The regional rivalry went to Syracuse on Thursday, as the Mets handled the Rochester Red Wings 8-4 in Triple-A action. It was a comfortable margin for Syracuse, who pulled away from their upstate neighbors with what appeared to be a balanced offensive effort. The four-run cushion suggests Syracuse had control for much of the game, though Rochester showed enough life to keep it from being a complete runaway.
No other tracked regional teams were in action Thursday. The Bills, Sabres, Giants, Yankees, Knicks, Rangers, Knighthawks, Cornell, and Hobart were all idle, leaving the Mets-Red Wings matchup as the only game on the ledger for the Finger Lakes sports calendar.
With the calendar flipping toward June, the professional clubs will start to define their summer trajectories. For Rochester, a four-run loss to a divisional opponent is the kind of game they’ll want back. For Syracuse, it’s a road win — or home win, depending on venue — worth banking as the long Triple-A season grinds forward.
