Josh Walker puts together another solid outing, but Syracuse falls to Rochester, 3-2, on Thursday night Inbox Syracuse, NY - The Rochester Red Wings used a two-run home run from their pitcher Luis Reyes in the fifth inning and a go-ahead RBI single from Donovan Casey in the ninth to top the Syracuse Mets, 3-2, at NBT Bank Stadium on Thursday night. Despite the loss, Syracuse starting pitcher Josh Walker was great on the mound, delivering six innings, giving up two runs on five hits while walking one and striking out one. Syracuse (38-59) struck first with a run in the bottom of the second. They loaded the bases with no outs after Travis Blankenhorn walked, David Thompson was hit by a pitch, and Khalil Lee walked. Cheslor Cuthbert then came to the plate and hit into a 6-4-3 double play, but Blankenhorn scored to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Cervenka then flied out to end the inning. Rochester (42-54) took the lead in the top of the fifth, thanks to their pitcher. Donovan Casey hit a leadoff double, and then Ali Castillo and Jecksson Flores were both retired. Reyes then came to the plate, and on a 3-2 pitch, blasted a two-run homer over the center-field wall to give the Red Wings a 2-1 lead. The Mets tied it in the bottom of the sixth thanks to a Mason Williams solo home run onto the Salt City Deck in right field. The homer was Williams’s fifth of the season made it a 2-2 contest. In the top of the ninth and the score still 2-2, Mike Ford hit a leadoff double off Mets reliever Franklyn Kilomé. Blake Swihart came in as a pinch runner, and Casey hit a go-ahead single, scoring Swihart to put Rochester ahead 3-2. Red Wings reliever Ronald Peña came on to pitch the bottom of the ninth for the Red Wings and delivered a 1-2-3 inning to earn his first save of the season. The Mets and Red Wings return to NBT Bank Stadium on Friday evening. Syracuse right-hander Adam Oller will take the hill against Rochester left-hander Seth Romero. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.

Sean Rash Wins PBA Chesapeake Open for 17th PBA Tour Title Defeats top seed Tom Daugherty in championship match Chesapeake, Va.—On his 39th birthday, Sean Rash claimed his 17th Guaranteed Rate PBA Tour title by winning the PBA Chesapeake Open at AMF Western Branch Lanes. Rash, the No. 2 seed, eliminated 20-time PBA Tour champion Tommy Jones in the semifinal match, then defeated top seed Tom Daugherty, who won two of his four career titles earlier this season, in the championship match. Daugherty finished with a 212 game, forcing Rash to strike on his first shot in the 10th frame to have a chance. After a re-rack, Rash rolled the strike he needed, then fired his next shot down the middle to get enough count to make it official. Rash finished with a score of 228 to win his first title since the 2020 PBA Cheetah Championship. The victory moves Rash out of a tie with Hall of Famer Jason Couch and into a tie with Hall of Famer Carmen Salvino in all-time titles. It also jumps Rash into seventh in the PBA Summer Tour points race, which will net him a share of the $40,000 bonus prize fund. With his second-place finish, Daugherty also moved inside the top 10, finishing one spot behind Rash in eighth. Darren Tang, who won his first PBA Tour title last weekend in the PBA Bowlerstore.com Classic presented by Moxy’s Xtra Pair, finished seventh in Chesapeake to clinch the $20,000 bonus for leading the PBA Summer Tour points race. Tang finished in the top 12 in four of the five Summer Tour events to build a 35-point margin over runner-up Anthony Simonsen. Tang entered the final event of the PBA Summer Tour with a 65-point lead over Simonsen, who finished sixth in Chesapeake, which was not enough to catch Tang. Simonsen will receive $7,000 for placing second. PBA Chesapeake Open Final Standings AMF Western Branch Lanes – Chesapeake, Va. Sean Rash Tom Daugherty Tommy Jones Ryan Ciminelli Match Scores Match 1 – No. 4 Jones def. No. 3 Ciminelli, 250-202 Match 2 – No. 2 Rash def. No. 4 Jones, 248-216 Match 3 – No. 2 Rash def. No. 1 Daugherty, 228-212 Full PBA Chesapeake Open standings: https://www.pba.com/tournaments/2021/pba-chesapeake-open PBA Summer Tour Points Final Standings Darren Tang, 4,825 ($20,000) Anthony Simonsen, 4,790 ($7,000) Shawn Maldonado, 3,902.5 ($4,000) EJ Tackett, 3,665 ($3,000) Jakob Butturff, 3,175 ($1,000) Tommy Jones, 3,132.5 ($1,000) Sean Rash, 3,090 ($1,000) Tom Daugherty, 3,072.5 ($1,000) Matt Russo, 3,010 ($1,000) Chris Via, 2,655 ($1,000) 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.

Boyle honored by Triple-A East for week of August 16-22 Right-hander pitched seven-inning no-hitter on August 19 at Worcester MOOSIC, PA (August 23, 2021) – Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders pitcher Sean Boyle has been honored as Triple-A East’s Pitcher-of-the-Week for August 16 through 22. On August 19, Boyle tossed a no-hitter in game two of a doubleheader against the Worcester Red Sox at Polar Park; a 5-0 RailRiders victory. Boyle, 24, made his first-ever Triple-A start on August 19 and the seventh of his professional career since being drafted by the New York Yankees in the 25th round out of Dallas Baptist University in 2018. He walked one and hit one batter in the complete-game effort, striking out six and throwing 95 pitches to no-hit the WooSox. The right-hander had never thrown more than 66 pitches in any of his previous 45 pro outings. Boyle’s no-hitter was the second by the RailRiders this season, joining the performance by Luis Gil, Reggie McClain and Stephen Ridings on July 21 against Rochester, which also netted Gil Pitcher-of-the-Week honors for his effort. Boyle also worked the first four innings of a seven-inning no-hitter for Hudson Valley on July 10. It was the first seven-inning, complete game no-hitter by a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre pitcher since Robert Ellis on June 6, 2004, against Louisville. Boyle has pitched at three levels this season, compiling a 6-3 mark with a 2.17 earned run average over 62.1 total innings pitched. The RailRiders continue a two-city road trip Tuesday, August 24, at Lehigh Valley and return to PNC Field on August 31 to host the Buffalo Bisons. Tickets for the upcoming 14-game homestand, which also welcomes Rochester back to PNC Field, are available online at swbrailriders.com.

Opponents and dates set Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s 2022 season RailRiders slated to play a 144-game schedule starting on April 5, 2022 Moosic, PA (August 19, 2021) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, are pleased to announce their schedule for the 2022 season. The RailRiders will open their season on April 5 on the road and conclude a 144-game schedule on September 21, split evenly with 72 games at home and 72 on the road. The 2022 schedule is comprised of 23 six-game series and two three-game sets. After only playing within Triple-A East’s Northeast Division in 2021, the club will now take on division rivals 102 times and play 42 games against inter-divisional opponents. The RailRiders are in the Northeast Division along with the Buffalo Bisons (Toronto), Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia), Rochester Red Wings (Washington), Syracuse Mets (New York Mets) and Worcester Red Sox (Boston). “The release of the 2022 schedule is really exciting for many reasons,” stated John Adams, Team President of the RailRiders. “While having baseball back in 2021 has been a tremendous boost to our community in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the new 2022 schedule includes a full slate of games and is the first step in getting back to planning a fun and eventful lineup of promotions to coincide with top-tier baseball from the New York Yankees farm system next season.” Scranton/Wilkes-Barre begins the 2022 season in Syracuse on April 5 and plays its home opener one week later on April 12 against the Norfolk Tides (Baltimore). The RailRiders will travel to Buffalo and host Lehigh Valley during the month as well. The team travels to Rochester and Worcester during May, while it hosts Syracuse, a first-ever meeting with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Miami) and starts a series against Lehigh Valley at PNC Field. Home games in June include contests against the IronPigs, Red Wings and Bisons, while road swings hit Syracuse and Toledo (Detroit). After concluding a series at home against Buffalo on July 3, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre travels to Worcester for a game on July 4. The team returns home on July 12 to host the Louisville Bats (Cincinnati). After the Triple-A All-Star break from July 18-21, the RailRiders head down the turnpike for a three-game set versus the IronPigs. They conclude July in Rochester against the Red Wings. August opens with 12 home dates over 13 days, from August 2 through 14, with the Bisons and Red Sox welcomed to town. A 12-game, 13-day road trip to the St. Paul Saints (Minnesota) and the Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City) follows; the first time in history that the RailRiders will play either of those two clubs. The month ends with the first two games of a six-game set against Syracuse at PNC Field. In September, the RailRiders host the Mets, travel to play the Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay) and return to Moosic to play Worcester. The year’s final series is another three-game set against Lehigh Valley on the road from September 19-21. Game times and promotions will be announced later and the 2022 schedule remains subject to change. Full, Half and Partial Season Ticket Memberships for the 2022 season are on sale now. For more information, please visit swbrailriders.com or call (570) 969-BALL. -swb-

Jesús Reyes throws another gem, Syracuse wins fifth straight with 6-1 victory over Worcester on Sunday Inbox Worcester, MA - The Syracuse Mets kept up their winning ways, picking up their fifth straight victory with a 6-1 win over the Worcester Red Sox on Sunday afternoon at Polar Park. The Mets took five games in the six-game set in Worcester even after losing the series opener on Tuesday. Jesús Reyes delivered another dominant outing, throwing six shutout innings of one-hit baseball while walking three batters and striking out seven. In his last four appearances, Reyes has a 0.86 ERA, allowing just two runs in 21 innings pitched. Syracuse (34-54) put the first runs on the board in the top of the fourth inning. With one out, Josh Reddick singled. David Thompson followed with a two-run home run that he crushed over the left field wall to put the Mets ahead, 2-0. Worcester (46-42) didn’t get their first hit until the bottom of the fifth inning when Ryan Fitzgerald picked up a one-out single. However, Fitzgerald was caught stealing second base with Jeremy Rivera at the plate, and then Reyes struck out Rivera for the third out of the frame. The Mets extended their lead in the top of the eighth. Wilfredo Tovar worked a leadoff walk, and then Reddick connected on a single, putting runners at first and third base. Thompson followed with another clutch hit, this time a two-run double to extend the lead to 4-0. Thompson was responsible for four of Syracuse’s six runs batted in on Sunday. After Brandon Brennan came out of the bullpen for Worcester, Chance Sisco doubled to score Thompson and make it a 5-0 advantage for the Mets. Syracuse added another run in the top of the ninth. Mason Williams led off with a single, and with Tovar at the plate, Williams advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Tovar then delivered with an RBI single to hand the Mets a 6-0 lead. Worcester scored its lone run in the bottom of the ninth with a Jack López leadoff home run to make it 6-1 with Syracuse still in front. That was the only run and hit allowed by Mets reliever Akeem Bostick who pitched three innings out of the bullpen. Combined, Reyes and Bostick allowed only two Worcester hits in the game. The Mets now come back to Syracuse for a 13-game homestand. The action begins from NBT Bank Stadium on Tuesday night at 6:35 p.m. when Syracuse hosts the Buffalo Bisons.

Syracuse sweeps Friday doubleheader against Worcester with eight-run comeback in game one and wire-to-wire win in game two Inbox Worcester, MA - The Syracuse Mets overcame an eight-run deficit in game one and led most of the way in game two to sweep Friday night’s doubleheader against the Worcester Red Sox with Syracuse winning the first game, 10-8, and the second game, 5-4. In game one, Syracuse (32-54) trailed, 8-6, going to the top of the seventh inning: the final inning of game one of the doubleheader. Both Patrick Mazeika and Wagner Lagrange started the frame with singles, putting runners at first and second base. After Khalil Lee struck out, Cheslor Cuthbert singled to load the bases. Mason Williams then grounded into a fielder’s choice where Cuthbert was out at second, but the throw to first base was low and not secured by Worcester first baseman Joey Meneses, so Williams was safe at first to keep the game going. Lagrange went to third base on the play, and Mazeika scored to cut the Syracuse deficit to one, 8-7. The Mets then sent Josh Reddick to the plate as a pinch hitter for his first plate appearance since signing a minor league contract with the New York Mets on Friday. Down in the count, 0-2, Reddick crushed a pitch over the 22-foot-high Worcester Wall in right field for a go-ahead, three-run home run that gave Syracuse a 10-8 lead, completing the comeback from being down, 8-0. Mets reliever Tom Hackimer came into the game in the bottom of the seventh and pitched a 1-2-3 inning to secure the come-from-behind 10-8 victory. Worcester (46-40) jumped out to an early lead in game one in the bottom of the first inning. Yairo Muñoz was at third base, Delino DeShields was at first, and Johan Mieses was at the plate with one out, Mieses struck out and on the strike three pitch, DeShields stole second. On the throw to second base, Muñoz stole home to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. DeShields advanced to third base on an errant throw to second during his steal attempt. Josh Ockimey, Jack Lopez, and Jhonny Pereda all had RBI singles later in the inning to give Worcester a 4-0 advantage. The Red Sox extended the lead in the fourth with four runs on four hits and a Mets error that allowed a run to score to make it an 8-0 Worcester lead. Syracuse began its comeback in the top of the sixth. With two outs, Orlando Calixte at third base and Mark Payton at first, Wilfredo Tovar doubled, scoring both Calixte and Payton to make it an 8-2 game. Mazeika followed with a single that brought home Tovar to pull the Mets within five, 8-3. Lagrange singled and Lee walked to load the bases for Cuthbert, who hit a bases clearing double off the Worcester Wall in right field, cutting the Worcester lead to two, 8-6, and setting Syracuse up for its comeback win. Game two saw the Mets strike first in the top of the third. Cody Bohanek led off with a single, and Payton brought Bohanek home with a double to the left-field wall, giving Syracuse a 1-0 lead. The Mets extended their lead in the top of the fifth. With Bohanek at third and Tovar at first, a wild pitch scored Bohanek to give Syracuse a 2-0 edge. Then, later in the inning with runners at first and third and two outs, Chance Sisco homered a three-run home run over the Worcester Wall in right field to stretch the Syracuse lead to 5-0. Worcester responded in the bottom of the fifth. Jett Bandy was hit by a pitch, Jeremy Rivera walked, and Ryan Fitzgerald followed with a three-run homer to right field to cut Syracuse’s lead to two, 5-3. In the bottom of the seventh inning. Muñoz singled and scored on a DeShields double to right-center field to pull the Red Sox within one, 5-4. Meneses then lined into a double play where DeShields was doubled off of second base for the first two outs of the frame. Mieses followed with a groundout to shortstop to end the ballgame as Syracuse won game two, 5-4, for the doubleheader sweep. Syracuse and Worcester return to action on Saturday for the fifth game of their six-game series. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. --

Syracuse Mets Announce Amazing Ballpark Beerfest at NBT Bank Stadium: Friday, 9/10 Sample over 80 different, unique beers & enjoy a spectacular firework show! SYRACUSE, NY – The Syracuse Mets will hold their 6th Annual Amazing Ballpark Beerfest at NBT Bank Stadium on Friday, September 10th. The Amazing Ballpark Beerfest will last from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for general admission, and tickets are $50 per person. VIP tickets are also available for beer-lovers that want an extra hour of sampling, and doors will open at 4 p.m. for VIP only. VIP tickets are $75 per person. Tickets for Designated Drivers are just $10. Designated drivers will receive complimentary Coca-Cola fountain beverages during the event. The Amazing Ballpark Beerfest will feature live music in multiple areas of the Stadium and utilize all areas of the newly renovated NBT Bank Stadium. Craft Beers, many of which are direct from the brewery with brewers at the pouring stations, will be located from foul pole to foul pole on the concourse in a rain or shine event. The stadium’s concourse gives patrons protection from the rain while remaining outdoors. The Beerfest will feature disposable plastic cups to eliminate the reuse and contact associated with the traditional glass provided to patrons. All guests will receive a complimentary can Koozie built for 16 oz cans courtesy of the presenting sponsors, The Hops Spot at Armory Square and The Nave Law Firm. 95X is the Media Co-Sponsor, and Rocky’s Cigars will sponsor the Spirit and Cigar Deck. All attendees must be 21 years or older to attend. No infants or toddlers will be allowed entry. Food will be available for purchase during the Beerfest from Kasai and The Hops Spot. Kasai will feature their famous chicken sandwich as well as “Danny’s Steak’s” Cheese Steak sandwich while The Hops Spot will feature a variety of their unique poutine. All beer lovers in attendance will be able to enjoy a famous Syracuse Mets fireworks extravaganza to finish off the night in grand fashion. Tickets for the Amazing Ballpark Beerfest can be purchased 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 anytime online at https://www.amazingbeerfest.com/.