Mets pitching prospect Jonah Tong continues his domination of Double-A ball on Tuesday, striking out eight batters to pick up his fifth win of the season.
Tong made his 11th start with Binghamton and went through 5.1 innings relatively unscathed. His one blemish came in the fourth inning when he gave up a leadoff triple to Turner Hill and a one-out single to Adrian Sugastey to allow his one and only run of the game. Tong finished throwing 92 pitches (62 strikes) of one-run ball on four hits and two walks. He lowered his ERA to 1.99 on the season.
Along with his sub-2.00 ERA, Tong improved his record to 5-3 and now has 91 strikeouts in 54.1 innings pitched this season. His eight-strikeout performance followed his 11-K outing last week and now has seven starts with at least eight strikeouts in a game.
It was a fitting start for the reigning Eastern League Pitcher of the Month.
In support of Tong, Ryan Clifford got the Binghamton offense going. With two outs in the first, Clifford launched a solo shot to give Binghamton a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. The left-handed slugger finished 2-for-3 and has now homered in three of his last four games.
Clifford bumped his average to .234 and now has 11 home runs to go with his 34 RBI.
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