SCRANTON EDGES SYRACUSE 3-2

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE

RAILRIDERS

GAME REPORT

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre    3    Syracuse    2

 

MOOSIC, Pa. (Aug. 30, 2018) – Down to their final strike in the bottom of the ninth, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders rallied to score a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Syracuse Chiefs on Thursday night at PNC Field. It was the second straight night in which the RailRiders won in walk-off fashion over the Chiefs and their ninth walk-off win of the year.

 

Syracuse jumped out to an early lead in the top of the first when Victor Robles led off the game with a single against Ryan Bollinger and advanced to second on an error. Adrian Sanchez sacrifice bunted him to third, and a sacrifice fly from Jacob Wilson plated Robles to give the Chiefs a 1-0 lead.

 

The RailRiders tied the game in the bottom of the fifth when three straight singles against Erick Fedde loaded the bases with no outs. Quintin Berry then chopped into a double play to plate Ryan McBroom and tie the game at 1-1.

 

Ryan Bollinger was strong on the mound for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, making his first start with the club since April 29. He exited the game with runners on the corners and no outs in the top of the seventh, but a run came home on a strike-him-out, throw-him-out double play to place the Chiefs on top 2-1.

 

Justus Sheffield and Stephen Tarpley each registered scoreless innings of work in the eighth and ninth to keep the deficit at one run.

 

In the bottom of the ninth Gio Urshela hit a triple to right center to lead off against Austin Adams. After Mike Ford struck out and Rey Navarro grounded out to second, Urshela remained at third base with the tying run. McBroom served a 2-2 pitch off the end of the bat into left field to plate the tying run.

 

A wild pitch from Adams advanced McBroom to second, then Zack Zehner was hit by a pitch to put runners at first and second for Devyn Bolasky. On a 1-0 pitch, Bolasky hit a line drive into center to plate McBroom with the winning run for the RailRiders.

 

Tarpley (2-2) got the win in relief for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, while Adams (1-4) took the loss and was handed his first blown save of the season. With the victory, the RailRiders are now tied with the Indianapolis Indians for the International League Wild Card lead with four games remaining in the season.

 

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre begins the final home series of the 2018 regular season against the Pawtucket Red Sox on Friday night at PNC Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. The RailRiders send RHP Erik Swanson (2-2, 4.09) to the mound, while the Red Sox counter with RHP Chandler Shepherd (7-9, 3.93). For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-2255 or slide to www.swbrailriders.com.

 

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:

70-64