Ate the Bacon: Warren & Pereira Power 8-4 Victory

BOX SCORE | SWB 8, LHV 4

MOOSIC, PA (April 18, 2024) – The Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 8-4 Thursday night at PNC Field. The RailRiders were powered by six shut-out frames from #7 Yankee prospect, Will Warren, and a two-homer game from #5 prospect, Everson Pereira.

The RailRiders used a four-run bottom of the third to strike first. After Josh VanMeter and Luis Gonzalez worked walks, Caleb Durbin ripped an RBI double to left field scoring VanMeter. Pereira followed with a 419-foot three-run bomb to dead center putting Scranton/Wilkes-Barre up 4-0. It was his fifth home run of the year.

In the bottom of the sixth, Carlos Narvaez and Jose Rojas worked walks to reach base. Then, VanMeter put the RailRiders ahead 6-0 with a two-run double.

Lehigh Valley battled back in the top of the seventh with a David Dahl RBI single and a Scott Kingery three-run homer to make it 6-4.

Pereira struck again in the bottom of the seventh with his sixth home run of the year, a solo shot to left center field making it 7-4 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

In the bottom of the eighth, Narvaez was hit by a pitch and advanced to third on a Jordan Groshans single. VanMeter walked to load the bases. Gonzalez followed with another free pass to score Narvaez for the final run of the game.

Warren (W, 2-0) got the start for the RailRiders pitching six scoreless innings while striking out seven en route to his second win of the year. Mick Abel (L, 1-1) suffered the loss for the IronPigs giving up four runs off four hits over five innings of work.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has won eight of their last nine games and sit in first place in the International League standings at 12-5.

The RailRiders continue their homestand Friday at PNC Field. The first pitch time is slated for 6:35P.M. Tickets are available www.swbrailriders.com.