Syracuse Mets drop series finale to Rochester, 6-1 [Video]

Rochester, NY – The Syracuse Mets could not finish off the series victory on Sunday afternoon, falling 6-1 to the Rochester Red Wings (Triple-A affiliate, Washington Nationals) on a cloudy afternoon at Innovative Field. The Mets split the six-game series at the Red Wings this past week, the first week of a two-week road trip away from NBT Bank Stadium. Syracuse won games one, three and five in the six-game series in the Flower City.

After a scoreless first inning, Rochester (15-14) got to work starting in the second inning when they went in front 1-0 on a Travis Blankenhorn solo home run. It was Blankenhorn’s second homer of the week and his third of the season against the Mets, his former team. In the third, two more runs came home on a Victor Robles RBI single followed by a Drew Millas RBI single. In the fourth, the dam broke for Syracuse (17-14), …