SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Mets (29-27) salvaged a series with the first-place Rochester Red Wings with an 11-6 victory on Sunday.
The Mets used a six-run fourth inning and a three home run day to propel them to victory.
On the mound, Jack Weisenburger made the start for Syracuse and allowed just one run over four and a third innings pitched. Weisenburger struck out five.
The Mets opened the scoring in the top of the fourth. Kevin Parada smacked a two-run single with the bases loaded, scoring Andy Ibanez and Yonny Hernandez. Later in the inning, Matt Rudick hit an RBI single to score Cristian Pache; and the Mets weren’t done yet. New York’s No. 11 overall prospect, OF Nick Morabito, smacked a three-run home run to left field to make it 6-0 Syracuse. It was Morabito’s fifth homer of the season.
The Syracuse offense just kept pouring it on.
In the top of the fifth, the Mets’ No. 3 overall prospect, OF/1B Ryan Clifford, smacked a solo homerun to right to put Syracuse ahead 7-1. It was Clifford’s sixth home run in his last 11 games and his team-best 13th of the season.
Jackson Cluff also hit a solo shot in the top of the sixth to make it 8-1 Syracuse.
In the bottom of the seventh, Rochester cut the deficit to 8-6. But, the Mets scored two more runs in the top of the ninth to win it, 11-6.
Syracuse sits in third place in the International League East at 29-27.
The Mets return home this week for a seven-game series with Scranton-Wilkes Barre, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.
The Mets will host a doubleheader at NBT Bank Stadium on Wednesday, with the first game beginning at 4:05 p.m. Other series highlights include Dollar Thursday and postgame fireworks on both Friday and Saturday nights.