SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Interstat) — Billy Amick’s sacrifice bunt in the ninth inning scored MJ Melendez and gave the Syracuse Mets a 4-3 win over the Rochester Red Wings on Sunday at NBT Bank Stadium.

Syracuse improved to 72-65, while Rochester fell to 81-55. Rochester jumped ahead with two runs in the first inning. D’Andre Smith cut the lead with a solo home run in the fourth. Trey Lipscomb’s solo homer in the top of the eighth made it 3-1 for Rochester, but Syracuse answered in the bottom half. Kevin Parada doubled in a run and Smith followed with an RBI double to tie it at 3. In the ninth, Melendez scored on Amick’s bunt when Rochester pitcher Eddy Yean committed a throwing error.

Winning pitcher Chayce McDermott (3-2) struck out one in a scoreless inning. Yean (1-2) took the loss without recording an out. Gary Gill Hill started for Syracuse, allowing one earned run over five innings with four strikeouts. Rochester’s DJ Herz went 4 1/3 innings, giving up one earned run and two hits. The game drew 5,074 in 2:28.