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Quite the Night: RailRiders overcome 5-0 deficit in win

Third inning rally jumpstarts SWB in series opener
Derek Dietrich went 2-4 with three runs batted in as SWB overcame a 5-0 deficit in a 7-5 win Tuesday. (Todd Hiller)
By SWB RailRiders
June 9, 2021

TRENTON, N.J. (June 8, 2021) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders erased an early 5-0 deficit to defeat the Buffalo Bisons 7-5 in a wild contest on Tuesday night at Trenton Thunder Ballpark. After a one-hour, 45-minute weather delay to start the game, Zack Britton got the start in an MLB rehab

TRENTON, N.J. (June 8, 2021) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders erased an early 5-0 deficit to defeat the Buffalo Bisons 7-5 in a wild contest on Tuesday night at Trenton Thunder Ballpark.

After a one-hour, 45-minute weather delay to start the game, Zack Britton got the start in an MLB rehab assignment. The left-hander was tagged for four runs in 0.1 innings of work. He allowed a two-run double to Tyler White and a two-run home run to Jared Hoying to stake Buffalo to an early 4-0 lead.

Adam Warren allowed one run in 2.2 innings of relief in back of Britton, but the Bisons maintained a 5-0 advantage after the third. In the top of the fourth the RailRiders struck for three runs against Anthony Kay. Derek Dietrich drove home Hoy Park with an RBI single, and three batters later, Andrew Velazquez provided a two-run single to narrow the gap to 5-3.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre edged closer in the top of the sixth when Robinson Chirinos blasted a solo home run against Kay to cut the Buffalo lead to 5-4. Nick Nelson provided 3.0 innings of scoreless relief, while Braden Bristo added a scoreless seventh to keep the Bisons off the board.

Their work paid off in the top of the eighth when the RailRiders rallied for two runs against Tayler Saucedo. With the bases loaded and one out, Dietrich blooped a two-run single to centerfield to give the Baby Bombers a 6-5 lead. SWB added an insurance run in the ninth when Velazquez walked and later scored on a Mike Ford sacrifice fly.

Luis Garcia earned his Triple-A East-leading ninth save of the season by recording the final four outs of the game. In total the RailRiders bullpen allowed only one run in 8.2 innings of work.

POSTGAME NOTES: Trey Amburgey went 1-for-4 with a double to extend his season-long hitting streak to 14 games, and to 16 games dating back to the end of the 2019 season… Because of the delay, the final pitch of the game was thrown at 12:19 a.m. on Wednesday, the first time this season that a RailRiders game has lasted past midnight.

The RailRiders continue their series with the Bisons on Wednesday at Trenton Thunder Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. with coverage on the RailRiders Baseball Network beginning at 6:45. RHP Brian Keller (0-0, 3.18 ERA) gets the start for SWB, while RHP Jacob Waguespack (1-1, 5.48 ERA) toes the rubber for Buffalo.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre returns home on June 15 to host the Syracuse Mets. For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-BALL or slide to www.swbrailriders.com/tickets.