The Rochester Red Wings picked up a tight 3-2 win over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Friday, keeping pace in the AAA East. Details on the winning run were sparse, but Rochester held on for the one-run decision in what turned out to be a close game throughout.
Down in New York, the Yankees took the Subway Series opener against the Mets, 5-2, behind contributions from Ben Schlittler, Patrick Rice, and Jazz Chisholm. The win pushed New York to 28-17 on the season, while the Mets fell to 18-26 — a 10-game gap between the crosstown rivals that tells its own story. The Yankees are firmly in the thick of the AL East race; the Mets are dealing with bigger questions about where this season is headed.
The Bills, Sabres, Giants, Knicks, Rangers, Knighthawks, Cornell, Hobart, and Syracuse all had the night off.
