SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS (46-32) @ LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS (35-41)

RHP Adonis Rosa (1-0, 5.51) vs. RHP Enyel De Los Santos (3-3, 3.28)

|  Game No. 79  |  Coca-Cola Park  |  Allentown, PA  |  June 28, 2019  |  First Pitch 7:05 p.m.  |

MOOSIC, PA (June 27, 2019) -- The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders split Thursday night’s doubleheader with the Buffalo Bisons at PNC Field. 
In game one, Domingo German set the RailRiders up for success early in the game when he retired the first six batters he faced and struck out five in four innings in a Major League rehab appearance. In the bottom of the first the RailRiders got on the board first with a solo home run by Breyvic Valera, his tenth of the season- which set a new career-high- and ninth with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre since being claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees. He continued his big night with a stand-up double in the bottom of the second to score Erik Kratz and Billy Burns, giving the RailRiders a 3-0 lead over Buffalo.  
The Bisons took a 4-3 lead in the top of the third thanks to a pair of two-run home runs by Andy Burns and Socrates Brito off German. However, in the bottom half of the inning, Kratz blooped an RBI double into center field to tie the game at 4-4. The RailRiders grabbed the lead back on a Ryan McBroom groundout in the bottom of the fourth, and a Billy Burns RBI single in the fifth extended the advantage to 6-4. David Sosebee (3-0) turned in two scoreless innings of relief, and Joe Harvey struck out the side in the seventh to earn his sixth save of the season and seal the game one victory.  The RailRiders fell 1-0 in game two of the twin bill, getting shutout for the third time this season.
A DIFFERENT SITUATION: The RailRiders enter Friday’s series-opener against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs having to take on two of the top arms in the International League in RHP Enyel De Los Santos (3-3, 3.28) and LHP Cole Irvin (2-0, 2.50). SWB has faced De Los Santos once already this season, scoring four times in the bottom of the first inning, with Tyler Wade’s two-run homer capping the early barrage. Irvin appeared in games April 10th and 17th and the RailRiders did not have the same level of success in notching just 1 ER off the southpaw in 12.2 IP (0.71 ERA).This continues a dominating trend for the two starters from a season ago, when Irvin and De Los Santos appeared in a combined 10G/10GS against SWB and was downright stingy: 3-2, 56.2 IP, 57 H (.261 BAA), 15R/15ER (2.38 ERA), 49 K, 10 BB
HANDLED AT HOME: The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders welcomed the Buffalo Bisons to town Wednesday night for a three-game, two-day set between the top two teams in the International League North Division. Entering play Wednesday, the RailRiders held a 5.0-game lead on Buffalo, but the lead could have gotten reduced to 2.0 games had Buffalo continued its play as the hottest team in the IL. Instead, the RailRiders took the first two games of the series before dropping the nightcap of Thursday’s doubleheader, 1-0 (7). The RailRiders and Bisons have now met 17 times this season entering Thursday’s doubleheader, with the RailRiders holding an 11-5 advantage (Home: 5-6 // Road: 6-0). The two teams will not meet again until the final four games of the regular season August 30 - September 2 at PNC Field.

WELL AHEAD OF PACE: The RailRiders have a number of players at the midway point of the season who are locked-in on setting a new career-high in home runs in a seasonMike Ford: 18 HR (Career-High: 20 HR, 2017)Ryan McBroom: 16 HR (Career-High: 22 HR, 2016)Trey Amburgey: 13 HR (Career-High: 16 HR, 2018)Breyvic Valera: 10 HR (Career-High)Gosuke Katoh: 7 HR (Career-High)

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS GAME REPORT

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre  6  -  Buffalo  4 (7)

Buffalo  1  -  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre  0 (7)

RailRiders and Bisons split doubleheader; SWB takes three-game series

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MOOSIC, PA (June 27, 2019) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders split Thursday night’s doubleheader with the Buffalo Bisons at PNC Field. 
In game one, Domingo German set the RailRiders up for success early in the game when he retired the first six batters he faced and struck out five in four innings in a Major League rehab appearance. In the bottom of the first the RailRiders got on the board first with a solo home run by Breyvic Valera, his tenth of the season- which set a new career-high- and ninth with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre since being claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees. He continued his big night with a stand-up double in the bottom of the second to score Erik Kratz and Billy Burns, giving the RailRiders a 3-0 lead over Buffalo.  
The Bisons took a 4-3 lead in the top of the third thanks to a pair of two-run home runs by Andy Burns and Socrates Brito off German. However, in the bottom half of the inning, Kratz blooped an RBI double into center field to tie the game at 4-4. The RailRiders grabbed the lead back on a Ryan McBroom groundout in the bottom of the fourth, and a Billy Burns RBI single in the fifth extended the advantage to 6-4. 
David Sosebee (3-0) turned in two scoreless innings of relief, and Joe Harvey struck out the side in the seventh to earn his sixth save of the season and seal the game one victory. 
In the second game of the doubleheader, with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre serving as the road team in a make-up of an April 19 postponement, Taylor Saucedo and Raynel Espinal matched zeros over the first three innings. Espinal struck out five over the first three innings while Saucedo limited the RailRiders to one hit over that span.
The Bisons took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth. Jordan Patterson led off with a double and advanced to third on a groundout. With two down, Alen Hanson reached on an infield single, allowing Patterson to score the game’s only run. 
In the seventh, Ryan Lidge doubled to left-center with two outs, but Scranton/Wilkes-Barre could not drive him home to tie the game. 
Three pitchers combined to shutout the RailRiders in the nightcap. Saucedo worked 4.2 with a pair of strikeouts. Ty Tice (2-0) earned the win with 1.1 innings of relief and Jordan Romano recorded his fifth save. Espinal (3-7) took the loss in a complete game effort, allowing four hits and striking out eight. 
The RailRiders hit the road to face off against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs Friday night. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre returns to PNC Field on Thursday, July 4. For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-BALL or slide to www.swbrailriders.com/tickets.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:

46-32

SYRACUSE METS WIN OVER RED SOX 4-3

René Rivera had a go-ahead two-run single for Syracuse on Thursday night. (Danny Tripodi)

Syracuse, NY (June 27, 2019) - René Rivera delivered a go-ahead, two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Syracuse Mets stormed back to top the Pawtucket Red Sox, 4-3, on Thursday night at NBT Bank Stadium in front of an electric crowd of 6,996. The Mets have now won three straight games. 

Syracuse (39-40) trailed, 3-1, entering the bottom of the eighth. Luis Guillorme started the frame with a single, Rubén Tejada walked, and Dilson Herrera drilled a ground-rule double to right field, scoring Guillorme from second base to cut the Pawtucket lead to one, 3-2. Rivera then followed with his two-run double down the left-field line, scoring Tejada and Herrera to give the Mets a 4-3 advantage. 

Syracuse had three hits in the first seven innings and then knocked four hits in the three-run eighth. Mets reliever Tyler Bashlor then struck out the side in the ninth inning to close the door and seal the victory. 

The Mets struck first in the second inning. Travis Taijeron led off the frame with a single. He advanced to second on a single from Aaron Altherr and then moved to third on a Tim Tebow fly out to center field. From there, Davis brought Taijeron home on a sacrifice fly to give the Mets the 1-0 lead. 

Pawtucket (31-46) tied the game up with a two-out rally in the top of the fourth inning. Chris Owings plated Steve Pearce from second on a single down the left-field line, knotting the score, 1-1. 

The Red Sox took their first lead of the night in the fifth. Josh Tobias led off the inning with a double down the right-field line. and Pearce drove him in with a two-out double down the left-field line, giving Pawtucket a 2-1 advantage. The next batter, Chad De La Guerrera, plated Pearce from second on a single, making it a two-run Red Sox advantage, 3-1.

Syracuse hits the road for the next six days, beginning with a three-game series in Buffalo. RHP Drew Gagnon will be on the mound for the Mets opposite RHP Jacob Waguespack for the Bisons. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.

Ponies Knocked Off by Curve in Series Opener

Altoona, PA – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (3-7, 38-36) dropped their fourth game in a row as they fell to the Altoona Curve 6-3 in the series opener Thursday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Altoona (5-3, 40-35) was led by two home runs, as Jerrick Suiter hit a solo shot in the second and Robbie Glendinning drilled a two-run shot to left as part of a four-run third.

The Ponies got off to a quick 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first as Luis Carpio hit a two-run single with the bases loaded. Altoona then scored five unanswered runs to take a 5-2 lead after three.  Earlier in the first, Ali Sanchez hit a single to center that extended his hit streak to 18 games. The Ponies catcher finished 2-4 with a run scored and holds the longest hitting streak in the Eastern League this season.

Andrew Church (0-2) went seven innings for a second straight start but took the loss again as he allowed 6 runs, five earned, with one walk and four strikeouts on 85 pitches. Domingo Robles (2-1) allowed 3 runs over 6 to get the win.

Barrett Barnes hit his seventh homer of the year, a solo shot in the sixth inning, and now has 36 RBI on the year, to pull the Ponies to within two. Binghamton though finished 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position.

The five-game series over four days continues Friday night with first pitch at 7:00 on Newsradio 1290 WNBF and on the Binghamton Rumble Ponies channel on TuneIn. The Horizons Federal Credit Union Pregame Show starts at 6:45.

POSTGAME NOTES: The Rumble Ponies suffer their first road loss since June 9 at Hartford…Binghamton committed three errors tonight and have been charged with 11 total errors over the last four games…Binghamton lost despite outhitting Altoona 9-8.

WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEKLY GLANCE
(For June 20 – 26, 2019)
 

New leaders emerge in Emerald Singles, Doubles at 2019 USBC Women’s Championships
Heather Mooney of Anaheim, California, rolled the best game (268) and series (677) of her career to take the Emerald Singles lead at the 2019 United States Bowling Congress Women’s Championships, and Katherine Green of Nampa, Idaho, and Vicki Harris of Mira Loma, California, combined for a 1,152 score to secure the lead in Emerald Doubles.

Mooney rolled games of 188, 268 and 221 for a 677 series on June 23 at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kansas, to take the top spot from Sheila Bussler of Brownton, Minnesota, who had held the lead since April 26 with 622.

Mooney also rolled sets of 547 in team and 483 in doubles to move into second place in Emerald All-Events with a 1,707 total. Jennifer Henn of Norfolk, Nebraska, leads with 1,751.

Mooney entered the 2019 event as a substitute and is eager to see if her score will hold up.

“This is amazing,” Mooney said. “I’m shocked that I bowled this well, and it made for a really good time. I’m shaking because I’m so excited, but this is huge for me knowing I have a chance to be part of history.”

In Emerald Doubles, Harris had games of 198, 240 and 181 for a 619 series, and Green added 192, 181 and 160 for a 533 set to take the lead June 22 with a 1,152 total. Sonjia Shoemaker of Battle Ground, Washington, and Debie Watkins of Vancouver, Washington, previously led with 1,118.

The pair noticed the display of last year's champions on one of the video monitors at Northrock Lanes and wondered what it would be like to see their names alongside the winning score. They hope to experience that feeling at the 2020 USBC Women's Championships in Las Vegas.

“This genuinely is beyond my wildest dreams,” Green said. “We looked up at the screens, seeing the pictures of last year's champions, and we kept joking about how cool it would be for us to see ourselves on the screens next year as defending champions. We're just two regular people, and that's why bowling the Women's Championships is great.”

Emerald Singles and All-Events consists of bowlers with entering averages of 160-174, while Emerald Doubles includes bowlers with combined entering averages of 320-349.

Texas pair takes Topaz lead 
Ronda Conley of Mullin, Texas, and Norma Tucker of Cross Plains, Texas, teamed to claim the Topaz Doubles lead at the 2019 USBC Women’s Championships on June 21.

The pair posted a 907 total to surpass Teah Colvin of Riverton, Nebraska, and Mary Sawyer of Burr Oak, Kansas, who held the top spot with 874.

Conley led the effort with games of 150, 201 and 135 for a 486 series, and Tucker added 135, 150 and 136 for a 421 series.

Topaz Doubles consists of bowlers with combined entering averages of 259 and below.

A look ahead
The 100th edition of the USBC Women’s Championships will conclude its run in Wichita on June 30.

The 2019 event kicked off April 20 and lasted for 72 days. The USBC Queens also was held at Northrock Lanes in 2019, taking place May 15-21.

For more information on the Women’s Championships, visit BOWL.com/WomensChamp.

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2019 USBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
Northrock Lanes
Wichita, Kan.
 

(Division leaders with hometown and pinfall)

As of June 26, 2019
 

TEAM

Diamond
(For bowlers with combined averages of 725 and above)
1, Powerhouse (Sharon Powers, Michelle Maly, Debbie McMullen, Christine Gill), Lakewood, Colo., 2,767. 2, Golden Approach Pro Shop, Dayton, Ohio, 2,682. 3, Husker Shox, Las Vegas, 2,675. 4, Ballard vs. the Big C, Keller, Texas, 2,663. 5, The Bowling Stones, Savannah, Ga., 2,608.

Ruby
(For bowlers with combined averages of 650-724)
1, Rookies (Diane Weeks, Vi Frye, Briana Hooper, Trenetta, Alford), Shawnee, Kan., 2,215. 2, Garden Center Lanes 2, Alexandria, Minn., 2,175. 3, Tex-Cal Gals, Plainview, Texas, 2,133. 4, Canucks, Mount Brydges, Ontario, 2,128. 5, Sunshine Lanes, Jacksonville, Fla, 2,117.

Emerald
(For bowlers with combined averages of 575-649)
1, KC and the Sunshine Bowlers (Teresa Phillips, Sandra Pierce, Sammie Vaughn, Kathy Carlson), Stephenville, Texas, 2,031. 2, RAI off NE, Ravenna, Neb., 2,027. 3, Ball Keepers, Perris, Calif., 2,027. 4, For 7, Bozeman, Mont., 1,998. 5, When Bally Met Alley, San Jose, Calif., 1,990.

Sapphire
(For bowlers with combined averages of 574 and below)
1, McGuire Construction (Collen Jeffery, Debra McGuire, Kimberley Davis, Kim Grams), Red Cloud, Neb., 1,875. 2, 4 for Fun, Bloomfield, N.M., 1,859. 3, Starlites, Alexandria, Minn., 1,829. 4, Memory Lanes No. 2, Osseo, Minn., 1,819. 5, Almost Here, Sioux Falls, S.D., 1,815.

DOUBLES

Diamond
(For bowlers with combined averages of 380 and above)
1, Jordan Newham, Aurora, Ill./Lauren Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 1,417. 2, Jessica Aiezza, Mechanicville, N.Y./Liz Kuhlkin, Schenectady, N.Y., 1,411. 3, Blair Blumenscheid, Columbus, Ohio/Leanne Hulsenberg, Brigham City, Utah, 1,409. 4, Ricki Ellison/Georgia Drewes, Wichita, Kan., 1,385. 5, Corina Grasso, Fort Collins, Colo./Carrie Endres, Windsor, Colo., 1,384.

Ruby
(For bowlers with combined averages of 350-379)
1. Rebecca Hernandez, Leander, Texas/Robin Holton, Omaha, Neb., 1,223. 2, Sharon Beckett, St. Joseph, Mo./Angela Edwards, Savannah, Mo., 1,203. 3, Ashley Durrance, Ormond Beach, Fla./Colleen Carroll, St. Augustine, Fla., 1,202. 4, Christina Barber, Corpus Christi, Texas/Mary Carnes, Portland, Texas, 1,197. 5(tie), Baileigh Swanson, Eldridge, Iowa/Lesley Carter, Donahue, Iowa, and Nancy Brennan, Boise, Idaho/Rene Hopkins, Garden City, Idaho, 1,175.

Emerald
(For bowlers with combined averages of 320-349)
1, Vicki Harris, Mira Lona, Calif./Katherine Green, Nampa, Idaho, 1,152. 2, Sonjia Shoemaker, Battle Ground, Wash./Debie Watkins, Vancouver, Wash., 1,118. 3, Margaret Randall, Pine Valley, N.Y./Vickie Tobias, Bath, N.Y., 1,114. 4, Diann Copeland/Pam Shumaker, Paducah, Ky., 1,110. 5, Karen Flora, Center Line, Mich./Kimberly Casbar, Warren, Mich., 1,102.

Sapphire
(For bowlers with combined averages of 290-319)
1, Rosie Martinez/Sheri Sexton, Bloomfield, N.M., 1,099. 2, Billie Barnes-Wheeler, Phoenix/Brenda Clifford, Kahoka, Mo., 1,098. 3, Tiffany Friars/Brittany Friars, Greencastle, Ind., 1,090. 4, Hillary Lozano/Vanessa Wade, Canon City, Colo.,1,065. 5, Christa Baker/Sue Rief, Fremont, Neb., 1,044.

Amethyst
(For bowlers with combined averages of 260-289)
1, Wendy Esco, Phenix City, Ala./Dottie Swenson, Cataula, Ga., 1,005. 2, June Reed, Cloverdale, Ind./Jamie Bunten, Fillmore, Ind., 983. 3, Susan Heath, Haven, Kan./Barbara Moore, Hutchinson, Kan., 967. 4, Judith Koch, Holgate, Ohio/Wendy Koch, Stryker, Ohio, 966.5, Kaye Breon, Laverne, Okla./Susan Terry, Gate, Okla., 954.

Topaz
(For bowlers with combined averages of 259 and below)
1, Norma Tucker, Cross Plains, Texas/Ronda Conley, Mullin, Texas, 907. 2, Teah Colvin, Riverton, Neb./Mary Sawyer, Burr Oak, Kan., 874. 3, April Smith/Linda Hartman, Sayre, Okla., 854. 4, Trisha Warnicke, Kalamazoo, Mich./Dakotah Warnicke, Portage, Mich., 847. 5, Lou Anne Iceman/Mary Joy, Blackduck, Minn., 830.

SINGLES

Diamond
(For bowlers with averages of 190 and above)
1, Beverly Gonzalez, Sierra Vista, Ariz., 798. 2, Amanda Flood, Brandon, Fla., 789. 3, Emily Eckhoff, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 784. 4, Maria Rodriguez, Austin, Texas, 773. 5, Rina Sabo, Bennett, Colo., 768.

Ruby
(For bowlers with averages from 175-189)
1, Renzie Kintzler, Cheyenne, Wyo., 725. 2, Annette Miller, Roseville, Calif., 663. 3, Apryl Sneed, Sand Springs, Okla., 662. 4, Rachel Thielen, Richmond, Minn., 656. 5, Rhonda Theobald, Mankato, Minn., 652.

Emerald
(For bowlers with averages from 160-174)
1, Heather Mooney, Anaheim, Calif., 677. 2, Sheila Bussler, Brownton, Minn., 622. 3, Anna Ingles, Ashland, Mo., 621. 4, Susie Chapin, Huntington, Ind., 619. 5, Debbie Etheredge, Satsuma, Ala., 616.

Sapphire
(For bowlers with averages from 145-159)
1, Glenyce Klaers, St. Michael, Minn., 597. 2, Bonita Hampton, Pomona, Calif., 586. 3, Linda Jones, Stockbridge, Ga., 583. 4, Linda Ronning, Dent, Minn., 581. 5, Kellie Bowes, Eagan, Minn., 579.
 

Amethyst
(For bowlers with averages from 130-144)
1, Elizabeth McGarey, Warren, Mich., 565. 2, Julie Holloway, Reeseville, Wis., 559. 3, Mildred Coleman, Novi, Mich., 550. 4, Denise Penley, Santee, Calif., 947. 5, Sandra Freitag, Muscatine, Iowa, 542.

Topaz
(For bowlers with averages of 129 and below)
1, Chris Lafko, Simi Valley, Calif., 530. 2, Carol Sharp, Albuquerque N.M., 505. 3, Lorraine Gearig, Montpelier, Ohio, 502. 4(tie), Danielle Bassett, Greencastle, Ind., and Cynthia Forrest, Knob Noster, Mo., 497.

ALL-EVENTS

Diamond
(For bowlers with averages of 190 and above)
1, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 2,211. 2, Maria Rodriguez, Austin, Texas, 2,196. 3, Leanne Hulsenberg, Brigham City, Utah, 2,143. 4, Karsyn Lukosius, Brick, N.J., 2,127. 5, Amanda Vermilyea, Apple Valley, Minn., 2,116.

Ruby
(For bowlers with averages from 175-189)
1, Brenda Clifford, Kahoka, Mo., 1,837. 2, Apryl Sneed, Sand Springs, Okla., 1,836. 3, Renzie Kintzler, Cheyenne, Wyo., 1,824. 4, Elainea Myers, Bowie, Md., 1,802. 5, Lori Stein, Lindenhurst, Ill., 1,779.

Emerald
(For bowlers with averages from 160-174)
1, Jennifer Henn, Norfolk, Neb., 1,751. 2, Heather Mooney, Anaheim, Calif., 1,707. 3(tie), Jacqueline Herndon, Los Angeles, and Michelle Anderson, East Helena, Mont., 1,676. 5, Ashley Frieze, Valley City, N.D., 1,675.

Sapphire
(For bowlers with averages from 145-159)
1, Kellie Bowes, Eagan, Minn., 1,630. 2, Dawne Byers, Bella Vista, Ark., 1,629. 3, Kelly Haman, Palmdale, Calif., 1,622. 4, Carole Preszler, Lemmon, S.D., 1,503. 5, Gina Perez, San Antonio, 1,589.

Amethyst
(For bowlers with averages from 130-144)
1, Elizabeth McGarey, Warren, Mich., 1,526. 2, Nicole Sparks, Cottage Grove, Minn., 1,506. 3, Debra McGuire, Red Cloud, Neb., 1,502. 4, Shelbi Dobie, Bozeman, Mont., 1,487. 5, Christina Westerberg, North Vancouver, British Columbia, 1,479.

Topaz
(For bowlers with averages of 129 and below)
1, Chris Lafko, Simi Valley, Calif., 1,425. 2, Halie Luker, Lake Charles, La., 1,402. 3. Teah Colvin, Riverton, Neb., 1,360. 4, Denise Reitz, Neffs, Pa., 1,345. 5, Mikaela Gergen, Grafton, Neb., 1,338.
 

TEBOW LEADS SYRACUSE TO WIN

Tim Tebow reached base twice, including with a two-run double in Syracuse's win on Wednesday night (Danny Tripodi).

Syracuse, NY (June 26, 2019) - Tim Tebow knocked a go-ahead, two-run double to left field in the seventh inning to propel the Syracuse Mets to a 6-3 victory over the Pawtucket Red Sox at NBT Bank Stadium on Wednesday night. Luis Guillorme also stayed hot with a game-high three RBIs on the night.

Syracuse (38-40) scored the game’s decisive runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. The game was tied, 2-2, heading into the frame when Aaron Altherr singled and Arismendy Alcantara walked to bring up Tebow with runners on first and second and one out. Tebow ripped a double to the left-field wall to plate both runners and give the Mets the lead, 4-2. The next batter, Rajai Davis, then singled, and both Davis and Tebow came around to score on a Guillorme single after that, making it a 6-2 ballgame. 

Pawtucket (31-45) added its final run in the ninth inning on a groundout into a double play by Jake Romanski that scored Chris Owings from third to trim the Syracuse lead to three, 6-3. Gorkys Hernandez followed with a groundout to third base, ending the game.

The Mets scored the game’s first run in the fourth. Dilson Herrera hit the first pitch of the inning over the right-field fence. Herrera’s team-leading 17th home run of the season gave the Mets a 1-0 lead.

The Red Sox took a brief lead in the top of the sixth. Chad De La Guerra hit a solo home run to center field with one out to tie the game, 1-1. Bryce Brentz then doubled, and after a groundout and intentional walk, Owings singled to left to score Brentz and give the PawSox a 2-1 lead.

The Mets quickly tied the game in the bottom of the sixth. Guillorme led off the inning with his third home run with Syracuse this season, which came on the first pitch of the frame and knotted the score, 2-2.  

Starting pitcher Harol Gonzalez made his Syracuse debut Wednesday after being called up from Double-A Binghamton. The 24-year-old allowed two earned runs on six hits with four strikeouts in five and 2/3 innings. Mets relievers Daniel Zamora and Tim Peterson didn’t allow a hit or run in two and 1/3 combined innings on the mound. Jacob Rhame closed out the game for Syracuse in the ninth.

Syracuse and Pawtucket play once more on Thursday night. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. at NBT Bank Stadium. 

Syracuse Mets Announce 2019 Syracuse Baseball Wall of Fame Class

Inductee Class of 2019: Ed Kranepool, Don Labbruzzo & Herm Card

SYRACUSE, NY - The Syracuse Mets are excited to announce the Syracuse Baseball Wall of Fame Class of 2019: Ed Kranepool, Don Labbruzzo, and Herm Card. The Class of 2019 will be inducted in a pre-game ceremony on Sunday, July 14^th at NBT Bank Stadium.

Ed Kranepool, while known as one of the all-time New York Mets greats, started his baseball career with the Mets right here in Syracuse in 1962 when the Mets shared the Syracuse club as its Triple-A Affiliate with the Washington Senators.

Don Labbruzzo was a Minor League Executive for years. He got his start as the PR Director for the Syracuse Chiefs in 1958.  He became the GM for the newly formed Community Baseball Club of Central New York in 1961 and worked in Minor League baseball most of his life. Don is also in the Buffalo Bisons and International League Halls of Fame.

Herm Card played and coached baseball at Syracuse University and was awarded the Syracuse Letter Winner of Distinction in 2018.  Herm had an illustrious and award-winning career as a baseball umpire in CNY for many years.

The Syracuse Baseball Wall of Fame induction ceremony will take place at 12:55 p.m. on the field at NBT Bank Stadium.  After the ceremony, the Syracuse Mets will play the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, at 1:35 p.m. The first 1000 fans through the gates on Wall of Fame Day will receive an Ed Kranepool bobblehead presented by Loretto. It is also Kids Eat Free Sunday where kids 12 & under will receive vouchers upon entry for (1) kids Hofmann hot dog, (1) kids’ popcorn, and (1) 16 oz. Coca-Cola fountain drink. After the game, fans can run the bases courtesy of East Syracuse Chevrolet.

Ed Kranepool will sign autographs for fans from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the stadium concourse during the game.

Tickets for Wall of Fame Day are available at the Onondaga Coach Ticket Office at NBT Bank Stadium during normal working hours or by calling 315-474-7833. Tickets are available anytime online at syracusemets.com.