‘Pigs Snap Losing Streak with Shutout of Mets

Syracuse, New York (July 10, 2025) – A quartet of arms: Mick Abel, Josh Walker, Devin Sweet, and Michael Mercado, combined to help pitch the third shutout of the year for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (53-35, 7-7) as they blanked the Syracuse Mets (42-48, 11-4) 2-0 on Thursday night at NBT Bank Stadium.

Abel started for the ‘Pigs and was stellar in his return after a month-long stint with the Phillies. Abel did not allow a hit until the sixth and finished with six innings of shutout ball, allowing just that one hit and one walk, striking out three.

Walker (1-0) struck out the side in the last of the seventh, preceding the ‘Pigs breaking the ice in the eighth. In the top of the eighth, Rafael Lantigua scampered home on a wild pitch for the game’s first run and one pitch later Rodolfo Castro smashed a solo homer, his ninth of the year, to make it 2-0.

Sweet worked around a hit for a scoreless eighth before Mercado (S, 3) worked around two hits to begin the eighth, striking out Pablo Reyes to end the game.

Ty Adcock (1-3) took the loss for the Mets, allowing two runs in one inning on two hits and a walk.

The ‘Pigs and Mets continue their series on Friday, July 11th. First pitch is slated for 6:35 p.m. with Alan Rangel (5-2, 4.96) on the mound for the ‘Pigs while the Mets have not yet announced a starter.

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