IL1 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

RailRiders Win Fifth Straight

Published on July 6, 2018 under International League (IL1)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Billy McKinney of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
Billy McKinney of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
(Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Credit: Louriann Mardo Zayat)

PAWTUCKET, RI -The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders took a 3-2 decision from the Pawtucket Red Sox Friday night before a crowd of 4,929 as SWB extends its season-best win streak to five-in-a-row.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre took an early lead on Pawtucket in the top of the first. With Abiatal Avelino on first base following a one-out walk, Billy McKinney pulled a 3-2 pitch from Justin Haley over the right field wall for a 2-0 RailRiders advantage. McKinney leads the team with 12 homers and ranked second behind Ryan McBroom with 28 RBI.

In the bottom of the inning, the PawSox would cut back the deficit. Former RailRider Adam Lind singled off Scranton/Wilkes-Barre starter Chance Adams, driving in Tzu-Wei Lin with two outs to halve the PawSox deficit. Pawtucket had the opportunity for more damage off Adams but stranded the bases loaded in the first, two runners in the second and one in both the third and fourth innings. The RailRiders right-hander pitched four innings in a no-decision, striking out three and walking four on 95 pitches.

In the fifth, the RailRiders added their final run of the night. Zack Zehner singled and stole second; his first career Triple-A stolen base. With two down, Avelino singled off the second base bag, allowing Zehner to score and extend the lead to 3-2-as the Red Sox had gotten a run back in the bottom of the sixth on a sacrifice fly.

Down the stretch, the SWB bullpen was excellent. The final three innings were scoreless and absorbed by Giovanny Gallegos (1.0 IP) and Joe Harvey (2.0 IP), the latter recording his fourth save of the season.

The three-game series leading into the All-Star Break continues Saturday evening with a 6:15 p.m. scheduled first pitch between the RailRiders and PawSox. LHP Josh Rogers (6-5, 3.53) takes the ball for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and RHP Drew Pomeranz (0-1, 9.00) makes his third rehab start with Pawtucket. Pregame coverage with Adam Marco and Adam Giardino begins at 5:45 p.m.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:

45-40

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Billy McKinney of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
Billy McKinney of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
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