Bird and Castro Grab Hits in Loss
Greg Bird Collects Two More Hits, Starlin Castro Tallies First on Rehab
Moosic, Pa. – The Durham Bulls upended the SWB RailRiders (Triple-A/ New York Yankees) 8-4 in a rain-shortened tilt on Saturday night at PNC Field. The game was called due to rain in the ninth inning. The RailRiders (78-47) have dropped consecutive home series for the first time since June of last year. The Bulls (77-48) are the only team to clinch a winning record against SWB thus far.
The RailRiders led 3-1 entering the eighth inning, but Durham struck for six runs against Nick Rumbelow (5-1) and Ben Heller. Four of the six runs were charged to Rumbelow, who walked two and yielded two hits. The inning featured a RailRiders throwing error, two wild pitches and a three-run homer by Kean Wong. The Bulls were 4-for-5 with men in scoring position in the decisive frame. Mike Broadway (1-1) takes the win after two scoreless innings in relief.
Greg Bird played in his fourth game on rehab with SWB and finished 2-for-4 as the designated hitter. He doubled in the sixth and scored on a groundball double play. Bird is 6-for-14 (.429) in four games with a double, two homers, four RBIs and four runs scored.
Starlin Castro singled in the first inning and scored on a grounder by Miguel Andujar. Castro was 1-for-3 and played five innings at second base. He committed a throwing error in the second inning. Castro is 1-for-7 through two games of the rehab.
Cito Culver clubbed an opposite field homer to begin the fifth inning. The shot to right field was his 11th of the year.
The 2016 Gildan Triple-A National Champion RailRiders look to avoid a series sweep against the Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays) on Sunday, August 20. First pitch at PNC Field is set for 1:05 p.m. Right-hander Domingo German (4-2, 3.26) is scheduled to face right-hander Yonny Chirinos (11-4, 3.02). Every Sunday home game is Family FUNday, presented by the NEPA Honda Dealers. For tickets or more information, please call 570-969-BALL (2255) or visit swbrailriders.com.
No comments:
Post a Comment