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| Luke Ritter hit a three-run home run for Syracuse on Thursday night (Herm Card). |
Worcester, MA – The Syracuse Mets rode a balanced attack to victory on Wednesday night, utilizing some clutch hitting and excellent all-around pitching en route to a 6-1 win over the Worcester Red Sox on a warm and muggy night at Polar Park. It was the first win of the week for the Mets, who had dropped the first two games this week to the WooSox. The Mets had also lost six straight games overall.
Syracuse (35-47, 2-6) got off to a brilliant start at the plate,
smacking back-to-back homers in the top of the second inning to race out to a
2-0 lead. Abraham Almonte and Jaylin Davis hit the consecutive homers, haunting
their old team in the process. Both men played for the WooSox last season.
Another former Red Sox player, Jonathan Araúz, hit a home run in Wednesday
night’s game.
From there, it was the José Butto show on the mound for the Mets,
as the right-hander turned in one of his best starts of the season for
Syracuse. Butto began the night with five straight scoreless frames, facing the
minimum nine batters in the first three innings. Butto wiggled out of danger in
the fourth and fifth, stranding two Worcester runners on the basepaths in each inning.
Worcester (43-40, 4-4) finally got to Butto in the sixth when Nick
Sogard doubled and Enmanuel Valdez singled to plate a run two batters into the
frame to make it a 2-1 ballgame. After Bobby Dalbec struck out and Wilyer Abreu
walked, Butto was lifted from the game for reliever Sean Reid-Foley. The
longtime Big Leaguer promptly induced a flyout and a strikeout to get the Mets
out of the frame without further damage and Syracuse’s 2-1 lead still
intact.
In the top of the seventh, the Mets put the game away with four
runs on five hits. Syracuse sent the side to the plate in the seventh, getting
the fun started after a Luke Voit strikeout started the inning. Almonte punched
a double down the right-field line to get the rally going, followed by a Jaylin Davis walk to put two runners on base with one out. Then, Luke Ritter smacked a
three-run homer over the left-field wall to make it a 5-1 game in a flash. It
was the fifth home run in 28 Triple-A games this season for Ritter. The Mets
weren’t done there. Singles from Nick Meyer, Tomás Nido, and Araúz loaded up
the bases with two outs, bringing Mark Vientos to the plate. With Vientos at
the plate, a wild pitch to the backstop allowed Meyer to sprint home and make
it a 6-1 game.
From there, Syracuse cruised to victory powered by its steady
bullpen. Reid-Foley, Jimmy Yacabonis, and Stephen Ridings tossed the final
three and two-thirds innings of the game in scoreless fashion to seal the deal
for the Mets. They did not allow a hit in those innings, walking just three
batters while striking out four. The strong night from the bullpen was a
welcome sign. The Syracuse bullpen had allowed ten earned runs in eight prior
innings worked in the series.
Syracuse is on the road all this week for a six-game series
against the Worcester Red Sox. The fourth game of the series is slated for a 6:45
p.m. first pitch on Friday evening. Left-hander Joey Lucchesi is slated to
start for the Mets against right-hander Norwith Gudiño for the WooSox.
Sorry, Worcester, they play for us now 🤷♂️
— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) July 6, 2023
Abraham Almonte and Jaylin Davis go back-to-back! pic.twitter.com/SjmNXAKjC9
Luke Ritter "The Hitter" goes deep - really he does - his 5th HR for @SyracuseMets and 19th overall #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @WexlerRules pic.twitter.com/J9drjqfs7h
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) July 7, 2023
Heads up, Jimmy!
— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) July 7, 2023
Jimmy Yacabonis makes an #SCtop10 bid with an amazing catch to end the seventh in style. pic.twitter.com/2CI1YSZvwl
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