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After getting promoted from Double-A to Triple-A earlier in the week, Mets pitching prospect left-hander Zach Thornton made his Syracuse debut on Saturday afternoon.
In his first start for Triple-A, Thornton pitched six innings and allowed three earned runs on five hits, including a home run, and two walks while striking out four. The lefty threw 84 pitches (60 strikes) and was pulled with his team down 3-2.
Rochester, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, got to Thornton in the first inning after two doubles sandwiching a walk scored a run. After a strikeout, Thornton made a nice play on a ball hit to him, throwing home to nab the runner trying to score.
The left-hander allowed two more runs in the third on a two-run shot by Yohandy Morales on a 1-2 sinker to put Syracuse down 3-0. From there, though, Thornton locked in and retired 11 of the final 12 batters he faced.
Thornton took the loss as the Mets’ offense was mostly quiet, although No. 9 hitter Jackson Cluff homered to lead off the bottom of the sixth to get Syracuse closer, 3-2. The Mets went on to lose, 7-4, but it was a solid start for Thornton who now has a 3.77 ERA in six starts between Double-A and Triple-A.
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In his first start for Triple-A, Thornton pitched six innings and allowed three earned runs on five hits, including a home run, and two walks while striking out four. The lefty threw 84 pitches (60 strikes) and was pulled with his team down 3-2.
Rochester, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, got to Thornton in the first inning after two doubles sandwiching a walk scored a run. After a strikeout, Thornton made a nice play on a ball hit to him, throwing home to nab the runner trying to score.
The left-hander allowed two more runs in the third on a two-run shot by Yohandy Morales on a 1-2 sinker to put Syracuse down 3-0. From there, though, Thornton locked in and retired 11 of the final 12 batters he faced.
Thornton took the loss as the Mets’ offense was mostly quiet, although No. 9 hitter Jackson Cluff homered to lead off the bottom of the sixth to get Syracuse closer, 3-2. The Mets went on to lose, 7-4, but it was a solid start for Thornton who now has a 3.77 ERA in six starts between Double-A and Triple-A.
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