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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For the second straight game, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders surrendered four runs in the bottom of the eighth, falling 5-3 to the Syracuse Mets at NBT Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Ruben Tejada hit a two-run single in the eighth inning to key the Mets’ comeback. The single by Tejada tied the game 3-3 before Rene Rivera hit a two-run home run later in the inning.

The RailRiders opened the scoring in the first. Thairo Estrada doubled to the right field corner and Tyler Wade matched the hit, doubling to right off of Mets starter Ervin Santana to plate Estrada for a 1-0 edge.

Ben Heller made a rehab appearance for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, striking out the first two batters in the bottom of the first and needing only nine pitches, eight strikes, to dispatch Syracuse in a three-batter first.

Brody Koerner relieved Heller in the second and retired the first five men he faced. The Mets tied the game in the bottom of the fifth when Travis Taijeron doubled, advanced to third on a Colton Plaia single and scored on an infield groundout by Rajai Davis.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre answered quickly and with some help in the top of the sixth. With two outs and a 3-1 count on Erik Kratz, Santana was charged with a ball for a pitch clock violation, putting the RailRiders DH on first. Zack Zehner hit the next pitch over the left field wall to give Scranton/Wilkes-Barre a 3-1 lead.

Stephen Nogosek (3-0) got the win with two innings of scoreless relief while David Sosebee (3-1) took the loss in the International League game.

David Sosebee (3-1) was tagged with the loss and also suffered his first blown save of the season. He head converted five other opportunities coming into Sunday.

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Staff and wire reports