Stumbling Block: SWB falls Tuesday 7-4

In the bottom of the first, RailRider Terrance Gore chopped a ground ball down the first base line and as second baseman Deiner Lopez tracked it down in shallow left field, Gore sprinted around first and headed for second. The throw got away into shallow left field and Gore stood at third base with one out. That set up Clint Frazier to drive him home and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre took a 1-0 lead.  

 

Pawtucket answered two innings later with a two-run double by C.J. Chatham as he laced a line drive into the left field corner in the top of the third that scored Oscar Hernandez and Cole Sturgeon. Following his double, Jantzen Witte drove him home with a single to extend the lead to 3-1. 

 

In the top of the fourth, the PawSox added a run and extended their advantage to 4-1. Then, Hernandez scorched a two-run home run into the left-centerfield for Pawtucket in the top of the sixth to push the lead to 6-1. 

 

RailRiders starting pitcher Brody Koerner (4-4) worked 6.0 innings and allowed six runs on 10 hits before being followed out of the bullpen by Joe Mantiply (1.0 IP), Ben Heller (0.2 IP) and Ryan Dull (1.1 IP).

 

Trey Amburgey nailed a triple for the RailRiders in the bottom of the sixth, scoring Kyle Higashioka and cutting the PawSox lead to 6-2. Mandy Alvarez followed with an RBI single and plated another run for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. 

 

C.J. Chatham sealed the victory in the top of the ninth for Pawtucket with an RBI single, locking down the game-winning advantage 7-3. The RailRiders attempted to rally in the bottom of the inning as Higashioka hit an RBI single and plated Frazier, but The Paw Sox took game two of the series 7-4. 

  

The RailRiders continue the series against Pawtucket Wednesday evening. First pitch of game three is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.