IL1 Syracuse Mets

Rivera Homers Three Times in Mets 10-4 Victory over Bisons on Sunday Afternoon

Published on June 30, 2019 under International League (IL1)
Syracuse Mets News Release


Buffalo, NY - René Rivera hit three home runs as the Syracuse Mets erupted on offense for a 10-4 win against the Buffalo Bisons on Sunday afternoon at Sahlen Field. The Mets tied a season high with five home runs in the game.

Syracuse (40-42) jumped out to the lead with a five-run first inning. Luis Guillorme and Rubén Tejada each singled with one out. Then after a fly out, Danny Espinosa lined a two-run double to left-center field to score Guillorme and Tejada for a 2-0 lead. Rivera followed with a two-run home run, his second day in a row with a home run, giving the Mets a 4-0 advantage. Travis Taijeron then hit a home run of his own to left field to push the lead to 5-0.

The home runs continued over the next two innings. In the second, Guillorme added a sixth run with a solo homer on a line drive over the left-field fence. Then in the third, Rivera added his second long ball of the day to left-center to extend the lead to 7-0.

Buffalo (42-39) finally got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth. Jordan Patterson was hit by a pitch, and Andy Burns reached on a throwing error by Tejada at third. Michael De La Cruz followed with an infield single that scored Patterson to make it a 7-1 ballgame.

The Herd posted a three-spot in the fifth. Roemon Fields and Bo Bichette both singled to begin the inning, putting runners on first and third. Socrates Brito then grounded out to the right side, scoring Fields to trim the Syracuse lead to five, 7-2. Two batters later, Billy McKinney hit a two-run home run to bring the Bisons within three, 7-4.

The Mets got one run back in the sixth. Tim Tebow doubled for his third extra base hit in his last four games. Then after a Colton Plaia double and Gregor Blanco walk loaded the bases, Luis Guillorme hit a sacrifice fly to make the score 8-4.

Syracuse added a run in the eighth. With the bases loaded and one out, Espinosa hit a sacrifice fly to right field that scored Guillorme from third to give Syracuse a 9-4 edge.

The Mets put the exclamation point on the game in the ninth. Rivera led off the frame with his third home run of the day, putting Syracuse up by six, 10-4.

Syracuse continues its six-day road trip with the first game of a three-game series against the Rochester Red Wings on Monday night. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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