Syracuse Mets Recap: Solid Scott Start Not Enough In Syracuse Loss to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Morabito's Homer and Five-Plus Innings by Scott the Highlights in a Loss to Scranton
Morabito's Homer and Five-Plus Innings by Scott the Highlights in a Loss to Scranton
Syracuse, NY – The Syracuse Mets were held in check offensively and fell to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, 4-1, on Wednesday night at NBT Bank Stadium.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (10-7) struck first in the top of the first inning. After a two-out walk by Max Schuemann, Spencer Jones doubled to left field to bring him home and give the RailRiders a 1-0 lead.
The RailRiders added on in the second. Ernesto Martinez Jr. launched a solo home run to left field, extending the advantage to 2-0.
After several quiet innings, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tacked on another run in the seventh. Seth Brown doubled to begin the inning and later scored on an RBI single by Martinez Jr., pushing the lead to 3-0.
Syracuse (8-9 )finally broke through in the eighth inning when Nick Morabito crushed a solo home run to center field, cutting the deficit to 3-1.
The RailRiders added an insurance run in the ninth. Max Schuemann reached on an error, stole second and third, and came home on a throwing error to make it a 4-1 ballgame.
The Mets had a chance in the seventh, loading the bases with one out, but were unable to capitalize as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre escaped the jam to maintain the lead.
On the mound, Christian Scott started for Syracuse and allowed two runs across five and one-third innings. Alex Carrillo followed with one and two-thirds innings, striking out two. Ryan Lambert tossed a scoreless eighth inning with a pair of strikeouts, and Joe Jacques worked the ninth, allowing one unearned run.
Syracuse continues its series with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday night. Right-hander Carlos Lagrange is slated to start for the RailRiders opposite right-hander Jack Wenninger for the Mets. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.