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Syracuse Mets lose rain-shortened slugfest to Indianapolis

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4 months ago

August 24, 2025

Syracuse Mets lose rain-shortened slugfest to Indianapolis

Syracuse, NY – The Syracuse Mets fell to the Indianapolis Indians, 12-9, in a rain-shortened, eight-inning game on Sunday afternoon at NBT Bank Stadium.

Jared Young hit two home runs in the loss for the Mets.

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After the Syracuse pitching staff tossed 20 consecutive scoreless innings over the last three nights, Indianapolis wasted no time to snap that stretch in the top of the first inning. The first two hitters of the game, Alika Williams and Nick Yorke, hit doubles to put the Indians in front, 1-0. Next, an RBI single by Rafael Flores and a two-run homer by Sammy Siani made it 4-0.

Syracuse responded with one run in the bottom of the first. With two outs, Jared Young doubled and Pablo Reyes ripped an RBI single, making it 4-1.

In the second, Indianapolis’ Tsung-Che Cheng singled, Mike Jarvis walked, and Williams hit a three-run homer to stretch the lead to 7-1. Later in the inning, Flores hit a sacrifice fly, giving the Indians an 8-1 advantage.

Syracuse added three runs in the second inning. After Joey Meneses walked and Luis De Los Santos singled, Matt O’Neill crushed a three-run home run, pulling the Mets closer, 8-4.

Indy added two more runs in the fourth with an RBI groundout by Nick Solak and an RBI single from Siani.

The Mets added a run in the bottom of the fourth on Joey Meneses’ solo home run, making it 10-5. That home run was Meneses’s third of the week.

In the fifth, Cheng singled, moved to second on a Mike Jarvis single, stole third, and came home to score on a throwing error by O’Neill, giving the Indians an 11-5 lead.

Indianapolis added one more run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Yorke, taking a 12-5 advantage.

Syracuse chipped away at the lead. In the bottom of the seventh, a pair of solo home runs by Jared Young and Luke Ritter made it 12-7.

In the eighth, the Mets inched closer when Jett Williams walked, stole second base, took third on an error, and scored on a wild pitch. Then with two outs, another solo homer by Young pulled the Mets within three, 12-9.

After rain poured down at the beginning of the ninth inning, the game was delayed for 30 minutes and eventually called as a completed game with Indianapolis (73-52, 31-20) winning, 12-9.

Syracuse (64-62, 33-18) begins a six-game series with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Tuesday night. First pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m.

Jared Young hit two home runs and had a double for the Syracuse Mets on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, at NBT Bank Stadium. (Kylie Richelle | Syracuse Mets).Kylie Richelle | Syracuse Mets

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Philip Rivers fell one throw short of storybook ending in his couch-to-Colts return

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2 hours ago

December 15, 2025

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Philip Rivers fell one throw short of storybook ending in his couch-to-Colts return

He had one last throw left in that 44-year-old wing of his. For most of the afternoon, he’d been able to fool Father Time and frighten 68,771 Seattle Seahawks fans inside Lumen Field who’d come to bury Philip Rivers and, instead, watched him push their football team to the very brink of an impossible upset.

There had been a moment when it seemed Rivers might actually pull off the damn thing, too. That was with 1 minute and 55 seconds left in the game. The Colts led for so much of the game and were behind Seattle 15-13, but the ball was in the old man’s hands now. All day, he’d been careful and efficient. It got him a 13-3 lead at one point. Now, he needed to make a play.

And damned if he didn’t make a play.

Damned if he didn’t throw a 16-yard back-shoulder special to wide receiver Alec Pierce. Damned if that ball didn’t mean the Seahawks were now going to burn all of their timeouts because, in the NFL in 2025, just making it past midfield — as that throw did — means you’re in field goal range.

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Philip Rivers comes out of retirement for Indianapolis Colts: NFL world reacts

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15 hours ago

December 14, 2025

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Philip Rivers comes out of retirement for Indianapolis Colts: NFL world reacts

The Indianapolis Colts have cooled considerably as the season has progressed, going from the NFL’s best record to out of the playoff picture entering Week 15 action.

But one of today’s notable storylines is the return of quarterback Philip Rivers after five years away from the NFL. He’s on the Colts’ active roster as they prepare to play the Seattle Seahawks.

The 44-year-old was on Lumen Field hours before kickoff, taking mental reps.

Colts QB Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending injury last week, and backup Riley Leonard suffered a knee injury, though he remains on the active roster. With Brett Rypien the only other QB on their roster and list of available QBs lacking, the Colts called the last signal-caller to lead them in a playoff game (after the 2020 season).

His comeback has piqued the interest of a former Colts coach and players, his former teammates on the Chargers, former NFL quarterbacks and even those from outside football.