MOOSIC, Pa. (July 13, 2018) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders struggled at the plate on Friday night at PNC Field as they fell to the Rochester Red Wings 9-1.
MOOSIC, Pa. (July 13, 2018) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders struggled at the plate on Friday night at PNC Field as they fell to the Rochester Red Wings 9-1.
The Red Wings scored in the top of the first inning when Nick Gordon and Gregorio Petit both singled. Gordon was later plated when Kennys Vargas hit a weak ground ball to first that gave Rochester a 1-0 lead. They added to their total in the top of the second as Zack Granite singled and then advanced to second when he tagged up on a deep fly ball off the bat of Juan Graterol. Leonardo Reginatto then brought home Granite with a base hit.
In the top of the fourth Granite singled and advanced to second on a fielders' choice. Reginatto also singled to bring Granite home and pick up his second RBI of the game. They piled on more runs in the top half of the fifth as Motter singled and Petit smacked a two-run home run to give the Red Wings a 5-0 lead. In the sixth, Granite picked up his third hit of the night with a double down the right-field line. He later scored on another Reginatto single.
The RailRiders plated their first and only run in the bottom of the sixth as Abiatal Avelino led off with a walk. Francisco Diaz singled to move Avelino to third and Shane Robinson smacked a deep sacrifice fly to right to bring home Avelino.
Rochester tacked on another run in the top of the seventh as Kennys Vargas hit his thirteenth home run of the season. They pushed three more across in the top of the ninth as Motter and Gordon singled and Petit brought both of them home with a single of his own.
For Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Francisco Diaz was 2-for-3 with two singles. He had the only hits for the RailRiders on the night. Josh Rogers suffered the loss throwing seven innings allowing seven runs on 13 hits.
The team will continue their home stand with Rochester tomorrow. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. RHP Erik Swanson (1-1, 5.11) heads to the mound for SWB. The Red Wings counter with RHP Kohl Stewart (0-0, 8.18). For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-BALL or slide to www.swbrailriders.com/tickets.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:
46-43
