Rochester wins the first game in 8 innings, then is shutout in the 2nd game.
MOOSIC, PA. — A late Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders home run in Game One of Friday’s doubleheader forced extra innings in an eventual loss, and a big RailRiders home run in Game Two of the doubleheader was all the offense LHP Josh Rogers needed to help SWB to a split with the Rochester Red Wings.
In Game Two, Rogers was outstanding in tossing a complete-game, seven-inning shutout of the Red Wings. On just 91 pitches he carved up the lineup to the tune of four hits and a walk while striking out five men. He collected his third win of the season, matching Brady Lail for the team lead, and lowered his season ERA to 2.61 which sits just outside the Top-10 in the International League.
The real punch though was delivered by Brandon Drury whose rehab assignment was transferred back to the RailRiders and continued Friday night. After two runs were already home in the second inning, Drury crunched a grand slam to left field that gave SWB a 6-0 lead en route to a 7-0 win.
Drury reached in both games of the doubleheader and has now reached in all 10 games in which he has played for the RailRiders. Meanwhile, Clint Frazier put up an impressive performance in Game Two, finishing 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, a walk and a solo home run in the bottom of the 6th inning to extend the lead to 7-0.
Rochester starter Stephen Gonsalves lasted just 1.2 innings as the hosts turned 3 walks and 4 hits into 6 runs in the second inning.
The Red Wings managed just 4 hits in the game, 2 by catcher Willians Astudillo.
Game One was a different story where the RailRiders used a two-run homer by Erik Kratz to tie the game 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning. Once the game went to extras, Rochester put two runs on the board and though the RailRiders rallied with a run of their own, Ryan McBroom was stranded at first base as the game’s tying run when Adam Lind lined out to end the game with a 5-4 loss.
Jake Cave and James Ramsey each drove in 2 runs for the Red Wings as Wnyston Sawyer accounted for the other RBI.
Nick Anderson hurled 2 innings in relief of Rochester starter Zack Littell to pick up the win, depite yielding 3 runs on 1 hit. He struck out 3. Littell threw 6 innings, giving up 1 run on 2 hits and fanning 8 RailRiders.
First pitch for Saturday’s game between the Scranon/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and Rochester Red Wings is set for 4:05 pm. LHP Daniel Camarena (2-1, 4.66) gets the ball for the RailRiders against RHP Myles Jaye (1-2, 5.92) in his first season in the Minnesota Twins organization.
*NOTES — In roster moves, OF Zack Granite was reinstated from the disabled list; RHP Jake Reed was reinstated from the disabled list; OF Nick Buss was reinstated from the disabled list; LHP Casey Crosby was transferred to Double-A Chattanooga; OF Jimmy Kerrigan was transferred to Single-A Ft. Myers; and LHP Mason Melotakis was released…Rochester leads the International League with a 3.10 ERA, aided by three shutouts over a 7-game stretch from April 28-May 5. The Red Wings have allowed 3 or fewer runs in 15 of 28 games this season…Rochester is batting .218 (53-for-243) with runners in scoring position entering tonight’s doubleheader, and just .155 (18-for-116) with RISP and 2 outs. However, the Wings are batting .356 (16-for-45) with RISP and .333 (8-for-24) with RISP and 2 outs over the last 5 games.