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 5th inning and ultimately came away with
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 5th 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 3rd inning. With
SWB extended the lead with a run in the 4th inning and a pair of runs in the 5th, 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 5th inning and suddenly pulled back within arm's reach, 6-5. The Red Wings plated single runs in the 6th, 7th and 8th innings to take the lead and then grow it into the 9th inning for a comfortable 1-2-3 frame from MLB Rehabber,
The lone man with a multi-hit game for the RailRiders was
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