After coming off a successful road trip, the Railriders came home to PNC Field. They started a three game series with the Louisville Bats. The Railriders' Caleb Smith went up against the Bats' Jackson Stephens. Sebastian Elizalde hit a bunt single with two outs, but Smith got Seth Mejias-Brean to fly out to right to end the top of the first. Tyler Wade led off with a bunt single but would be out trying to steal second. After a lineout, Dustin Fowler drew a walk but Stephens got Ji-Man Choi to ground out to second for a scoreless first inning. Smith threw a 1-2-3 second inning to keep the Bats off the board. Mason Williams would double to right with one out but Stephens would strike out the next two batters to keep the game a scoreless affair. Smith threw his second consecutive 1-2-3 inning in the third. Eddy Rodriguez led off with a single to right but Stephens would induce a 6-3 double play and a flyout to center ended the inning. Smith threw another 1-2-3 inning in the fourth for his third consecutive inning. Stephens threw a 1-2-3 fourth kept it a scoreless game. Smith would once again throw a 1-2-3 inning in the fifth for his fourth consecutive inning. Donovan Solano would hit a one out single to right then Mark Payton would follow with a single to center and Eddy Rodriguez singled to left to load the bases with one out but a popout and a forceout got Stephens got of the jam and kept the game scoreless after five. Juan Perez would reach on an error with two outs and Smith's night was done as Ben Heller came in to pitch for the Railriders. Heller would get Dilson Herrera to strike out swinging to end the top of the sixth. Ji-Man Choi drew a one out walk. Following a strikeout, Choi would steal second, then Mason Williams would walk and Choi moved to third on a wild pitch. Donovan Solano broke the scoreless tie with a single to left that scored Choi for a 1-0 Railriders lead. A lineout ended the inning. Meijas-Brean drew a one out walk, then Hernan Iribarren singled to center to move Meijas-Brean to second. The runners would move over to second and third on a wild pitch. Following a strikeout, Jesse Winker would be intentionally walked. However it would backfire as Chad Wallach drove home Meijas-Brean and Iribarren on a two RBI single to center for a 2-1 Louisville lead. Winker would score on a wild pitch for a 3-1 Bats lead. Tyler Goeddel then singled home Wallach for the 4-1 lead. Tyler Jones came in to pitch for the Railriders. Goeddel then stole second and got to third on a throwing error. Juan Perez would reach on an error, scoring Goeddel for a 5-1 advantage. The inning would end as Perez was caught stealing. The Old Forge alum Kyle McMyne came in to pitch the seventh for the Bats. Clint Frazier hit a two out single to right but McMyne got Dustin Fowler to flyout to left to keep the four run lead. Dilson Herrera led off by reaching on an error but Jones retired the next three batters to keep the deficit to four runs. Ji-Man Choi led off with his first home run of the season, a drive to left-center to cut the lead to 5-2 Bats. Rob Refsnyder then singled, Mason Williams would get a bunt single. Solano would ground into a double play as Williams was called out for interference. Kevin Shackelford came in to pitch for the Bats. Refsnyder would move to third on a passed ball but Shackelford would get Mark Payton to strike out swinging to end the inning. Jason Gurka came in to pitch the ninth for the Railriders. Chad Wallach hit a two out single to left then Goeddel doubled to left, moving Wallach to third. Juan Perez would walk to load the bases with two outs. Dilson Herrera would reach on catcher's interference, scoring Wallach for a 6-2 lead. A groundout would end the inning. Clint Frazier would hit a two out double to left but Shackelford would get Dustin Fowler to strike out and seal a 6-2 victory at PNC Field over the Railriders.
Thoughts on the game: Errors cost the Railriders dearly in this game. Despite getting a no-decision, the Railriders' Caleb Smith had a great game, giving up one hit in 5 and 2/3 innings. Clint Frazier had a great game at the plate, getting 2 hits and Ji-Man Choi hit his first home run of the season.
Up Next: The Railriders continue their three game series with the Louisville Bats. Luis Cessa gets the start for the Railriders and the Bats go to Sal Romano for the start.
Louisville 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 6
Railriders 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
Louisville
SS Perez 4 0 0 0
2B Herrera 4 0 1 0
LF Elizalde 5 0 1 0
DH Meijas-Brean 3 1 0 0
3B Iribarren 4 1 1 0
1B Dixon 4 0 0 0
RF Winker 3 1 0 0
C Wallach 4 2 2 2
CF Goeddel 4 1 2 1
2B: Goeddel
Railriders
SS Wade 5 0 1 0
LF Frazier 5 0 2 0
CF Fowler 4 0 0 0
1B Choi 3 2 1 1
2B Refsnyder 4 0 1 0
RF Williams 3 0 2 0
3B Solano 4 0 2 1
DH Payton 4 0 1 0
C Rodriguez 4 0 2 0
2B: Williams, Frazier
HR: Choi
Pitching
Louisville
Stephens (W) 6 IP 7 H 1 R 1 ER 3 BB 3 K
McMyne 1.2 IP 4 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 0 K
Shackelford (S) 1.1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 K
Railriders
Smith 5.2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
Heller (L) 1 IP 3 H 5 R 4 ER 2 BB 2 K
Jones 1.1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K
Gurka 1 IP 2 H 1 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K
Triple-A Scoreboard
Omaha 7 New Orlean 5
Oklahoma City 6 Memphis 0
Salt Lake 9 Fresno 7
Sacramento 11 Las Vegas 1
Charlotte 2 Toledo 1
Rochester 5 Gwinnett 4
Lehigh Valley 8 Columbus 5
Durham 4 Syracuse 3
Tacoma/Albuquerque PPD
Buffalo/Norfolk PPD
Buffalo/Norfolk PPD
Indianapolis/Pawtucket PPD
Nashville/Colorado Springs PPD
Round Rock 10 Iowa 6
El Paso 7 Reno 2
MLB Scoreboard
Cubs 1 Pirates 0
Astros 4 Indians 2
Rays 2 Orioles 0
Marlins/Phillies PPD
Mets/Braves PPD
Yankees/Red Sox PPD
Tigers 19 Mariners 9
Brewers 9 Reds 1
Twins 8 Rangers 1
White Sox 10 Royals 5
Blue Jays 6 Cardinals 5
Nationals 15 Rockies 11 (9)
Diamondbacks 9 Padres 3
Athletics 1 Angels 1 (10)
Dodgers 2 Giants 1 (8)
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