RailRiders top Bisons, 9-4, with Katoh's slam
RailRiders' shortstop Gosuke Katoh hit a fifth-inning grand slam to lift Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to a 9-4 victory over the Bisons, Saturday night from PNC Field.The slam, Katoh's 10th home run of the season, came just three batters after the RailRiders tied the game a 4-4. Facing Bisons reliever Thomas Pannone, the
RailRiders' shortstop
The slam, Katoh's 10th home run of the season, came just three batters after the RailRiders tied the game a 4-4. Facing Bisons reliever
The slam was part of a five-run Scranton/Wilkes-Barre rally after the Bisons had taken a 4-3 lead on
Pannone then hit
The Bisons found themselves down 3-0 after two innings but tied the game in the third. Team MVP
The Herd offense, however, fell quiet after the Katoh grand slam. The team had just one base runner over the final four innings while the final 10 batters of the game were set down by RailRiders relievers.
The loss for Buffalo went to Pannone, who worked three total innings in relief of Blue Jays rehabbing southpaw,
Just hours after hitting that home run, the New York Yankees traded McBroom to the Kansas City Royals for international signing bonus money.
The Bisons now have just two games left in the 2019 season. At 70-68, the team needs just one more win to ensure themselves a winning record for the year.