RailRiders Fall 10-3 in Opener to Chiefs
MOOSIC, Pa. (May 25, 2018) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell to the Syracuse Chiefs 10-3 on Friday night at PNC Field. The defeat snapped a three-game home winning streak for the RailRiders
MOOSIC, Pa. (May 25, 2018) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell to the Syracuse Chiefs 10-3 on Friday night at PNC Field. The defeat snapped a three-game home winning streak for the RailRiders
The Chiefs pounced early on
Syracuse padded its lead to 3-0 on back-to-back doubles from Decker and Reynolds in the top of the third. Hale would surrender two more runs in his 4.1 innings of work in the game, surrendering eight hits while striking out one and not issuing a walk.
Nestor Cortes relieved Hale in the top of the fifth, and allowed two inherited baserunners to score and two runs of his own to run the Chiefs advantage to 7-0.
In the bottom of the sixth, the RailRiders finally broke through against Chiefs starter
The Chiefs tacked on three more runs in the top of the seventh against Cortes expand their lead to 10-3, with a two-run single by
Wade had a strong night at the plate for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, finishing 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a triple and a run scored.
The RailRiders continue their four-game series with the Chiefs on Saturday evening at PNC Field. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. RHP