Severino Superb in RailRiders Shutout Victory
Tyler Austin Crushes Second Home Run in Five Games
Moosic, Pa. –
The SWB RailRiders (Triple-A/ New York Yankees) earned their
league-leading 10th shutout victory of the season
on Wednesday night, blanking the Charlotte Knights 6-0 at PNC Field.
The Knights (30-31) were held without a run for just the fifth time this
season. The RailRiders improved to 5-3 against teams from the
International League South Division and 33-27 overall.
Luis Severino
(1-0) dazzled on the mound as he limited the Knights to three
singles and one walk over six scoreless frames. He struck out seven and
picked up his first victory of the year at any level. Jacob Turner
(3-4) was hit hard in the loss, allowing six runs on eight hits across
5.2 innings.
Tyler Austin
set the table in the second by mashing his second double in five games with SWB.
Jake Cave drove a triple to center, his fourth with the RailRiders, and easily scored Austin.
Kyle Higashioka plated Cave with a single that pushed the advantage to 2-0.
Austin’s hot hitting continued in the third stanza.
Ben Gamel reached on a fielding error by Carlos Sanchez at second and
Aaron Judge worked a two-out walk. Austin belted his
second homer in less than a week out to right. The three-run shot gave
SWB a commanding 5-0 lead.
Higashioka completed the night’s scoring with a double to left that drove in Cave from first base.
The RailRiders go for a series win against the Knights on Thursday, June 9, at 6:35 p.m. Right-hander
Brady Lail (2-1, 3.24) gets the turn against
right-hander Chris Volstad (4-4, 4.73). Every Thursday night home game
for the RailRiders is “Thirsty Thursday.” For tickets or more
information, please call 570-969-BALL
(2255) or visit swbrailriders.com.
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