Ortiz, House power Red Wings to 10th straight win, first since 1992

Ortiz and Brady House turned an early deficit into a milestone night, combining for four homers as Rochester beat Syracuse 8-4 and ran its winning streak to 10 games for the first time since 1992.

Syracuse opened fast when Andy Ibáñez launched a three-run homer in the first inning, putting Rochester behind 3-0 and briefly shifting the feel of the series opener at ESL Ballpark. The Red Wings answered right away. Christian Franklin drew a walk to start the bottom half, Harry Ford followed with a double, and Ortiz cleared the slate with a homer that tied the game. House then added a long ball of his own to push Rochester ahead 4-3.

The game tightened again before Rochester separated. Former Red Wing Jackson Cluff later came around to score on a Kevin Parada single, pulling Syracuse even at 4-4. Ortiz broke that tie in the fifth inning with his second homer of the night, a shot that gave Rochester a 6-4 lead and put the Red Wings back in command. Andrew Pinckney reached on an infield single, moved up on a walk and scored on a Riley Adams bloop single, and House delivered the final punch in the seventh with his second homer to make it 8-4.

Ortiz and House became the first pair of Red Wings teammates to each hit two homers in the same game at ESL Ballpark since 2019, a rare power display that matched the scale of the streak. Ortiz, 24, supplied the left-handed thunder. House, 22, the Nationals’ first-round pick in 2021, kept extending the margin with the kind of impact swing that has made him one of the more recognizable names in the system.

Riley Cornelio worked the first four innings for Rochester, allowing four runs while striking out six. Cole Henry added a scoreless rehab inning, helping hold the Mets down after the early surge from Ibáñez. The Red Wings’ offense did the rest, extending a run that had already reached seven straight by May 23, eight by May 24 and nine by May 26, when Ortiz’s ninth-inning three-run homer beat Syracuse 8-5.

The 10th straight win gave Rochester a mark it had not reached since 1992, a standard that still carries weight in a franchise with a deep history and a Hall of Fame that includes Rip Collins, whose 1930 season, .376 with 40 home runs and 180 RBIs, remains one of the great years in club lore. This stretch now belongs in that conversation, with Ortiz and House at the center of it.