Game 1 goes to goes to the RailRiders

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The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders walked off 3-2 against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in Game 1 of the International League Divisional Series at PNC Field.
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Mark Payton hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the RailRiders a head start in the best-of-five series.
The RailRiders took a 1-0 lead against Enyel De Los Santos in the bottom of the third inning. After Erik Swanson had stranded the bases loaded in the top half of the inning, the RailRiders got on the board via an RBI fielder's choice by Payton.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre added to their lead in the bottom of the fifth when a single by Gio Urshella skipped past left-fielder Danny Ortiz to score Francisco Diaz.
Brady Lail took over for Swanson in the top of the fourth and provided two perfect innings for the RailRiders. Lail in three postseason games against the IronPigs is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA allowing just two runs over 12 innings.
Justus Sheffield was next out of the pen for the RailRiders. With two outs in the sixth and Mitch Walding on first, the IronPigs strung together three straight hits to tie the game at two. An infield single by Andrew Knapp and a throwing error by Urshella made it 2-1. One batter later with runners on the corners, Trevor Plouffe's single to left tied the game.
De Los Santos went six innings, allowed seven hits and walked one. He was charged with two runs, one earned and struck out six but did not earn a decision. Edgar Garcia was first out of the pen for the IronPigs and worked a scoreless seventh. After retiring the first two hitters of the inning, Payton singled and Urshella drove one to the wall in right field, but Ryan Goins tracked it down to end the frame.
Tyler Gilbert (0-1) got out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the eighth when he induced a 5-4-3 double play off the bat of LJ Mazzilli.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, Payton homered to right field to give the RailRiders the Game 1 victory. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is now 4-0 in playoff games against the IronPigs at PNC Field with two-walk off wins.
The IronPigs and Railriders resume then ILDS tomorrow night at 6:35 p.m. in Moosic. IL Pitcher of the Year Cole Irvin will head to the mound, looking to even the series against Nestor Cortes Jr..
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