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| Mark Vientos, Syracuse Mets, photo by Herm Card - herm4444@gmail.com |
Toledo, OH – The Syracuse Mets ended their week in Toledo with a 12-2 loss on a sunny and mid-50s Sunday afternoon in northern Ohio. The Mets split the series with the Mud Hens, taking three out of the six games.
Toledo (17-9) took advantage of
unforced Syracuse (14-13) errors and then played long ball in the first inning
to roar out to a big lead. First, the Mud Hens loaded up the bases via two
walks and a hit batter, sandwiched around a pair of lineouts. Jonathan Davis
initially came to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs, drawing a walk
to make it a 1-0 lead for the home team. The next batter, Jermaine Palacios,
promptly cleared the bases, launching a no-doubt grand slam over the fence in
left-center field to make it a 5-0 lead for Toledo in a flash. It was the first
extra-base hit of the week for Palacios.
Fresh off the five runs scored
with two outs in the first, the Mud Hens scored another two-out run in the
second. Parker Meadows reached first base with one out on an infield single,
promptly advancing to second on a throwing error on a pickoff attempt. After a
strikeout put the Mets one out away from escaping the inning, Andre Lipcius
smacked a single into center field to score Meadows and make it a 6-0
game.
Toledo scored yet again in the
fourth, combining two walks plus an RBI single from Justyn-Henry Malloy to make
it 7-0. The Mud Hens continued to pour it on in the fifth, scoring four runs on
five hits to advance the lead to 11-0. Jonathan Davis and Parker Meadows both
had RBI doubles in the inning. They finished the game a combined 3-for-8 at the
plate with two doubles, three runs driven in, and four runs scored.
Syracuse scored a run in the
sixth, plating that run on a bases-loaded walk from DJ Stewart that scored LukeRitter. The Mets would have their chances to score even more late in the game
but to no avail. Syracuse had five combined hits in the sixth through ninth
innings but scored just one more run and left eight runners on base. That extra
run came via a solo shot from Mark Vientos in the eighth inning to make it an
11-1 game. Vientos had a remarkable weekend at the Mud Hens, going a combined
7-for-13 at the plate with four doubles, a home run, two runs scored, and four
runs driven in.
Toledo wrapped up its scoring
output with a solo home run from Brendon Davis in the bottom of the seventh, a
majestic shot that sailed off the scoreboard beyond the left-field fence to
give Toledo a 12-2 advantage. Davis finished the game 2-for-4 at the plate with
three runs scored.
Syracuse finally returns home
on Tuesday, beginning a six-game series against the Triple-A affiliate of the
Philadelphia Phillies, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The first game in the
week-long series is set for 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mark Vientos with his 8th HR - 378 feet deep - 107.5 MPH off the bat. 1 for 4 today - .367 batting average #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness pic.twitter.com/jbY31hha1d
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) April 30, 2023
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