Extra Effort: SWB snaps skid with 4-3 extra inning win at Louisville
LOUISVILLE, KY (June 21, 2025) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders beat the Louisville Bats 4-3 in 10 innings on Saturday night at Louisville Slugger Field. Brennen Davis homered twice and the RailRiders lone lead of the day came in extras to snap their three-game losing streak. Box Score
LOUISVILLE, KY (June 21, 2025) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders beat the Louisville Bats 4-3 in 10 innings on Saturday night at Louisville Slugger Field. Brennen Davis homered twice and the RailRiders lone lead of the day came in extras to snap their three-game losing streak.
Motoring into third 💪 pic.twitter.com/2LWhKQRQQT
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) June 21, 2025
The Bats opened the scoring in the bottom of the first. With two on and two down against RailRiders starter Sean Boyle, a double by Jack Rogers gave Louisville a 2-0 lead.
Jose Rojas tripled in the second and scored on a groundout by Bryan De La Cruz to cut the deficit in half.
Boyle held Louisville in check until the fifth when Edwin Rios and Ryan Vilade hit back-to-back doubles to extend the lead to 3-1.
Davis led off the seventh with a solo home run to center off reliever Lenny Torres, Jr., drawing Scranton/Wilkes-Barre within one again.
Bye. Bye. Bye. 👋
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) June 22, 2025
104 mph | 399 ft.#WhereLegendsRise #RepBX pic.twitter.com/4Y13fZELhy
With two outs in the top of the ninth, Davis lined a game-tying home run to left off Bats closer Zach Maxwell to tie the game at three.
Brennen Davis does it AGAIN, and it's a brand new ballgame! 💣#WhereLegendsRise #RepBX pic.twitter.com/S1srm4M7NL
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) June 22, 2025
In the top of the tenth, Alex Jackson doubled in Andrew Velazquez to give the RailRiders the edge.
A little extra action from Alex Jackson to take the lead in extras! 💪 pic.twitter.com/3z8KXrtdaD
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) June 22, 2025
In the bottom of the inning, Louisville had runners on the corners with one out, but Colten Brewer induced a game-ending double play.
Boyle struck out five over five complete. Eric Reyzelman, Geoff Hartlieb (3-2) and Brewer held the Bats scoreless over the final five innings. Hartlieb worked 2.1 frames for the win while Brewer earned his fifth save. Joe La Sorsa (2-2) was tagged with the run in the tenth and took the loss.
The RailRiders and Bats conclude their only series of the season on Sunday at 1:05 P.M. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre returns to PNC Field on Tuesday, June 24, to host the Worcester Red Sox. Tickets are available online at www.swbrailriders.com.