IL1 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

RailRiders drop 2-of-3 in weekend series at Coca-Cola Park

August 25, 2019 - International League (IL1)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


ALLENTOWN, PA - The Lehigh Valley IronPigs used a four-run frame in the second inning Sunday afternoon to open up an early lead as they took a 6-2 final from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.

The second inning featured four runs on four hits off RailRiders starting pitcher Brody Koerner whose record dropped to 4-5 with the loss. He was tagged for five runs (four earned runs) on nine hits over 5.0 innings, with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre falling behind 5-1 as he tossed to begin the game.

The offense plated a run in the fourth and ninth inning, getting stymied early on by IronPigs starter, Cole Irvin. He recorded seven strikeouts over 6.0 innings of one-run ball, but all seven strikeouts came as part of the first 10 outs of the game. The lone run the RailRiders notched off the started was a two-out RBI single by Mandy Alvarez the plated Clint Frazier, trimming back a five-run deficit to 5-1.

The ninth inning run was Luke Voit delivering an RBI single which scored Terrance Gore after he had tripled into the right field corner past the diving effort of former Jose Pirela. Voit was in his second game rehabbing for SWB and it was his second consecutive multi-hit game, finishing 3-for-5 on the day with an RBI. Alvarez (2-for-4, RBI) and Ryan McBroom (2-for-5) also finished with multi-hit games for SWB.

With the loss, the RailRiders see their lead in the I.L. North drop to 0.5 games over the Syracuse Mets with the Mets knocking off the Rochester Red Wings 11-3. The Buffalo Bisons also won Sunday afternoon in 11 innings over the Pawtucket Red Sox, so the Bisons are 3.0 games out of first place with eight games remaining in the 2019 regular season.

The RailRiders pile on the bus following Sunday's game and head north to Pawtucket R.I. where they get set to take on the Pawtucket and IronPigs return to action Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Park for the finale of their three-game set. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. with pregame coverage set for 6:35 p.m. with Adam Marco and Adam Giardino on the RailRiders Radio Network.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:

70-62

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