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Moosic, PA – The Syracuse Mets looked destined to win on Wednesday night, taking a multi-run lead into the seventh inning. However, the RailRiders furiously rallied back in the late innings, scoring eight combined runs in the seventh and eighth innings to eventually claim a 9-5 win over the Mets at PNC Field. The series is now tied at a game apiece after Syracuse won the series opener on Tuesday night.
Syracuse (45-63, 12-22) manufactured a run to get on the board in the top of the first. Tim Locastro singled on the very first pitch of the game and promptly moved to second on a sharp single from Wyatt Young. Locastro advanced 90 further feet on a deep flyout from Ronny Mauricio and then scored on a curious play. With runners on first and third with one out, Luke Ritter hit a chopper to third base that appeared like it could produce an inning-ending double play. However, Andrés Chaparro booted the ball at the hot corner, allowing Locastro to score and make the game 1-0.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (51-56, 17-16) answered right back and manufactured a run of their own in the bottom of the first to tie the game up at one. Oswald Peraza walked to start the inning, but it looked like he wouldn’t move any further when the next two batters recorded outs. Then, Chapparo walked to extend the inning, and Peraza dashed home on a two-out, two-strike single from Franchy Cordero, knotting the game up, 1-1.
The game remained tied at one into the top of the fourth when the Mets plated a pair of runs to take the lead back. On the first pitch of the frame, Michael Perez crushed a solo shot over the right-field fence to give Syracuse a 2-1 lead. Coincidentally, the Mets also hit a home run on the first pitch of the top of the fourth inning in Tuesday night’s game. Ronny Mauricio hit the solo shot in Tuesday evening’s contest.
Syracuse wasn’t done scoring in the top of fourth. After Perez’s solo homer, Nick Meyer walked, swiped second, moved to third on yet another…
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