Extra, Extra!: RailRiders win with two in tenth
TRENTON, N.J. (June 12, 2021) – In their first extra-inning game of the season, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Buffalo Bisons 6-4 in 10 innings on Saturday night at Trenton Thunder Ballpark. The RailRiders fell behind early as the Bisons plated two runs in the bottom of the first against
TRENTON, N.J. (June 12, 2021) – In their first extra-inning game of the season, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Buffalo Bisons 6-4 in 10 innings on Saturday night at Trenton Thunder Ballpark.
The RailRiders fell behind early as the Bisons plated two runs in the bottom of the first against Nick Green on a pair of back-to-back RBI doubles. Buffalo tallied two more in the second to jump out to an early 4-0 lead.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre got on the board in the top of the fourth when a sacrifice fly from Socrates Brito scored Hoy Park to cut the deficit to 4-1. The RailRiders added two more in the fifth on a two-run single from Trey Amburgey.
Want to see Trey Amburgey drive in two runs?
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) June 13, 2021
Of course you do. pic.twitter.com/BUdYkzb4KS
Amburgey finished the game 2-for-5, extending his season-long hitting streak to 17 games, the longest hitting streak in Triple-A East this season. Dating back to the end of the 2019 season, Amburgey has hits in 19 consecutive contests, and has reached base safely in 25 straight.
In the top of the sixth, Armando Alvarez cracked a one-out double and scored on a base-hit by Kellin Deglan to tie the game at 4-4. The RailRiders catcher had a strong night at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
Reggie McClain, Braden Bristo and Nick Goody combined to throw 6.0 innings of scoreless relief for the RailRiders after Green exited following 3.0 innings of work to force the game into extra innings.
Automatic runner Andrew Velazquez stole third base in the top of the tenth and came home to score on a wild pitch by Hobie Harris (0-1) with two outs in the frame. Brito followed with an RBI single to put the RailRiders on top 6-4.
Hey, we'll take it! pic.twitter.com/FauJ304RUv
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) June 13, 2021
Goody (3-1) set the Bisons down in order in the bottom of the tenth to close out the extra-inning victory. The win was the second come-from-behind victory of the series for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, which also erased a five-run deficit on Tuesday night.
POSTGAME NOTES: The RailRiders are 1-0 in extra-inning games in 2021, after they were 10-6 in such contests in 2019… The win was the third of the series for SWB, guaranteeing at least a split with Buffalo. The RailRiders have not lost a series this season… Greg Allen went 0-for-3 with a walk, extending his season-long on-base streak to 13 straight games.
The RailRiders complete their series with the Bisons on Sunday at Trenton Thunder Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. with coverage on the RailRiders Baseball Network beginning at 12:45. SWB has not announced a starting pitcher for the contest, while LHP Anthony Kay (0-2, 6.62) is slated to start 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.