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Mets Lose Fourth Straight Game to RailRiders, 4-2, on Saturday Night

May 8, 2021 - International League (IL) - Syracuse Mets News Release


Brandon Drury of the Syracuse Mets hit his first home run of the season on Saturday night
Brandon Drury of the Syracuse Mets hit his first home run of the season on Saturday night
(Syracuse Mets, Credit: Rick Nelson)

The Syracuse Mets offense went cold in a 4-2 loss to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Saturday evening at NBT Bank Stadium.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (4-1) scored on the first pitch of the game. Luke Voit led off the game with a home run to left-center field for a 1-0 RailRiders lead. Later in the inning, with the bases loaded and one out, Kyle Holder worked a walk to bring home another run and make it a 2-0 game.

Syracuse (1-4) got its first run in the bottom of the second inning. Brandon Drury led off with a long homer over the left-center-field wall for his first home run of the season, cutting the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lead to one, 2-1.

The RailRiders extended their advantage in the fourth. Derek Dietrich led off the frame with a home run, giving Scranton/Wilkes-Barre a 3-1 edge.

The score remained 3-1 until the ninth. In the top of the ninth, Trey Amburgey notched a pinch-hit RBI single to give the RailRiders an insurance run for a 4-1 lead.

Syracuse brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth. With one out, Khalil Lee doubled. Deivy Grullon then singled and was pinch-ran for by Mason Williams. A Quinn Brodey groundout scored Lee from third base and moved Williams to second as the Mets made it a 4-2 ballgame. Martin Cervenka came to the plate representing the tying run, but he struck out to end the game.

The Mets and RailRiders conclude their six-game series on Sunday afternoon. Right-hander Jerad Eickhoff is set to take the mound for Syracuse while left-hander Mike Montgomery will pitch for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.





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Brandon Drury of the Syracuse Mets hit his first home run of the season on Saturday night
Brandon Drury of the Syracuse Mets hit his first home run of the season on Saturday night

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