IL Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

RailRiders Sunk by Norfolk Again

Published on April 15, 2022 under International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


MOOSIC, PA - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders dropped a fourth straight game to the Norfolk Tides Friday evening by a score of 14-7. Ronald Guzmán and Miguel Andújar supplied most of the offense for the RailRiders, combining to drive in five runs.

RailRiders starter Luis Gil took the ball for the second time this season, allowing seven runs (six earned) on five hits and five walks in 1.2 innings. Norfolk countered with Kyle Brnovich, who allowed three runs over four innings in his second start of the season.

For the fourth straight night, the Tides struck first. Norfolk scored two runs in the opening frame on an RBI double by Kyle Stowers and a run-scoring groundout from Tyler Nevin. That trend would continue from Norfolk's three and four hitters, as Stowers and Nevin combined to go 7-for-11 with 13 RBI on the evening. With a grand slam along the way, Nevin tied a franchise record with eight RBI.

Norfolk scored five more runs in the top of the second before Scranton/Wilkes-Barre got on the board in the bottom of the inning on a two-out, RBI single by Max McDowell. The RailRiders struck again in the third via a two-run home run from Miguel Andújar to make the score 9-3 Norfolk. The long ball was Andújar's first of the year.

After Norfolk added another run in each of the fourth and fifth frames, SWB did some damage of their own in the middle innings. José Peraza drove in one in the fifth on a fielder's choice ground out. Then in the sixth, Ronald Guzmán came through with a two-run, two-out double to get the RailRiders to within five at 11-6. Guzmán is now 4-for-10 with two home runs and five RBI this series.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre scored for the final time in the eighth on another Guzmán RBI ground out. Norfolk added three insurance runs of their own in the seventh to earn a 14-7 victory. Ofelky Peralta (1-1) earned his first win out of the bullpen. Luis Gil (0-1) took the loss for SWB. The RailRiders are now 4-5 after opening the season 4-0.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Norfolk continue their six-game series on Saturday afternoon at 4:05 PM. It's a Fidget Popper Giveaway Day for the first 2,500 fans in attendance. Tickets are available at swbrailriders.com

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