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Moosic, Pa. — Like a sleeping giant, the Syracuse Mets offense finally woke up to do enough damage and beat the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, 11-8, on Thursday at PNC Field.

The Mets finished with 13 hits, including seven extra-base hits.

The last time Syracuse faced Scranton/Wilkes-Barre starter Kenta Maeda, the Mets scored nine runs off the right-hander while he was pitching for the Iowa Cubs in May. Maeda suffered a similar fate against the Syracuse lineup in his fourth game with the RailRiders.

In the top of the first inning, the Mets wasted no time lighting up the scoreboard. To start the frame, Luisangel Acuña singled, stole second base and scored on an RBI single by Jared Young to give Syracuse a 1-0 lead.

Next, with Young at first, Joey Meneses smashed a two-

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