The Rochester Red Wings turned in a clean performance Sunday, shutting out the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 3-0 in AAA action. Details on individual pitching and offensive contributors weren’t available, but a shutout on the road is a shutout — the Wings took care of business.
In the Bronx, the Mets and Yankees wrapped up their weekend series with a wild one. New York trailed heading into the late innings before a three-run homer — the name on the scorecard was Taylor — flipped the game in the ninth. That wasn’t enough to settle it, though, as the game pushed to extras. Benge’s groundball in the tenth proved to be the difference, sending the Mets home with a 7-6 win and a series victory, two games to one. The loss nudges the Yankees to 28-19, while the Mets climb to 20-26 — still a losing record, but with some momentum heading into the week.
Every other tracked team in the region had the day off, including the Bills, Sabres, Giants, Knicks, Rangers, Knighthawks, Cornell, and Hobart. Sunday belonged to Rochester and the crosstown rivalry down in New York.
