IL Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

Lehigh Valley Surges past RailRiders

Published on May 31, 2022 under International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


MOOSIC, PA - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders were defeated by the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 7-3 in the series opener on Tuesday evening. Greg Bird went 2-for-4 with his fifth home run of the campaign.

Hayden Wesneski made his tenth start of the year for the RailRiders and allowed seven runs over 1.2 innings. It was the first time this season that Wesneski has given up more than three runs in an outing. Corey Oswalt took the ball for Lehigh Valley and pitched three scoreless frames.

Didi Gregorius in a rehab assignment with Lehigh Valley led off the game with a solo home run to give Lehigh Valley an early 1-0 advantage. Gregorius finished the game 2-for-2 with a walk and a sacrifice fly as well.

The IronPigs plated six more runs in the second to take a 7-0 lead after an inning and a half. In the frame, Darick Hall hit his 15th home run of the season to tie Nolan Gorman for the International League lead. It was his sixth against the RailRiders this year.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's offense broke through in the seventh with three-straight singles to start the inning. Phillip Evans drove in the first RailRiders' run of the night on one of those hits, and a second tally crossed on a wild pitch to make it 7-2 IronPigs. Bird then deposited his fifth long ball of the season into the right field seats in the eighth to shave another run off the lead. He is now tied with Oswald Peraza for the team lead.

Michael Gomez, Shane Greene, Trevor Lane and Shelby Miller combined to throw 7.1 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts out of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's bullpen in the 7-3 final. James Marvel (2-5) worked three scoreless innings of relief and earned his second win for Lehigh Valley. Wesneski (1-5) suffered the loss for SWB.

The two teams continue their six-game series on Wednesday evening at 6:35 PM. It's Waggin' Wednesday at PNC Field. Bring your four-legged canine friends to the ballpark, presented by Magic 93. Also get $1 Sahlen's hot dogs for two hours after gates open. Tickets are available at swbrailriders.com.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:

18-30

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