IL1 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

Bats Pawsed: RailRiders Limited to five hits in 2-0 loss

Published on May 5, 2018 under International League (IL1)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


PAWTUCKET, R.I. - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders lost 2-0 to the Pawtucket Red Sox on Saturday night at McCoy Stadium before 7,491 fans in attendance.

Mike Olt gave Pawtucket a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second with a solo home run off Scranton/Wilkes-Barre starter Josh Rogers. The blast sailed into the bullpen and was his fourth this season and the fifth by a PawSox player in the first three games of this series.

Pawtucket added another run against Rogers in the fifth inning to double the lead. The southpaw walked Mike Ohlman before being lifted for reliever Anyelo Gomez, who threw two pitches before leaving with an injury, Jordan Betts singled off Cody Carroll to drive in Ohlman for a 2-0 advantage.

Chandler Shepherd was strong at the start for Pawtucket, tossing seven scoreless innings. The righty entered having allowed 15 runs on 25 hits (.316 BAA) over his first 18.1 innings this season (7.36 ERA), but showed no signs of that Saturday night. Tyler Thornburg entered as a rehabber and tossed a scoreless 8th inning while regularly touching 95 MPH and southpaw Robby Scott contributed a 1-2-3 9th inning to notch his first save of the season.

Three PawSox pitchers limited the RailRiders to five hits as Pawtucket took a 2-1 lead in this four-game, two-city set. The offense scattered five hits off Pawtucket pitching, getting a two-hit effort from Clint Frazier atop the lineup at 2-for-3. Thairo Estrada (1-for-4), Adam Lind (1-for-4, 2B) and Mike Ford (1-for-4) each contributed

The RailRiders finish up a quick two-game series against the Pawtucket Red Sox Sunday afternoon with a 1:35 p.m. scheduled first pitch. LHP Justus Sheffield gets the ball in his Triple-A debut for the RailRiders against PawSox RHP Justin Haley (0-4, 4.32). Follow along with Adam Marco and Adam Giardino for all the action on NEPA Sports Radio "The Game", with pregame coverage beginning at 1:05 p.m.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:

13-15

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