Bullish Battle: Durham walks-off SWB again
Durham, NC. (August 11, 2018) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders lost 10-9 to the Durham Bulls at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Saturday evening. After the RailRiders rallied from four down to take the lead in the top of the ninth, Austin Meadows second two-run home run of the night gave the
Durham, NC. (August 11, 2018) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders lost 10-9 to the Durham Bulls at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Saturday evening. After the RailRiders rallied from four down to take the lead in the top of the ninth,
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre opened the scoring three batters into the game.
Durham, however, took a 4-1 lead in the third on two home runs and a run-scoring double. Meadows hit a two-run home run own the right-field line off Adams for a 2-1 Bulls lead. With two outs, Refsnyder hit solo home run and
The Bulls added three runs against Adams in the fifth inning on four hits to build a 7-3 lead.
The RailRiders cut one run off the lead in the sixth when
In the bottom of the ninth, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre loaded the bases with two outs.
In the bottom of the ninth with the tying run at third, Meadows lined an 0-2 pitch from
Andrew Kittredge (6-0) was charged with the blown save and notched the win while Coshow (1-3) took the loss.
Ford led the RailRiders with three hits, including two doubles, and two runs scored. Payton, McBroom and
The RailRiders and Bulls finish their season series on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre will start RHP Mike King (0-0, 1.29), while Durham has not yet announced a starting pitcher. The RailRiders return to PNC Field on Monday for a seven-game homestand against Indianapolis and Norfolk.