SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS GAME REPORT

Rochester  5  -  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre  3

Red Wings pitching stays strong in sweep of SWB

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROCHESTER, NY (August 1, 2019) – For a second straight game, the Rochester Red Wings pitchers were able to neutralize the bats for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, holding off a late rally to sweep the series at Frontier Field 5-3.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre entered the top of the eighth inning trailing 5-1, but then loaded the bases without the benefit of the hit. Following a double-play groundout and a wild pitch, the deficit had been cut in half and SWB trailed 5-3.
An inning later, the RailRiders loaded the bases with two outs following a four-pitch walk to Mike Ford, and that brought Trey Amburgey to the plate as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s potential hero. He sliced a 2-1 pitch to right field, but it hung up long enough for Alejandro De Aza to make the catch and wrap up the Red Wings win. The game was played in 2:45 before a day-game crowd of 6,321 which brought the two-day series attendance figure north of 18,500 fans.
Daniel Camarena picked up the loss for the RailRiders as he was handed the ball to start the game. He was tagged for a pair of home runs by De Aza, who finished 3-for-4 with two HR, three runs and three RBI. The lefty fought through 6.0 innings and allowed four runs, exiting with a 4-0 deficit before the RailRiders offense picked up steam.
Rochester wins the season series, 11-8 including going 7-1 at Frontier Field in the last overall matchup between these two teams this season.
The RailRiders pile on the bus and return home for a three-game series against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs Friday night. It is the start of nine games in 10 days for the RailRiders at PNC Field, with an off-day scheduled for Monday before six-in-a-row Tuesday night against Charlotte and Gwinnett. Pregame coverage of Friday’s action with Adam Marco and Adam Giardino begins at 6:35 p.m. on the RailRiders Radio Network. 

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:

62-48