Syracuse Mets Homestand Highlights: September 29th-Octrober 3rd Join the Mets for Bark in the Park, a Jacob deGrom vs. Pete Alonso bobblehead giveaway battle, two nights of fireworks extravaganzas, and more! SYRACUSE, NY – The Syracuse Mets have five home games left at NBT Bank Stadium for the 2021 season. The final series is part of the Triple-A Final Stretch, beginning Wednesday, September 29th to Sunday, October 3rd when Syracuse hosts the Buffalo Bisons (Triple-A Toronto Blue Jays). This homestand features our second Bark in the Park night, a Jacob deGrom vs. Pete Alonso bobblehead giveaway battle, Frederick J. Karle Fan Appreciation Day, and two nights of fireworks. Wednesday, September 29th (6:35 p.m.) – Bark in the Park, Sponsored by Tito’s Handmade Vodka – Bring your dog to the game on Wednesday, sponsored by Tito’s Handmade Vodka. Fans can visit with local animal rescue groups on a special section of the concourse Wednesday. All dogs need a ticket to the game. Tickets for Dogs are $5 each, and proceeds will benefit the animal rescue groups in attendance at the game. Please visit syracusemets.com for more information on Bark in the Park. Thursday, September 30th (6:35 p.m.) – $1 Thursday, Jacob deGrom vs. Pete Alonso bobblehead giveaway battle! – The greatest invention in the history of baseball is back again! $1 Thursday, sponsored by 95X, means $1 Hofmann hot dogs, $1 fountain Coca-Cola beverages, $1 item in the souvenir store, and $2 draft Saranac, Labatt, Coors, Budweiser, and 1911 products. Plus, we’re giving away 1,000 Jacob deGrom bobbleheads and 1,000 Pete Alonso bobbleheads. The first bobblehead to run out will be declared the Most Valuable Bobblehead! Be one of the first 2,000 fans in attendance to secure a bobblehead. Choices may vary based on which bobblehead is remaining. Friday, October 1st (6:35 p.m.) – Craft Beer Friday, Heart Health Awareness Night, Ted and Amy bobblehead giveaway, and postgame fireworks – On Friday, we’re celebrating our good friends Ted Long and Amy Robbins from 93Q. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a limited-edition Ted & Amy bobblehead. It is also Heart Health Awareness Night, sponsored by St. Joseph’s Health. Amy Robbins has been a supporter of Go Red for Women for many years, supporting women suffering from cardiovascular disease and raising awareness about this growing problem. It’s also a Craft Beer Friday, presented by The Hops Spot Syracuse, so fans 21 & older can purchase a $25 ticket package that includes (1) 200-level ticket to the game & (2) vouchers that can be redeemed for unique beers in The Hops Spot Craft Corner at NBT Bank Stadium (upgrade to 100-level seat for just $27). Another fantastic fireworks show immediately follows the game, presented by St. Joseph’s Health and 93Q. Saturday, October 2nd (6:35 p.m.) – Stem Night and Postgame Fireworks – The Mets are highlighting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math on Saturday night at NBT Bank Stadium. Come out to the ballpark with the whole family and learn more about STEM Night, presented by Northland Communications. Fans can also support the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology, MOST, during the game Saturday night by bidding on various items in an online auction using the Livesource app. The auction will feature baseball memorabilia, Syracuse Mets experiences, and gift certificates from local business. Plus, fans can enjoy another postgame fireworks extravaganza, presented by Northland Communications. Sunday, September 19th (1:05 p.m.) – Frederick J. Karle Fan Appreciation Day and NBT Bank Kids Eat Free Family Sunday – The final day of the 2021 season is all about the fans as we celebrate the best fans in the world with our Fourth Annual Frederick J. Karle Fan Appreciation Day. During the day, we will introduce a new member to the Fan Wall of Fame. Plus, bring the family out for an afternoon ballgame on NBT Bank Family Sunday where kids eat for free! Kids 12 & under will receive vouchers upon entry for a kids Hofmann Hot Dog, a bag of chips, a 12 oz. Coca-Cola fountain drink, and a kids Perry’s ice cream cup. All kids 12 and under will receive a cinch bag upon entry, courtesy of NYS529 College Savings Program. Gates will open one hour before the game each day. Fans can purchase tickets for the Syracuse Mets online at syracusemets.com anytime, or 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.)

Noah Syndergaard pitches perfect inning in rehab start, Mets-RailRiders game suspended because of power outage at PNC Field on Wednesday night Noah Syndergaard pitched a perfect inning in a Major League rehab assignment with Syracuse on Wednesday night. Moosic, PA - Wednesday night’s game between the Syracuse Mets and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders has been suspended because of a power outage at PNC Field with two outs in the top of the fifth inning with the RailRiders leading the Mets, 4-2. The lights on the left side of the ballpark went out once at the end of the fourth inning and again with two outs in the top of the fifth. The game is scheduled to resume on Thursday at 5:05 p.m. with all nine innings to be played. Thursday’s scheduled game will be played as a seven-inning game after the conclusion of the first game. Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard pitched a 1-2-3 inning in his one scheduled inning of a Major League rehab assignment. Syracuse (47-69-1) struck first with a run in the top of the first inning. After Albert Almora Jr. hit a leadoff single, Mark Vientos and Khalil Lee both flied out. With two outs, Brandon Drury doubled to right-center field to score Almora Jr. and give Syracuse a 1-0 lead. The Mets added to their advantage In the top of the second. Chase Sisco and Wilfredo Tovar led off with singles. David Thompson then grounded out, but Sisco and Tovar moved to second and third base on the play. Drew Jackson followed with a groundout to third base, scoring Sisco and giving the Mets a 2-0 edge. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (68-49) got on the board in the bottom of the second. Donny Sands and Oswaldo Cabrera led off with singles. After Ryan LaMarre grounded into a fielder’s choice, Greg Allen provided a one-run single to score Sands and bring Scranton/Wilkes-Barre within one, 2-1 Syracuse. The RailRiders came all the way back in the bottom of the fourth. With two outs, Cabera singled with nobody on base. Then, LaMarre hit a go-ahead, two-run home run to give Scranton/Wilkes-Barre a 3-2 lead. Allen followed with a single, and then with Rob Brantly at the plate, Allen stole second base and then third base. Brantly then hit an RBI double to extend the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lead to two, 4-2.

BARNES AMONG UNBEATEN BOWLERS AT 2021 USBC SENIOR MASTERS LAS VEGAS - Turning 50 as a top-tier competitive bowler is anything but the first step toward days of leisure and endless relaxation. For Chris Barnes of Denton, Texas, becoming eligible for senior competition has meant balancing his time on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour with five months of events on the PBA50 Tour, along with all of life's off-lane responsibilities. This week, the 19-time PBA Tour champion is at Sam's Town Bowling Center for the final tournament of the PBA50 Tour season and finds himself among the 16 undefeated bowlers after the first day of match play at the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters. BowlTV.com is providing wire-to-wire coverage of the USBC Senior Masters, including the stepladder finals, scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern. There also are 16 bowlers remaining in the Elimination Bracket, and all 32 surviving competitors will be back on the lanes at Sam's Town on Saturday at noon Eastern. Match play at the premier event for USBC members 50 and older will continue throughout the day Saturday, and the final five bowlers will advance to Sunday's championship round. The winner will take home a $20,000 top prize. As the season and Senior Masters wind down, Barnes also is in the running for PBA50 Player and Rookie of the Year. Oh, and the USBC Masters is one of the few missing pieces from his hall-of-fame resume, so winning the senior edition in his debut would be extremely special. The 51-year-old right-hander with one PBA50 Tour title this season qualified eighth for this week's 64-player double-elimination match-play bracket and picked up wins against Alvin Lou of El Cajon, California (694-564), and longtime friend John Burkett of Southlake, Texas (705-686). Of the unbeaten players, eight are competing in the Senior Masters for the first time and two - Barnes and top seed Tom Hess of Granger, Iowa - also are battling for the postseason awards. The group includes 2018 Senior Masters champion Chris Warren of Grants Pass, Oregon, 2018 runner-up Norm Duke of Clermont, Florida, and 2017 Super Senior Classic winner Ron Mohr of Las Vegas. Duke, Hess, Warren, Doug Kent of Newark, New York, and Parker Bohn III of Jackson, New Jersey, all have won the Masters, a major on the PBA Tour. Warren is one of three bowlers in history to win both. "In looking at my next match and farther into the bracket, I know it won't get any easier, so I'll need to keep getting sharper and sharper," said Barnes, who will face Dino Castillo of Highland Village, Texas, in the next round. "When you get some opportunities in matches, you need to take advantage, because you probably won't get very many of them. The deeper you go, the opportunities are even fewer." In his match against Burkett, Barnes was down 59 pins after the first game but was able to cut that deficit to eight pins after two games. He got into a position in the final game where hitting the pocket in the 10th frame would've been enough to advance without difficulty, but he left the 3-6-7-10 split on his first offering. "It was on the tighter lane, and I talked myself into a pretty bad shot," said Barnes, who owns three runner-up finishes at the Masters. "I didn't want to throw it hard. I ended up throwing it slow and right, and I got around it. Really, the only way I could go high, but I was fortunate to leave something I thought I could make. I made my customary move in that situation and aced the spare to shut him out." Barnes and Burkett recently practiced together on the lanes at Burkett's house. They bowled on the 2019 Senior Masters pattern and discussed strategy, some of which included how to effectively use urethane. Burkett ended up going that route in their match Friday at Sam's Town, and Barnes' own advice nearly earned him an early trip to the Elimination Bracket. The list of bowlers who did end up in the Elimination Bracket and will be back on the lanes Saturday includes a pair of two-time Senior Masters champions, Pete Weber of St. Ann, Missouri, and Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Oxford, Florida, standout rookie Brad Angelo of Lockport, New York, and defending champion Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela. Monacelli lost his first match to first-time participant Tim Mack of Indianapolis, 700-670, and Mack remained unbeaten with a victory against Michael Haggitt of Springfield, Ohio. Weber and Angelo are the other two players vying for this year's PBA50 Player of the Year award, and Angelo entered the Senior Masters as the front-runner for PBA50 Rookie of the Year. Barnes' practice session with Burkett was a small part of the work he has been putting in as he tries to figure out how to continue to be successful as he gets older. He also spent time on the lanes with Team USA assistant coach Mark Baker and then visited Storm's headquarters in Utah, where the staff helped him with equipment and drillings. "The mindset hasn't changed, just how much your body will allow changes," Barnes said. "I can't grind through as many games as I used to, so it has to be efficient and more focused. I've been out of whack, and that just has to do with getting older. You start cheating it a little bit, and suddenly, you're not throwing it very well. Mark Baker really helped me out, and I learned some things from the Storm team." The extra work is helping the pieces fall into place, or stay there, and Barnes is coming off a runner-up finish to Hess at the 2021 PBA50 Senior U.S. Open. The dedication is keeping him competitive on both tours, but it is moments like he experienced against Burkett keeping him motivated, even when his schedule now includes traveling to support his sons Ryan and Troy, who are at different colleges and involved in a variety of activities. Barnes is married to USBC Hall of Famer Lynda Barnes. "Moments like today are fun and the reason I'm still out here competing and putting in the work between events, even when my body hurts," Barnes said. "This really is the fun part - matches like this with the adrenaline flowing, the crowd cheering and a great energy and buzz in the building. That's what gets me up in the morning and out on the lanes." The 2021 Senior Masters started with 223 competitors vying for one of the 63 open spots in the bracket with Monacelli. The Super Senior Classic, won last weekend by Monacelli, and Senior Masters are taking place at the 56-lane Sam's Town Bowling Center together for the fifth time, a routine that began in 2016. For more information on the Super Senior Classic, visit BOWL.com/SuperSenior. To learn more about the USBC Senior Masters, visit BOWL.com/SeniorMasters. United States Bowling Congress The United States Bowling Congress serves as the national governing body of bowling as recognized by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC). USBC conducts championship events nationwide including the largest participation sporting events in the world - the USBC Open and Women's Championships - and professional events such as the USBC Masters and USBC Queens. Founded in 1895, today USBC and its 1,524 state and local associations proudly serve more than a million members. USBC is headquartered in Arlington, Texas, working toward a future for the sport. The online home for USBC is BOWL.com. 2021 USBC SENIOR MASTERS At Sam's Town Bowling Center Las Vegas Friday's Results MATCH PLAY Double elimination, three-game matches decided by total pinfall ROUND 1 (Winners remain in Winners Bracket. Losers move to Elimination Bracket). (1) Tom Hess, Granger, Iowa, def. (64) Jay Hess, Gotha, Fla., 681-544. (32) David Rosenburg, Rolla, Mo., def. (33) Michael Tountas, Tucson, Ariz., 640-497. (17) Dan Knowlton, Dade City, Fla., def. (48) Steve Kloempken, Pleasant View, Utah, 726-641. (16) Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, def. (49) Jim Montgomery, Surprise, Ariz., 598-551. (9) Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas, def. (56) John DeBenedetta, Las Vegas, 569-526. (24) Michael Karch, Edgewood, Wash., (41) Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 635-576. (40) John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, def. (25) Eric Forkel, Henderson, Nev., 679-591. (8) Chris Barnes, Denton, Texas, def. (57) Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif., 694-564. (5) Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., def. (60) Jeff Johnson, Freeport, Ill., 626-611. (28) Daniel Miyamoto, Pearl City, Hawaii, def. (37) Mike Hanson, Spokane, Wash., 698-610. (44) Robert Brown, Cody, Wyo., def. (21) Paul Fleming, Fort Worth, Texas, 592-547. (53) Rick Meneley, Santa Maria, Calif., def. (12) Robert Reed, Weed, Calif., 652-629. (52) Donnie Hogue, Akron, Ohio, def. (13) Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 635-605. (20) John Gould, Yuba City, Calif., def. (45) Tony Johnson, Canton, Ohio, 696-634. (29) John Marsala, St. Louis, def. (36) Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 671-598. (4) Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., def. (61) Eric Adolphson, Concord, Calif., 746-623. (3) Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., def. (62) William Graham, Surprise, Ariz., 640-589. (30) John Congro, Las Vegas, def. (35) Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 622-579. (46) Tim Mack, Indianapolis, def. (19) Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 700-670. (14) Michael Haggitt, Springfield, Ohio, def. (51) Timothy Myers, Milwaukie, Ore., 617-613. (54) David Cirigliano, Phoenix, def. (11) Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 645-639. (22) Tony Manna, Papillion, Neb., def. (43) Bob Rosenau, Redding, Calif., 697-671. (27) Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., def. (38) Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 749-626. (6) Charles Richey Jr., Concord, N.C., def. (59) Steve Smith, San Diego, 606-575. (7) Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., def. (58) Doug Kempt, Arcadia, Calif., 627-578. (39) Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., def. (26) Steven Badovinac, Parker, Colo., 642-572. (42) Herman Ferguson, Los Angeles, def. (23) Bill Vannoy, Jacksonville, N.C., 700-605. (10) Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., def. (55) Daniel Inocencio, College Station, Texas, 747-546. (15) Tom Adcock, Decatur, Ill., def. (50) Widmar Vargas, Sun City Center, Fla., 644-571. (18) David Leverage, Peoria, Ariz., def. (47) Steve Gagnon, Canada, 668-569. (31) Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, def. (34) Jimmie Dillingham, Tacoma, Wash., 706-557. (2) Walt Blackston, Hawthorne, Calif., def. (63) Kevin Anderson, Mount Juliet, Tenn., 604-475. ROUND 2 - WINNERS BRACKET T. Hess def. Rosenburg, 648-605. Mohr def. Knowlton, 694-646. Castillo def. Karch, 671-668. Barnes def. Burkett, 705-686. Miyamoto def. Couch, 682-671. Meneley def. Brown, 698-674. Hogue def. Gould, 687-607. Bohn def. Marsala, 649-598. Warren def. Congro, 704-669. Mack def. Haggitt, 645-629. Cirigliano def. Manna, 611-607. Kent def. Richey, 637-555. Beasley def. Weber, 701-644. Duke def. Ferguson, 668-581. Leverage def. Adcock, 737-706. Blackston def. Haugen, 652-590. ROUND 1 - ELIMINATION BRACKET (Losers eliminated, finish tied for 49th, earn $1,000) J. Hess def Tountas, 569-507. Forkel def. Lou, 662-636. Kloempken def. Montgomery, 709-645. Lucente def. DeBenedetta, 551-522. J. Johnson def. Hanson, 659-623. Adolphson def. Sullivan, 657-638. Fleming def. Reed, 661-506. Boresch def. T. Johnson, 621-542. Graham def. Bower, 615-502. Williams def. Smith, 641-583. Monacelli def. Myers, 763-546. Angelo def. Rosenau, 709-685. Badovinac def. Kempt, 594-570. Dillingham def. Anderson, 637-524. Inocencio def. Vannoy, 675-577. Gagnon def. Vargas, 592-506. ROUND 2 - ELIMINATION BRACKET (Losers eliminated, finish tied for 33rd, earn $1,100) Haggitt def. J. Hess, 624-545. Manna def. Forkel, 676-647. Kloempken def. Congro, 647-627. Richey def. Lucente, 657-595. Ferguson def. J. Johnson, 633-611. Adolphson def. Adcock, 625-609. Weber def. Fleming, 759-618. Boresch def. Haugen, 637-556. Knowlton def. Graham, 705-610. Williams def. Karch, 646-578. Monacelli def. Rosenburg, 666-589. Angelo def. Burkett, 796-711. Badovinac def. Brown, 672-608. Dillingham def. Gould, 575-554. Couch def. Inocencio, 628-533. Marsala def. Gagnon, 652-584.

BOHN III WINS BACK-TO-BACK PBA50 TITLES AUGUST 10, 2021 JILL WINTERS Anderson, Indiana – To say that Parker Bohn III is on a hot streak would be an understatement. He has won two PBA Regional titles and back-to-back PBA50 Tour titles in just 10-days. His latest win came Tuesday at the PBA50 Dave Small’s Championship Lanes Open. The legendary lefty defeated Tom Hess, Norm Duke and Tom Adcock to earn his sixth career PBA50 title, but it was no easy task. He struck four times in his match against Hess and five times against Duke, but more importantly, remained clean in those matches. In each game, he only had one strike on the left lane. But when it came time to the championship match, Bohn delivered yet again. He started with the front five and cruised to a 233-157 victory over Adcock. “I have won 10 matches in a row in a stepladder format,” he said about his winning streak. “I’ve surpassed cloud nine. It’s just unbelievable.” He has won back-to-back titles and made three TV shows in a row before on the PBA Tour, but this has been unprecedented. Bohn and his family believe he is getting some extra help from above. They lost both his mother and his wife’s brother this year. “I think they are pulling all of the cards out of the deck that are bad ones for me and they are letting the good ones shine,” he said. He was confident that rolling 200 games against Hess and Duke would never get the job done. But a 204 and a 205 were enough because his opponents struggled with the demanding lane conditions. Bohn was shocked when Duke opened in back-to-back frames in the 6th and 7th frames, sticking while shooting at a 10-pin and chopping the 6-10. “I’m sitting on the bench thinking what is going on around here right now,” Bohn said about Duke’s open frames. “It was survival of the fittest. I was able to overcome because I filled frames.” “Every one of my PBA titles has been with a Brunswick ball,” Bohn said. “I can’t thank them enough for the player that I have become.” In the first match, No. 4 seed Hess had a better handle on the lanes than Lennie Boresch Jr. to pick up the 226-181 win. Hess advanced to face Bohn in the second match where both players held slight leads. Bohn’s double in the 8th and 9th frames resulted in a first pump. He got the 204-202 win. 2021 PBA50 DAVE SMALL’S CHAMPIONSHIP LANES OPEN FINAL STANDINGS: Parker Bohn III $7,500 Tom Adcock $4,000 Norm Duke $3,200 Tom Hess $2,500 Lennie Boresch Jr. $2,100 View the full standings at PBA50 Dave Small's Championship Lanes Open | PBA MATCH SCORES Match 1 – Hess def. Boresch Jr. 226-181 Match 2 – Bohn III def. Hess 204-202 Match 3 – Bohn III def. Duke 205-169 Championship match – Bohn III def. Adcock 233-157 FOR PRESS INQUIRES Jill Laufer PBA Public Relations jlaufer@pba.com

Ponies Halt Skid With Win Over Fightins BINGHAMTON, NY – The Rumble Ponies snapped a four-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Reading Fightin Phils on Thursday night at Mirabito Stadium. Wagner Lagrange and Carlos Rincon each had three hits, Jake Mangum drove in two runs, and Manny Rodriguez was 2-3 with a run scored and an RBI. The Ponies got on the board in the bottom of the first as Rincon drove in Antoine Duplantis with an RBI double to give Binghamton a 1-0 lead. Reading scored runs in the second and third to take a 2-1 lead. In the fourth, the Ponies retook the lead for good as Rodriguez hit an RBI double that drove home Matt Winaker and tied the game at two. Later in the frame with second and third and two out Mangum lined a go-ahead two-run single to left that scored Luis Carpio and Rodriguez and put the Ponies up 4-2 capping off a three-run inning. In the eighth, the Ponies got some insurance as Wagner Lagrange hit a two-run single to score Ronny Mauricio and Rincon. Alex Sanabia (1-1) gets the win as he allowed two runs on five hits over five innings. Akeem Bostick was superb in relief allowing just two hits over four scoreless frames with no walks and four strikeouts to earn the save. Bostick at one point retired eight Reading hitters in a row. Fightins starter James McArthur (2-6) took the loss allowing three earned runs over five. The Ponies have split the first two games of the series and continue their homestand on Friday night. First pitch is at 7:05 PM with fireworks presented by Miller Auto Team immediately follow the game. POSTGAME NOTES: Lagrange finished 3-4 with 2 RBI…Rincon finished 3-4 with a run scored and an RBI…Reading LF Josh Stephen hit a solo shot in the second for his eighth home run of the year.

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS GAME REPORT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lehigh Valley 9 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5 ALLENTOWN, Pa. (September 16, 2021) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders rallied to tie the game three times on Thursday night at Coca-Cola Park, but fell to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 9-5. Lehigh Valley jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when a sacrifice fly from MLB rehabber Luke Williams scored Charlie Tilson. The IronPigs tacked on two more in the second on a Darick Hall home run and an Arquimedes Gamboa RBI single. The RailRiders struck back in the top of the third when Chris Gittens launched a three-run homer to right off Cristopher Sanchez to tie the game at 3-3. The blast was Gittens’ team-leading 13th home run of the season. In the bottom of the third, the IronPigs regained the lead when Rafael Marchan grounded an RBI double down the left field line to score Williams. That was the final run allowed by Deivi Garcia in his 4.2 innings of work, though he worked around 10 hits and three walks while striking out one. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tied the game at 4-4 in the top of the fifth without a hit when three straight walks loaded the bases and Gittens brought a run home with a sacrifice fly. Gittens finished the game 1-for-3 with 4 RBIs and a home run. The IronPigs went back on top bottom of the sixth against Nick Green on another Williams sacrifice fly. However, the RailRiders tied the game at 5-5 in the eighth when Andrew Velazquez doubled and scored on a Donny Sands RBI single. Lehigh Valley pulled away in the bottom of the ninth by plating four runs before an out was recorded by Nick Nelson (3-4) to take a 9-5 lead. Jeff Singer (3-1) set the RailRiders down in the ninth to close out the win. The RailRiders continue their series with the IronPigs on Friday night at Coca-Cola Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., with coverage on the RailRiders Baseball Network beginning at 6:45. RHP Clarke Schmidt (0-0, 3.00) climbs the hill for SWB, while Lehigh Valley counters with RHP Jack Perkins (0-2, 4.38). The RailRiders return home for their final homestand of the season on September 22 to begin the “Final Stretch” with a five-game series against Syracuse. For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-BALL or slide to www.swbrailriders.com/tickets. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record: 65-48

Mark Payton hits walk-off winner for Syracuse in 4-3 victory over Worcester on Thursday night Inbox Mark Payton hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Syracuse a 4-3 win over Worcester on Thursday night (Herm Card). Syracuse, NY - In front of 7,169 fans at NBT Bank Stadium, Mark Payton delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Syracuse Mets a 4-3 win against the Worcester Red Sox on Thursday night at NBT Bank Stadium. Jordan Yamamoto made his second Major League rehab start for Syracuse and delivered four innings, giving up just one run on three hits while walking one batter and striking out two. Worcester (65-50) trailed, 3-1, heading to the top of the ninth inning. Syracuse reliever Zack Godley was on the mound in his fifth inning of relief work, following Yamamoto’s four innings. Godley hit Franchy Cordero to begin the frame, and then Motter hit a bloop single to left field to advance Cordero to third base. After Connor Wong popped out, Godley threw a wild pitch with Josh Ockimey at the plate, and Motter moved to second base. Ockimey then hit a sacrifice fly to center field to bring home Cordero and make it a one-run game, 3-2 Mets. Motter advanced to third base on the play. Down to their final out, Jeter Downs came to the plate for the Woo Sox, and on a 1-2 count, Godley threw a wild pitch, allowing Motter to come home from third base for the game-tying run as Worcester knotted the game, 3-3. On the next pitch, Godley struck out Downs for the third out. Syracuse (45-68-1) won the game in the bottom of the ninth. With one out, Drew Jackson singled to center field. With Payton at the plate, Jackson stole second. Payton then delivered a walk-off single to center field to bring home Jackson, giving Syracuse the 4-3 walk-off win. The Mets put up two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Payton hit a leadoff double. Then, in his first Triple-A at-bat, Mark Vientos hit a single to advance Payton to third. Next, Khalil Lee delivered with a one-run single to put the Mets ahead, 1-0. After Brandon Drury struck out, Travis Blankenhorn hit a single to score Vientos and make it 2-0 Syracuse. The Red Sox got on the board in the top of the third. Chad De La Guerra worked a one-out walk. Christian Arroyo then popped out for the second out. Cordero followed with a single to move De La Guerra to third base. With Taylor Motter at the plate, the Woo Sox executed a double steal as Cordero stole second base and De La Guerra stole home on the throw to second to cut the deficit to one, 2-1 Mets. Syracuse got on the board again in the bottom of the seventh. Jackson worked a leadoff walk before Payton flied out. With Vientos at the plate, Jackson stole second base. Vientos then connected with a ball for an RBI single to score Jackson and increase the Mets lead to 3-1. Vientos finished the game 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in his Triple-A debut. The Mets had stellar pitching throughout the night. After Yamamoto’s four innings on the mound, Godley pitched the remainder of the game for Syracuse. The right-hander delivered five innings, allowing two runs on two hits while walking one and striking out four. Syracuse and Worcester return to NBT Bank Stadium on Friday night for the third game of their five-game series. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.