Brendan Beck turned in his latest great performance against Mets talent, and this time, it resulted in the Yankees' No. 21 prospect making history.
New York's 2021 second-round Draft selection spearheaded a no-hitter -- tossing seven frames with three walks and six strikeouts -- before righty Carson Coleman sealed the milestone for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a 4-0 blanking of the Syracuse at NBT Bank Stadium on Friday night.
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Beck's seven innings matched his season long, exiting after throwing 93 pitches -- 63 of which went for strikes, including 11 whiffs. The 6-foot-2, 218-pound right-hander last faced the Mets' Triple-A affiliate on May 13 and twirled 5 2/3 one-hit frames with a season-high nine punchouts. Last season, on Aug. 30, Beck posted one of the best starts of his pro career against Syracuse, allowing one run on one hit and a walk, while again matching his career high with nine strikeouts.
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What made the 27-year-old's dominance on Friday night even more impressive is that Syracuse had a pair of big league Mets rehabbing in its lineup -- Jorge Polanco and Francisco Alvarez. Polanco finished 0-for-2 with a pair of walks and Alvarez was set down in all three of his plate appearances, striking out once.
Coleman entered the game in the eighth and fanned a pair, before working around a walk over the final two frames. The 28-year-old never pitched with a runner in scoring position and needed just 18 pitches -- 11 strikes -- to complete the RailRiders' first nine-inning no-hitter since July 21, 2021, when Luis Gil, Reggie McClain and Stephen Ridings accomplished the feat against Rochester. It's also the first time that Syracuse has been no-hit since 2019.
Beck retired a stretch of 10 batters in a row -- striking out four -- between the first and fourth innings. He set down the final six hitters he faced -- including Alvarez and Polanco -- and picked up his sixth punchout to complete his outing.
Like any no-hitter, Beck got some help from his defense. With one out in the sixth, second baseman Jonathan Ornelas ranged to his left and made a diving play at the lip of the grass and completed the throw to first to record the out and preserve the milestone.
On the season, the Stanford product ranks among the top five across the Triple-A level with a .202 average-against (second), a 1.05 WHIP (second), 66 strikeouts (fourth) and a 3.55 ERA (fifth) in 12 starts (66 innings). Beck made his Major League debut on May 7 against the Rangers and allowed two runs on two hits and three walks, while striking out one at Yankee Stadium.