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Lehigh Valley, Pa. — The Syracuse Mets did just enough to squeak past the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 4-3, on Wednesday night at Coca-Cola Park.
Syracuse remains in second place in the International League second half standings, three games behind Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with four games left in the 2025 season.
Lehigh Valley jumped on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning with three-straight hits from the top of the lineup. It began with singles from Johan Rojas and Aidan Miller, then Christian Arroyo doubled to score Rojas to give the IronPigs a 1-0 lead.
With runners at second and third, Óscar Mercado grounded out, scoring Miller and stretching the lead to 2-0.
In the top of the fourth, Syracuse bounced back to snatch the lead. The frame started with a solo homer