Unhappy Return: SWB loses 8-6 Monday

ROCHESTER, NY (April 22, 2019) - For a third time this season, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders had a five-run lead or more, and allowed their opponent to tie or take the lead. Monday night, the Rochester Red Wings trailed 6-0 entering the bottom of the 5^th inning and ultimately came away with an 8-6 series-opening win over the RailRiders.

Before an announced crowd of 3,162 fans, Rochester fell behind on their home turf in the 3^rd inning. With Justin Nicolino on the mound, the RailRiders forced the lefty to throw 40 pitches in the frame and ultimately grabbed a 3-0 lead on the back of a Trey Amburgey three-run homer - the first in his Triple-A career.

SWB extended the lead with a run in the 4^th inning and a pair of runs in the 5^th, but then saw the bats go quiet down the stretch. Over the final four innings, Rochester's bullpen was excellent and retired the final 13 men they faced.

In that time, Rochester rallied from a 6-0 hole, which began with a five-run frame in the 5^th inning and suddenly pulled back within arm's reach, 6-5. The Red Wings plated single runs in the 6^th, 7^th and 8^th innings to take the lead and then grow it into the 9^th inning for a comfortable 1-2-3 frame from MLB Rehabber, Matt Magill.
 
The lone man with a multi-hit game for the RailRiders was Gosuke Katoh, who went 2-for-4. Meanwhile Billy Burns (1-for-3, 2B, HBP, RBI, SB) also had a productive night for the offense.
 
The RailRiders and Red Wings return to action Tuesday night with a 6:05 p.m. first pitch. LHP Nestor Cortes (1-0, 2.55) takes the ball for the RailRiders against LHP Lewis Thorpe (0-2, 10.67) for Rochester. Pregame coverage begins at 5:35 p.m. with Adam Marco and Adam Giardino on the RailRiders Radio Network.