Walk-Off Win: Sánchez Homer Beats Bulls 5-4 in Ninth
MOOSIC, PA (April 9, 2026) – The Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders walked-off the Durham Bulls 5-4 on Thursday night at PNC Field. Ali Sánchez played hero with a moon-shot to left field to call game in the bottom of the ninth inning.
MOOSIC, PA (April 9, 2026) – The Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders walked-off the Durham Bulls 5-4 on Thursday night at PNC Field. Ali Sánchez played hero with a moon-shot to left field to call game in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Alí says: Adios. Walk-off edition. 👋💣#RepBX pic.twitter.com/QwEJU839n9
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) April 10, 2026
Once again, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre got on the board first in the first frame. Jasson Domínguez and Oswaldo Cabrera led off the contest with back-to-back singles. A pair of groundouts from Spencer Jones and Seth Brown pushed runners across for a 2-0 advantage.
Yankees #22 prospect Brendan Beck was stellar to start the contest sitting down the first eleven batters he faced and racking up six strikeouts.
In the fifth, Durham started gaining momentum. A ground rule double and a base hit put two in scoring position. Tampa Bay’s #3 prospect Jacob Melton stole home to score the Bulls first run of the game. A two-run two-bagger off the bat of Victor Mesa Jr. made it 3-2.
SWB rallied back in the next inning led off by a Paul DeJung double. Jonathan Ornelas followed with a single to put two aboard. A third straight knock from Domínguez plated DeJung to tie things up. Max Schuemann’s RBI single gave the RailRiders a 4-3 lead.
Reliever Angel Chivilli retired every hitter he faced to keep SWB on top. Yovanny Cruz (W, 3-0)(BS, 1) took on the ninth and walked Carson Williams to start the frame. Williams raced to third on a pickoff error from Cruz. A fielder’s choice allowed him to score to knot the contest up at four.
It wasn’t over as the home team had the bottom of the ninth to work with. Durham’s Chris Clark (L, 0-1) struck out the first two batters swinging. Down to their final out, Sánchez stepped up to the plate. After taking a first pitch strike, he hammered a curveball deep to left field to walk off the game 5-4.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre continues their series with a doubleheader tomorrow versus the Durham Bulls First pitch for game one slated for 4:35PM with Yankees #3 prospect Elmer Rodríguez on the mound. The game two starter is set to be Yankees #2 prospect Carlos Lagrange. Tickets and promotional details are available at www.swbrailriders.com.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record: 8-3