Syracuse Mets Game Recap: S-Mets Fall Short While Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Leaves the Yard With Five Home Runs

 

Jackson Cluff, Photo courtesy of the Syracuse Mets

Box Score: Nick Morabito; CF 0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Matt Rudick*; PH 0 for 1; Jihwan Bae*; LF-2B 1 for 4; Ryan Clifford; 1B-LF 0 for 4; 1 RBI; 3 Ks; Christian Arroyo; 2B-3B 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 K; Eric Wagaman; DH-1B 0 for 4; 3 Ks; Yonny Hernández#; 3B-P 0 for 1; 1 run; 2 walks; Cristian Pache; RF 1 for 3; 1 walk; 2 Ks; 1 double; Ben Rortvedt*; C 0 for 3; 2 RBIs; 1 K; Jackson Cluff*; SS 0 for 2; 1 run; 1 walk; Jonah Tong; (L, 1-3) 1.2 innings; 7 runs; 6 ERs; 5 hits; 3 walks; 3 Ks; Carlos Guzman;  1.2 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 4 hits; 2 walks; 3 Ks; Dan Hammer;  1.2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Alex Carrillo;  1 inning; no runs; 2 hits; 1 K; Cionel Pérez;  1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 3 Ks; Yonny Hernández#;  1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 

Moosic, PA – An early offensive barrage by the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders gave the Syracuse Mets an 11-3 loss on Thursday night at PNC Field.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (22-18) struck quickly in the bottom of the first inning. After reaching on an error, George Lombard Jr. came around to score on an RBI single by Oswaldo Cabrera. A wild pitch later in the inning brought home Yanquiel Fernandez from third, giving the RailRiders a 2-0 lead.

Syracuse (21-20) answered in the second. Christian Arroyo singled and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Ben Rortvedt, trimming the deficit to 2-1.

The RailRiders broke the game open in the second inning. Jonathan Ornelas tripled to lead off the frame and scored on a groundout by Lombard Jr. Later, Marco Luciano launched a two-run homer, and Seth Brown followed with another two-run shot, stretching the lead to 7-1.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre added four more runs in the fourth. Cabrera hit a two-run home run before back-to-back solo homers by Ernesto Martinez Jr. and Payton Henry ballooned the advantage to 11-1.

The Mets chipped away in the fifth when Jackson Cluff scored on a Ryan Clifford fielder’s choice, making it 11-2.

In the sixth, Yonny Hernández walked and later scored on a Ben Rortvedt groundout to cap the scoring at 11-3.

On the mound, Jonah Tong started for Syracuse and allowed seven runs over one and two-thirds innings. Carlos Guzman followed and surrendered four runs in the fourth inning. Dan Hammer tossed a scoreless fifth inning, Alex Carrillo pitched his seventh consecutive scoreless outing in the sixth, and Cionel Pérez struck out three in a row to end a scoreless seventh. Third baseman Yonny Hernández was called upon to pitch the eight and faced the minimum, keeping the score 11-3.

Syracuse continues its series with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday night. Left-hander Zach Thornton is slated to start for the Mets opposite right-hander Dom Hamel for the RailRiders. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.