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Worcester, MA – Syracuse Mets starting pitcher Tylor Megill delivered his strongest Triple-A start of the season, but the Syracuse Mets lost a late lead in a 5-3 loss to the Worcester Red Sox on Sunday afternoon at Polar Park. Worcester scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to spoil Syracuse’s road trip. The Mets lost five of six games this series against the Red Sox.
After the first two innings went scoreless, Syracuse (35-50, 2-9) took the lead in the top of the third inning in quick order. After Nick Meyer grounded out to start the frame, the two power hitters in the middle of the Mets lineup did damage. First, Mark Vientos mashed a double off the center-field wall to put a runner in scoring position with one out. The next batter, Luke Voit, smacked a sharp single off the 22-foot-high wall in right field to score Vientos easily and hand the Mets a 1-0 lead.
Syracuse scored yet again in the top of the fourth for a 2-0 advantage. Jaylin Davis grounded out to start the inning, followed by a Tomas Nido single and a Carlos Cortes strikeout to put a runner on base with two outs. Rafael Ortega walked to extend the inning and Meyer was hit by a pitch to load up the bases, bringing Vientos to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs. Vientos promptly drew a bases loaded walk to bring Nido home and extend the Syracuse lead to two.
Worcester (46-40, 7-4), true to form, did not take that two-run deficit lying down. The Red Sox tied it right back up in the bottom of the fourth and they did it in rapid succession. After Ceddanne Rafaela was hit by a pitch to start the inning, Enmanuel Valdez slashed a line-drive triple to the center-field wall that allowed Rafaela to score all the way from first to cut the deficit to one, 2-1. The next batter, Bobby Dalbec, lined a single into center field to score Valdez and knot the game right back up, 2-2. It took three batters in the fourth to eliminate the Syracuse advantage.
However, that would prove to be…
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