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The Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders dropped an 8-6 decision to the Syracuse Mets on Tuesday night at NBT Bank Stadium. After the Mets built a 6-1 advantage, the RailRiders rallied to tie the game before Syracuse\u2019s fourth home run of the night put them back in front for good.<\/p>\n
MJ Melendez led off the bottom of the first with a triple off RailRiders starter Brendan Beck and opened the scoring on a Nick Morabito sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n
Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre answered in the top of the second as Spencer Jones stole home. The Mets, however, recaptured the lead with back-to-back home runs by Hayden Senger and Melendez, giving them a 4-1 lead. Senger added another two-run homer in the fourth to extend Syracuse\u2019s lead to five.<\/p>\n
The RailRiders sent all nine hitters to the plate in the fifth, scoring five runs on five hits to tie the game. After Seth Brown walked, Ernesto Martinez Jr. drilled a two-run dart over the wall in right at 116.4 mph. One batter later, Payton Henry cut the deficit to a pair with his first home run of the season. Jasson Dominiguez doubled and scored on a single from Max Schuemann.<\/p>\n
With two outs, Jones skyed a twilight double to the wall in center, driving in Scheumann to tie the game at 6-6.<\/p>\n
The Mets regained the lead in the sixth on a two-run homer from former RailRider Jose Rojas.<\/p>\n
Beck (1-1) surrendered all eight runs, six earned, on eight hits over 5.1 innings of work. New York Mets No. 2 prospect Jonah Tong struck out 10 over 4.2 innings but allowed all six Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre runs on five hits. Brandon Waddell (1-0) earned the win with two scoreless innings of work, and Anderson Severino matched that for his second save of the season.<\/p>\n
Seven RailRiders had at least one hit in the loss, paced by multi-hit efforts from Schuemann and Martinez Jr.<\/p>\n
Game two of the six-game set is slated for Wednesday night. Elmer Rodriguez takes the ball for Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre against Syracuse and Christian Scott. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.<\/p>\n
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