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Final: Red Wings 14, Mets 9
Player of the Game: Leandro Pineda
The Rochester Red Wings defeated the Syracuse Mets, 14-9, at NBT Bank Stadium on Saturday, September 5, 2026. Leandro Pineda went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI to lead the way. Justin Lawrence (2-1) earned the win; Joe Jacques took the loss.
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| SYR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
Rochester Red Wings Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaver King SS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| Phillip Glasser 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Liover Peguero 2B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .258 |
| Trey Lipscomb DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .292 |
| Buddy Kennedy 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .154 |
| Cayden Wallace 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| Andrew Pinckney CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Leandro Pineda RF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .330 |
| Maxwell Romero Jr. C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .283 |
| Sam Petersen LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .211 |
| Totals | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
HR: Buddy Kennedy, Cayden Wallace, Andrew Pinckney, Leandro Pineda (2), Maxwell Romero Jr. | 2B: Seaver King, Leandro Pineda, Sam Petersen
Syracuse Mets Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Andre Smith CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Émilien Pitre 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Ronny Mauricio DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .278 |
| MJ Melendez RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .252 |
| Vidal Bruján SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .251 |
| Jose Ramos LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Hayden Senger C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 |
| Nick Lorusso 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .240 |
| Zack Short SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| Eric Wagaman 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
HR: Émilien Pitre, Ronny Mauricio, MJ Melendez
Rochester Red Wings Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Champlain | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3.68 |
| Connor Van Scoyoc | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10.97 |
| Andry Lara | 1.2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5.43 |
| Justin Lawrence (W) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.32 |
| Kyle Nicolas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.83 |
| Jake Bird | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.69 |
Syracuse Mets Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Herget | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.29 |
| Matt Seelinger | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4.14 |
| Brian Metoyer | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Joe Jacques (L) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.92 |
| Zach Peek | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5.79 |
Pitches-strikes: Champlain 80-53; Scoyoc 11-5; Lara 40-25; Lawrence 7-4; Nicolas 18-12; Bird 15-9; Herget 50-35; Seelinger 46-25; Metoyer 17-5; Jacques 22-14; Peek 30-20
Scoring Plays
T2: Sam Petersen reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Vidal Bruján. Leandro Pineda scores. (ROC 1, SYR 0)
B3: Émilien Pitre singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Petersen. Hayden Senger scores. Nick Lorusso to 3rd. D'Andre Smith to 2nd. (ROC 1, SYR 1)
T4: Leandro Pineda homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. (ROC 2, SYR 1)
T6: Andrew Pinckney homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. (ROC 3, SYR 1)
T6: Sam Petersen singles on a line drive to center fielder D'Andre Smith. Leandro Pineda scores. (ROC 4, SYR 1)
B6: Ronny Mauricio homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. (ROC 4, SYR 2)
B6: MJ Melendez homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. (ROC 4, SYR 3)
B6: Nick Lorusso singles on a ground ball to center fielder Andrew Pinckney. Vidal Bruján scores. Hayden Senger scores. (ROC 4, SYR 5)
B6: D'Andre Smith singles on a ground ball to right fielder Leandro Pineda. Nick Lorusso scores. D'Andre Smith grounds into a double play, right fielder Leandro Pineda to pitcher Andry Lara to third baseman Cayden Wallace to shortstop Seaver King. Eric Wagaman out at 3rd. D'Andre Smith out at 2nd. (ROC 4, SYR 6)
T7: Cayden Wallace singles on a ground ball to center fielder D'Andre Smith. Trey Lipscomb scores. Buddy Kennedy scores. (ROC 7, SYR 6)
B7: Émilien Pitre homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. (ROC 7, SYR 7)
B7: Jose Ramos singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Andrew Pinckney. MJ Melendez scores. Jose Ramos to 3rd. Jose Ramos advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by center fielder Andrew Pinckney. (ROC 7, SYR 8)
B7: Hayden Senger walks. (ROC 7, SYR 9)
T8: Maxwell Romero Jr. homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. (ROC 8, SYR 9)
T8: Trey Lipscomb grounds into a force out, shortstop Vidal Bruján to third baseman Nick Lorusso. Sam Petersen scores. Seaver King out at 3rd. Liover Peguero to 2nd. Trey Lipscomb to 1st. (ROC 9, SYR 9)
T8: Buddy Kennedy homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Liover Peguero scores. Trey Lipscomb scores. (ROC 12, SYR 9)
T8: Cayden Wallace homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. (ROC 13, SYR 9)
T8: Leandro Pineda homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. (ROC 14, SYR 9)
Statcast
Top Exit Velocity
| Batter | Result | MPH |
|---|---|---|
| Leandro Pineda | Home Run | 110.5 |
| Trey Lipscomb | Lineout | 108.0 |
| Leandro Pineda | Home Run | 107.5 |
| Jose Ramos | Single | 107.1 |
| Leandro Pineda | Groundout | 106.7 |
Top Distances
| Batter | Result | FT |
|---|---|---|
| MJ Melendez | Home Run | 426 |
| Leandro Pineda | Home Run | 422 |
| Buddy Kennedy | Home Run | 410 |
| Ronny Mauricio | Home Run | 406 |
| Cayden Wallace | Home Run | 394 |
Top Pitch Velocity
| Pitcher | Pitch | MPH |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Nicolas | Four-Seam Fastball | 101.1 |
| Kyle Nicolas | Four-Seam Fastball | 101.0 |
| Kyle Nicolas | Four-Seam Fastball | 100.0 |
| Kyle Nicolas | Four-Seam Fastball | 99.9 |
| Kyle Nicolas | Four-Seam Fastball | 99.7 |
Swing & Misses
| Pitcher | # |
|---|---|
| Chandler Champlain | 11 |
| Matt Seelinger | 6 |
| Kevin Herget | 5 |
| Zach Peek | 5 |
| Kyle Nicolas | 5 |
Home Runs — Statcast
| Home Run | Exit Velo | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Leandro Pineda (off Matt Seelinger) | 110.5 mph | 422 ft |
| Andrew Pinckney (off Matt Seelinger) | 100.8 mph | 376 ft |
| Ronny Mauricio (off Connor Van Scoyoc) | 106.2 mph | 406 ft |
| MJ Melendez (off Connor Van Scoyoc) | 106.5 mph | 426 ft |
| Émilien Pitre (off Andry Lara) | 102.3 mph | 385 ft |
| Maxwell Romero Jr. (off Joe Jacques) | 100.2 mph | 368 ft |
| Buddy Kennedy (off Zach Peek) | 103.8 mph | 410 ft |
| Cayden Wallace (off Zach Peek) | 103.1 mph | 394 ft |
| Leandro Pineda (off Zach Peek) | 107.5 mph | 391 ft |
Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against
| Pitcher | Max Velo | Max EV | Whiffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Champlain | 93.4 | 107.1 | 11 |
| Kevin Herget | 92.3 | 106.0 | 5 |
| Matt Seelinger | 92.9 | 110.5 | 6 |
| Andry Lara | 96.1 | 103.7 | 3 |
| Zach Peek | 95.2 | 108.0 | 5 |
| Joe Jacques | 92.4 | 106.7 | 0 |
| Kyle Nicolas | 101.1 | 99.8 | 5 |
| Brian Metoyer | 95.9 | — | 1 |
| Jake Bird | 93.4 | 92.5 | 2 |
| Connor Van Scoyoc | 93.3 | 106.5 | 0 |
| Justin Lawrence | 94.9 | 52.7 | 0 |
Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »
Game Highlights
Émilien Pitre homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.
Sam Petersen singles on a line drive to center fielder D'Andre Smith. Leandro Pineda scores.
Émilien Pitre singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Petersen. Hayden Senger scores. Nick Lorusso to 3rd. D'Andre Smith to 2nd.
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