Allentown, Pa. – The Syracuse Mets may have found a natural rival in their first season as New York’s Triple-A affiliate.

Their first meeting against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs -- the Philadelphia Phillies’ affiliate -- slogged along Monday night until a regrettable decision by a video guy ticked off the Mets and ignited emotions.

As Mets’ pitcher Jacob Rhame entered the game and warmed up in the sixth inning, a replay of last week’s video of Phillies’ first baseman Rhys Hoskins’ 34-second home run trot showing up Rhame played on the scoreboard behind him.

It infuriated the Syracuse Mets.

IronPigs president and general manager Kurt Landes came into the visiting manager’s office and got an earful from Mets manager Tony DeFrancesco after the game. DeFrancesco told Landes the team was upset with the stunt, because whatever happened between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies last week at Citi Field had nothing to do with what transpired on a field in Allentown, Pa., the following week.

Hitting coach Joel Chimelis said someone needed to be held accountable for showing the video. Landes apologized and said he was unaware the video was going to be shown.

Rhame and DeFranceso did not want to talk about the incident after the game.

In the clubhouse after the game, players were still juiced up because of what happened in the sixth inning and for how they responded, erasing a one-run deficit in the final two innings to win, 7-4. To celebrate, DMX’s “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem" blared from a portable speaker.

“They didn’t respect (us), not only the pitcher, they don’t respect us as a team," Mets outfielder Carlos Gomez said after Monday’s game. "They should not have played that video. We’re all professionals here.

“It’s good we beat them, so they can feel (us).”

The Mets made sure the IronPigs felt them again.

They have outscored the IronPigs 22-5 since the video was shown. They followed up Monday night’s come-from-behind victory with an 18-5 win on Tuesday night at Coca-Cola Park. Rhame did not pitch in the game.

Contacted Tuesday, the IronPigs refused to comment further on Monday night’s video incident.

But they haven’t shied away from having more fun at the expense of the Mets.