Bailey Dees earned his first Triple-A victory Tuesday for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders against the Syracuse Mets.

He entered the game in relief of Ryan Yarbrough, who was making a rehab start, with two outs in the top of the fifth inning, a runner on first and the score tied at one. He ran into some tough luck as he allowed an infield single on a slow roller to the speedy Luisangel Acuña, then gave up a soft blooper to Jett Williams that dunked into left field for an RBI double that put the Mets in front, 2-1. He then got Pablo Reyes to line out to center to end the inning.

Syracuse’s lead didn’t last long, just seven pitches. Bryan De La Cruz led off the bottom of the fifth with a single and Jeimer Candelario followed with a two-run home run that regained the lead for the RailRi

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