IL1 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

More power propels RailRiders to second straight win in Cowtown

July 24, 2019 - International League (IL1)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


COLUMBUS, OH - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders flexed their collective muscle in Tuesday's win over the Columbus Clippers- smashing six home runs- and they clubbed three more homers Wednesday night in an 8-2 victory at Huntington Park.

Before an announced crowd of 8,848 the RailRiders fell behind on a Ryan Flaherty two-run homer off Brody Koerner, but that would be the one blemish on the evening for the RailRiders starting pitcher. He marched through 6.0 innings and allowed two runs on four hits while striking out five batters. He passed the baton off to the bullpen who combined for 3.0 scoreless innings with six strikeouts between Domingo Acevedo (1.0 IP) and J.P. Feyereisen (2.0 IP)

The offense was paced by a crescendoing chorus of home runs - each more impressive than the last. Ryan McBroom belted a McBoom™ in the third inning to get the RailRiders on the board, trailing 2-1.

Zack Zehner powered some more offense with solo shots in the fifth and seventh innings, growing the RailRiders lead to 5-2. Following his 3-for-3 night with a pair of home runs, Zehner is 21-for-59 (.356 AVG) with 4 2B, 3B, 6 HR (.763 SLG) in his 15 games since returning to the RailRiders from Double-A Trenton.

Clint Frazier marked another strong performance, finishing 2-for-5. After singling in his first two plate appearances, he had reached in 10-of-11 plate appearances as he looked to keep his bat hot against the Cleveland Indians organization who originally drafted him in 2013.

The win pushes the RailRiders to 16 games above .500 for the first time this season, after losing the last seven attempts to win a game when getting to 15 games above. The RailRiders remain 5.0 games up in the International League North Division over the Buffalo Bisons with 38 games to go in the regular season.

The RailRiders continue their road swing Thursday afternoon in Columbus with a scheduled 12:05 p.m. first pitch against the Clippers. RHP Adonis Rosa (2-0, 4.45) takes the ball for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, going against Columbus' RHP Aaron Civale (3-0, 1.44). Pregame coverage with Adam Marco and Adam Giardino begins at 11:35 a.m. on the RailRiders Radio Network.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:

59-43

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