Five‑run sixth lifts Red Wings past Mets, evens series
The Red Wings rallied behind homers from Christian Franklin and Trey Lipscomb to even their series with the Mets.
The Rochester Red Wings used a five-run sixth inning to overcome a 3-0 deficit and defeat the Syracuse Mets 7-5 Thursday at NBT Bank Stadium. The win evened the six-game series at two games apiece. Syracuse jumped ahead 1-0 in the first inning when Nick Morabito stole home.
The Mets extended their lead to 3-0 in the fifth when Morabito singled to left field, scoring Yonny Hernández and Hayden Senger. Rochester erased the deficit with a five-run sixth inning. Christian Franklin led off with a solo home run to left-center field, his second of the season.
After Robert Hassell III walked and Dylan Crews singled, Yohandy Morales drew a walk to load the bases. Andrés Chaparro's sacrifice fly to center field brought home Hassell III, and Andrew Pinckney's RBI groundout scored Crews to tie the game 3-3. Trey Lipscomb capped the rally with a two-run homer to left field, his fourth of the season, giving the Red Wings a 5-3 lead.
Syracuse scored a run in the sixth when Hernández grounded out to score Ji Hwan Bae, making it 5-4. Christian Arroyo's sacrifice fly in the seventh scored A. J.