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Allentown, Pa. — Although the Syracuse Mets jumped out to an early lead, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs offense piled on runs to win 8-2 on Thursday night at Coca-Cola Park.
Syracuse remains three games back of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the International League second half standings with three games left in the 2025 season.
Syracuse took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Jared Young smacked an opposite-field solo home run.
After holding Lehigh Valley scoreless for three innings, the floodgates opened in the bottom of the fourth.
Christian Arroyo singled, Felix Reyes walked, and Rodolfo Castro hit an RBI double to tie the game at 1-1. Next with Castro at third, Kodai Senga threw a wild pitch, scoring a run and giving the IronPigs a 2-1 lead.
An RBI single