Syracuse Mets lose to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 10-6

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Syracuse, NY – The Syracuse Mets were doomed by a disastrous ninth inning on Friday night, allowing four fateful runs to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre en route to a 10-6 loss on a humid and warm evening at NBT Bank Stadium. The RailRiders have now taken two out of the first three games in the week-long, six-game series. The temperature at first pitch on Friday night was 87 degrees, the warmest temperature at first pitch for any game played in Syracuse so far this season.

Early on, each team traded a pair of solo homers to make it a 1-1 game after two innings. After Jamie Westbrook homered in the top of the second to put Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (36-41, 2-1) in front, 1-0, Jonathan Araúz answered right back with a solo bomb of his own in the bottom of the second to knot the game up, 1-1. Araúz now has ten homers on the season, including three home runs in his last eight games.

The teeter-totter swung back to even again in the third inning as each team scored one run again to make it a 2-2 game after three frames. The RailRiders manufactured their run to briefly make it a 2-1 game. First, Florial walked to lead off the inning, but consecutive strikeouts had the Mets firmly in position to get out of the inning without any damage. Florial did steal second base in the midst of those back-to-back strikeouts from José Quintana, the rehabbing Big Leaguer on the mound for the Mets. Then, Florial pushed his luck again, taking off for third and inducing a poor throw from Michael Pérez to the bag. As the low throw skipped by Mark Vientos and skittered into left field, Florial hopped up and raced home on the throwing error to make it 2-1

Quintana then walked Andrés Chapparo, allowed a single to Rodolfo Durán and walked Jamie Westbrook to load up the bases and initiate his early exit from the mound. The longtime Major Leaguer worked two and two-thirds innings in his rehab assignment, allowing two runs (both earned) on four hits plus three walks and two strikeouts….