Moving on! SWB advances to IL Finals
ALLENTOWN, PA (September 8, 2018) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders topped the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 7-2 in 10 innings to advance to the International League Governor's Cup Championship Series. A grand slam by Bruce Caldwell in the top of the tenth pushed the RailRiders ahead to clinch their semifinal series against Lehigh
ALLENTOWN, PA (September 8, 2018) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders topped the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 7-2 in 10 innings to advance to the International League Governor's Cup Championship Series. A grand slam by
The RailRiders took a 1-0 lead in the third against
Mike King made the lead stick over the first four innings. After allowing back-to-back base hits in the first, the right-hander retired 12 straight, including five consecutive batters on strikeouts between the fourth and fifth. Lehigh Valley, however, tied the game on an error and two singles in the bottom of the fifth.
In the sixth,
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tied the game in the top of the ninth with two outs,
The RailRiders loaded the bases in the top of the tenth. Payton scored on an infield groundout by
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre moves on to face the Durham Bulls in the International League Governor's Cup finals, which are slated to begin on Tuesday, September 11, at PNC Field. Tickets are on sale now at swbrailriders.com.