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Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (62-83) 5, Worcester Red Sox (72-72) 4 Box Score
- CF Jake Mangum: 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI, K, .339/.368/.468
- 1B Dominic Smith: 1-for-2, HR (10), 2 RBI, 3 BB, .288/.374/.486
- RF Carlos Rincon: 2-for-4, 2 2B, 2 R, BB, 2 K, .225/.275/.364
- C Michael Perez: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI, .175/.213/.263
Syracuse scored five runs on nine hits as they beat the Worcester Red Sox 5-4 Friday night.
Dominic Smith opened the scoring with a two-run home run off a rehabbing Nathan Eovaldi in the first inning. Smith has hit safely in nine-straight games. He’s 15-for-35 with four home runs and 12 RBIs in that span.
After Worcester tied the game in the bottom of the first, Carlos Rincon led off the second with a double before coming around to score on a fielder’s choice.
The Red Sox then took a 4-3 lead in the fifth inning before the Mets responded with two runs in the sixth on a Michael Perez RBI single and a Jake Mangum sac fly.
- RHP Harol Gonzalez: 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 3 K, 7.90 ERA
- RHP Bryce Montes de Oca: (W, 2-2), 1.2 IP, H, BB, 4 K, 3.58 ERA
- RHP Adonis Medina: SV (1), 1.0 IP, H, BB, 3 K, 4.50 ERA
Harol Gonzalez struggled in the start, allowing four runs on five hits in 4.1 innings. However, the Syracuse bullpen combined to pitch 4.2 scoreless innings to hang on to a one-run victory.
Bryce Montes de Oca earned the win, his second in Syracuse, striking out four over 1.2 innings. Alex Claudio and Trey Cobb each pitched a clean inning before Adonis Medina earned the save, working around a hit and a walk with three strikeouts, in the ninth.
Syracuse will look for a fourth-straight win over Worcester Saturday afternoon.
