Lehigh Valley rallies late to stun Syracuse 8-6
Syracuse led 6-2 entering the eighth, then watched Lehigh Valley hit three homers and score six times for an 8-6 turnaround.
Lehigh Valley erased a four-run deficit in one brutal eighth inning Saturday night at Coca-Cola Park, turning Syracuse’s 6-2 lead into an 8-6 loss after the IronPigs launched three homers and scored six times.
Syracuse entered at 41-38 and 3-1 in the second half. Yonny Hernández went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs, including an RBI single in the fourth and two run-scoring doubles later in the game. Cristian Pache added a two-run single in the seventh, while Jihwan Bae reached base multiple times and scored twice.
Then the eighth unraveled fast. Matt Turner was charged with four runs in the inning, and the first three blows came on the long ball: Bryan De La Cruz opened the rally with a homer, Dylan Carlson added a solo shot, and René Pinto tied the game with a two-run blast. Felix Reyes pushed across the go-ahead run in the middle of the rally, Keaton Anthony added an RBI single for insurance, and Guillo Zuñiga allowed the eventual winning runs before Ofreidy Gómez recorded the final out of the inning.
The IronPigs’ comeback followed Syracuse’s 9-6 win in the opener. The teams were scheduled to finish the six-game set Sunday afternoon, with No. 4 prospect Jack Wenninger set to start for Syracuse against Andrew Painter, making his first Triple-A start of the season after being optioned by the Phillies.
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