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COLUMBUS, Ohio\u2013 Brendan Beck struck out nine as the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders beat the Columbus Clippers 3-1 on Tuesday night at Huntington Park.<\/p>\n
The RailRiders won their third straight.<\/p>\n
New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells started his rehab assignment with the RailRiders. Wells was placed on the 10-day injured list on June 6 with cervical headaches. He finished 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.<\/p>\n
Wells struck out swinging in the first inning. He popped out in the second, walked in the sixth and popped out again in the seventh. New York selected Wells in the first round of the 2020 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Arizona.<\/p>\n
Beck matched Austin Peterson over the first three scoreless innings, with each starter racking up strikeouts. Peterson retired seven of the first nine RailRiders batters he faced on strikes. Beck struck out seven Clippers the first time through the order.<\/p>\n
Columbus opened the scoring in the bottom of the fourth with a run on two hits. Cooper Ingle led off the inning with a double and scored on a one-out single by Bo Naylor.<\/p>\n
Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre took a 2-1 lead against the Columbus bullpen in the top of the seventh. Tyler Hardman singled and took third on a one-out double from Jonathan Ornelas. Hardman scored on a fielder\u2019s choice, and Ornelas crossed on a sac fly from Kenedy Corona.<\/p>\n
The RailRiders tacked on an insurance run in the top of the ninth when Ornelas singled in Hardman for a 3-1 edge.<\/p>\n
Beck (6-2) matched his career-high of nine strikeouts for the third time this season, working six innings of three-hit ball for the win. Brad Hanner worked a scoreless seventh, and Yovanny Cruz pitched the final two innings for his second save.<\/p>\n
Peterson struck out 12 over 5.2 shutout innings, one off his career-high, but did not factor in the decision. Hunter Stanley (0-1) allowed the two seventh-inning runs and took the loss.<\/p>\n
Hardman and Ornelas paced the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre attack with two hits each.<\/p>\n
Game two of the series is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Wednesday. Right-hander Alexander Cornielle makes his RailRiders debut against Pedro Avila and the Clippers.<\/p>\n
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