Syracuse Mets 6, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 2 — Box Score & Recap (9/18/2026)

 

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Final: Mets 6, IronPigs 2

Player of the Game: Vidal Bruján

The Syracuse Mets defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 6-2, at NBT Bank Stadium on Friday, September 18, 2026. Vidal Bruján went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI to lead the way. Ben Simon (5-4) earned the win; Drake Fellows took the loss.

Line Score

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

Lehigh Valley IronPigs Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Gabriel Rincones Jr. RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Otto Kemp 3B	2	1	0	0	0	0	.227
Keaton Anthony 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.282
Carter Kieboom 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.270
Colby Thomas CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.143
Raider Tello DH	4	1	2	2	0	1	.500
Nick Biddison SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.231
Jordan Dissin C	3	0	1	0	0	1	.160
Wuilfredo Antunez LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.188
Totals	31	2	4	2	0	5

BATTING
HR: Tello (1, 7th inning off Herget, K, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Biddison; Dissin; Tello 5.
RBI: Tello 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Tello.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Biddison.
Team RISP: 1-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
PO: Antunez (1st base by Simon).

FIELDING
E: Kemp (10, fielding); Biddison (1, fielding); Dissin (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Antunez (Amick at 3rd base).

Syracuse Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
D'Andre Smith CF	4	0	1	2	0	1	.313
Jefferson Rojas 3B	5	1	1	0	0	1	.500
MJ Melendez RF	4	0	1	1	1	1	.265
Vidal Bruján 2B	5	2	2	2	0	1	.277
Eric Wagaman DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Billy Amick 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.195
Jose Ramos LF	3	1	1	1	1	1	.284
Hayden Senger C	3	1	2	0	1	1	.246
Zack Short SS	2	1	0	0	2	0	.221
Totals	34	6	9	6	6	7

BATTING
2B: Melendez, M (19, Neunborn).
HR: Bruján (5, 5th inning off Fellows, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Bruján 5; Melendez, M 2; Ramos; Rojas, J; Senger 2; Smith; Wagaman.
RBI: Bruján 2 (34); Melendez, M (48); Ramos (15); Smith 2 (16).
2-out RBI: Bruján.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Smith 2; Melendez, M; Wagaman 2.
Team RISP: 4-for-11.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rojas, J (1, 2nd base off Neunborn/Dissin).

FIELDING
E: Rojas, J 2 (2, fielding, fielding).
Pickoffs: Simon (Antunez at 1st base).
DP: (Short-Bruján).

Lehigh Valley IronPigs Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Drake Fellows (L)	5.0	6	2	2	2	5	5.53
Andrew Hoffmann	0.0	1	3	3	2	0	27.00
Max Lazar	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	4.06
Tristan Garnett	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	11.57
Mitch Neunborn	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	3.42

Syracuse Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Justin Hagenman	4.0	2	1	1	0	2	3.21
Ben Simon (W)	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	4.02
Kevin Herget	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	2.29
Saul Garcia	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Chayce McDermott	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.21

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Rincones Jr.	Hagenman	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	90.9 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Melendez	Fellows	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	82.4 mph Slider
Tello	Hagenman	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	91.8 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Bruján	Fellows	5	Called Strike	2-2	84.0 mph Changeup
Senger	Fellows	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	82.7 mph Slider
Smith	Fellows	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	81.5 mph Slider
Rojas	Fellows	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	88.7 mph Sinker
Thomas	Herget	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	77.7 mph Changeup
Dissin	Herget	3	Called Strike	0-2	90.8 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Amick	Garnett	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	77.2 mph Changeup
Ramos	Garnett	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	78.8 mph Changeup
Thomas	McDermott	5	Swinging Strike	1-2	94.4 mph Cutter

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

Scoring Plays

T4: Raider Tello singles on a ground ball to shortstop Zack Short. Otto Kemp scores. Carter Kieboom to 2nd. (LHV 1, SYR 0)

B4: Jose Ramos singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Wuilfredo Antunez. Vidal Bruján scores. Billy Amick out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Wuilfredo Antunez to third baseman Otto Kemp. Jose Ramos to 2nd. (LHV 1, SYR 1)

B5: Vidal Bruján homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. (LHV 1, SYR 2)

B6: D'Andre Smith singles on a ground ball to center fielder Colby Thomas. Jose Ramos scores. Hayden Senger scores. Zack Short to 2nd. (LHV 1, SYR 4)

B6: Vidal Bruján grounds out to pitcher Max Lazar. Zack Short scores. D'Andre Smith to 3rd. MJ Melendez to 2nd. (LHV 1, SYR 5)

T7: Raider Tello homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. (LHV 2, SYR 5)

B8: MJ Melendez doubles (19) on a ground ball to center fielder Colby Thomas. Jefferson Rojas scores. (LHV 2, SYR 6)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Gabriel Rincones Jr.	Groundout	109.6
Hayden Senger	Single	107.3
Eric Wagaman	Single	106.8
Jefferson Rojas	Single	105.5
Carter Kieboom	Groundout	104.5

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Vidal Bruján	Home Run	404
Raider Tello	Home Run	392
D'Andre Smith	Flyout	378
Wuilfredo Antunez	Flyout	366
Eric Wagaman	Lineout	347

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Ben Simon	Four-Seam Fastball	97.3
Max Lazar	Four-Seam Fastball	96.9
Chayce McDermott	Four-Seam Fastball	96.6
Chayce McDermott	Four-Seam Fastball	96.2
Ben Simon	Four-Seam Fastball	96.0

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Drake Fellows	12
Justin Hagenman	8
Chayce McDermott	4
Tristan Garnett	4
Kevin Herget	3

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
Vidal Bruján (off Drake Fellows)	100.8 mph	404 ft
Raider Tello (off Kevin Herget)	98.9 mph	392 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Drake Fellows	90.0	106.8	12
Justin Hagenman	91.8	109.6	8
Max Lazar	96.9	97.2	2
Ben Simon	97.3	104.5	1
Kevin Herget	91.5	98.9	3
Tristan Garnett	92.0	85.6	4
Saul Garcia	94.8	100.1	0
Mitch Neunborn	90.6	99.7	1
Chayce McDermott	96.6	96.8	4
Andrew Hoffmann	93.4	107.3	0

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Info

WP: Neunborn.
HBP: Kemp 2 (by Hagenman, by Garcia, S); Kieboom (by Hagenman); Smith (by Fellows).
ABS Challenge: Bruján (Strike-Confirmed); Hagenman (Ball-Confirmed); Kemp (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Dissin (Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes: Fellows 79-53; Hoffmann, A 12-4; Lazar 22-12; Garnett 21-11; Neunborn 16-12; Hagenman 61-39; Simon 23-16; Herget, K 21-13; Garcia, S 17-10; McDermott 11-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Fellows 4-4; Hoffmann, A 0-0; Lazar 1-0; Garnett 0-0; Neunborn 2-1; Hagenman 4-6; Simon 3-2; Herget, K 0-1; Garcia, S 2-0; McDermott 2-0.
Batters faced: Fellows 24; Hoffmann, A 3; Lazar 5; Garnett 4; Neunborn 5; Hagenman 16; Simon 6; Herget, K 5; Garcia, S 4; McDermott 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Lazar 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Nathan Hall. 1B: Pete Talkington. 2B: Denver Dangerfield. 3B: Jacob Metz.
Weather: 74 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Varies.
First pitch: 6:39 PM.
T: 2:34.
Att: 6,723.
Venue: NBT Bank Stadium.
September 18, 2026

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Box score data via MLB Stats API. Compiled by MetsNewsLinks.com.

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