Mets rally in eighth to beat Stripers, 7-6, on Father's Day
Syracuse, NY- The Syracuse Mets used a two-run bottom of the eighth inning to come back and top the Gwinnett Stripers, 7-6, on Father's Day at NBT Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Syracuse finishes the homestand with a 4-2 record, winning both of its three-game series.
Syracuse, NY- The Syracuse Mets used a two-run bottom of the eighth inning to come back and top the Gwinnett Stripers, 7-6, on Father's Day at NBT Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Syracuse finishes the homestand with a 4-2 record, winning both of its three-game series.
Gwinnett (37-31) trailed, 5-3, entering the top of the eighth inning before the Stripers rallied to take their first lead of the game. Gwinnett began the inning with back-to-back home runs from
Syracuse (34-35) responded in a big way in the bottom of the eighth inning though.
In the ninth, Mets reliever
Syracuse opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning. Grégor Blanco led off the frame with a double, advanced to third on a
Gwinnett countered with a run in the top of the third to tie the game.
The Mets pulled ahead again thanks to a three-run bottom of the third inning. Blanco got things started with a solo home run over the center-field wall for a 2-1 Syracuse edge. Espinosa followed with an infield single. One batter later, Dilson Herrera drove Espinosa in with a double, putting Syracuse up 3-1. Herrera then came around to score on a
Gwinnett responded with two runs in the next half inning.
Mets starting pitcher
Dilson Herrera added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth with his second home run in as many nights, extending the Syracuse advantage to 5-3. Over his last six games, Herrera has eighth extra-base hits and five home runs.
Syracuse is off on Monday before a three-game tilt at Charlotte, starting Tuesday night. First pitch is a 7:04 p.m.