SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Interstat) — Syracuse held on to beat Lehigh Valley 5-4 on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at NBT Bank Stadium in International League play. Keaton Anthony singled in a run in the first, but Syracuse scored twice in the first on Ronny Mauricio’s RBI double and Eric Wagaman’s RBI single. Jefferson Rojas went 3 for 3 and hit a two-run homer in the second. Lehigh Valley pulled closer on Robert Moore’s two-run homer in the fifth, but the Mets added a run in the fifth. Anthony’s RBI double in the sixth cut the deficit. Anthony finished 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Alan Rangel struck out 10 over five innings but allowed four runs. Michael Mercado took the loss. Kevin Herget earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings, and Chayce McDermott pitched a perfect ninth for the save. Jonathan Santucci allowed three earned runs over 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts for Syracuse. Lehigh Valley had five hits; Syracuse had eight. The game lasted 2 hours, 24 minutes before 2,890 fans. Syracuse improved to 75-67. Lehigh Valley fell to 66-76.