ST. PAUL, Minn. (Interstat) — The Syracuse Mets defeated the St. Paul Saints 9-7 in an International League game on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at CHS Field. Syracuse collected 12 hits, while St. Paul had nine. MJ Melendez led Syracuse, going 2 for 5 with two home runs and three RBIs. Billy Amick went 1 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs. Dylan Ross earned the win in relief, improving to 5-1. Jefry Yan recorded the final out for his second save. Ricky Castro took the loss for St. Paul, falling to 6-4 after allowing one earned run on four hits over four innings with two strikeouts. Tanner Schobel drove in three runs for the Saints, going 1 for 4. Matt Turner, Chayce McDermott and Cameron Weston also threw scoreless relief for Syracuse. The game took 3 hours, 6 minutes and drew 8,711 fans. Syracuse improved to 73-66, while St. Paul fell to 75-63.