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Syracuse, N.Y. — Despite the Syracuse Mets bullpen being sharp, the offense didn’t do enough in a 4-1 loss to the Worcester Red Sox on Wednesday night at NBT Bank Stadium.

Worcester jumped on the scoreboard in the top of the first inning with three straight singles to start the game and a sacrifice fly by Abraham Toro, giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.

The Worcester offense didn’t stop in the second inning when Mikey Romero hit a three-run home run to stretch the lead to 4-0.

On offense, Syracuse only mustered four hits in the first eight innings – including singles by Jett Williams, Jose Azocar, Luke Ritter and Luis De Los Santos.

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, the Mets ignited a short-lived rally. Azocar popped a ball above the infield and a missed catch er

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