SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Interstat) — D’Andre Smith hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Syracuse Mets past the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 5-4 on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in a Triple-A International League game at NBT Bank Stadium. Syracuse improved to 78-67, while Lehigh Valley fell to 66-79. Chayce McDermott earned the win in relief, improving to 4-3. Grant Holman took the loss, falling to 3-1. Zack Short went 2 for 3 with three RBIs for Syracuse, and Smith finished 1 for 5 with a homer and two RBIs. Wuilfredo Antunez went 3 for 4 with a homer and one RBI for Lehigh Valley. Nestor Cortes allowed two hits over three scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Matt Turner, Dan Hammer and Matt Seelinger combined for five scoreless relief innings for Syracuse. Casey Lawrence allowed two earned runs over four innings for Lehigh Valley. The game drew 6,455 fans and lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes. The teams meet again Sunday.