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RailRiders Complete Double Header Sweep

April 8, 2022 - International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release

SYRACUSE, NY - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders swept a double-header at the hands of the Syracuse Mets on Friday. The bats broke out as the RailRiders swatted five home runs across 15 innings of play.

In game one, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Syracuse traded runs back-and-forth. Greg Bird, making his return to the RailRiders and Yankees organization, sent a no-doubt shot to straightaway centerfield in the first inning for a 2-0 lead. The Mets answered with a lone run in the frame before SWB padded their lead in the top of the fourth. A pair of runs scored on a throwing error. The RailRiders led 4-1 out of the fourth.

The lead would not last. In the home half of the fifth, Syracuse first baseman Daniel Polka tied the game with a three-run home run, his first long ball of the year. The game turned back and forth a few times after that fifth inning. The RailRiders took the lead after three straight hits opened up the sixth, capped by Max McDowell. They added another in the seventh on an error. Heading to the bottom of the seventh (the final inning) the RailRiders led 6-4.

With one out, Syracuse's Quinn Brodey tied the game with a two-run blast, forcing extra innings. Jose Peraza drove home the go-ahead run in the eighth, which proved to hold as the 7-6 final in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's favor.

David McKay (1-0) earned the win in his Yankees system debut. Eric Orze (0-1) suffered the loss. Greg Weissert earned his first save of the season.

In game two, the RailRiders' bats exploded. Their largest inning of the young season saw six runs in the second. David Freitas launched a loud solo home run to kickstart the offense. Oswaldo Cabrera would clear the bases later in the inning with a three-run triple. The inning was made complete by Ender Inciarte, who hit a two-run blast to give Scranton/Wilkes-Barre a 6-0 lead. Inciarte went on to homer a second time in the fourth after Matt Pita launched a solo shot in the inning.

The RailRiders went on to defeat the Mets 10-1 in game two. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is off to a 4-0 start for the first time in the RailRiders era (since 2013). Shawn Semple (1-0) took the win in relief. Jose Rodriguez (0-1) pitched into the fourth and took the loss.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has won the first series of the season with both victories. The Mets and RailRiders will continue the series on Saturday night at 6:35 p.m. All the action can be heard on swbrailriders.com starting with the RailRiders pre-game show at 6:15 p.m.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:

4-0

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