Five Drives: SWB loses 9-4 Wednesday
MOOSIC, PA (July 16, 2019) - The powerful bats of the Columbus Clippers used a decisive sixth inning, plating five runs- including a go-ahead grand slam by Yu Chang- to take a 9-4 victory over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Wednesday afternoon at PNC Field.
MOOSIC, PA (July 16, 2019) - The powerful bats of the Columbus Clippers used a decisive sixth inning, plating five runs- including a go-ahead grand slam by Yu Chang- to take a 9-4 victory over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Wednesday afternoon at PNC Field.
It was a sparkling afternoon with winds blowing out to centerfield, and the batters took full advantage. The Clippers entered the day leading the International League in home runs and clubbed five more to add to their league-best total. The blasts included solo shots in the second and fourth innings from
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre held the lead until the top of the sixth inning, with the first three men reaching to load the bases before a strikeout of
The game began with teams trading runs early. After a scoreless first inning, both teams got on the board in the second. Columbus opened the offense with the first homer of the day by Flaherty, a majestic fly ball over the 408-foot mark in centerfield. The RailRiders answered in the bottom half of the inning when
In the top of the fourth, Clippers centerfielder Brandon Barnes homered, cutting the deficit by one to 3-2, but then Zehner responded with his second run-scoring hit of the day to re-extend the lead back to a pair of runs at 4-2.
The RailRiders got a strong start from
The RailRiders have taken the first two-of-three from the Clippers and the two teams conclude the series Thursday evening with a scheduled 7:05 p.m. first pitch. RHP