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Blade Tidwell‘s second start of the season did not go as well as his first and the Syracuse offense went missing in their 5-1 loss to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

Syracuse Mets (2-3) 1, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (3-3) 5

BOX SCORE

• CF Jose Azocar: 2-for-4, SB (1), 2 K (.555 OPS)
• RF Gilberto Celestino: 2-for-4, R, HR (1), RBI (2) (.749 OPS)
• 1B Luke Ritter: 0-for-4, 4 K (.594 OPS)
• DH Joey Meneses: 0-for-3, SB (1), BB, K (1.032 OPS)

Syracuse only managed seven baserunners on the day behind four hits and three walks. Gilberto Celestino had the only RBI of the day on a solo home run in the seventh inning. Only two hitters registered hits. Luke Ritter had a forgettable day, going 0-for-4 with 4 K’s earning the illustrious Golden Sombrero.

• RHP Blade Tidwell (5.40 ERA) 3 1/3 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR allowed (41 of 70 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Tyler Zuber (3.86 ERA) 1 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER
• RHP Dedniel Núñez (3.00 ERA) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (20 of 29 pitches for strikes)
• LHP Genesis Cabrera (9.00 ERA)  2/3 IP, 1 ER, BB
• RHP Kevin Herget  (3.86 ERA) 1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER

Tidwell had trouble all game locating his pitches, which signaled his early exit. Despite the lack of location, Tidwell’s fastball was consistently at 98 MPH topping out at 99. Whether or not Tidwell can control his arsenal will determine how soon he is with the New York Mets. Tyler Zuber came in with the bases loaded and induced a double-play ball, with him orchestrating the play. Dedniel Núñez was consistently hitting 96 MPH with his fastball, topping out at 98 MPH in his two scoreless innings of work, striking out two and walking one.

Syracuse will continue its series against the RailRiders on Friday at 6:35 P.M. The RailRiders will send out RHP Jake Woodford (0-0, 0.00 ERA) and Syracuse will send out RHP Justin Hagenman (0-0, 15.00 ERA).