Oswalt tosses gem and Rivera homers as Mets beat IronPigs, 1-0
Allentown, PA - Syracuse starting pitcher Corey Oswalt threw seven scoreless innings as the Syracuse Mets shut out the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 1-0, on Monday night at Coca-Cola Park. Oswalt's earned run average is now 2.85 through 14 starts and 75 and 2/3 innings pitched this season with Syracuse. The
Allentown, PA - Syracuse starting pitcher
Syracuse (65-61) scored the game's lone run in the top of the fourth. On an 0-2 pitch leading off the inning, René Rivera driller his career-high 25th home run of the season for a 1-0 Mets lead. Rivera has now exceeded his career high in home runs by 14.
That was the only run allowed by Lehigh Valley starting pitcher
Lehigh Valley (60-65) was held in check all night by another brilliant pitching performance from Syracuse starter
The Mets and IronPigs meet again on Tuesday night for the second game of their four-game series. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.