RailRiders Sweep Tides in Twin Bill Saturday Night
MOOSIC, Pa. (Aug. 18, 2018) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders swept a doubleheader from the Norfolk Tides on Saturday night at PNC Field. The RailRiders won the first game 2-1 and took the second 3-1.
MOOSIC, Pa. (Aug. 18, 2018) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders swept a doubleheader from the Norfolk Tides on Saturday night at PNC Field. The RailRiders won the first game 2-1 and took the second 3-1.
In the bottom of the seventh inning,
The Tides got on the board in the top of the third when
King (2-0) was strong on the mound in the opener, tossing a complete game seven-hitter. The right-hander did not walk a batter and struck out four while allowing one run. In three starts with the RailRiders, King now owns a 1.74 ERA and a 14:2 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
However,
In the second game Rosa once again hit a solo home run to give Norfolk a 1-0 lead, this time in the top of the second against
The RailRiders wasted no time retaliating in the bottom of the second, with
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre took the lead in the bottom of the fifth, when
Adonis Rosa (1-0) was strong in his 2018 RailRiders debut, tossing five innings, allowing one run on four hits, walking two and striking out two, getting the win.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre continues its four game series with Norfolk Sunday afternoon at PNC Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. RHP
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:
65-58