Syracuse Mets 10, St. Paul Saints 4 — Box Score & Recap (9/11/2026)

 

The Syracuse Mets win again - 10-4 over the St. Paul Saints.

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Final: Mets 10, Saints 4

Player of the Game: MJ Melendez

The Syracuse Mets defeated the St. Paul Saints, 10-4, at CHS Field on Friday, September 11, 2026. MJ Melendez went 4-for-5 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI to lead the way. Saul Garcia (1-0) earned the win; Aaron Rozek took the loss.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SYR	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	13	0
STP	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	9	1

Syracuse Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
D'Andre Smith CF	5	0	1	0	0	2	.333
Vidal Bruján SS	3	2	1	1	2	1	.263
Ronny Mauricio 2B	4	2	0	0	1	1	.264
MJ Melendez RF	5	3	4	5	0	1	.268
Eric Wagaman 1B	4	1	1	0	1	1	.246
Billy Amick DH	5	2	2	0	0	1	.222
Jose Ramos LF	4	0	2	3	0	1	.297
Hayden Senger C	4	0	1	1	0	0	.237
Nick Lorusso 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.227
Totals	38	10	13	10	4	9

BATTING
2B: Amick 2 (3, Rozek, Rozek); Melendez, M (18, Rozek).
HR: Bruján (4, 1st inning off Rozek, 0 on, 1 out); Melendez, M 2 (20, 1st inning off Rozek, 1 on, 1 out, 2nd inning off Rozek, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Amick 4; Bruján 4; Lorusso; Melendez, M 11; Ramos 2; Senger; Smith; Wagaman.
RBI: Bruján (25); Melendez, M 5 (44); Ramos 3 (14); Senger (35).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Smith.
GIDP: Bruján; Senger.
Team RISP: 4-for-9.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
DP: (Lorusso-Mauricio-Wagaman).

St. Paul Saints Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Emmanuel Rodriguez CF	4	0	2	1	1	1	.262
Hendry Mendez LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	.283
Aaron Sabato 1B	4	2	3	1	0	1	.276
Alan Roden DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	.283
Kala'i Rosario RF	4	1	1	0	0	3	.300
Cody Morissette 2B	3	0	2	1	1	1	.272
Jake Rucker 3B	3	1	0	0	1	2	.091
Tanner Schobel SS	3	0	0	1	0	0	.230
David Bañuelos C	3	0	1	0	0	0	.192
Ian Daugherty PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.188
Totals	33	4	9	4	4	8

BATTING
2B: Morissette (17, Herget, K); Sabato (29, Stratton).
HR: Sabato (24, 3rd inning off Herget, K, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Bañuelos; Morissette 3; Rodriguez, Em 2; Rosario; Sabato 7.
RBI: Morissette (54); Rodriguez, Em (33); Sabato (72); Schobel (25).
2-out RBI: Sabato; Morissette.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bañuelos.
GIDP: Mendez.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Rodriguez, Em (3, 2nd base by Herget, K/Senger).

FIELDING
E: Morissette (4, fielding).
Outfield assists: Rodriguez, Em (Senger at 2nd base).
DP: 3 (Schobel-Morissette-Sabato; Rozek-Sabato; Morissette-Schobel-Sabato).

Syracuse Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kevin Herget	3.0	5	2	2	0	1	2.12
Saul Garcia (W)	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0.00
Garrett Stratton	2.0	4	1	1	0	1	8.10
Brian Metoyer	1.1	0	1	1	3	3	4.15
Jefry Yan	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2.25

St. Paul Saints Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Aaron Rozek (L)	4.0	11	10	9	4	1	4.50
Matt Bowman	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	3.88
Eric Orze	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	2.25
Marco Raya	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	5.58

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Rucker	Herget	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	92.2 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Smith	Rozek	7	Swinging Strike	3-2	75.2 mph Slider
Rosario	Garcia	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	94.8 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Rucker	Garcia	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	94.6 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Lorusso	Bowman	3	Called Strike	0-2	91.6 mph Sinker
Smith	Bowman	4	Called Strike	1-2	91.0 mph Sinker
Bruján	Bowman	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	92.1 mph Cutter
Rodriguez	Garcia	6	Called Strike	2-2	87.2 mph Changeup
Amick	Bowman	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	90.7 mph Sinker
Rosario	Stratton	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	87.6 mph Cutter
Ramos	Orze	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	84.6 mph Splitter
Mauricio	Orze	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	88.4 mph Slider
Sabato	Metoyer	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	95.1 mph Cutter
Rosario	Metoyer	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	78.9 mph Curveball
Melendez	Raya	7	Swinging Strike	3-2	91.9 mph Changeup
Wagaman	Raya	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	85.8 mph Sweeper
Morissette	Metoyer	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	80.0 mph Curveball

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

Scoring Plays

T1: Vidal Bruján homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. (SYR 1, STP 0)

T1: MJ Melendez homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field. Ronny Mauricio scores. (SYR 3, STP 0)

T1: Jose Ramos singles on a line drive to right fielder Kala'i Rosario. Eric Wagaman scores. Billy Amick to 3rd. (SYR 4, STP 0)

T1: Hayden Senger singles on a line drive to left fielder Hendry Mendez. Billy Amick scores. Jose Ramos to 2nd. (SYR 5, STP 0)

T2: MJ Melendez homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. Vidal Bruján scores. Ronny Mauricio scores. (SYR 8, STP 0)

T2: Jose Ramos singles on a line drive to center fielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. Billy Amick scores. (SYR 9, STP 0)

B2: Tanner Schobel grounds out to first baseman Eric Wagaman. Kala'i Rosario scores. Cody Morissette to 3rd. (SYR 9, STP 1)

B3: Aaron Sabato homers (24) on a line drive to left field. (SYR 9, STP 2)

T4: Jose Ramos grounds into a force out, shortstop Tanner Schobel to second baseman Cody Morissette. MJ Melendez scores. Billy Amick out at 2nd. Jose Ramos to 1st. (SYR 10, STP 2)

B6: Cody Morissette singles on a ground ball to center fielder D'Andre Smith. Aaron Sabato scores. (SYR 10, STP 3)

B9: Emmanuel Rodriguez walks. Jake Rucker scores. Tanner Schobel to 3rd. Ian Daugherty to 2nd. (SYR 10, STP 4)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Emmanuel Rodriguez	Single	109.3
Billy Amick	Double	108.3
Hendry Mendez	Groundout	108.1
Hendry Mendez	Grounded Into DP	108.0
Ronny Mauricio	Groundout	107.6

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Nick Lorusso	Flyout	376
MJ Melendez	Home Run	375
Vidal Bruján	Home Run	371
Tanner Schobel	Flyout	370
Aaron Sabato	Home Run	368

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Jefry Yan	Sinker	99.6
Jefry Yan	Sinker	98.5
Marco Raya	Four-Seam Fastball	97.5
Marco Raya	Four-Seam Fastball	97.4
Jefry Yan	Sinker	97.3

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Aaron Rozek	10
Marco Raya	5
Kevin Herget	4
Brian Metoyer	4
Saul Garcia	4

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
Vidal Bruján (off Aaron Rozek)	102.4 mph	371 ft
MJ Melendez (off Aaron Rozek)	102.3 mph	331 ft
MJ Melendez (off Aaron Rozek)	101.7 mph	375 ft
Aaron Sabato (off Kevin Herget)	105.8 mph	368 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Aaron Rozek	88.2	108.3	10
Kevin Herget	92.7	109.3	4
Garrett Stratton	96.0	102.3	3
Brian Metoyer	96.4	77.8	4
Saul Garcia	95.8	104.4	4
Matt Bowman	92.1	107.6	2
Eric Orze	94.1	101.4	3
Marco Raya	97.5	98.8	5
Jefry Yan	99.6	108.0	0

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Info

WP: Rozek.
HBP: Schobel (by Metoyer).
ABS Challenge: Mauricio (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Wagaman (Strike-Confirmed); Bañuelos 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed); Bruján (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Senger (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Herget, K 52-35; Garcia, S 27-18; Stratton 34-23; Metoyer 33-14; Yan 4-4; Rozek 80-48; Bowman 25-19; Orze 19-16; Raya 16-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Herget, K 4-1; Garcia, S 2-1; Stratton 4-0; Metoyer 1-0; Yan 1-0; Rozek 6-1; Bowman 2-0; Orze 2-1; Raya 1-0.
Batters faced: Herget, K 13; Garcia, S 7; Stratton 9; Metoyer 8; Yan 1; Rozek 26; Bowman 7; Orze 6; Raya 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Yan 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Charlie Welling. 1B: Kellen Martin. 3B: Dereck Pacheco.
Weather: 84 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 18 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 6:39 PM.
T: 2:34.
Att: 7,221.
Venue: CHS Field.
September 11, 2026

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