Mets win series opener over Mud Hens, 2-1, on Friday night
Toledo, OH - The Syracuse Mets continued their strong road trip with a 2-1 victory over the Toledo Mud Hens on Friday night at Fifth Third Field. The Mets now have a 4-1 record during the road trip and have won seven of their nine games since the All-Star break
Toledo, OH - The Syracuse Mets continued their strong road trip with a 2-1 victory over the Toledo Mud Hens on Friday night at Fifth Third Field. The Mets now have a 4-1 record during the road trip and have won seven of their nine games since the All-Star break ended.
Syracuse (49-49) broke the scoreless game in the top of the fifth inning.
The Mets extended their advantage in the top of the seventh. Herrera doubled to start the inning, and Taijeron followed with an RBI triple to push Syracuse up 2-0.
Toledo (44-54) scored its lone run in the bottom of the seventh on a
In the eighth,
Peterson then retired the final three batters of the game in the ninth after allowing a leadoff single as the Mets picked up the win.
Syracuse and Toledo continue their three-game series on Saturday night with the second game of the series. RHP