The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees, lost both games of a double-header to the Syracuse Mets on Thursday. Jeter Downs started at third base and went 0-for-2 in the second game, but he provided a highlight that should remind you of the man he was named after.
During the bottom of the fifth, Mets catcher Austin Allen hit a high fly ball into foul territory. Downs ran and jumped near a tarp and crashed into the protective netting and into the stands. While Downs got the out Syracuse's Rylan Thomas was able to tag up and advance to second base while he was trying to untangle himself. Thomas would score the game-deciding run on a single a few minutes later. Still, what an effort.
