And Another One: Comebacks key 7-5 win
MOOSIC, Pa. (June 18, 2021) – For the third time in four games, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders came from behind late to defeat the Syracuse Mets 7-5 on Friday night at PNC Field. SWB has won the first four games of the series with Syracuse, and has won six straight overall.
MOOSIC, Pa. (June 18, 2021) – For the third time in four games, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders came from behind late to defeat the Syracuse Mets 7-5 on Friday night at PNC Field. SWB has won the first four games of the series with Syracuse, and has won six straight overall.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second when Derek Dietrich blasted a towering opposite-field home run into the bullpen in left. Dietrich finished the game 1-for-2 with a home run and was hit by a pitch twice.
𝙆𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙬! 💥
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) June 18, 2021
Derek Dietrich sends one to the ‘pen. pic.twitter.com/tY7wqSxavi
In the bottom of the fourth, the RailRiders tacked on two more on a two-run single by Rob Brantly to take a 3-0 lead. Meanwhile, Nick Nelson was strong, working around five hits in 4.1 innings in his second start of the season for the RailRiders. He struck out four and did not issue a walk.
Syracuse struck back in the top of the fifth, however, taking a 4-3 lead when Travis Blankenhorn connected for a grand slam off Adam Warren. The slam came on the first pitch following a 22-minute rain delay.
The RailRiders evened the ledger in the bottom of the sixth when Brantly blasted a solo home run off Bradley Roney to tie the game at 4-4. The round-tripper was Brantly’s fourth of the season, and his second in the last three days.
In the top of the seventh the Mets regained the lead on a solo home run from MLB rehabber Jeff McNeil off Braden Bristo. That represented the first run allowed by Bristo (4-0) this season in 19.0 innings of work.
However, with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Greg Allen slammed a two-run home run to right field off Roney (0-2) to put the RailRiders back in front. Trey Amburgey added an RBI double in the frame and SWB took a 7-5 advantage.
Greg see ball. Greg smash ball. 💪 pic.twitter.com/fw4N5hitLe
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) June 19, 2021
Albert Abreu threw 2.0 scoreless innings of relief to close out the win and earn his first save of the season. The right-hander fanned five straight Mets at one point, before coaxing a fly out for the final out of the contest.
POSTGAME NOTES: The RailRiders’ six-game winning streak is tied for the longest of the season (May 5-11). Amburgey (29 games), Allen (16 games) and Hoy Park (17 games) all extended their on-base streaks tonight for SWB… Abreu becomes the sixth different RailRiders pitcher with a save this season, joining Luis Garcia (11), Nick Goody (1), Adam Warren (1), Brooks Kriske (1) and Nestor Cortes (1).
The RailRiders continue their series with the Mets on Saturday night at PNC Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. LHP Matt Krook makes his Triple-A debut for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, while Syracuse counters with RHP Jesus Reyes (0-5, 6.97). For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-BALL or slide to www.swbrailriders.com/tickets.