| Nolan McLean struck out a career-high ten batters on Thursday night for Syracuse (Kylie Richelle). |
Box Score: Luisangel Acuña: 2B 1
for 5; 1 run; 1 K; Jared Young: LF 0 for 4; 1 run; 1 walk; Francisco Alvarez: C 1
for 4; 1 K; Pablo Reyes: 3B 2 for 4; 2 runs; 3 RBIs; 1 walk; Drew Gilbert*: CF 3
for 5; 2 runs; 3 RBIs; David Villar: 1B 0
for 4; 2 Ks; José Azocar: RF 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; Joey Meneses: DH 0
for 4; 1 K; Yonny Hernández: SS 1
for 4; 1 RBI; 1 K; Nolan McLean: (W,
3-4) 5 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 7 hits; 1 walk; 10 Ks; Alex Carrillo: (H, 1)
1 inning; no runs; 3 Ks; Douglas Orellana: (H, 1)
1 inning; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 1 hit; 2 walks; Dom Hamel: (S, 1) 2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 5
Ks;
Worcester, MA – Behind a ten-strikeout performance from Nolan McLean and a two-homer game by Drew Gilbert, the Syracuse Mets beat the Worcester Red Sox 7-4 on Thursday night at Polar Park. The ten strikeouts were a career high.
Worcester (43-40, 3-6) struck first with some soft hits in the bottom of the first inning. After a fielder’s choice put Masataka Yoshida at first base, Kristian Campbell was hit by a pitch, then Blaze Jordan hit an RBI bloop single that scored Yoshida and gave the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.
It didn’t take long for Syracuse (38-46, 7-2) to respond, getting on the scoreboard in the top of the second inning. For the second time in as many days, Pablo Reyes crushed a solo homer out to left field and tied the game, 1-1.
In the top of the third inning, the Mets pulled away. To start the frame, Luisangel Acuña reached base on an error, Jared Young walked, and a double steal put both runners in scoring position. With two on and one out, Reyes smacked a two-run double scoring the pair and putting Syracuse in front, 3-1. Next, Drew Gilbert stepped up and hit a two-run homer to right field and extended the Mets advantage to 5-1.
The Red Sox battled back, starting with a run in the fifth. After Nick Sogard doubled, Kristian Campbell brought him home with an RBI double that cut the Syracuse lead to three, 5-2.
Worcester’s second run was the last Nolan McLean would allow. The Mets starter pitched five innings, allowed just two runs, only walked one batter, and struck out a career-high ten batters. The right-hander has pitched at least five innings without allowing more than four earned runs in all eight of his Triple-A starts.
After Syracuse reliever Alex Carillo struck out the side in the sixth, the Red Sox tightened the gap in the seventh against new bullpen arm Douglas Orellana. It started with a pair of walks and a wild pitch, then Jhostynxon Garcia hit a sacrifice fly that scored Phillip Sikes and made it 5-3. With a runner at second, Campbell hit an RBI single to score Corey Rosier and cut it to a one-run game, 5-4.
In the eighth inning, Syracuse added some cushion with a pair of runs. To lead off, Gilbert blasted his second home run of the game, and fifth in his last five games, putting the Mets in front 6-4. Later on, José Azocar walked, and Yonny Hernandez ripped an RBI double off the wall in right-center field that put Syracuse on top 7-4.
To close it out, Dom Hamel tossed two scoreless frames with five strikeouts and earned his first career save.
Syracuse continues its six-game series with the Worcester Red Sox on Friday night with game four back in Syracuse at NBT Bank Stadium. Right-hander Brandon Sproat is slated to start for the Mets with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
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