MiLB

Syracuse 8, at Lehigh Valley 0

Sunday, August 30, 2026 · Final · International League (AAA)

Vientos hits three homers as Mets blank IronPigs

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (Interstat) — Mark Vientos hit three home runs and drove in five runs as the Syracuse Mets defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 8-0 on Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Park. Vientos finished 4 for 5 with home runs in the first, seventh and ninth innings. Syracuse scored two runs in the first, one in the third, four in the seventh and one in the ninth. MJ Melendez added a two-run homer in the seventh. Syracuse pitchers combined for a no-hitter, striking out three. Tobias Myers earned the win with three scoreless relief innings, allowing no hits and striking out one, improving to 3-1. Chuck King took the loss after allowing five hits and two earned runs over five innings, falling to 9-8. Syracuse collected 12 hits while Lehigh Valley was held hitless. The attendance was 9,377, and the game lasted 2 hours, 30 minutes. Syracuse improved to 68-63, while Lehigh Valley fell to 62-68.