Syracuse scored three runs in the eighth inning, and held off the RailRiders in the ninth for a 4-3 victory Sunday at NBT Bank Stadium.
The Mets (33-30) took the seven-game series, 4-3.
With the score tied at 1 in the bottom of the eighth, Ji Hwan Bae scored on Ryan Clifford’s sacrifice bunt, and Matt Rudick followed with a two-run home run to right-center for a 4-1 advantage.
The RailRiders (31-31) battled back in the top of the ninth, as Yanquiel Fernández scored on Ernesto Martinez Jr.’s groundout and Kenedy Corona hit an RBI double to cut the deficit to 4-3.
However, with the bases loaded, Dylan Ross struck out George Lombard Jr. to secure the save.
The RailRiders return to PNC Field where they’ll host the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in a six-game series starting Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.
Saturday’s game
Syracuse responded to being no-hit by the RailRiders on Friday night with 10 hits and a 5-0 win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday at NBT Bank Stadium.
Ji Hwan Bae made sure to end any chance of a second straight no-hitter in the bottom of the first with a home run to right for a 1-0 lead.
Ryan Clifford tacked on a two-run homer to right in the third for a 3-0 lead.
Cristian Pache hit an RBI double to left in the sixth, and Matt Rudick scored on a wild pitch in the seventh for the Mets (32-30).
The RailRiders (31-30) had seven hits, including two from Oswaldo Cabrera, but couldn’t drive in a run.