Sweet Sunday: Baby Bombers Debut Earn 6-5 Win
MOOSIC, PA (June 14, 2026) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders turned Baby Bombers topped the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 6-5 in the series finale. The Baby Bombers rocketed a pair of home runs in the victory. BOX SCORE | SWB 6 LHV 5
MOOSIC, PA (June 14, 2026) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders turned Baby Bombers topped the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 6-5 in the series finale. The Baby Bombers rocketed a pair of home runs in the victory.
Top #Yankees prospect George Lombard Jr. — the Baby Bomber — records his 11th double in Triple-A and 5th of this series! #RepBX pic.twitter.com/wyhdB9s1rk
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) June 14, 2026
The IronPigs took an early advantage on a sacrifice fly in the first frame. The visitors added another thanks to a solo shot from Otto Kemp in the third to make it 2-0.
In the home half, George Lombard Jr. laced his eleventh double to get in scoring position. Marco Luciano followed with a run-scoring single to cut the lead in half.
Lehigh Valley got the run right back after Dylan Carlson grounded in Brian De La Cruz.
But the Baby Bombers took charge in the bottom of the fourth. Seth Brown and Tyler Hardman knocked back-to-back singles to get aboard. Ernesto Martínez Jr. followed with a three-run bomb to left for a 4-3 advantage.
SWB got an insurance run in the next inning thanks to a homer from Tyler Hardman. They put a run up in the seventh to make it 6-3. Miguel Palma doubled to reach, marking his first hit as a RailRider, and an RBI single from Jonathan Ornelas brought him in.
Felix Reyes kept the IronPigs in the game with a two-run blast in the eighth. But Dylan Coleman (S, 2) shut them down in the ninth to seal the victory.
Elmer Rodríguez (W, 3-3) allowed three runs in his five innings of work while striking out a pair. Carlos Lagrange let up a homer in his third bullpen appearance but struck out six 'Pigs.
The RailRiders hit the road for two straight weeks. They wrap up the first half at Columbus and begin the second half at Indianapolis. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre returns home on Tuesday, June 30 to take on the Norfolk Tides (Orioles) for a six-game set. Tickets and promotional details are available at www.swbrailriders.com.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record: 34-34