Wild Sunday: SWB wins 15-12
MOOSIC, PA (September 1, 2019) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders were victorious against the Buffalo Bisons 15-12, Sunday afternoon at PNC Field.
MOOSIC, PA (September 1, 2019) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders were victorious against the Buffalo Bisons 15-12, Sunday afternoon at PNC Field.
The RailRiders began the first inning with Major League rehabber
In the bottom of the third, Amburgey hit an RBI double to left field and plated a run for the RailRiders that notched an additional tally, making it 9-2.
King retired the first nine batters he faced until issuing a walk to Buffalo batter
In the bottom half of the sixth, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre added a tally on a wild pitch by
Buffalo added a run in the top of the seventh as
In the top of the eighth, Wall homered for the Bisons. RailRider Gosuke Katoh topped that by slamming a two-run home run in the bottom of the inning, elevating the home team's lead to 15-8.
Although the Bisons walked five times and had one man reach via a hit-by-pitch in the top of the ninth and plated four additional runs, the RailRiders pocketed the victory with a final score of 15-12.
The winning pitcher for SWB was King (3-1) over 5.0 innings of work and Anthony Kay (3-5) took the loss for the Bisons over 2.2 innings in which he allowed nine runs (three earned runs).
With the win, the RailRiders assure themselves that they will at least tie for first place in the I.L. North Division with the Syracuse Mets. They now expectedly await the result of the Syracuse-Rochester game later Sunday night at 6:05 p.m., which could result in an I.L. North Division title should the Mets fall for a third straight day.
The RailRiders wrap up their regular season Monday afternoon against the Bisons. First pitch is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. with pregame coverage beginning at 11:35 a.m. on the RailRiders Radio Network.