SWB also loses to maintain a tie for first place in the North Division.
C&C Worldwide Staff Reports
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Red Wings played spoiler against the Syracuse Mets with a 6-1 victory Friday night at Frontier Field.
The loss kept the Mets (73-64) from taking sole possession of first place in the North Division, with 3 games to play, as the Buffalo Bisons rallied for an 8-7 victory over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (73-64) Friday night in Moosic, PA.
The Red Wings never trailed as they scored single runs in the first and second innings, including Zander Wiel’s 24th round-tripper of the season in the second.
The Mets cut the lead in half in the sixth, but the Wings responded with 2 runs in the home half and put the game away with 2 runs in the eighth.
Syracuse loaded the bases loaded in the ninth inning but could not score.
Brandon Barnes added to his International League leading RBI total as the Red Wings centerfielder collected 2 to bring his season total to 94.
Rochester used 6 pitchers in the game as Brusdar Graterol gained the win.
*NOTES — For the second straight season, Tim Tebow is out with a season-ending injury he sustained on July 23 while playing for Syracuse…If Syracuse, Buffalo, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre were to finish in a 3-way tie for first place in the North Division, the RailRiders would advance to the playoffs via the tie-breaker rules…If it’s a tie between Syracuse and Scranton, there will be a 1-game playoff to determine the division winner…Syracuse and Rochester meet again Saturday night at 6:05 pm for Red Wings Hall of Fame Night honoring Rich Dauer, with fireworks after the game…RHP Ryne Harper became the 72nd different Red Wing to appear in a game this season, adding to the franchise record…LHP Lewis Thorpe was optioned from Minnesota and INF Ivan De Jesus Jr. was released on Wednesday…OF Brandon Barnes extended his hitting streak to five games with a walk in the fifth inning…C Willians Astudillo extended his on-base streak to 10 games with a single in the eighth.