New York Mets catcher Tomas Nido and pitcher Jeurys Familia begin rehab assignments in Syracuse on Tuesday at NBT Bank Stadium Nido and Familia join Brandon Nimmo and Dellin Betances who are also rehabbing with Syracuse SYRACUSE, NY – New York Mets catcher Tomás Nido and relief pitcher Jeurys Familia are beginning Major League rehab assignments with the Syracuse Mets on Tuesday at NBT Bank Stadium. New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo and relief pitcher Dellin Betances are also still with Syracuse continuing their rehab assignments. Nido was placed on New York’s injured list on June 23rd with a right wrist injury. The 27-year-old has played in 31 games with the New York Mets this season, batting .238 with 11 RBIs, three home runs, two doubles, and a triple. Nido played 12 games for Syracuse in 2019 and has played in the majors for the New York Mets for parts of the last five seasons since 2017. Familia was placed on New York’s injured list on June 21st with a right hip injury. In 24 appearances with the Mets this season in the majors, Familia is 2-1 with a 3.63 ERA in 22 and one-third innings pitched. Familia has spent all but half a season of his career with the New York Mets organization since the team signed him as an international free agent in 2007. In ten major league seasons, Familia has pitched to a 3.22 ERA in 461 and two-thirds innings pitched. The 31-year-old was named a National League All-Star in 2016. The Syracuse Mets begin a six-game series at NBT Bank Stadium on Tuesday against the Rochester Red Wings, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. First pitch on Tuesday is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. All Syracuse home games Tuesday through Sunday are at 6:35 p.m. Tickets for this week’s series, Tuesday, June 29th to Sunday July 4th, are still available. Fans can purchase tickets at the Onondaga Coach Ticket Office at NBT Bank Stadium, over the phone during regular office hours (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), or online anytime at syracusemets.com.

Syracuse drops series finale to Buffalo with 9-7 loss in 11 innings Inbox Syracuse, NY - The 2,395 fans at NBT Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon saw another thrilling game, but unfortunately another Mets extra-inning loss, as the Buffalo Bisons beat the Syracuse Mets, 9-7, in 11 innings. Buffalo (27-19) scored two runs in the top of the first inning for the second straight game. Brevic Velera hit a leadoff single. After Kevin Smith flew out, Christian Colón lifted a two-run home run over the left-center-field wall to give the Bisons an early 2-0 lead. Syracuse (12-35) got on the board in the bottom of the second. Orlando Calixte drew a one-out walk, and Cheslor Cuthbert followed with a single. Next, Wilfredo Tovar sent a single into left field to score Calixte and make it 2-1 with Buffalo still in front. In the fourth, Tyler White led off the inning with a solo home run to increase the Bisons lead to 3-1. After Cullen Large struck out, Dilson Herrera also hit a solo home run to make it 4-1 Buffalo. Syracuse starting pitcher Akeem Bostick’s day ended after the fourth inning. The right-hander went four innings, allowing four runs on five hits, while walking one and striking out three. The Bisons added another run in the fifth. Valera, Smith, and Colón all drew walks to load the bases with no outs. Marcel Rentería then came out of the bullpen to replace A.J. Schugel and struck out White and Cullen Large. However, Rentería couldn’t get out of the jam unscathed, walking Herrera to bring home Valera as Buffalo went up 5-1. The Mets pulled closer in the bottom of the sixth. Cuthbert led off the frame with a walk, and then Tovar came through yet again with his second home run of the series to cut the deficit in half, 5-3. Syracuse added to the home run total in the eighth when David Rodriguez launched his second long ball of the season over the left-center-field wall to bring Syracuse within one, 5-4. Much like Friday night, Brandon Drury came to the plate to face Bisons reliever Hobie Harris with the Mets trailing by one. On Friday, Drury hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the eight. On Sunday, Drury came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth with Syracuse down by one. Sure enough, Drury got the best of Harris once again, leading off the frame with a game-tying home run to knot the game up, 5-5. For the second straight day, fans saw extra innings at NBT Bank Stadium. White started out as the runner at second in the top of the tenth and advanced to third after a Large leadoff single. After Herrera struck out swinging, Logan Warmoth scored White on a sacrifice fly to center field to put Buffalo back in front, 6-5. Syracuse responded with a run of their own in the bottom of the tenth. Tovar started as the runner on second. Tovar tagged up and moved to third base on a Rodriguez fly out to right field. He later scored on a Mason Williams sacrifice fly to make it 6-6. To lead off the 11th, Kevin Vicuna laid down a bunt down the third base line. Mets pitcher Tom Windle fielded the ball and made an errant throw to third that got by the third baseman Cuthbert while attempting to retire the runner Vigil, and Vigil came home to score to give Buffalo the lead right back, 7-6. Velera then followed with an RBI double to make it 8-6. Later in the inning, a wild pitch scored Valera to give Buffalo a three-run lead, 9-6. Drury led off the bottom of the 11th and delivered with an RBI double to score Lee and make it 9-7 with the Bisons still in front. However, Buffalo reliever Jackson McClelland retired the next three batters, and the Bisons won, 9-6. Buffalo took five games from Syracuse in the six-game series, with all games being decided by three runs or less. The Mets will enjoy the league-wide day off on Monday before returning to NBT Bank Stadium on Tuesday to begin a six-game series against the Rochester Red Wings. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.

Anthony Simonsen Wins PBA Tour Finals for Eighth Career PBA Tour Title Defeats Kyle Troup in the title match to avenge loss in last year’s PBA Tour Finals Allen Park, Mich.—Anthony Simonsen won the race-to-two-points championship match, 2-1, over Kyle Troup to win the 2021 PBA Tour Finals as Simonsen’s eighth career Guaranteed Rate PBA Tour title. In a rematch of last season’s PBA Tour Finals title match, Simonsen avenged his 2020 loss and claimed his first title since he won twice in 2019. “I wanted to get out and bowl well,” said Simonsen. “If you bowl well and you lose, it’s a little easier to accept than when you bowl badly and lose. I was able to just bowl today and not have to manipulate everything.” In the race-to-two points format, Troup took the first game and Simonsen responded with a 279 in game two to force a ninth-and-10th-frame roll-off. “We’re bowling two games for a reason in this format,” said Simonsen. “I wanted to get myself lined up and find a clear mindset going into the next game. Once I got into a rhythm, it was on from there.” Simonsen, the higher seed, elected to have Troup start the roll-off. Troup struck. Simonsen spared and then filled the 10th with three strikes, forcing Troup to get two strikes and a single pin to win. Troup struck on his first shot but left a 10 pin on the second shot, giving Simonsen his eighth career title. “My double in the 10th was huge,” said Simonsen. “Making him have to get up and double on a lane that didn’t seem like any of us were super comfortable on. He made two really good shots, but the 10 pin is hard to knock over.” Simonsen and Troup made it to the championship match by winning their respective groups during yesterday’s four-game qualifying block, then surviving the group stepladder finals earlier today. Simonsen led Group 2 into the stepladder, then defeated Kris Prather in a roll-off in the Group 2 final match to advance to the championship against Troup. Troup qualified as the second seed after four games of qualifying, then defeated Chris Via in a single game and Bill O’Neill in a roll-off to win the Group 1 stepladder and get to the championship match. In the opening match of the Group 1 stepladder, Chris Via rolled the 32nd televised 300 game in a PBA Tour title event, knocking out two-time PBA Tour Finals champion EJ Tackett. Via, who joined Sean Rash and François Lavoie as the only players in PBA history to roll two televised perfect games in title events, also became the first player ever to bowl two televised perfect games in the same season, having rolled his first during the PBA Players Championship East Region Finals earlier this year. Via received a $10,000 bonus for the feat. PBA Tour Finals Results Thunderbowl Lanes – Allen Park, Mich. Saturday, June 26 – Group 1 Qualifying Bill O’Neill, 1,062 (201, 235, 237, 239 plus 150 bonus pins) Kyle Troup, 997 (258, 212, 214, 213 plus 100 bonus pins) Chris Via, 869 (182, 183, 238, 206 plus 60 bonus pins) EJ Tackett, 804 (151, 192, 220, 211 plus 30 bonus pins) Saturday, June 26 – Group 2 Qualifying Anthony Simonsen, 1,079 (289, 227, 249, 219 plus 95 bonus pins) Kris Prather, 1,068 (234, 239, 227, 258 plus 110 bonus pins) Jesper Svensson, 1,041 (231, 279, 203, 243 plus 85 bonus pins) François Lavoie, 945 (215, 204, 260, 216 plus 50 bonus pins) Sunday, June 27 – Group 1 Stepladder Match 1 – Chris Via def. EJ Tackett (earns $3,000), 300-236 Match 2 – Kyle Troup def. Chris Via ($3,500 for finishing third in his group plus $10,000 for bowling a perfect game), 253-220 Match 3 (race to two points) – Kyle Troup def. Bill O’Neill ($7,500), 2-1 Game 1 – Troup def. O’Neill, 229-219 Game 2 – O’Neill def. Troup, 257-235 9th/10th-frame roll-off – Troup def. O’Neill, 50-49 Sunday, June 27 – Group 2 Stepladder Match 1 – François Lavoie def. Jesper Svensson ($3,000), 259-211 Match 2 – Kris Prather def. François Lavoie ($3,500), 245-208 Match 3 (race to two points) – Anthony Simonsen def. Kris Prather ($7,500), 2-1 Game 1 – Prather def. Simonsen, 231-208 Game 2 – Simonsen def. Prather, 256-243 9th/10th-frame roll-off – Simonsen def. Prather, 49-28 Sunday, June 27 – Championship Match (Race to Two Points) Anthony Simonsen ($30,000) def. Kyle Troup ($17,000), 2-1 Game 1 – Troup def. Simonsen, 247-212 Game 2 – Simonsen def. Troup, 279-202 9th/10th-frame roll-off – Simonsen def. Troup, 50-49 About the PBA The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated to the sport of bowling and its professional competition, with thousands of members and millions of fans throughout the world. The PBA plays host to bowling’s biggest tournaments from the PBA Tour, PBA Regional Tour, and PBA50 Tour. In 2020, the PBA launched PBA Jr., a club for elite youth bowlers under the age of 17 and the PBA Pinsiders, a membership for fans of the sport. For more information, please visit PBA.com.

Brandon Drury home run powers Syracuse to 9-8 win over Buffalo, snapping 15-game losing streak Brandon Drury hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning on Friday night to propel Syracuse to a 9-8 win (Herm Card). Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Mets used a go-ahead eighth inning home run from Brandon Drury to help end their 15-game losing streak and beat the Buffalo Bisons, 9-8, on Friday night in front of a lively crowd of 4,275 at NBT Bank Stadium. Drury finished the night with three hits and three RBIs. Syracuse (12-33) entered the bottom of the eighth inning trailing, 8-7, but the Mets produced some late-inning magic. After Cemeron Maybin struck out to start the inning, Khalil Lee drew a walk. Buffalo reliever Hobie Harris then came out of the bullpen to face Drury, and the Syracuse first baseman rocketed a go-ahead, two-run home run over the center-field wall to give Syracuse a 9-8 lead. Mets reliever Nick Tropeano had already pitched a scoreless eighth inning for Syracuse and had the ball in in his hand for the ninth. With one out, Richard Ureña singled and Dilson Herrera walked to put runners on first and second base, but Juan Graterol flied out to left field for the second out of the inning. Tropeano then struck out Nash Knight to end the game and preserve the Mets' lead, ending Syracuse's 15-game losing streak as the Mets won, 9-8. The game's scoring started with Syracuse striking first with a run in the bottom of the first inning. With two outs and nobody on base, Khalil Lee got aboard with a single. Next, Drury lined a double off the wall in left-center field to score Lee and give Syracuse a 1-0 lead. In the third inning, MLB rehabber Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff double to center field. Cameron Maybin followed and ripped a double into the right-field corner, scoring Nimmo and making it 2-0 Mets. After Lee struck out and Drury lined out to center field, Orlando Calixte connected on an RBI single extending the lead to 3-0. Buffalo (25-19) finally got on the board in the top of the fourth. Christian Colón hit a leadoff double and later advanced to third on a fielder's choice off the bat of Richard Ureña. Next, Dilson Herrera walked, and then Juan Graterol connected on an RBI groundout to score Colón and make it 3-1 with the Mets still in front. Knight followed with a run-producing double to bring home Herrera and cut the deficit to one, 3-2. In the bottom of the fourth, Syracuse responded with a Martin Cervenka solo home run to increase the lead back to two, 4-2. The Bisons added a run in the sixth when Herrera hit a solo home run to make it a one-run game yet again, 4-3. That was the last batter that Syracuse Jesús Reyes faced. The right-handed pitcher finished with five and two-thirds innings pitched, allowing three runs on seven hits, and struck out a season-high eight batters. In the bottom of the sixth, Calixte led off with a ground-rule double to center field. After Wilfredo Tovar struck out, Cervenka drew a one-out walk. Next, César Puello singled to score Calixte and give Syracuse a two-run lead again, 5-3. Drew Jackson then walked to load the bases. After Nimmo grounded into a fielder's choice that resulted in a force out at home, Maybin drew a bases-loaded walk to score Puello and make it 6-3 Mets. In the top of the seventh, the Bisons exploded for five runs. Mets reliever Dellin Betances started his second MLB rehab appearance by hitting Jonathan Davis and then walking Breyvic Valera. After striking out Kevin Smith, Betances issued another walk to Rowdy Tellez. Stephen Tarpley replaced Betances, and the first batter he faced, Colón, ripped a bases-clearing double into the left-field corner to tie the game, 6-6. Colón then stole second base to get into scoring position for Ureña, who connected on an RBI single to give Buffalo their first lead, 7-6. Later in the frame, Graterol singled to score Ureña and make it 8-6 Buffalo to cap off the five-run inning. Syracuse responded in the bottom of the seventh. With nobody on base and two outs, Tovar drew a walk. Then, Cervenka picked up his second hit of the night with a single to left field, putting runners on first and second base. Next, Puello delivered yet again with his second RBI single of the night to score Tovar and pull the Mets within one as the Bisons still led, 8-7, setting up Syracuse’s comeback in the eighth. The Mets will now look to begin a win streak. Syracuse returns to NBT Bank Stadium on Friday to face Buffalo in game five of the six-game series. Right-hander Robert Stock is scheduled to start for the Mets opposite right-hander Connor Overton for the Bisons. First pitch is at 6:35 p.m.

Syracuse's late lead evaporates in series-opening loss to Buffalo, 4-3 Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Mets surrendered a late lead to drop the series opener to the Buffalo Bisons, 4-3, while also losing their 13th straight game on Wednesday night at NBT Bank Stadium. Buffalo (23-18) struck first with a run in the top of the second inning. Cullen Large led off with an infield single off Mets starter Akeem Bostick, and then Tyler White was hit by a pitch. With two men on and no one out, Richard Ureña struck out. Juan Graterol then popped out to second base for the second out. Logan Warmoth followed, drawing a walk to load the bases. Nash Knight then proceeded to draw a walk of his own to bring home Large and make it 1-0 Bisons. Bostick then forced a pop out from Breyvic Valera to end the inning. Akeem Bostick’s day ended after the third inning. The 26-year-old right-hander allowed one run on one hit, walking two and striking out two. Syracuse (11-31) got on the board in the bottom of the third. In his first Triple-A at-bat, Matt Winaker ripped a one-out double down the right-field line. The 25-year-old was called up from Double-A Binghamton on June 22nd. Brandon Nimmo and Khalil Lee then drew back-to-back walks to load the bases with one-out. Brandon Drurry followed and hit a pop up into shallow right-center field. The second baseman Richard Ureña tracked back but couldn’t make the catch as the ball went off his glove. Center fielder Logan Warmoth immediately picked up the ball and threw it to second base for the force out, but Winaker came home to score as the tying run to make it a 1-1 game. Travis Blankenhorn then stepped in and delivered with an RBI single to score Nimmo from third base and give Syracuse a 2-1 lead. Blankenhorn now has 13 RBIs in six games with the Mets. The game didn’t see another run score until the sixth, where White got the inning started with a leadoff double. Ureña then flew out to center field, but White tagged up and advanced to third on the play. Graterol followed and hit sacrifice fly out to center to score White and tie the game, 2-2. Syracuse answered in the bottom of the sixth. Blankenhorn led off the inning with a walk. After Orlando Calixte flew out, Blankenhorn stole second. Wilfredo Tovar then grounded out, but Blankenhorn advanced to third on the play. With Martin Cervenka batting, a wild pitch from Bisons pitcher T.J. Zeuch allowed Blankenhorn to score, giving Syracuse back the lead, 3-2. Major League rehabber Dellin Betances made his Syracuse debut in the seventh. After allowing two straight hits to begin the inning, the four-time All-Star struck out Kevin Smith and then forced a double play ball from Large to finish with a scoreless inning. The eighth inning proved to be costly for Syracuse. Stephen Nogosek came out of the bullpen and gave up a game-tying solo home run to Ureña. Later, with two outs and no one on, Warmoth hit a double into left field. The next batter, Nash Knight, connected on a go-ahead RBI single to score Warmoth and give Buffalo the lead, 4-3. With the Bisons still clinging to a one-run lead going into the bottom of the ninth, Buffalo sent out Hobie Harris, who got the save after striking out Drew Ferguson to end the game as the Bisons won, 4-3. Syracuse and Buffalo return to NBT Bank Stadium on Thursday evening for a doubleheader, which is taking place because Tuesday's contest was postponed. The first game is set to begin at 5:05 p.m. Game two will start approximately 40 minutes after the conclusion of game one. NBT Bank Stadium gates will open to fans at 4:30 p.m.

Update on Tuesday night’s postponed Syracuse Mets game SYRACUSE, NY – The Syracuse Mets are adding further details regarding the postponement of Tuesday’s game against the Buffalo Bisons. The game was postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test of a player in the Syracuse Clubhouse and some possible close contact situations. Out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of our team, fans, and staff, Tuesday’s game was postponed and will be rescheduled. The Syracuse Mets are following the health and safety COVID-19 protocols as established by MiLB. The gates were never opened, and fans were not inside the stadium. Wednesday’s game between the Syracuse Mets and Buffalo Bisons is expected to be played as scheduled with first pitch set for 6:35 p.m. at NBT Bank Stadium. Tickets for Tuesday’s game may be redeemed for any other Syracuse Mets game for one calendar year from Tuesday’s date. Seating is subject to availability and tickets can be redeemed at the Syracuse Mets Ticket office or by calling 315-474-7833.

PBA Tour Finals Begin Saturday on CBS Sports Network Eight elite players battle for a Guaranteed Rate PBA Tour title at Thunderbowl Allen Park, Mich.—The PBA Tour Finals return to Thunderbowl as an elite field of eight PBA Tour professionals compete for the title. Earning their entries based on competition points over the past two seasons, the players will compete in qualifying rounds beginning Saturday at noon ET on CBS Sports Network. The stepladder finals and championship match air Sunday beginning at noon ET on CBSSN. Here are some of the top storylines heading into the 2021 PBA Tour Finals: Troup is the Defending Champion and Top Seed Kyle Troup won the 2020 PBA Tour Finals for his third title of the season and sixth of his career. Since then, he’s won two more titles, including the 2021 PBA Players Championship as his first career major. Troup has earned a single-season PBA record $469,200 so far in 2021 and, if he can win the $30,000 first-place prize available in the PBA Tour Finals, would be a mere $800 away from reaching the half-million mark for the first time in PBA history. With Jason Belmonte withdrawing from the event for the second consecutive season, Troup takes over as the top seed. Tackett’s History of PBA Tour Finals Success EJ Tackett won the PBA Tour Finals twice in the four-year history of the event and made it to the championship match three times. Tackett earned the inaugural PBA Tour Finals title by defeating Belmonte in 2017, finished second to Belmonte in 2018, then won again in 2019 with a victory over Jakob Butturff. Tackett and Anthony Simonsen are the only two players in the 2021 field to have competed in all four previous PBA Tour Finals events. PBA Tour Finals Debuts Two of the eight players in the elite field are making their PBA Tour Finals debuts. François Lavoie, who won the Kia PBA Tournament of Champions earlier this season as well as the Guaranteed Rate PBA Super Slam and has earned $361,125 so far in 2021, enters the Tour Finals as the No. 7 seed. Right behind Lavoie in the No. 8 position is Chris Via, whose sustained performance in majors over the past couple years helped qualify him for the event. Since 2020, Via has finished in the top five in five of the seven majors he’s bowled, finally getting his first win in the 2021 U.S. Open. PBA Tour Finals Field The top eight players based on combined 2020 and 2021 PBA Tour points qualified for the PBA Tour Finals. The top seed, Jason Belmonte, withdrew, allowing No. 9 qualifier Chris Via to get in as the eighth seed. All other players moved up one spot: Kyle Troup Anthony Simonsen Kris Prather EJ Tackett Bill O’Neill Jesper Svensson François Lavoie Chris Via The players are divided into two groups for the qualifying and stepladder rounds. Troup, Tackett, O’Neill and Via make up Group 1. Simonsen, Prather, Svensson and Lavoie form Group 2. PBA Fans will be able to live-stream the PBA Tour Finals on CBS Sports Network. Select highlights will be available on @PBATour social handles across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. International fans can watch live on FloBowling.com. PBA Tour Finals Television Schedule Thunderbowl – Allen Park, Mich. Saturday, June 26 at Noon ET Group 1 qualifying (Kyle Troup, EJ Tackett, Bill O’Neill, Chris Via) Saturday, June 26 at 2 p.m. ET Group 2 qualifying (Anthony Simonsen, Kris Prather, Jesper Svensson, François Lavoie) Sunday, June 27 at Noon ET Group 1 stepladder finals Sunday, June 27 at 2 p.m. ET Group 2 stepladder finals Sunday, June 27 at 4 p.m. ET Championship match (Group 1 winner vs. Group 2 winner) PBA Tour Finals Winners Since 2017 2017 – EJ Tackett 2018 – Jason Belmonte 2019 – EJ Tackett 2020 – Kyle Troup About the PBA The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated to the sport of bowling and its professional competition, with thousands of members and millions of fans throughout the world. The PBA plays host to bowling’s biggest tournaments from the PBA Tour, PBA Regional Tour, and PBA50 Tour. In 2020, the PBA launched PBA Jr., a club for elite youth bowlers under the age of 17 and the PBA Pinsiders, a membership for fans of the sport. For more information, please visit PBA.com.