April 30, 2022 – International League (IL) – Syracuse Mets News Release
Travis Blankenhorn hit a two-run home run on Saturday afternoon for the Syracuse Mets
(Syracuse Mets, Credit: Rick Nelson)
Rochester, NY – The Syracuse Mets split a doubleheader at the Rochester Red Wings on Saturday afternoon, winning the second game, 4-2, after dropping the first game, 3-0. The Mets have won two of the first five games of the series and have the chance to split the six-game series with a win in the series finale on Sunday afternoon.
Game one of the doubleheader was headlined by sterling pitching and timely hitting for the Rochester Red Wings. Rochester starting pitcher Cade Cavalli kept Syracuse batters off balance all afternoon. The top prospect in the Nationals system did not allow a hit in his five and one-third scoreless innings, scattering three walks with one strikeout. Cavalli ceded the scene to Jordan Weems after that, who took it the rest of the way for the Red Wings. The right-handed reliever pitched the final 1 and two-thirds innings, not allowing a run on just one hit with three strikeouts.
On the other side, Félix Peña turned in a quality start himself for the Mets. The right-hander allowed just one unearned run in the top of the first when two singles plus an error allowed Jake Noll to cross home plate for Rochester. Peña struck out two on just three hits. He attacked the strike zone, throwing 38 of his 52 pitches for strikes.
The first game remained a 1-0 ballgame until the bottom of the sixth, when the Red Wings pulled away for good. First, Luis García reached on a one-out error, moving to second base on a single by Noll. Then, Josh Palacios sliced a double down the left-field line, plating both García and Noll and completing the scoring in game one of the doubleheader for a 3-0 Red Wings win. Palacios finished the game 2-for-3 with two runs driven in and has driven in six runs so far in the series.
Game two of the doubleheader followed an eerily…
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