SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS GAME REPORT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lehigh Valley 9 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5 ALLENTOWN, Pa. (September 16, 2021) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders rallied to tie the game three times on Thursday night at Coca-Cola Park, but fell to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 9-5. Lehigh Valley jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when a sacrifice fly from MLB rehabber Luke Williams scored Charlie Tilson. The IronPigs tacked on two more in the second on a Darick Hall home run and an Arquimedes Gamboa RBI single. The RailRiders struck back in the top of the third when Chris Gittens launched a three-run homer to right off Cristopher Sanchez to tie the game at 3-3. The blast was Gittens’ team-leading 13th home run of the season. In the bottom of the third, the IronPigs regained the lead when Rafael Marchan grounded an RBI double down the left field line to score Williams. That was the final run allowed by Deivi Garcia in his 4.2 innings of work, though he worked around 10 hits and three walks while striking out one. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tied the game at 4-4 in the top of the fifth without a hit when three straight walks loaded the bases and Gittens brought a run home with a sacrifice fly. Gittens finished the game 1-for-3 with 4 RBIs and a home run. The IronPigs went back on top bottom of the sixth against Nick Green on another Williams sacrifice fly. However, the RailRiders tied the game at 5-5 in the eighth when Andrew Velazquez doubled and scored on a Donny Sands RBI single. Lehigh Valley pulled away in the bottom of the ninth by plating four runs before an out was recorded by Nick Nelson (3-4) to take a 9-5 lead. Jeff Singer (3-1) set the RailRiders down in the ninth to close out the win. The RailRiders continue their series with the IronPigs on Friday night at Coca-Cola Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., with coverage on the RailRiders Baseball Network beginning at 6:45. RHP Clarke Schmidt (0-0, 3.00) climbs the hill for SWB, while Lehigh Valley counters with RHP Jack Perkins (0-2, 4.38). The RailRiders return home for their final homestand of the season on September 22 to begin the “Final Stretch” with a five-game series against Syracuse. For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-BALL or slide to www.swbrailriders.com/tickets. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record: 65-48