Met the Mets: Homers Not Enough in Loss to Syracuse
BOX SCORE | SYR 7, SWB 4 (Syracuse, NY - June 28) - Scranton/Wilkes Barre dropped the second half opener 7-4 to Syracuse on Wednesday night. The RailRiders had three homers in the loss, including a team-high 20th for Estevan Florial.
(Syracuse, NY - June 28) - Scranton/Wilkes Barre dropped the second half opener 7-4 to Syracuse on Wednesday night. The RailRiders had three homers in the loss, including a team-high 20th for
Time for take off ✈️
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Estevan Florial leads off the game with a 391 ft. homer, 110 mph off the bat for his league-leading 20th homer of the season. #EverythingMajor #RepBX pic.twitter.com/pTpSsqWVmk
Florial hammered the sixth pitch of the game for a leadoff home run. Then, Ben Rortvedt singled and Andres Chaparro walked to reach. Carlos Narvaez raced out an infield single to load the bases.
In the top of the second,
400 FT. 💣
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Michael Hermosillo launches his 9th homer in 36 games with SWB! #EverythingMajor #RepBX pic.twitter.com/g6Iy4643lW
Nick Meyer led off the next frame with a home run of his own to get Syracuse on the board.
Westbrook began the fourth with a solo shot, his 10th of the season, to get the run right back.
NO DOUBTER OFF THE VIDEO BOARD! 💯
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Jamie Westbrook sails his 10th home run of the season 394 ft., 105.8 mph off the bat. #EverythingMajor #RepBX pic.twitter.com/AffOmFKwFE
A two-run fifth brought the Mets closer. Meyer had his second home run of the game just over the left field fence. DJ Steward recorded an RBI single making it 4-3.
In the sixth, Syracuse batted through the order and then some. Back-to-back singles and a walk loaded the bases. Rafael Ortega singled up the middle to tie the game at four apiece. Jonathan Arauz knocked an RBI base hit to drive in two for the go-ahead runs. Mark Vientos capped off the inning with a line drive to left plating a run for a 7-4 advantage.
Tanner Tully (L, 5-2) pitched five and a third innings of work allowing six runs on ten hits. He left with the bases loaded in the sixth. DJ Snelten tossed the final two outs allowing the inherited runs to score and one more of his own. Deivi Garcia and Greg Weissert each threw a clean frame.
Mike Vasil got the start for the Mets pitching just three innings. He let up four runs on six hits. Zach Muckenhirn and Eric Orze (W, 2-2) each tossed two clean frames. Steven Ridings and Jimmy Yacabonis (S, 2) threw a scoreless frame apiece.
The RailRiders will send RHP Will Warren to the mound to being Thursday's contest at 6:35 PM.