Gonzalez's Early Woes Sink RailRiders
Published on April 4, 2019 under International League (IL1)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release
BUFFALO, NY - Hope springs eternal on Opening Day, but the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell behind early Thursday afternoon at the newly-minted Sahlen Field, as part of an 8-3 loss to the Buffalo Bisons to begin the 2019 season.
Two-time All-Star Gio Gonzalez took the baseball for the RailRiders, and the Bisons lineup jumped on him in the first inning. Just two batters into the game Buffalo had a 1-0 lead, and after one inning of play it was 3-0. The Bisons continued to build a lead with a two-run homer by Cavan Biggio in the third inning and three more runs in the fourth. When it was all said-and-done, Gonzalez had been touched for eight runs (all earned) in 4.0 innings, needing 76 pitches.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's bullpen was excellent as Adonis Rosa went a perfect 2.0 innings on just 20 pitches while David Sosebee struck out four batters in his two scoreless frames.
The offense was paced by a pair of new faces for the RailRiders, with Trey Amburgey (3-for-4) making his Triple-A debut and Matt Lipka (2-for-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI) making his New York Yankees organizational debut. By the time the bats got going, Buffalo had already built an 8-0 lead as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre chipped in with a run in the fifth and two more on Lipka's homer in the seventh.
Jacob Waguespack was efficient against the RailRiders' lineup, needing 87 pitches over 6.0 innings of one-run ball to collect the win for Buffalo.
After winning on Opening Day last season, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre falls to 11-20 all-time in season openers with the loss Thursday. The will get back to action Friday night against the Bisons in Game 2 of the four-game series. LHP Nestor Cortes takes the ball for SWB against Buffalo's LHP Shawn Morimando. First pitch is set for 6:05 p.m. with pregame coverage at 5:35 p.m. on the RailRiders Radio Network with Adam Marco and Adam Giardino.
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