Syracuse wins third straight game with 1-0 win over Rochester on Sunday afternoon Rochester, NY - The Syracuse Mets won their third consecutive game with a 1-0 victory over the Rochester Red Wings on Sunday afternoon at Frontier Field. Just one day after Franklyn Kilomé’s one-hit shutout, a Syracuse starting pitcher stole the show once again. Mets starter Jerad Eickhoff delivered six innings of scoreless baseball, striking out seven while allowing just three hits and walking only one. Eickhoff's dominant performance in the series finale came after an impressive showing in Tuesday’s series opener, where he pitched six scoreless innings and struck out three. All in all, Eickhoff pitched 12 scoreless innings this road trip in Rochester. After four scoreless innings on Sunday, Syracuse (8-16) finally got on the board in the top of the fifth. With two outs and nobody on, Sebastian Elizalde slashed a single into right field. With Nick Meyer batting, Elizalde stole second base, and a wild pitch during the steal allowed Elizalde to get all the way to third. Meyer then laid down a perfectly-placed bunt single down the third base line to score Elizalde to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Rochester (6-18) was stymied by Eickhoff and Mets reliever Corey Oswalt. After Eickhoff’s six scoreless innings, Oswalt retired the first seven batters he faced. The Red Wings did get a one-out single from Adrian Sanchez in the bottom of the ninth, but Oswalt struck out Jake Noll, and Sanchez was thrown out attempting to steal second base, ending the game. Oswalt struck out five of the nine batters he faced in three scoreless innings pitched en route to his second save of the season. With the win, the Mets took four out of six games this series in Rochester, winning a series for the first time in 2021. The Mets have Memorial Day Monday off before heading to Trenton, NJ for a six-game series against the Buffalo Bisons on Tuesday. First pitch on Tuesday is set for 7:05 p.m.

Syracuse Mets Announce Expanded Seating for June and New Promotions Team will expand sections for fully vaccinated fans while continuing to provide locations for non-vaccinated fans SYRACUSE, NY – The Syracuse Mets are expanding seating to fully vaccinated fans starting in June. The team will expand overall capacity to the stadium with larger sections for fully vaccinated fans. Non-vaccinated fans will still have sections in all levels of the stadium. Fully vaccinated fans will now be able to sit in selected sections located in the lower seating bowl from dugout to dugout, including the four-top seating sections. Staff will check for proof of full vaccinations at the entry gates, and ushers will verify at the seating sections. Children 15 and under are exempt and allowed into these sections with a fully vaccinated adult escort. These non-vaccinated young fans must wear a mask unless they are actively eating or drinking in their seat. Non-vaccinated fans will have seating options in the 100, 200 and 300 levels in socially-distanced seating pods and must wear their masks at all times unless they are actively eating or drinking in their seat. Fully vaccinated fans can sit in non-vaccinated sections but not the other way around. All fans are still required to wear masks while occupying indoor spaces such as restrooms, the Team Store, elevators, and stairwells. “We are excited to be opening up to more fans,” said Syracuse Mets General Manager Jason Smorol. “Our fans love the renovations and love getting to go to events outside, in a clean, safe environment. We can’t wait to see more fans safely in June!” Capacity will raise to 5,079 from the previously-allowed 20% capacity of 2,163. 100% stadium capacity at NBT Bank Stadium is 10,815. To celebrate the new capacity, the Syracuse Mets will have “Used Snow Fence and Broken Zip Tie” Giveaway day on Thursday, June 10th. “We like to have a little fun, and we thought this would be a silly way to celebrate the ability to open up to more fans. As we cut the zip ties and snow fence that have been used to create the socially-distanced pods, we will save and give to the fans to remember this unique period of time we are all going through,” said Smorol. In addition to “Used Snow Fence and Broken Zip Tie” Giveaway Day on Dollar Thursday, June 10th, the team will have a Pete Alonzo Bobblehead giveaway, a Moses Fleetwood Walker Bobblehead giveaway day, and two firework shows in June. Syracuse Mets game tickets for June will go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 28th at 10 a.m. Fans will be able to purchase tickets at the Onondaga Coach Ticket Office at NBT Bank Stadium or over the phone (315-474-7833) during regular office hours (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or online anytime at syracusemets.com. Please follow the Syracuse Mets on social media or check our website for the most up-to-date information on 2021 Syracuse Mets tickets, promotions, and more. For any questions about the expanded seating rules or new promotions, email Michael Tricarico at mtricarico@syracusemets.com.

Syracuse Mets to host first virtual Education Day in MiLB History Syracuse Mets virtual Education Day is test for future virtual events SYRACUSE, NY – The Syracuse Mets are excited to announce details for a virtual Education Day that will take place on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. The game against the Worcester Red Sox was originally scheduled for a 6:35 p.m. start and has been officially changed to a noon start to accommodate the educational element. The Syracuse Mets game will be available on the day of the game for all students via a free broadcast link on syracusemets.com. Classes can participate in school as a group, or students can join on the link as they are home in remote learning environments. Educational components will be built into the broadcast by John Dalgety, a teacher from the Phoenix (NY) School District that has helped the Mets incorporate more education components into Education Day over the years. Dalgety worked closely with Shaun Moriarty, a teacher from the Worcester School system, who is coordinating the effort to get students from Massachusetts involved. “Education Day is a time-honored tradition across the minor leagues, and we wanted to find a way for this to continue to happen in this time of COVID-19,” said Syracuse Mets General Manager Jason Smorol. “This was an idea presented to us by our creative teachers in CNY, so we asked for permission, and with support from MLB, we will be able to let students participate in the fun of Education Day from home and school.” Approvals for game time changes were provided by the New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, and Major League Baseball. Tickets for home Syracuse Mets games in June will go on sale May 28th at 10 a.m. Fans can purchase tickets for virtual Education Day or other June games at the Onondaga Coach Ticket Office at NBT Bank Stadium or over the phone at 315-474-7833 during regular office hours (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), or online anytime at syracusemets.com. For any questions about the virtual Education Day, email Michael Tricarico at mtricarico@syracusemets.com.

Eickhoff leads Syracuse to 5-2 win over Rochester Inbox Michael Tricarico Tue, May 25, 11:30 PM (15 hours ago) to Michael Rochester, NY - Syracuse Mets starting pitcher Jerad Eickhoff threw six scoreless innings and hit a two-run home run as the Mets beat the Rochester Red Wings, 5-2, on Tuesday night at Frontier Field. The home run is the first hit by a pitcher in Frontier Field’s 24-season history. Syracuse (5-14) opened the scoring up in the top of the third inning. With one out, Cody Bohanek tripled to the left-field corner. Eickhoff followed with a 404-foot home run to left-center field to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. The inning then continued with a Mason Williams double. Two batters later, with two outs, Sebastian Elizalde doubled to score Williams to give Syracuse a 3-0 edge. David Thompson followed with another double, scoring Elizalde to extend the Syracuse advantage to 4-0. Rochester (4-15) was stymied at the plate. Eickhoff allowed just four hits and one walk in his six scoreless innings on the mound while striking out three batters. Eickhoff is the first Syracuse pitcher to throw six scoreless innings in a game this season. The Red Wings got on the board in the bottom of the seventh. With one out, Adrian Sanchez and Ali Castillo both singled, putting runners on first and second base. Alec Keller then grounded a ball back to the mound, but Mets reliever Seth Lugo made an errant throw into center field that allowed Sanchez to score from second, trimming the Syracuse lead to three, 4-1. Rochester pulled closer in the eighth. With one out, Daniel Palka singled, and Yasmany Tomás walked. After a Tres Barrera pop out, Sanchez singled, scoring Palka to make it a 4-2 ballgame. The Mets responded in the top of the ninth though. With one out, Quinn Brodey crushed a ball over the right-field wall for a solo home run that gave the Mets a three-run lead, 5-2. Syracuse and Rochester continue their six-game series with the second game on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. in Rochester.

Mets lose series finale to IronPigs, 7-2, on Sunday afternoon Inbo Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Mets fell to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 7-2, on Sunday afternoon at NBT Bank Stadium. With the loss, the Mets dropped four of six games against the IronPigs during this homestand. Lehigh Valley (11-7) got the scoring started in the top of the third inning. Luke Williams walked to begin the frame, moved to second base on a wild pitch, and advanced to third on a Roman Quinn sacrifice bunt. Mickey Moniak followed with a single that scored Williams for a 1-0 IronPigs lead. Two batters later, with two outs, Ruben Tejada walked. Cornelius Randolph followed with a two-run double to the center-field wall, scoring both Moniak and Tejada to make it a 3-0 ballgame. The IronPigs extended their lead in the top of the sixth. With two outs and runners at first and second, Ryan Cordell hit a pinch-hit, three-run home run that just stayed fair down the right-field line, giving Lehigh Valley a 6-0 advantage. Syracuse (4-14) scored its first run in the bottom of the sixth. Mets reliever Marcel Rentería led off with a bunt single. Two batters later, Nick Meyer doubled to the left-field corner, and Rentería sped around the bases to score and get the Mets on the board to make the deficit 6-1. Lehigh Valley responded in the seventh. With two outs, Randolph doubled. With Listi batting, Randolph stole second base. Listi then singled to bring home Randolph and push the lead back to six for the IronPigs, 7-1. The Mets scored one more run in the eighth. Sebastian Elizalde led off with a single. Two batters later, David Thompson was hit by a pitch. Two batters after that, Quinn Brodey hit a two-out single that scored Elizalde from second base and give the game its final score, 7-2. Syracuse has an off day on Monday before traveling to Rochester to begin a six-game series against the Red Wings on Tuesday with first pitch set for 7:05 p.m.

Mets late rally not enough as IronPigs' pitching leads Lehigh Valley to 8-4 win over Syracuse Inbo Seth Lugo faced five batters on Friday night in his first rehab appearance with Syracuse, striking out one and walking two without allowing an earned run (Herm Card). Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Mets made a late comeback but lost to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 8-4, on Friday night at NBT Bank Stadium. The IronPigs’ pitching staff had a perfect game through seven innings en route to the win. Lehigh Valley (10-6) broke the game open in the top of the sixth inning. With runners at first and third and no outs, Luke Williams singled to score one run for a 1-0 IronPigs lead. Mickey Moniak followed with a three-run homer to left field to give Lehigh Valley a 4-0 advantage. Then, the IronPigs loaded the bases with a hit by pitch, walk, and a single. That was followed by an Edgar Cabral walk with the bases loaded to bring home Lehigh Valley’s fifth run of the inning. Two batters later, with the bases still loaded, Travis Jankowski grounded into a fielder’s choice where Cabral was out at second base, but his slide took out Mets second baseman Drew Jackson and two runs scored on the play, giving Lehigh Valley a 7-0 edge. The IronPigs scored an additional run in the eighth inning with the help of a Syracuse error to make it an 8-0 game. Meanwhile the IronPigs’ pitching staff was excellent. Starter Adonis Medina threw five perfect innings with just 45 pitches while striking out four batters. Reliever Damon Jones was perfect for two innings with two strikeouts. Syracuse (3-13) ended the perfect game and got on the board in the bottom of the eighth. Quinn Brodey led off with a single. Two batters later, Drew Jackson tripled to left-center field, scoring Brodey to trim the Lehigh Valley lead to 8-1. Bruce Maxwell followed with a sacrifice fly out to center that brought home Jackson, making the score 8-2. The Mets threatened in the ninth. Drew Ferguson singled, and Mason Williams doubled to put runners at second and third. David Thompson then singled, scoring Ferguson to pull Syracuse within five, 8-3. A J.D. Davis walk loaded the bases, and two batters later, Martin Cervenka brought home a run on a fielder’s choice groundout to make it 8-4, but that’s as close as Syracuse would get. Syracuse and Lehigh Valley continue their six-game series with the fifth game on Saturday evening at 6:35 p.m.

RailRiders announce 2021 summer giveaways Single-game tickets for the remainder of 2021 season are on sale now MOOSIC, PA (May 21, 2021) – With capacity at PNC Field expanding to 100% next month, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are pleased to put single-game tickets for the remainder of the 2021 season on sale now online at swbrailriders.com. In conjunction with single-game tickets and in addition to the giveaways already slated for the season, the RailRiders will have three legendary bobblehead giveaways, eight additional giveaway dates, four custom jerseys and plenty of fan-favorite theme nights this summer. The RailRiders are pleased to add Seltzer Saturdays to their daily promotions. Get $2 Bud Light Seltzers for two hours after gates open each Saturday home game this season, courtesy of Northeast Eagle. We start next month with a bang as Jack Williams Tire presents our June 4 post game fireworks blast off. On Saturday, June 5, the first 2,500 fans through the gates get a free hat before the RailRiders host the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at 4:05 P.M. On Thursday, June 17, the RailRiders transform into the Vejigantes, their Copa de la Diversion identity, for the first of three times this summer. The Vejigantes return on July 22 and August 12 as well to help celebrate Latin heritage across baseball and NEPA. The forces of good and evil will battle for supremacy on June 18 on Heroes & Villains Night. After the final out, NEPA’s best fireworks show will send everyone home with a WHAM! and a KER-POW! courtesy of ShurSave. On Saturday, June 19, the first 2,500 fans through the gates at PNC Field will receive a RailRiders 32 oz. beer howler. On July 10, FOX 56 and SWB team up for an umbrella giveaway. The RailRiders are on the road on July 4 this year and we will celebrate America’s independence a few days later. Join us July 9 for an extended fireworks show and custom jerseys honoring our great nation, which will be auctioned off to benefit the SWB Pinstripes Foundation. After the final out, post gamer fireworks presented by the PA Lottery. At the end of July, Yankee Legend Derek Jeter enters the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre will celebrate “The Captain.” On Friday, July 23, the RailRiders will wear 2013 throwback vests to honor the Hall of Famer’s stint in SWB and the jerseys will be auctioned after the final out. July 24 is the Derek Jeter bobblehead giveaway, presented by Casey Dental, paying tribute to the accomplishments of one of the game’s greats! On July 25, the club will celebrate Christmas in July with an Aaron Judge ornament giveaway, presented by Geisinger. Faith and Family Night is slated for Friday, August 6. Head to the ballpark for a fun evening of fellowship and post game fireworks presented by the PA Lottery. August 7 is Back to School Night at PNC Field and the first 2,500 fans get a RailRiders insulated lunch bag courtesy of Giant. Paradise hits PNC Field on August 13 as the RailRiders go tropical. The first 2,500 fans will receive a RailRiders beach towel courtesy of Dickson City Hyundai and the club will wear custom Hawaiian-style jerseys that will be auctioned off after the final out. Stick around for another great fireworks show courtesy of Jack Williams Tire. On Saturday, August 14, our first of two Legends Race dual bobblehead giveaways will find their way to the gates at PNC Field. Mantle and Munson start the sprint on this two-part collectible series, presented by PNC Bank. Dunder Mifflin fans unite! Scranton/Wilkes-Barre will once again pay tribute to our lovable friends from The Office on September 3. You can’t miss it... and that is what she said. Our Legends Racers hit the finish line on September 4 when a DiMaggio and Martin dual bobblehead complete the jaunt home, courtesy of Geisinger. On Sunday, September 5, the first 500 kids aged 12 and younger will receive a RailRiders autograph book, presented by Hyundai. On Friday, September 10, make your way to PNC Field for a RailRiders fleece headband, brought to fans by Times-Shamrock. With one week to go before the rescheduled 2021 Parade Day, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre will also don St. Paddy’s Day-themed jerseys that will be auctioned off and are sure to be a mid-March hit for years to come. Plus... stick around after the game for our final fireworks extravaganza of the season. September 10 is also Boy Scout Night. Fan Appreciation Day is slated for Sunday, September 12, as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre brings its 2021 home schedule to a close with a random promo item giveaway for the first 2,500 fans. All major giveaways will be handed out to the first 2,500 fans. All promotions and giveaway dates are subject to change. The RailRiders will operate with six-foot social distancing for the remainder of May but expand to 100% on June 1 per guidelines from the state of Pennsylvania. For more information on the 2021 season, please visit swbrailriders.com or call (570) 969-2255.

Mets drop sixth straight game with 16-1 loss to IronPigs on Wednesday night Inbo Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Mets suffered their worst loss of the season in a 16-1 loss to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Wednesday night at NBT Bank Stadium. Lehigh Valley (9-5) opened the game up in the top of the third inning. David Parkinson walked, Luke Williams singled, and Ryan Cordell singled to load the bases. Mickey Moniak followed with a single to score Parkinson for a 1-0 IronPigs lead. C.J. Chatham then singled home Williams and Cordell to give Lehigh Valley a 3-0 advantage. A Darrick Hall groundout scored Moniak to make it a 4-0 game. Austin Listi doubled home Chatham for a 5-0 edge. Cornelius Randolph clubbed a ball to left field for an RBI ground-rule double, extending the Lehigh Valley lead to 6-0, and Edgar Cabral put the exclamation point on the inning with an RBI single to give the IronPigs a 7-0 lead. The IronPigs added runs in the fourth. With one out, Moniak homered for Lehigh Valley’s eighth run of the game. Later in the inning, with runners at first and second base, Randolph doubled home both runners for a 10-0 IronPigs advantage. Randolph put another run on the board for Lehigh Valley in the top of the sixth. With one out and runners at first and second, Randolph collected another double, scoring one run to make the score 11-0. Syracuse (2-12) scored its only run in the bottom of the sixth. With one out, Drew Ferguson singled. Ferguson took second base on defensive indifference and reached third base when Brandon Drury hit a ball to third base and there was an errant throw to first base to try and get Drury out. Two batters later, Quinn Brodey singled, scoring Ferguson for Syracuse’s first run as the score became 11-1. Lehigh Valley continued to add runs in the eight and ninth innings. In the eighth, Randolph completed a five-hit game with a two-out home run that put the IronPigs up 12-1. In the ninth, Lehigh Valley pushed four runs across to get the game to its final score of 16-1. The Mets and IronPigs continue their six-game series with the third game on Thursday night at NBT Bank Stadium at 6:35 p.m.

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS GAME REPORT Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3 Rochester 2 ROCHESTER, N.Y. (May 19, 2021) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders used 5.0 scoreless innings from the bullpen to defeat the Rochester Red Wings on Thursday afternoon at Frontier Field, 3-2. It was the first one-run victory of the season for the team, and already the fourth come-from-behind win of the year. Rochester took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a two-run double by Daniel Palka. That was the only blemish against Nick Green on the day, who worked around five walks in 4.0 innings of work to limit the damage. The RailRiders battled back in the top of the third, when Cristian Perez led off with a home run off Rogelio Armenteros. It was his first round-tripper since the 2018 season. SWB wasn’t done in the frame as four walks brought home another run to tie the game at 2-2. Kyle Barraclough (2-0) turned in 2.0 scoreless, hitless innings in back of Green, his longest outing of the season, while Adam Warren and Nick Goody turned in one scoreless inning of relief each. In the top of the seventh, the RailRiders broke through for the go-ahead run against Dakota Bacus (0-1). Andrew Velazquez singled and stole second, advanced to third on a fly out and scored on a Thomas Milone base hit. Luis Garcia slammed the door shut on the Red Wings with a 1-2-3 ninth inning to record his league-leading fourth save of the season. Overall four bullpen arms combined for 5.0 innings of one-hit baseball, lowering the team’s bullpen ERA to 3.39 on the season. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre continues its six-game series at the Rochester on Thursday night. RHP Brian Keller (0-0, 3.60) takes the mound for the RailRiders, while RHP Jefry Rodriguez (0-0, 7.36) starts for the Red Wings. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., with coverage on the RailRiders Baseball Network beginning at 6:45 p.m. The RailRiders return home to PNC Field on Tuesday, May 25 with a date against the Buffalo Bisons. For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-BALL or slide to www.swbrailriders.com/tickets. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record: 11-3

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (10-3) at Rochester Red Wings (2-11) RHP Nick Green (0-0, 4.50 ERA) vs. RHP Rogelio Armenteros (0-1, 10.13 ERA) | Game 14 | Road Game 8 | Frontier Field | Rochester, NY | May 19, 2021 | First Pitch 1:05 p.m. | LET’S GET IT STARTED (IN HERE): After posting a 6.75 ERA (15 ER/20.0 IP) in the season-opening series at Syracuse, RailRiders starting pitchers were terrific against Lehigh Valley, posting a 3.04 ERA (8 ER/23.2 IP). That figure includes Mike Montgomery allowing 5 ER in 4.0 IP in Saturday’s tilt. With a small sample size of 13 games played RailRiders’ starting pitchers’ ERA has fallen to 4.69, while the overall staff ERA has fell from 6.24 entering Tuesday’s home opener, to 4.10 entering Wednesday’s day game at Rochester. In 2019, SWB posted a 4.98 ERA at home in 71 games, and 4.94 overall. BULLS ON PARADE: The RailRiders bullpen has emerged as one of the strengths of the team through the first 13 games of the season. After 12.1 consecutive scoreless innings, Rochester broke through last night for four runs in the final three innings. Before the late outburst, the bullpen had allowed only one run in its last 24.0 innings across five games, and three runs in 33.1 dating back to Sunday, May 9. As a 12-man unit, the bullpen combined for 51 strikeouts and 17 walks in that span. Overall, the bullpen sports a 3.66 ERA (23 ER/64.0 IP) and is 6-for-7 in save opportunities. The bullpen ranks 10th in the Triple-A East League in ERA, fifth in innings pitched, and is first in strikeouts. In fact, the bullpen’s 92 strikeouts are 15 more than second place Durham. DINGER ALERT: After shattering the SWB franchise record with 212 home runs in 2019 (previously 164 in 1998), the RailRiders are at it again, hitting 22 home runs in their first 13 games this season. The 22 round-trippers hit by SWB puts the club in third place in the Triple-A East League, trailing Durham (28) and Gwinnett (23). The RailRiders are tied for fifth in minor league baseball in home runs and are one of five teams who have hit at least 22 long balls. Of that group, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has struck out the fewest number of times (114). LET IT ZEHN: Before this season, RailRiders OF Zack Zehner had drawn 41 walks in 546 plate appearances (142 G) in Triple-A between the 2018 and 2019 seasons (7.5 BB%). However, in an extremely small sample in Triple-A in 2021 Zehner has already drawn 7 BB in his first 13 PA (53.8 BB%), and including his time with Double-A Somerset has 11 total BB in 25 PA in 2021 (44.0 BB%). Additionally, Zehner had been 3-for-6 career in stolen bases in Triple-A, and is already 2-for-2 in 2021. WALK-A-THON: Through 13 games this season, the RailRiders have drawn 72 walks, the second-most in all of Triple-A baseball behind Gwinnett (80). No other team in the minors’ highest level has taken more than 67 bases on balls. Overall, the RailRiders are 12th in all of minor league baseball in walks, with Tampa (Low-A, NYY) leading the way with 85 walks. SWB’s team .372 OBP is second best in the Triple-A East League, trailing Gwinnett (.384), and ranks 11th across all levels of the minors. There are currently four teams in Triple-A East with team OBPs greater than .360. Rochester (.291) has the lowest OBP of the 20-team league. The Red Wings also have the third-lowest team SLG (.338) in the circuit, and have an abysmal .629 team OPS. MARATHON MEN: The RailRiders played their longest 9-inning game in franchise history on Thursday at Syracuse, clocking in at 4:09. That surpassed the previous record of 4:04, when the then-Red Barons locked horns with the Pawtucket Red Sox on Sept. 1, 2000. Thursday’s game also featured 13 walks by SWB pitchers, three shy of the club record set against Tidewater in 1991. Early in the season, it stands as the longest game in Triple-A East League history, but wasn’t even the longest 9-inning game in minor league baseball on May 6. That distinction belongs to the Lake County Captains (High-A, CLE) and Lansing Lugnuts (High-A, OAK) who completed a 7-6 Captains win in 4:18. Not to be out-done, the RailRiders and Mets game on Sunday, May 9 lasted 4:03, making it the third-longest game in franchise history. AIN’T NO PARTY LIKE A MOOSIC PARTY: Last Tuesday’s RailRiders home opener was Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s first game at PNC Field since Game 3 of the First Round of the IL Playoffs vs. Durham on Sept. 7, 2019. The span of 612 days between games at home in NEPA is the longest in franchise history, surpassing the 577-day streak from Sept. 5, 2011 - April 4, 2013 when SWB played the entire 2012 season away from Moosic owing to renovations at PNC Field. In 2019, the RailRiders were 45-26 (.634) at home, and are 215-143 (.601) at PNC Field since the beginning of the 2015 season, and sport an average season record of approximately 42-28.

Early Mets lead not enough in 10-5 loss to Red Sox on Saturday evening Inbox A five-run bottom of the seventh inning for the Worcester Red Sox doomed the Syracuse Mets on Saturday night as the Mets fell to the Red Sox, 10-5, at Polar Park in Worcester, MA. Syracuse (2-9) jumped out to a big lead in the top of the first inning. Johneshwy Fargas led off with a single and stole second base. Two batters later, Wilfredo Tovar singled, scoring Fargas to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Brandon Drury followed with a double to left-center-field that allowed Tovar to score from first for a 2-0 edge. Deivy Grullon then crushed a two-run home run over the 22-foot-high Worcester Wall in right field, extending the Syracuse lead to 4-0. Worcester (6-5) responded in the bottom of the first. Kiké Hernandez was hit by a pitch to lead off the frame, and Danny Santana followed with a two-run homer, cutting the Syracuse lead in half, 4-2. The Red Sox pulled closer in the second thanks to a Jeter Downs solo home run that made it a 4-3 ballgame. Worcester tied the game and took the lead in the fifth. With one out, Chris Herrmann doubled. Downs followed with a single to the left side that trickled into left field. Herrmann advanced to third base on the play. Mets shortstop Wilfredo Tovar picked the ball up and tried to throw Herrmann out at third. The throw was wild and went towards home plate where Mets catcher Deivy Grullon picked the ball up and overthrew second base where Downs was trying to advance to. That errant throw allowed Herrmann to score, tying the game, 4-4. Two batters later, Jack Lopez doubled home Downs, giving the Red Sox a 5-4 lead. The Mets responded in the fifth. Fargas reached on an error and stole second base. Mason Williams followed with a walk. Tovar then flied out to right field. Fargas tagged up and advanced to third on the play and scored on an errant throw to third that bounced into the Syracuse dugout as the Mets tied the game, 5-5. The Red Sox broke the game open in the seventh. Michael Gettys, pinch hitting for Hernandez, worked a walk, and Danny Santana also walked to put runners on first and second base. Jarren Duran followed with a double, scoring Gettys for a 6-5 Worcester edge. A Yairo Munoz sacrifice fly brought home Santana to make it 7-5. Marcus Wilson then singled home Duran for a three-run Red Sox lead, 8-5. After a Herrmann walk put runners on first and second, Downs doubled to score both Wilson and Herrmann, extending Worcester’s lead to five, 10-5. Syracuse and Worcester conclude their six-game series on Sunday afternoon. Right-hander Jesús Reyes will start for the Mets against Red Sox right-hander Raynel Espinal. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. --

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS GAME REPORT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4 Lehigh Valley 5 MOOSIC, Pa. (May 15, 2021) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders could not pull off their third straight come-from-behind win against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, falling 5-4 on Saturday afternoon at PNC Field. In his Triple-A debut, Estevan Florial finished 1-for-4 with a triple, a walk and a run scored. The RailRiders bullpen combined for 5.0 scoreless innings, and has only allowed one run in its last 16.2 innings. The IronPigs picked up two runs in the top of the first against Mike Montgomery on a two-run single from C.J. Chatham. They tacked on an additional run against the lefty in the third and two more in the fourth to open up a 5-0 lead. In his third start of the season, Montgomery allowed five runs on eight hits, walking one and striking out two in 4.0 innings. Nick Nelson tossed 2.2 scoreless innings, striking out five, and Braden Bristo and Nick Goody combined to silence the Lehigh Valley bats afterward. Nelson, Bristo and Goody did not allow a hit and walked a combined two while registering eight strikeouts. The RailRiders clawed back with a run in the bottom of the fourth against Adonis Medina on an RBI single from Ryan LaMarre. The outfielder finished the game 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, his third straight game driving in a run. In the fifth, Chris Gittens connected on an opposite-field two-run home run to cut the deficit to 5-3. The blast was Gittens’ third of the season, tying him with Luke Voit for most on the club in the young season. Against MLB rehabber Archie Bradley in the bottom of the sixth, SWB rallied for a run on an Armando Alvarez RBI single to get within one run of Lehigh Valley, but that was as close as the RailRiders would get. IronPigs pitchers retired 11 of the final 12 batters they faced after Alvarez’s hit. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre finishes its six-game series with Lehigh Valley on Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. at PNC Field. The IronPigs send RHP Spencer Howard (0-0, 0.00) to the mound, while the RailRiders counter with RHP Deivi Garcia (1-0, 5.40). For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-BALL or slide to www.swbrailriders.com/tickets.

Mets pitching shines, but Red Sox walk off with 2-1 victory in ten innings on Friday night Inbox Michael Tricarico Fri, May 14, 11:06 PM (12 hours ago) to Michael The Syracuse Mets and Worcester Red Sox played their first extra-inning game of the season with the Red Sox winning on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the tenth inning, 2-1, on Friday night at Polar Park in Worcester, MA. With the game tied, 1-1, in the top of the tenth inning, Syracuse had Quinn Brodey start the frame at second base because of the extra-inning rule implemented in the minor leagues beginning in 2018. Drew Ferguson walked to lead off. Brodey then advanced to third base and Ferguson to second on a Cody Bohanek sacrifice bunt. The Red Sox intentionally walked Johneshwy Fargas to load the bases. Martin Cervenka popped out and Brandon Drury grounded out, ending the half inning. In the bottom of the tenth, Jett Bandy started at second base for Worcester. Bandy moved to third on a Jarren Duran groundout to second base. The Mets then intentionally walked both Danny Santana and Chris Herrmann to load the bases. Yairo Munoz popped out for the second out. Marcus Wilson came to the plate and worked a full count. The 3-2 pitch was inside to Wilson for ball four, walking in the game-winning run for a 2-1 Red Sox win. Worcester (5-5) scored the game’s first run in the second inning. Wilson led off with a home run to center field to put the Red Sox in front, 1-0. Syracuse (2-8) struggled to score and didn’t have a hit through the game’s first six innings. That changed in the seventh. With one out, Quinn Brodey homered over the 22-foot-high Worcester Wall in right field, tying the game, 1-1. While the Mets would manage just one more hit the rest of the game, Syracuse’s pitching was masterful. Starter Jordan Yamamoto struck out eight batters in four and 1/3 innings on the mound, allowing just four hits and one run. Relievers Trevor Hildenberger, Arodys Vizcaíno, and Yennsy Díaz combined to throw 4 and 2/3 innings of one-hit, scoreless baseball while walking just one batter and striking out nine. Stephen Nogosek was on the mound for the Mets in the tenth, striking out one batter. The run that scored is an unearned run. Syracuse and Worcester meet again on Saturday. Right-hander Jerad Eickhoff will be on the mound for the Mets opposite right-hander Ryan Weber for the Red Sox. First pitch is set for 4:05 p.m.

Ponies Fall in Extras After Late Comeback From Curve BINGHAMTON, NY – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies fell to the Altoona Curve 9-6 in 10 innings on Thursday night at Rumbletown Stadium. Binghamton (0-8) led 6-2 after eight and 6-3 heading into the ninth, but Altoona tied it with three in the ninth and scored three in the tenth to pull out their fifth straight victory. Altoona (5-3) came back in the ninth against Yeizo Campos via an RBI single from Rodolfo Castro and tied it with a 2-run homer from Mason Martin. They took the lead in the tenth via a two-run triple from Oneil Cruz off Jared Robinson (0-1). Binghamton scored two in the third, one in the fourth, and two in the fifth to take a 5-2 lead. Carlos Cortes finished 3-6 with two runs scored, and an RBI. Wagner Lagrange, Jeremy Vasquez, and Yoel Romero all had multi-hit games, and Sebastian Elizalde had two RBI. Adam Oller allowed only one earned run over five in the no-decision, walking three and striking out seven. Andrew Mitchell also pitched two scoreless frames in relief. The Rumble Ponies continue their six-game series against the Curve Friday night at 7:05 PM, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:50 on MiLB.com and MiLB.TV POSTGAME NOTES: The Ponies had ten hits on the night and LaGrange, Vasquez, and Romero each had an RBI…Romero reached base four times.

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Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday said it would invest more than $1 billion in its South Africa operations to support expanded production of an updated version of its Ranger pickup truck, starting in 2022. The investment tied to Ford's Silverton Assembly Plant, located just east of capital city Pretoria, marks the Blue Oval's largest to date in its nearly century-long history in South Africa. The investment is expected to increase the plant's capacity from 168,000 vehicles annually to 200,000, and will add 1,200 "incremental" jobs with Ford in South Africa, for a total workforce of 5,500 employees. Ranger trucks built at Silverton supply the domestic market as well as more than 100 other markets globally — but not North America. Additionally, the South African plant will build Volkswagen pickup trucks as part of Ford's strategic alliance with the German automaker. Ford Motor Co. is investing $1.05 billion to upgrade its Silverton Assembly Plant and related facilities in South Africa, to expand production of its Ranger pickup truck. "This investment will further modernize our South African operations, helping them to play an even more important role in the turnaround and growth of our global automotive operations, as well as our strategic alliance with Volkswagen," Dianne Craig, president of Ford's international markets group, said in a statement. "Ranger is one of our highest volume, most successful global vehicles," she said. "This investment will equip our team with the tools and facilities to deliver the best Ford Ranger ever, in higher numbers and with superior quality." The automaker said in a news release that with the new investment, the Silverton plant is expected to generate revenues that represent more than 1.1% of South Africa's gross domestic product, which in 2019 totaled more than $350 billion according to the World Bank. The investment includes $686 billion for upgrades to the Silverton plant aimed at growing production volume and improving efficiency and quality, the automaker said. Planned upgrades include a new body shop featuring robotic technology, and a "high-tech" stamping plant. Those facilities will for the first time be located on the plant's site. Upgrades also are planned for the box line, paint shop and final assembly. Ford also will build new vehicle modification and training centers, and allocate $365 million to upgrade tooling at major supplier plant. "The extensive upgrades and new state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies will drive efficiencies across our entire South Africa operation — from sequenced delivery of parts direct to the assembly line, to increased vehicle production line speeds and precision of assembly to ensure the world-class quality that our customers expect," Andrea Cavallaro, director of operations for Ford's international markets group, said in a statement. Your stories live here. Fuel your hometown passion and plug into the stories that define it. Create Account The automaker also is in the process of building solar carports for 4,200 vehicles at the Silverton plant, as part of a larger renewable-energy project. The goal, said Cavallaro, is to take Silverton "completely off the grid, becoming entirely energy self-sufficient and carbon neutral" by 2024. Global automakers and industry experts view Africa — given growing population, relatively low rates of vehicle ownership and prospects for economic growth across the region — as a promising market. "Due to the rise of income levels in many African countries and the emergence of a middle class, Deloitte regards the continent as the final frontier for the global automotive industry," authors of a 2018 Deloitte report on Africa's automotive sector. "Given Africa’s population size and its positive economic outlook, automotive companies will be able to gain a competitive advantage by adopting a medium- to long-term view towards the continent.”