RailRiders Pop Champagne, Secure Playoff Berth
Holder Dominant, Whiffs 12 of Final 13
Rochester, N.Y.
– Closed by one of the franchise’s most dominant relief performances of
all-time, the SWB RailRiders (Triple-A/New York Yankees) beat the
Rochester Red Wings (Minnesota Twins) on Sunday, 3-1, and secured the
franchise’s seventh playoff appearance in a decade as the Yankees’ top
affiliate. Reliever Jonathan Holder closed the game by striking
out 12 of the 13 men he faced including 11 in a row for a storybook
save. The RailRiders’ (84-51) pitching staff combined for 22 strikeouts
while the Red Wings (76-60) scored just one unearned run.
In his first outing after he was activated from the Yankees’ 60-day disabled list and optioned to SWB, Bryan Mitchell overcame a slow start to strike out eight over 3.2 innings at the start. He allowed one unearned run thanks to his own throwing error in the first inning.
Former Red Wing Chris Parmelee
tied the game with a solo homer in the fourth. He gave his club the
lead with a single to center in the sixth and scored when the next pitch
was tripled to right by Donovan Solano.
Tyler Webb (4-3) recorded the win with 1.1 scoreless innings of relief and Holder earned his sixth save.
The series concludes at 7:05 p.m. on Monday night as right-hander Brady Lail (6-5, 4.79) faces Tyler Duffey (0-0, 1.72).
The
team returns home on Friday, Sept. 2 to host the Buffalo Bisons
(Toronto Blue Jays). The Glow-in-the-Park Friday will see the team sport
its neon green and black jerseys. And the first 2,500 fans will receive
a Friday Night replica jersey courtesy of PNC Bank. Game
12 of the 2016 Legends Series will have former Yankee Graig Nettles in
attendance thanks to Maines Food and Party Warehouse and Mohegan Sun
Pocono. It will be Penn State Night at PNC Field with a post-game
Jack Williams Tire and Auto and Yokohama Tire Fireworks Show. On
Friends and Family Day for $40 fans can purchase four meal vouchers and
four tickets, presented by McDonald’s. It’s also Mother-Son Night Out.
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