Great Escape: RailRiders end trip with 9-3 win
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA (August 18, 2019) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre flexed some early power against the Gwinnett Stripers, homering twice in the first three innings, and used a barrage of 16 hits to defeat the Stripers and avoid a sweep Sunday afternoon.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA (August 18, 2019) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre flexed some early power against the Gwinnett Stripers, homering twice in the first three innings, and used a barrage of 16 hits to defeat the Stripers and avoid a sweep Sunday afternoon.
Before a crowd of 3,835 fans on a sun-splashed afternoon at Coolray Field, both offenses got out of the gates quickly. After seeing his team fall behind 1-0,
The game remained 3-2 through the middle innings thanks to RailRiders starting pitcher
SWB's offense jumped out to four more runs in the seventh inning off Rafael De Paula, growing the advantage to 7-2 thanks to an RBI single by Higashioka, RBI single by Alvarez and a two-run single by
Paired with a loss by the Buffalo Bisons, the RailRiders extend their lead in the I.L. North Division to 2.0 games over both Buffalo and Syracuse with 15 games remaining in the regular season.
Following Sunday's game, the RailRiders pile on the bus and make their sojourn north where they will get ready to kick off a four-game series with the Pawtucket Red Sox Monday at PNC Field. RHP