Syracuse Mets Game Notes Tuesday, June 15th – 7:05 p.m. – PNC Field – Moosic, PA Syracuse Mets (11-25) at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (23-11) RHP Akeem Bostick (0-2, 11.81) vs. RHP Deivi Garcia (1-2, 6.26) Game #37 of 120 – Road Game #19 of 60 Last Game Syracuse vs. Scranton/W-B Syracuse Mets News and Notes All-Time Meeting # 528 R H E Who’s Hot?: Since being optioned down from New York, Khalil Scranton/W-B leads series, 312-215 Lee is hitting .316 (12-for-38) with eight RBIs, a home run, six WOR 13 15 4 doubles, and ten walks. Lee has a hit in ten of 12 games he’s This season: SYR 1-5 vs. SWB SYR 7 9 0 played since returning to Syracuse and has a double in six of 12 1-5 @ SYR 0-0 @ SWB games. Lee’s .480 on-base percentage since June 1st ranks fifth in the Triple-A East League…Over his last eight games Martin WP: Matt Hall (2-0) Cervenka is hitting .421 (8-for-19) with 6 BB and 4 K. Last Season: SYR 6-14 vs. SWB LP: Jesús Reyes (0-5) 4-7 @ SYR 2-7 @ SWB SV: None League Leaders: Syracuse leads the Triple-A East League with 53 __________________________ stolen bases, 10 more than Worcester, the next closest team…The Mets are second in the league lead defensively in double plays with HR: Downs 2 (5), Mieses (3), 2021 – 24 Games (12 Home, 12 Away) 36, five behind Gwinnett…Drew Ferguson is tied for fifth with eight 5/4 H – W 5-2 (Cervenka 2-3, HR, 2 R) Duran (10), Calixte (1), stolen bases and tied for 17th with 17 walks…César Puello is tied 5/5 H – L 7-5 (Hager Grand Slam) Mazeika (1), Gettys (3) for 12th in the league with seven stolen bases (Six with Worcester and One with Syracuse)… Drew Jackson is tied for sixth in the 5/6 H – L 17-11 (SYR led 5-2 and 9-5) TOG: 3:27 league with two triples… Jerad Eickhoff leads the league with 44 5/7 H – L 7-3 (Cervenka 2-R HR) 5/8 H – L 4-2 (Drury HR) IP and ranks tied for seventh with 41 strikeouts… Jesús Reyes is third in the league with 41.1 IP…Franklyn Kilomé has the only 5/9 H – L 15-10 (SWB: Runs in 8 of 9 inn.) -WOR: 6-R Top 1st complete-game shutout thrown in the league this season. 6/15 A – 7:05 p.m. 6/16 A – 7:05 p.m. Mets Dig the Long Ball: Syracuse has hit 38 home runs this 6/17 A – 7:05 p.m. season, scoring 63 total runs from those homers. That accounts for 6/18 A – 7:05 p.m. 39% of Syracuse’s run production this season (161 runs). 6/19 A – 6:05 p.m. 6/20 A – 1:05 p.m. Capacity Updates: Beginning this month, Syracuse was able to 7/6 A – 7:05 p.m. Affiliates Report expand capacity at NBT Bank Stadium from 2,163 (20%) to 5,079 7/7 A – 7:05 p.m. (47%) because of easing of restrictions by New York State. NBT 7/8 A – 7:05 p.m. New YorK Mets (MLB) Bank Stadium’s full capacity is 10,815. The Syracuse Mets had 7/9 A – 7:05 p.m. their two largest crowds of the season at NBT Bank Stadium the - W 5-2 vs. Chicago Cubs 7/10 A – 6:05 p.m. last two nights. On Thursday, a season-high 4,814 fans were at the - Peterson: 6 IP, H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K stadium, Friday, 3,762 fans were at the ballpark, Saturday’s crowd 7/11 A – 1:05 p.m. - Dom Smith: 2-3, 2 R, RBI, HR, BB was 4,722, and Sunday saw 3,222 fans at the stadium. Those are 7/27 H – 6:35 p.m. - Record: 33-25 | Today: 7:10 vs. three of the four largest crowds Syracuse has played in front of this 7/28 H – 6:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs (WalKer vs. Mills) season at home or on the road. The largest crowd on the road was 7/29 H – 6:35 p.m. 3,481 on May 29th at Rochester. 7/30 H – 6:35 p.m. Binghamton Rumble Ponies (AA) 7/31 H – 6:35 p.m. - L 10-0 vs. Bowie We’re Going to Need a Bigger Base: Major League Baseball is 8/1 H – 1:05 p.m. implementing different experimental rule changes at the various - Record: 11-24 | Today: 6:35 vs. levels in the minors this season. In Triple-A, bigger bases are being Portland tested. In the Triple-A East League, where the Mets are, an 18x18 inch base will be used instead of the traditional 15x15 inch base. But this base will only be used for the first half of the season. In the Active Mets Streaks BrooKlyn Cyclones (High-A) - L 5-0 vs. Hudson Valley second half, the league will switch back to the traditionally-sized Consecutive Hits - All five runs scored in 8th and 9th base in order to see the differences. The Triple-A West League will do the opposite: Starting with the 15x15 inch base and then - Record: 10-23 | Today: 7:05 @ Consecutive Games On Base switching to the 18x18 inch base. There will be another difference. David Thompson – 12 Wilmington The 18x18 inch bag used in the Triple-A East League is manufactured by Schutt. The bigger base that Triple-A West will Drew JacKson – 6 St. Lucie Mets (Low-A) use will be a new design that will have a reduced height of 2.5 Consecutive Innings Without an ER Allowed - L 10-3 vs. Palm Beach inches tall at the center of the bag instead of the current 3 inches. That new design is being built by Boombang. - PB: 7-R Top 2nd - Record: 20-16 | Today: 6:30 @ Better Get Comfy: In order to reduce travel for teams during the Jupiter 2021 season, teams will only play opponents from the same division. The unique 2021 schedule also includes teams playing six straight games against the same opponent. Every Monday is an off day, and then teams will play a six-game series in the same city. Upcoming Schedule and Probable Pitchers Wednesday, June 16th @ Scranton/W-B 7:05 p.m. LHP Thomas Szapucki (0-2, 3.51) vs. RHP Luis Gil (First Appearance) Thursday, June 17th @ Scranton/W-B 7:05 p.m. RHP Corey Oswalt (1-0, 2.79) vs. RHP Brody Koerner (1-3, 4.45) Friday, June 18th @ Scranton/W-B 7:05 p.m. RHP Tylor Megill (0-0, 2.89) vs. RHP Nick Nelson (0-0, 1.96) Saturday, June 19th @ Scranton/W-B 6:05 p.m. RHP Jerad Eickhoff (5-1, 5.32) vs. LHP Matt Krook (First Appearance) 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 IP: 8.0 (9/6/15 w/LAN vs. HD) • Started the season with the Kansas City Monarchs and was participating in training camp with the Monarchs 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: 4 (5/27 w/SYR @ ROC) • 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 BB: 5 (6/2 w/SYR @ BUF) Run Support: 6.0 HR: 2 (6/8 w/SYR vs. WOR) vs. LH stat vs. RH **Mets average 4.53 runs/game** Pitches: 88 (6/2 w/SYR @ BUF) 18 AB 26 Team Record in GS: 1-2 .278 AVG .500 GIDPs Induced: 1 5 H 13 GO/AO Ratio: 0.91 WHIP: 2.81 1 HR 1 5 K 2 7 BB 5 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.