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Spence Shines: Spence Shines: Three Homer Night in SWB Win

MItch Spence worked seven innings Saturday night with eight strikeouts en route to his team-best sixth win of the season. (Cheryl Pursell)
July 1, 2023

BOX SCORE | SWB 8, SYR 3 (Syracuse, NY, July 1) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre topped the Mets 8-3 on Saturday night to begin the month of July. Mitch Spencepitched a gem allowing just one run in seven innings of work. The RailRiders had another three homers in the victory. Syracuse

BOX SCORE | SWB 8, SYR 3

(Syracuse, NY, July 1) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre topped the Mets 8-3 on Saturday night to begin the month of July. Mitch Spencepitched a gem allowing just one run in seven innings of work. The RailRiders had another three homers in the victory.

Syracuse got an early lead as Rafael Ortega homered on the fifth pitch of the bottom of the first.

The RailRiders tied it up in the next frame thanks to Carlos Narvaez’s solo shot.

In the third inning, SWB took the lead. Estevan Florial doubled to reach and raced home on Oswald Peraza’s RBI single. Ben Rortvedt followed with a two-run blast for a 4-1 advantage.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre added an insurance run with a Peraza home run traveling 369 feet.

The visitors tacked another two in the eighth. Andres Chaparro led off with a double and moved over on a groundout. A sacrifice fly off the bat of Narvaez plated a run. With two outs, Franchy Cordero drew a walk and sprinted around the bases on a two-bagger from Jesus Bastidas. SWB led 7-1.

The Mets chipped away with a Luke Voit homer to left center field in the bottom half.

The RailRiders got the run right back in the ninth. Florial tripled down the right field line and came across on Chaparro’s groundout for a 8-2 advantage.

Jonathan Arauz smacked his 11th home run of the season with a deep drive in the ninth inning to cut the deficit to 8-3 but that is where it stood.

Mitch Spence (W, 6-4) spun a gem with seven innings of one run ball. He struck out eight on 100 pitches. Deivi Garcia let up just a homer in his frame. DJ Snelten allowed one run, but finishing off the Mets for the win.

José Butto (L, 1-3) got the start tossing six innings of work. He allowed four runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts. Vinny Nittoli let up a homer in his frame with three punch outs. Stephen Ridings gave up two in the eighth. Jimmy Yacabonis allowed a run of his own in one inning of work.

The RailRiders take on the Mets Sunday evening with 6:35 PM first pitch scheduled.