Ks for Days: Staff racks up 15 in win
MOOSIC, Pa. (July 16, 2019) -The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders continued their home momentum, taking a second-straight game against the Columbus Clippers 3-1 Tuesday night at PNC Field. The RailRiders, the International League's best club at home beat the Clippers, the league's best road team, on the strength of a ten-strikeout night
MOOSIC, Pa. (July 16, 2019) -The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders continued their home momentum, taking a second-straight game against the Columbus Clippers 3-1 Tuesday night at PNC Field. The RailRiders, the International League's best club at home beat the Clippers, the league's best road team, on the strength of a ten-strikeout night by starter Daniel Camarena.
Camarena set a new season-high and Triple-A career-high of ten strikeouts over 6.2 innings. All ten strikeouts came over the first five innings when he needed just 66 pitches to shut down the Clippers, setting up a decisive three-run frame for Scranton/Wilkes Barre's offense.
The game remained scoreless until the fifth inning when the RailRiders established a lead.
Columbus scored their first run of the night in the top of the seventh inning from a two-out single by
The RailRiders pitching staff has struck out 29 batters over 18.0 innings in the first two games of the series.
Camarena (4-4) earned the win, Acevedo went 1.1 innings for a hold and Tarpley pitched a perfect ninth for his second save of the season.
The RailRiders will continue the series against the Clippers Wednesday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. with