Syracuse Mets 11, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 1 — Box Score & Recap (8/26/2026)

 

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Final: Mets 11, IronPigs 1

Player of the Game: Billy Amick

The Syracuse Mets defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 11-1, at Coca-Cola Park on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Billy Amick went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI to lead the way. Tobias Myers (2-1) earned the win; Drake Fellows took the loss.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SYR	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	3	1	11	15	0
LHV	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2

Syracuse Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Nick Morabito CF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.254
Émilien Pitre 2B	5	2	2	0	0	1	.300
Mark Vientos DH	4	2	2	2	0	0	.286
D'Andre Smith DH	0	1	0	0	1	0	.333
Ronny Mauricio SS	5	0	2	1	0	2	.284
MJ Melendez RF	5	1	2	1	0	1	.230
Billy Amick 1B	5	2	3	3	0	0	.192
Jose Ramos LF	4	2	2	0	0	1	.288
Shawn Ross C	3	1	2	3	1	0	.180
Zack Short 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.224
Totals	40	11	15	10	2	6

BATTING
2B: Pitre (2, Fellows); Mauricio (9, Fellows); Melendez, M (10, Mercado, M); Ross (11, Mercado, M).
3B: Pitre (1, Fellows).
HR: Ross (4, 4th inning off Fellows, 1 on, 0 out); Vientos (1, 5th inning off Fellows, 0 on, 0 out); Amick 2 (3, 5th inning off Fellows, 0 on, 2 out, 8th inning off Mercado, M, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Amick 9; Mauricio 3; Melendez, M 3; Pitre 5; Ramos 2; Ross 6; Vientos 5.
RBI: Amick 3 (5); Mauricio (48); Melendez, M (31); Ross 3 (13); Vientos 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Amick; Melendez, M.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Amick.
Team RISP: 5-for-12.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Ramos (1, 2nd base by Fellows/McIntosh); Mauricio (4, 2nd base by Fellows/McIntosh).
PO: Mauricio (1st base by Fellows).

Lehigh Valley IronPigs Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Tommy Pham LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.246
Rafael Marchán DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.241
Kameron Misner CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.264
Otto Kemp 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.231
Gabriel Rincones Jr. RF	4	1	3	1	0	0	.293
Dylan Moore 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.257
Christian Cairo SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.235
Payton Henry 1B	3	0	1	0	0	2	.220
Paul McIntosh C	3	0	0	0	0	1	.267
Totals	33	1	7	1	0	12

BATTING
HR: Rincones Jr. (2, 4th inning off Myers, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Cairo; Henry, P; Kemp; Marchán; Rincones Jr. 6.
RBI: Rincones Jr. (10).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Moore, D 2; McIntosh.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Cairo (11, 2nd base by Herget, K/Ross).

FIELDING
E: Pham (2, throw); Kemp (9, throw).
Pickoffs: Fellows (Mauricio at 1st base).

Syracuse Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kevin Herget	2.0	4	0	0	0	2	1.93
Tobias Myers (W)	2.1	1	1	1	0	6	4.35
Joe Jacques	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	5.24
Chris Devenski	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	1.10
Dylan Ross	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	7.07

Lehigh Valley IronPigs Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Drake Fellows (L)	4.2	10	7	6	1	1	5.22
Ryan Cusick	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	7.49
Tanner Banks	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	3.68
Michael Mercado	1.0	4	3	3	0	0	4.66
Tristan Garnett	1.0	1	1	0	1	2	0.00

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Misner	Herget	6	Called Strike	3-2	89.6 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Henry	Herget	5	Foul Tip	0-2	80.4 mph Changeup
Pham	Myers	3	Called Strike	0-2	93.5 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Marchán	Myers	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	93.7 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Misner	Myers	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	80.9 mph Splitter
Morabito	Fellows	8	Foul Tip	2-2	83.9 mph Changeup
Kemp	Myers	3	Called Strike	0-2	92.9 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Moore	Myers	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	92.6 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Ramos	Cusick	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	88.5 mph Slider
Henry	Myers	5	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	2-2	85.1 mph Slider
McIntosh	Jacques	3	Called Strike	0-2	92.0 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Pham	Jacques	4	Swinging Strike	0-2	92.4 mph Sinker
Kemp	Jacques	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	81.6 mph Sweeper
Pitre	Banks	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	92.3 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Mauricio	Banks	4	Swinging Strike	0-2	84.6 mph Changeup
Moore	Devenski	5	Called Strike	2-2	93.5 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Mauricio	Garnett	6	Swinging Strike	2-2	80.7 mph Changeup
Melendez	Garnett	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	80.9 mph Changeup

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

T1: Mark Vientos singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Tommy Pham. Émilien Pitre scores. Mark Vientos to 2nd. Mark Vientos advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by left fielder Tommy Pham. (SYR 1, LHV 0)

T1: MJ Melendez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Gabriel Rincones Jr. Mark Vientos scores. (SYR 2, LHV 0)

T3: Ronny Mauricio doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Gabriel Rincones Jr. Émilien Pitre scores. (SYR 3, LHV 0)

T4: Shawn Ross homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Jose Ramos scores. (SYR 5, LHV 0)

B4: Gabriel Rincones Jr. homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. (SYR 5, LHV 1)

T5: Mark Vientos homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. (SYR 6, LHV 1)

T5: Billy Amick homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. (SYR 7, LHV 1)

T8: Billy Amick homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. MJ Melendez scores. (SYR 9, LHV 1)

T8: Shawn Ross doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Jose Ramos scores. (SYR 10, LHV 1)

T9: Billy Amick singles on a ground ball to third baseman Otto Kemp. D'Andre Smith scores. Throwing error by third baseman Otto Kemp. (SYR 11, LHV 1)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Ronny Mauricio	Double	112.0
Gabriel Rincones Jr.	Single	111.6
Gabriel Rincones Jr.	Home Run	109.4
Billy Amick	Home Run	106.6
Shawn Ross	Home Run	106.4

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Gabriel Rincones Jr.	Home Run	443
Shawn Ross	Home Run	431
Billy Amick	Home Run	419
Mark Vientos	Home Run	409
Billy Amick	Flyout	392

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Dylan Ross	Four-Seam Fastball	99.2
Dylan Ross	Four-Seam Fastball	98.6
Dylan Ross	Four-Seam Fastball	98.2
Dylan Ross	Four-Seam Fastball	97.9
Dylan Ross	Four-Seam Fastball	97.9

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Tobias Myers	6
Chris Devenski	4
Tanner Banks	3
Joe Jacques	3
Drake Fellows	2

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
Shawn Ross (off Drake Fellows)	106.4 mph	431 ft
Gabriel Rincones Jr. (off Tobias Myers)	109.4 mph	443 ft
Mark Vientos (off Drake Fellows)	105.7 mph	409 ft
Billy Amick (off Drake Fellows)	106.6 mph	—
Billy Amick (off Michael Mercado)	102.7 mph	419 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Drake Fellows	90.7	112.0	2
Kevin Herget	92.2	111.6	0
Chris Devenski	93.9	104.5	4
Tobias Myers	93.7	109.4	6
Tristan Garnett	95.2	91.6	2
Michael Mercado	96.1	104.4	2
Ryan Cusick	95.2	90.0	1
Joe Jacques	92.6	85.2	3
Dylan Ross	99.2	75.7	1
Tanner Banks	92.6	80.0	3

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Info

WP: Garnett.
HBP: Ramos (by Fellows).
ABS Challenge: Ross 3 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes: Herget, K 40-27; Myers 26-23; Jacques 19-15; Devenski 27-20; Ross 14-9; Fellows 66-46; Cusick 20-10; Banks 11-8; Mercado, M 23-14; Garnett 24-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Herget, K 3-0; Myers 1-0; Jacques 1-1; Devenski 3-0; Ross 3-0; Fellows 2-6; Cusick 2-1; Banks 0-1; Mercado, M 1-2; Garnett 0-0.
Batters faced: Herget, K 9; Myers 8; Jacques 5; Devenski 8; Ross 3; Fellows 24; Cusick 4; Banks 3; Mercado, M 7; Garnett 5.
Umpires: HP: Felix Neon. 1B: Denver Dangerfield. 2B: Nathan Hall. 3B: John Bacon.
Weather: 80 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Varies.
First pitch: 6:45 PM.
T: 2:28.
Att: 6,048.
Venue: Coca-Cola Park.
August 26, 2026

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