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The Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders topped the Rochester Red Wings 9-8 on Sunday afternoon. The home team was boosted by a late rally, a five-run eighth inning, to take the finale win.<\/p>\n
SWB flipped the script by scoring the first runs of the game in the second inning. Oswaldo Cabrera and Yanquiel Fern\u00e1ndez had back-to-back singles to get aboard. Christian Bethancourt raced out a bunt single to drive in a run and Kenedy Corona had an RBI knock for a 2-0 score.<\/p>\n
In the fifth, Leandro Pineda smoked a home run off of Beck to cut the lead in half. SWB added insurance with an RBI single from Cabrera to bring home J.C. Escarra after his double for a 3-1 game.<\/p>\n
The Red Wings took control in the seventh scoring six runs on six hits, including a grand slam off the bat of Trey Lipscomb.<\/p>\n
Corona clapped back with a solo shot to lead off the next inning but the Red Wing\u2019s Seaver King had a homer of his own to return to a four-run advantage.<\/p>\n
In the bottom of the eighth inning, SWB went to work. Marco Luciano earned a walk and moved over on a base hit by Cabrera. Luciano stole third and sprinted home on a Fern\u00e1ndez sacrifice fly. Bethancourt singled to reach and was replaced on the basepaths by new franchise stolen base king Duke Ellis, who, of course, stole second.<\/p>\n
Ernesto Mart\u00ednez Jr. smoked an RBI double and tied things up by scoring off the bat of Anthony Volpe. Jasson Dom\u00ednguez followed it up with a run-scoring single for a 9-8 victory.<\/p>\n
Zach Messinger (S, 2) sat down the side in the ninth inning for his second save of the season. Brad Hanner (W, 6-2) earned the win out of the bullpen behind Brendan Beck\u2019s four and two thirds of one-run ball. Beck, the Yankees No. 19 prospect, struck out another eight batters to total 20 on the week in 10.2 frames.<\/p>\n
Gus Varland took the loss after allowing the winning runs in the eighth.<\/p>\n
Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre hits the road for a short trip to Lehigh Valley. The RailRiders begin a six-game set on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. SWB returns to PNC Field on Aug. 18 for series against the Charlotte Knights.<\/p>\n
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