Moore’s two homers lift IronPigs past Mets
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (Interstat) — Robert Moore homered twice and drove in four runs to lead the Lehigh Valley IronPigs to a 6-4 victory over the Syracuse Mets on Friday at Coca-Cola Park.
Moore hit a two-run homer in the third inning, then added another two-run shot in the ninth with Dylan Moore aboard to break a 4-4 tie. He finished 3 for 3. Lehigh Valley scored two runs in the third, one in the fifth, one in the sixth and two in the ninth. Syracuse scored one in the third, one in the fourth and two in the sixth. The IronPigs collected six hits, while the Mets had 10.
Grant Holman (3-0) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win, and Ben Simon (4-6) took the loss. Justin Hagenman allowed one earned run over four innings with four strikeouts for Syracuse. Jack Wenninger struck out six over three innings. Jose Ramos homered for Syracuse, and MJ Melendez drove in a run. Colby Thomas doubled in a run for Lehigh Valley, and Rafael Marchán added a sacrifice fly.
The attendance was 10,000, and the game lasted 2:23. Syracuse fell to 65-63. Lehigh Valley improved to 62-65.