ALLENTOWN, Pa. (Interstat) — Jonah Tong pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, and the Syracuse Mets hit three home runs in the third inning to beat the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 6-0 Saturday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader at Coca-Cola Park.

Syracuse took control with four runs in the third. Zack Short opened the scoring with a solo homer, D’Andre Smith followed with a solo shot, and MJ Melendez added a two-run homer that brought home Mark Vientos. Syracuse added one run in the fourth when Smith drove in Nick Lorusso on a force out, and Vientos homered in the seventh.

Tong (6-6) allowed one hit, struck out eight and earned the win for the Mets, who improved to 67-63. Alan Rangel (3-7) took the loss after allowing five earned runs in four innings for Lehigh Valley, which fell to 62-67. Syracuse had eight hits, while the IronPigs managed one. Attendance was 6,140, and the game lasted 1:54.