Syracuse Mets split doubleheader with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
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The Syracuse Mets and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders split a Saturday night doubleheader with the Mets overcoming a late deficit to win game one, 6-5, in eight innings. In game two, a pitcher’s duel ended with a 1-0 RailRiders win, handing the Mets their first shutout of the season.
In game one, Syracuse (18-40) scored first with a run in the top of the first inning. With two outs, J.D. Davis hit an opposite-field home run, the second homer of his MLB rehab assignment, to give the Mets an early 1-0 lead.