The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell to the Syracuse Mets 11-8 Thursday night at PNC Field. Down as many as eight runs in the game, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth but could not complete the comeback, snapping their five-game winning streak.

Syracuse took an early lead in the top of the first against RailRiders starter Kenta Maeda. Luisangel Acuna singled and stole second before scoring on a Jared Young base hit for a 1-0 edge. With two outs, Joey Meneses hit a two-run homer, giving the Mets a three-run advantage. After a catcher’s interference put Gilberto Celestino aboard, Luke Ritter drove the second two-run home run of the inning to left field to pull ahead 5-0.

Maeda allowed another two-run homer in the top of the second. Jett Williams lift

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