The Rochester Red Wings lost 3-2 to the Syracuse Mets, with A.J. Ewing hitting a walk-off single in the ninth inning. Rochester led twice but couldn't hold onto the tie in the final inning.
The Rochester Red Wings lost to the Syracuse Mets 3-2 on Thursday night at NBT Bank Stadium.
A.J. Ewing’s walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning secured the win for Syracuse. Rochester led twice and carried a 2-2 tie into the final inning before Syracuse scored the winning run.
Christian Franklin opened the scoring in the third inning with a solo homer to right-center, his first home run of the season.Syracuse answered in the fourth when Christian Arroyo doubled and Ji Hwan Bae followed with a sharp RBI double to right to even it at 1.The Red Wings took the lead again in the sixth inning. Dylan Crews singled, moved up on a groundout, stole third and scored on Andrew Pinckney’s sacrifice fly to left for a 2-1 edge. The Mets tied the game in the bottom half when Nick Morabito singled, stole second and scored on Arroyo’s two-out single to right.
In the ninth, Syracuse started its rally after two quick outs. Ben Rortvedt was hit by a pitch, Kevin Villavicencio came on to run and Jackson Cluff walked to push Villavicencio into scoring position. Ewing then lined a single to right field, scoring Villavicencio and ending the game.
Franklin was the offensive standout for Rochester, going 3-for-4 with the home run out of the leadoff spot. Crews added a hit, run and his sixth stolen base of the season, while Robert Hassell III doubled and was hit by a pitch to reach twice. Pinckney’s sacrifice fly provided Rochester’s other RBI.
The final score was 3-2 in favor of the Syracuse Mets.
A.J. Ewing hit the walk-off single for the Syracuse Mets.
The Red Wings scored their runs through a solo homer by Christian Franklin and a sacrifice fly by Andrew Pinckney.
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The Red Wings finished with six hits but were held scoreless over the final three innings.
Starter Andry Lara worked 5 2/3 innings and allowed one run while facing 22 batters. He was followed by Jack Sinclair, Julian Fernandez, Trevor Gott and Zach Penrod. Penrod took the loss after being charged with the winning run in the ninth.
Syracuse’s staff held Rochester to two runs, with Bryce Conley working the first four innings before a string of Mets relievers bridged the game to the ninth. Dylan Ross pitched a scoreless top of the ninth and earned the win.
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This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Rochester Red Wings lose to Syracuse Mets on walk‑off single