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Indians Blank RailRiders, 5-0

July 20, 2015 - International League (IL1)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Indianapolis, Ind. - Facing a fill-in starter, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (New York Yankees) struggled offensively as the host Indianapolis Indians (Pittsburgh Pirates) posted a 5-0 shutout at Victory Field on Monday night.

In his first start of the season, A.J. Morris (4-1) set the tone with six scoreless frames for the Indians before handing the baton to Jeff Inman and Bobby LaFromboise.

The RailRiders pushed a man to third base just once all evening, but saw Ben Gamel tagged out at the plate when he tried to score on a pitch in the dirt by Inman in the eighth.

SWB starter Eric Ruth (0-1) took the loss in his first Triple-A outing of the season and the second of his career. He gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits over six frames. The major damage came in a three-run third with a sac fly from Alen Hanson and a two-run double by Keon Broxton. Jose Tabata posted a two-out single for a fifth inning RBI while Pedro Florimon's two-out double in the sixth plated Elias Diaz to round out the scoring.

Southpaw James Pazos fired two scoreless innings out of the RailRiders bullpen.

The four-game series continues at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday evening. SWB right-hander Kyle Davies (6-6, 4.25) will face fellow righty Chris Volstad (6-4, 3.59). The RailRiders will give away a special copy of Yankees Magazine to the first 2,500 fans in attendance on Friday, July 24, when the team hosts the Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers). For more information please call (570) 969-BALL (2255) or visit swbrailriders.com.

OFF THE RAILS:

The RailRiders suffered their fourth shutout loss of the season and their first on the road. It marked the team's first scoreless setback since a 2-0 defeat against Buffalo on June 26.

Six of the RailRiders' seven hits were singles.

Jose Pirela (2-for-4) and Tyler Austin (2-for-3) delivered the team's lone multi-hit showings.

SWB went 0-for-7 with men in scoring position.

Eric Ruth was charged with four earned runs on Monday night. He had allowed just six earned runs in his last five Double-A starts, a span of 29.1 innings.

At 2:01, the RailRiders played their third-fastest nine-inning game of the season. The June 14 loss versus Rochester, a 2-1 game that took 1:56, set the gold standard. The second-fastest action also came against Indianapolis in a 2-1 loss at PNC Field on May 10 in 1:58.

Even with Monday's donut, the RailRiders still have the league's lowest total of shutout losses (4).

Indianapolis became the IL's fourth team with double-digit shutout wins.

A.J. Morris logged his longest outing since a nine-inning shutout of Durham on June 12, 2014 at Victory Field.

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