SCRANTON LOSES 3-1

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE

RAILRIDERS

GAME REPORT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SULTANS OF SWISH: SWB WHIFFS 14 IN 3-1 LOSS

Frazier homers for second straight game as part of three-hit effort.

MOOSIC, Pa. (May 13, 2018) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders pitching staff struck out a season-high 14 batters in a 3-1 loss against the Rochester RedWings on Sunday afternoon at PNC Field.

Rochester scored first in the top of the second inning, when Kennys Vargas and Wynston Sawyer drove singles off Daniel Camarena ahead of a three-run home run from Nick Buss.

The big fly was the only blemish against the southpaw in the game, who lasted 5.1 innings yielding just the three runs on four hits, walking three and striking out eight. The eight punchouts were a new Triple-A career-high for Camarena (2-2), who last struck out eight on June 24, 2016, while with Double-A Trenton.

In the bottom of the third, Clint Frazier got the RailRiders on the board with a mammoth solo home run off Miles Jaye to narrow the gap to 3-1. The round-tripper was Frazier’s third of the season, and second in as many contest.

Frazier was strong at the plate for the RailRiders, finishing 3-for-5 with a home run and an RBI. The outfielder now has an 11-game on-base streak, during which he is hitting .395 (17-for-43).

The RailRiders bullpen was terrific in the contest, beginning with Brady Lail relieving Camarena and throwing 1.2 perfect innings. J.P. Feyereisen bore down and stranded the bases loaded in his lone inning of work, and Raynel Espinal struck out the side in the top of the ninth.

Ryan McBroom reached on a two-base error to lead off the bottom of the ninth against John Curtiss, who was able to stomp out the rally by retiring the next three batters to close out the victory.

SWB infielder Rey Navarro singled in the bottom of the sixth to collect his first hit with the Yankees organization after signing two days ago.

The RailRiders are off on Monday before beginning a three-game series against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Tuesday night at PNC Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. Nestor Cortes (0-2, 4.97) takes the mound for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, while Lehigh Valley counters with Drew Anderson. For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-BALL or slide to www.swbrailriders.com/tickets.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:

16-19