Ninth-Inning Rally Surges Indians over Syracuse
Published on August 19, 2025 under International League (IL)
Indianapolis Indians News Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Mike Jarvis tied the game with a RBI single and Nick Yorke punched a go-ahead single to center field in the ninth inning as the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Syracuse Mets, 6-5, at NBT Bank Stadium on Tuesday night.
Trailing, 5-3, Alika Williams led off the ninth inning with a single and Brett Sullivan reached on a fielding error. After Jase Bowen struck out for the first out, the pair executed a double steal to put the tying run in scoring position. Tsung-Che Cheng cut the deficit to one with a run-scoring groundout before Jarvis laced a ball to left field for a 5-5 game. Jarvis stole second base, the Indians (28-18, 70-50) third steal of the inning, and Yorke followed with a single to give them the winning run.
Jared Young put the Mets (31-15, 69-48) on the board first with a RBI bunt single in the first inning. Cheng doubled home Bowen in the third frame to tie the game, 1-1.
Another double from Cheng gave Indy a 3-1 lead in the seventh inning, bringing home Sullivan and Bowen. Luisangel Acuña led the charge in a Syracuse comeback, doubling home a run and coming around to score with a steal of third base and throwing error by Rafael Flores.
With the game knotted, 3-3, a two-run home run from Joey Meneses in the bottom of the eighth inning gave the Mets a 5-3 lead. The Indians then mounted their comeback against Chris Devenski (L, 0-3).
Hunter Barco tossed 3.0 innings of one-run ball before bridging to the bullpen. Ryder Ryan followed with 3.0 shutout frames. Beau Burrows (W, 1-0) picked up his first win with Indianapolis, allowing one earned run in the eighth inning. Cam Sanders (S, 3) blanked Syracuse in the ninth for the win.
Cheng posted a career-high tying four RBI for the second time this season, last doing so on July 4 vs. Louisville.
Indianapolis and Syracuse continue their six-game series on Wednesday night at 6:35 PM. LHP Nick Dombkowski (1-5, 7.29) takes the mound for the Indians while LHP Brandon Waddell (2-6, 4.27) is slated for the Mets.
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