How Sweep It Is: SWB topples Buffalo
MOOSIC, Pa. (April 14, 2019) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Buffalo Bisons 9-5 in the fourth and final game of the series Sunday night at PNC Field. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Buffalo Bisons 9-5 in the fourth and final game of the series Sunday night at PNC Field, capping
MOOSIC, Pa. (April 14, 2019) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Buffalo Bisons 9-5 in the fourth and final game of the series Sunday night at PNC Field. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Buffalo Bisons 9-5 in the fourth and final game of the series Sunday night at PNC Field, capping a sweep of their IL North rivals.
The Bisons established a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on an RBI single by
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre kept the momentum going throughout the second inning as
The fourth inning saw two home runs;
A lot of action happened in the bottom of the fifth; Mike Ford crushed his team-leading fifth home run of the season and Thairo Estrada poked a single into right field for a base hit, driving in Kellin Deglan for an 8-2 lead. The RailRiders added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, and though Buffalo rallied with three runs in the top of the seventh, the RailRiders had already produced enough offense to make it comfortable down the stretch.
The RailRiders will begin a three-game series with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs Monday night. The pitching matchup features Scranton/Wilkes Barre's LHP Nester Cortes (1-0, 0.71) and Lehigh Valley's LHP