – Florence, SC Splitter Born: May 4, 1995 (26) Cutter Acquired: Signed to a Minor League contract, May 18, 2021 Bostick Notes Career Highs • Started the season with the Kansas City Monarchs and was participating in training camp with the Monarchs IP: 8.0 (9/6/15 w/LAN vs. HD) before signing with the Mets on May 18th H: 10 (4x-last 8/29/17 w/CC @ FRI) • In 2020, played with the Independent Sugar Land Skeeters in the Constellation Energy League after he was R: 9 (8/2/15 w/LAN @ HD) released by St. Louis in March ER: 8 (7/3/19 w/RR vs. OMA) • 8G, 0GS, 1-0, 0.90 ERA, 10 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 11 K K: 11 (8/27/18 w/CC vs. SA) • In 2020, spent September until the end of the season at the Cardinals’ alternate training site as part of the 60-player pool BB: 5 (3x- last 8/18/16 w/ LAN @ HD) • In 2019, played with the Independent Kansas City T-Bones in the American Association after he was HR: 4 (7/3/19 w/ RR vs. OMA) released by Houston Pitches: 102 (6/12/19 w/RR vs. RNO) • 4G, 4GS, 2-1, 3.12 ERA, 17.1 IP, 15 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 7 BB, 17 K • Drafted by the Rangers in the second round of the 2013 amateur draft Season Highs • Traded from the Rangers to the Astros for C Carlos Corporan on January 21, 2015 • Signed to a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals on January 31, 2020 IP: 5.0 (6/15 w/SYR @ SWB) • Released in March 2020 by St. Louis H: 8 (5/27 w/SYR @ ROC) • Signed to a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals on September 11, 2020 R: 7 (6/8 w/SYR vs. WOR) • Released by St. Louis on March 30, 2021 ER: 7 (6/8 w/SYR vs. WOR) K: 3 (2x-last 6/8 w/SYR vs. WOR) Miscellaneous Stats Season Splits Run Support: 6.0 BB: 5 (6/2 w/SYR @ BUF) **Mets average 4.54 runs/game** vs. LH stat vs. RH HR: 2 (6/8 w/SYR vs. WOR) Team Record in GS: 1-3 31 AB 32 Pitches: 93 (6/15 w/SYR @ SWB) GIDPs Induced: 2 .290 AVG .438 9 H 14 GO/AO Ratio: 0.65 2 HR 1 WHIP: 2.43 6 K 3 9 BB 6 Bostick 2021 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Decision IP H R ER BB K P/S Depart Notes 5/27 @ ROC L 4.0 8 5 4 4 1 84/49 Tied 4-4 Fifth run was inherited runner who scored after he Left the game 6/2 @ BUF ND 3.2 4 3 3 5 3 88/48 Up 4-1 Two runs scored on 3-R HR off A.J.