Mr. Rogers Pitches RailRiders to 3-1 Win on Education Day

PAWTUCKET R.I. (May 24, 2018) - With Josh Rogers, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders didn't need much in the way of offense en route to a 3-1 win over the Pawtucket Red Sox before a crowd of 5,500 screaming schoolkids on Education Day.

Rogers had his start bumped back and hadn't pitched in a week, but he showed no signs of the extra layoff in his start Thurday morning. He tossed 6.1 innings and scattered four hits while striking out six men. The only run he allowed was after exiting with the bases loaded and one out.
J.P. Feyereisen did well entering in back of Rogers, inheriting a sticky situation from his starting pitcher. But left to his own devices, the right-hander combined with Cale Coshow for a scoreless 2.2 innings out of the bullpen. Coshow fired a scoreless, perfect 9^th inning on just 14 pitches to notch his second save of the season.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre opened the scoring in the top of the first off Paw Sox starting pitcher Justin Haley. Tyler Wade singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Greg Bird, appearing in his fourth game with the RailRiders on a Major League rehab assignment, singled to right, driving in Wade for a 1-0 advantage.
The RailRiders added a run in the third when Wade doubled in LJ Mazzilli for a 2-0 edge and extended their lead to three runs with three straight base hits in the sixth. Billy Fleming singled home Erik Kratz to put Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ahead 3-0.

The win earns a split of the four-game series for the RailRiders after dropping the first two games Monday and Tuesday night.
The RailRiders pile on the bus and return home to Moosic, Pa. to begin a four-game series over Memorial Day Weekend against the Syracuse Chiefs. RHP David Hale (0-1, 4.66) is expected to get the ball for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre against RHP César Vargas (0-4, 4.35) for Syracuse. It's a 6:35 p.m. scheduled first pitch, and pregame coverage with Adam Marco and Adam Giardino begins at 6:35 p.m.