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| Joey Lucchesi pitched six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts on Friday night in Syracuse's win (Rick Nelson). |
Norfolk, VA – The Syracuse Mets pitchers ruled the night at Harbor Park, shutting out the Norfolk Tides (Triple-A Baltimore Orioles) on Friday night en route to a 1-0 win. The Mets have now won back-to-back games after dropping the first two games in the six-game series. The shutout win is even more impressive considering Norfolk has the most runs scored and best batting average in the International League this season.
Early on, the game was
dominated by sterling starting pitching from Joey Lucchesi. The left-hander
returned to Syracuse (18-25) with a true flourish, tossing six scoreless
innings with just four hits allowed and not a single walk. Lucchesi added seven
strikeouts to his über-impressive final line. The native Californian had not
pitched in Triple-A since April 13th, having made five starts up in the Major
Leagues with the New York Mets during that time. Lucchesi has a pristine ERA of
1.66 in four Triple-A starts this season, striking out 23 batters in just under
22 total innings pitched while pitching 16 and two-thirds consecutive scoreless
innings.
While Lucchesi was twirling his
gem, the Mets scratched across a run in the top of the fifth to take a 1-0
lead. A one-out single from Ronny Mauricio started the rally, followed by a
walk from DJ Stewart to put two runners on base with still just one out. The
next batter, Jaylin Davis, singled into left field, scoring Mauricio from
second and giving the Mets a 1-0 lead they would never relinquish.
From there, Syracuse’s bullpen
held down the front, holding Norfolk (30-12) off the scoreboard in the final
three innings to secure the victory. Zach Muckenhirn tossed a scoreless seventh
and eighth innings, scattering two hits while striking out two and not walking
anyone. In the ninth, Nate Lavender slammed the door, working a 1-2-3 ninth to
earn his second Triple-A save.
Lavender has been brilliant
this season in Triple-A, allowing just one earned run in six innings with eight
strikeouts and four walks in five total outings. Muckenhirn has also been
excellent all year long in Triple-A. The North Dakota alum, who made his MLB
debut with the Mets earlier this season, has allowed just two earned runs in 19
and one-third innings pitched with the Syracuse Mets this season, good for 0.93
ERA.
Nate Lavender with a 1-2-3 9th inning to get the save for the @SyracuseMets who win 1-0. Nate's 6th overall save to lead all Mets Minor Leaguers. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @mikemayer22 @Upper_Beck pic.twitter.com/nIrNWrGJik
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) May 20, 2023
Ronny Mauricio 3 for 5 in last night's @SyracuseMets win, double, 1 run scored - now hitting .356 with a 1.001 OPS; #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @mikemayer22 @TimothyRRyder @Upper_Beck pic.twitter.com/vTonvSDC0q
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) May 20, 2023
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