Salvage Yard: Homers help SWB top Durham
DURHAM, NC. (June 16, 2019) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders beat the Durham Bulls 7-3 on Sunday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Erik Kratz homered twice as the RailRiders salvaged the series finale and finished their first six-game road trip through the International League South with three wins and three loses.
In the top of the second against opener
The RailRiders responded with a solo home run of their own in the top of the fourth. Kratz drilled a 2-2 pitch off the top of the right field wall and into the seats, extending the RailRiders lead to 4-2. It was his first home run during the catcher's second stint with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Durham threatened in the fifth, loading the bases to knock RailRiders starter
The Bulls put the tying run on against Feyereisen in the seventh, but
Kratz's second home run of the game extended the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lead to 7-2; a three-run drive to the right field seats with Wade and
The Bulls tallied a run in the eighth of Coulombe but left the bases loaded for a third time as
Feyereisen (5-0) worked two scoreless frames for the win, while Coulombe allowed a run over 1.1 innings for a hold. Harvey's four-out save was his fifth of the season. Sulser (3-3) took the loss after allowing the first three runs for the Bulls.
Judge went 1-for-4 with a run batted in while Stanton finished 0-for-four is what is likely his last game on this Allied Integrated Health Systems rehab assignment.
Adams pitched 4.2 innings, allowing two runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and two walks. Sunday's appearance snapped a string of five straight quality starts for Adams with the RailRiders, dating back to a six-inning start at Rochester on April 24.
Wade added a pair of singles for the RailRiders only other multi-hit game in the win.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is off on Monday and will open a six-game homestand against the Norfolk Tides on Tuesday. While Stanton is slated to be activated by the New York Yankees on Tuesday, signs point towards Judge remaining with the RailRiders as the homestand begins. Tickets are available online at swbrailriders.com.