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MOOSIC &#8212; Ronald Herrera would have liked to have had a better start to his Triple-A career than the way he started on Saturday afternoon at PNC Field.The right-hander lasted five innings and took the loss in the RailRiders&#8217; 8-4 setback against Syracuse, snapping their five-game win streak.Only 20-years-old, Herrera struck out eight in his outing allowing seven hits and five runs. His punch-outs included striking out the side in the second, and two each in the third and fifth. He showed poise in the third and fourth innings when Syracuse scored five runs.&#8220;He&#8217;s incredibly composed, mature beyond his years,&#8221; catcher Eddy Rodriguez said. &#8220;He struggled, and obviously you don&#8217;t make a pitch and things of that nature, but he handled it well. I thought he handled it like a professional. Sometimes in this game, you&#8217;re gonna get your butt kicked. He got his butt kicked a little, but I&#8217;m excited to see what he looks like if he comes looking like he did in that fifth inning.&#8221;Herrera, acquired by the Yankees in the November that sent Jose Pirela to San Diego, threw 102 pitches in his debut and really only struggled when he faced Syracuse&#8217;s Trea Turner, the Nationals No. 2 prospect and the ninth-ranked prospect in the game according to Baseball America.Turner was a thorn in the side of Herrera and the RailRiders the entire game. The infielder hit a game-tying two-run homer in the top of the third equaling the score at 2-2. Then in the fourth, he singled in a run, stole a base and scored on a triple by Brendan Ryan helping Syracuse take a 5-2 lead in the stanza.Turner helped Syracuse tack on another run in the seventh starting with a leadoff double then scoring on a double by Matt Skole pushing the lead to 6-3 after the RailRiders pushed a run across in the bottom of the sixth on a RBI groundout by Donovan Solano.&#8220;It was good, but I left some pitches up,&#8221; Herrera said. &#8220;I wasn&#8217;t attacking the hitters. I felt pretty good, but sometimes I was messing up. That&#8217;s why they were able to hit the ball very well.&#8221;While Turner was a big piece of Syracuse&#8217;s offense on the afternoon, the whole team contributed as RailRiders pitchers allowed double-digit hits for the first time all season. It seemed like all of the Chiefs&#8217; 13 hits were perfectly placed finding a a space where there was no fielder.SWB got a little closer in the seventh thanks to baserunning by Slade Heathcott, who led off hustling to second with a shallow double off the glove of second baseman Scott Sizemore. He then stole third and scored on a throwing error by Chiefs catcher Pedro Severino to pull within 6-4.Sizemore, a former RailRider, made up for the miscue with a long two-run homer in the ninth.Daniel Camarena took over for Herrera tossing the last four innings in his Triple-A debut. Camarena, a lefty, struck out three and allowed three runs on six hits.&#8220;Once again, I&#8217;m excited those are the guys we have coming because I think we have a very good team and if pitching holds up, we&#8217;re gonna be OK,&#8221; Rodriguez said about Camarena&#8217;s debut.Chiefs 8, RailRiders 4Syracuse`AB`R`H`BITurner ss`4`3`3`3Ryan dh`4`1`1`1Sizemore 2b`5`1`1`2Skole 1b`5`0`2`1Martinson 3b`5`0`1`0Goodwin cf`5`1`1`0Severino c`4`0`1`0Ramsey rf`4`1`2`0Lozada lf`3`1`1`1Campana lf`0`0`0`0Totals`39`8`13`8RailRiders`AB`R`H`BIGamel cf`5`1`1`0Solano 2b`4`0`2`1Refsnyder 3b`4`0`1`2Heathcott lf`4`1`1`0Swisher 1b`3`0`1`0Adams rf`4`0`0`0Parmelee dh`4`0`1`0Rodriguez c`3`1`1`0Kozma ss`4`1`1`0Totals`35`4`9`3Syracuse `002`300`102`&#8212;`8RailRiders`110`001`100` &#8212; `4E: Severino (1), Refsnyder (2). LOB: Chiefs 7, RailRiders 11. DP: Chiefs 0, RailRiders 2. 2B: Kozma (3), Heathcott (2), Turner (3), Skole (3). 3B: Ryan (1). HR: Turner (1), Sizemore (1). SF: Refsnyder. SB: Goodwin (2), Turner (4), Gamel (3), Kozma (1), Heathcott (1). Outfield assists: Adams (Lozada at third)Syracuse `IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOCole`2.0`4`2`2`3`2Laffey (W, 1-0) `3.0`2`0`0`2`2Grace (H, 1) `3.0`3`2`1`1`5Martin `1.0`0`0`0`0`2RailRiders`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOHerrera (L, 0-1)` 5.0`7`5`5`3`8Camarena `4.0`6`3`2`0`3WP: Cole, HerreraUmpires: HP: Alex Tosi; 1B: Chris Segal; 3B: Matt McCoy;T: 2:58. Att: 5,938<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Scranton Railriders&#8217; Eddy Rodriguez singles against the Syracuse Chiefs at PNC Field on Saturday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_TTL041716RailRiders2.jpg</photo0><caption0>Scranton Railriders&#8217; Eddy Rodriguez singles against the Syracuse Chiefs at PNC Field on Saturday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_TTL041716RailRiders1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Chiefs&#8217; Trea Turner turns around to tag Railriders&#8217; Nick Swisher as he slides into second base at PNC Field on Saturday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_TTL041716RailRiders1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Chiefs&#8217; Trea Turner turns around to tag Railriders&#8217; Nick Swisher as he slides into second base at PNC Field on Saturday. </caption1><photoCredit1>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_TTL041716RailRiders3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Railriders pitcher Ronald Herrera throws to first base for a Syracuse out at PNC Field on Saturday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_TTL041716RailRiders3.jpg</photo2><caption2>Railriders pitcher Ronald Herrera throws to first base for a Syracuse out at PNC Field on Saturday. </caption2><photoCredit2>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Dave Rosengrantdrosengrant@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>T.L. ExpressToday&#8217;s Game: SWB and Syracuse conclude their four-game series this afternoon at 1:05 at PNC Field.Probable Pitchers: RailRiders RHP Chad Green (0-1, 2.35) vs. Syracuse RHP Taylor Hill (0-1, 3.60)Today at PNC Field: You will find lots of family activities at the ballpark today since it&#8217;s Sunday Family Funday. One of the attractions will be that Nick Swisher will be signing autographs on the concourse prior to the game from 12:00-12:20 p.m.On Deck: The RailRiders welcome Buffalo to Moosic for a four-game series starting on Monday night.Riding the Rails: The pitching staff received some help on Saturday when lefty Tyler Olson was optioned from New York to SWB and fellow lefty Dan Camarena was transferred from Advanced-A Tampa to the RailRiders. The unit also received right-hander Louis Cessa, who officially reported on Saturday. Meanwhile, RHP Branden Pinder was recalled to the Yankees. Offensively, outfielder Cesar Puello placed on the seven-day disabled list, and outfielder Lane Adams was promoted to Triple-A from Double-A Trenton.On Radio: All RailRiders games can be heard live on 1340-AMHOW THEY SCOREDRAILRIDERS FIRST: Ben Gamel singled and stole second. Donovan Solano reached on an error; Gamel to third. Rob Refsnyder hit a sac fly. Slade Heathcott walked. Nick Swisher grounded out, the runners advanced to second and third. Lane Adams walked to load the bases. Chris Parmelee flied out. RAILRIDERS 1-0RAILRIDERS SECOND: Eddy Rodriguez singled and moved to second on a wild pitch. Pete Kozma flied out. Gamel struck out. Solano walked. Refsnyder singled to score Rodriguez. Heathcott struck out. RAILRIDERS 2-0SYRACUSE THIRD: Caleb Ramsey struck out. Jose Lozada walked. Trea Turner hit a two-run homer. Brendan Ryan walked. Scott Sizemore flied out. Matt Skole singled. Jason Martinson struck out. TIED 2-2SYRACUSE FOURTH: Brian Goodwin singled and stole second. Pedro Severino grounded out. Ramsey singled. Lozada singled to score Goodwin. Turner singled driving in Ramsey; Lozada out at third. Ryan tripled to score Turner. Sizemore fouled out. CHIEFS 5-2RAILRIDERS SIXTH: Kozma doubled and stole third. Gamel struck out. Solano grounded out, but Kozma scored. Refsnyder grounded out CHIEFS 5-3SYRACUSE SEVENTH: Turner doubled. Ryan struck out. Sizemore struck out. Skole doubled to score Turner. Martinson grounded out. CHIEFS 6-3RAILRIDERS SEVENTH: Heathcott doubled then stole third and scored on a throwing error. Swisher walked. Adams struck out. Parmelee struck out. Rodriguez struck out. CHIEFS 6-4SYRACUSE NINTH: Turner grounded out. Ryan reached on an error. Sizemore homered. Skole flied out. Martinson singled. Goodwin fouled out. CHIEFS 8-4</factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Dave Rosengrant at 570-991-6398 or on Twitter @tldrosengrant</shirttailMeta></div>

Trea Turner, Syracuse Chiefs halt Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders streak at five