The Syracuse Mets suffered their third straight loss to the Rochester Red Wings on Sunday afternoon, but some of the organizations top young talents enjoyed another big day.
Both A.J. Ewing and Ryan Clifford accounted for a bulk of the team’s offense.
Ewing continued his strong start at the new level, picking up two more hits and driving in a run across four at-bats.
One of those knocks was a double and he also stole a base.
The 22-year-old surging prospect is now hitting .333 with four extra base-hits, four RBI, five stolen bases, and a .844 OPS in 13 games since joining Syracuse.
Clifford reached three times with a walk and a pair of extra base-hits.
He helped Syracuse even things up with a 400 foot solo homer to deep right in the fourth, then ripped a triple down the right-field line before scoring on Christian Arroyo’s sacrifice fly in the sixth.
The slugger is now hitting .252 with a triple, six doubles, seven home runs, 21 RBI, and an even .800 OPS after a bit of a slow start to the season.
Not much went right for Syracuse on the pitching side of things, but Dylan Ross did strike out two as he worked around a pair of walks in a scoreless inning of work.
He was able to reach up to 99 mph on his fastball.
27-year-old starter Xavien Curry and veteran lefty reliever Cionel Pérez made their first appearances with the organization after signing on minor league deals last week.
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