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José Iglesias had two hits on Wednesday evening for Syracuse (Herm Card). Herm Card Allentown, PA – The Syracuse Mets won for the second straight day at the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, staving off multiple IronPigs’ comeback attempts in a 5-4 win on an 81-degree early May evening at Coca-Cola Park. With the win, Syracuse improves to a high-water mark of five games over .
500 for the first time this season. For the second straight day, Syracuse (19-14) scored first to jump in front. The Mets’ run in the top of the first inning was a credit to Luisangel Acuña’s speed.
The 22-year-old speedster led off the game with a double that smacked off the top of the high right-field wall. Then, with two outs and Rylan Bannon at the plate, Acuña took off for third on a steal attempt. A poor throw from Lehigh Valley’s starting pitcher Michael Mercado to third base skittered down the left-field line, allowing Acuña to dash home with the game’s first run for a 1-0 lead.
Lehigh Valley (12-20) tied it up in the bottom of third by manufacturing a run of their own. Scott Kingery walked to start the inning, moved to second on a balk, and scored on a one-out RBI single from Cody Roberts. Lehigh Valley then fell into an offensive funk as Joey Lucchesi held them at bay.
The IronPigs scored just once in the first six innings. Lucchesi only allowed four hits in the first six frames he worked. The lefty from California entered his start on Wednesday with a miniscule 2.
25 ERA on the season.
