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Extra Effort: RailRiders prevail 9-8 in 10th

SWB overcomes 16 walks to down Syracuse
Nick Green retired all four batters he faced and earned his first Triple-A win on Wednesday night. (Todd Hiller)
July 28, 2021

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (July 28, 2021) –The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fended off a ferocious late comeback by the Syracuse Mets to hang on for a 9-8 win in extra innings on Wednesday night at NBT Bank Stadium. The RailRiders jumped out to a lead before an out was recorded, when they worked

*SYRACUSE, N.Y. (July 28, 2021) *–The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fended off a ferocious late comeback by the Syracuse Mets to hang on for a 9-8 win in extra innings on Wednesday night at NBT Bank Stadium.

The RailRiders jumped out to a lead before an out was recorded, when they worked four straight hits to start the game against Trey Cobb. Socrates Brito and Armando Alvarez brought in runs with singles to give SWB a 2-0 lead.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tacked on another run in the third on a solo home run from Brito. However, Syracuse struck back in the bottom of the third against Matt Krook when Wilfredo Tovar doubled down the left field line to score former RailRider Mark Payton to cut the deficit to 3-1.

In the top of the fourth, the RailRiders broke the game open with four runs against Andrew Mitchell. Andrew Velazquez smoked a two-run double to left-center and scored on a wild pitch, while Alvarez chased home another run with a double to take a 7-1 lead.

Martin Cervenka homered off Nick Nelson in the bottom of the sixth to narrow the gap to 7-2, but Syracuse squandered further opportunity in the frame, stranding the bases loaded.

Matt Pita clubbed a solo home run off Bradley Roney for an insurance run in the top of the ninth. The Mets responded with six runs in the bottom of the ninth against Braden Bristo to tie the game at 8-8, capped off on a three-run double from Cheslor Cuthbert.

SWB played small ball in the top of the 10th, with Cristian Perez laying down a sacrifice bunt to move automatic runner Brandon Wagner to third base. The move paid dividends immediately when Tom Windle uncorked a wild pitch to score Wagner to put the RailRiders on top 9-8.

In the bottom of the 10th, Nick Green (1-1) set the Mets down in order to finish off the victory.

*POSTGAME NOTES: *RailRiders pitchers combined to walk 16 batters in the game, tying a franchise record set on May 11, 1991 in a contest with the Tidewater Tides… The Mets left 17 runners on base in the game, including stranding the bases loaded three times… The RailRiders are now 4-4 this season in extra innings games.

The RailRiders continue their series with the Mets on Thursday at NBT Bank Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m., with pregame coverage beginning at 6:15 on the RailRiders Baseball Network

SWB returns home to PNC Field on Tuesday, August 3 to begin a series with the Worcester Red Sox. For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-BALL or slide to www.swbrailriders.com/tickets.