Red Wings ride three home runs to win over Syracuse

Three home runs and six strong innings from Chandler Champlain powered Rochester to a 7-4 win over the Syracuse Mets on Saturday at NBT Bank Stadium.

The Red Wings improved to 19-19, holding the Mets to six hits and no walks.

How the Rochester Red Wings and Syracuse Mets scored

Rochester scored first in the opening inning when Dylan Crews ripped an RBI double to center, bringing home Christian Franklin for a 1-0 lead. In the third, Crews reached again and Yohandy Morales followed by driving a two-run homer to right to make it 3-0.

Syracuse got on the board in the fifth when Cristian Pache was hit by a pitch and later scored on a Yonny Hernández RBI single to center. Jackson Cluff followed in the sixth with a solo homer to right, cutting the deficit to 3-2.

In the seventh, Trey Lipscomb opened the inning with a solo shot to right and Harry Ford later added a two-out solo homer, pushing the Rochester lead to 5-2. The Mets answered with a Hernández RBI single in the seventh and a Christian Arroyo solo homer in the ninth, but Rochester’s ninth-inning insurance — two runs scoring as Franklin reached on a fielder’s choice and throwing error — helped lock in the 7-4 final.

Rochester Red Wings offensive highlights

Morales, Lipscomb and Ford each homered, combining for four RBI. Morales finished 1-for-5 with a two-run shot, Lipscomb went 1-for-3 with a walk and solo homer, and Ford reached three times with a home run and two walks.

Crews doubled, walked, drove in a run. Franklin went 1-for-5 with a double and scored once. Andrew Pinckney added two hits, a stolen base and a run, while Phillip Glasser chipped in a hit and sacrifice.