Trouble Town: SWB loses second straight

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 15, 2019) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and Indianapolis Indians traded blows early in Wednesday's game, but the Indians got the last laugh with a go-ahead run in the bottom of the fifth inning to take the lead for good in a 6-5 win.

The RailRiders got on the board in the 1^st inning without the benefit of a hit, spotting David Hale a 1-0 lead. The right-hander lasted three innings on a beautiful morning for baseball at Victory Field. He surrendered two runs in the 2^nd inning and three more runs in the 3^rd inning as Indy jumped ahead 5-3.

Ultimately, the RailRiders connected for a Brad Miller home run in the 4^th inning to cut into the deficit, 5-4. An inning later, newcomer Breyvic Valera launched a homer onto the berm in right field in the 5^th inning to tie the game 5-5. The bottom of the 5^th inning featured a go-ahead RBI single from José Osuna, who drove in Kevin Kramer. The Indians second baseman finished 3-for-4 and that was the third of the three runs he scored in the game. u5:p
 
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre received positive offensive performances from Tyler Wade, who went 2-for-5 with a run-scoring triple. He also scored a run and stole his first bag of the seaon with the RailRiders. Wade was drive home by Ryan Lavarnway, which was one of his two RBI in the game.u5:p
 
The bullpen was strong in relief of Hale. Despite getting tagged with the loss, Rex Brothers fanned four batters over a season-high 3.0 innings, allowing just the one run in the 5^th inning. David Sosebee tossed the final two innings, going 6-up and 6-down.u5:p
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The RailRiders and Indians return to action Thursday morning with an 11:05 a.m. first pitch as SWB looks to avoid a series sweep at the hands of Indianapolis. RHP Drew Hutchison (2-2, 6.75) takes the ball against Indianapolis' RHP Dario Agrazal (2-0, 1.25). Pregame coverage with Adam Marco and Adam Giardino begins at 10:35 a.m. on the RailRiders Radio Network.u5:p