The Railriders and Clippers played in a matinee doubleheader on Wednesday morning. After a shutout the night before, the Railriders looked to get back in the win column and get closer to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the standings. They would play two 7 inning games. The Clippers would be the home team in Game 2 as they were making up the game that was to be played in Columbus.
Game 1
In Game 1, Chance Adams got the start for the Railriders. The Clippers went with Michael Peoples. Adams would start off by striking out the side in the top of the first. Tyler Wade would hit a leadoff home run to give the Railriders a 1-0 lead just like that. Dustin Fowler would follow with a single to center, but would be picked off at first on the next batter. After a groundout, Ji-Man Choi would draw a walk but a flyout would end the inning. Adams would strike out the next two and then get a flyout to right for a 1-2-3 second for the Railriders. Mason Williams hit a leadoff single to center. After a strikeout and a groundout, Williams moved to third. Wilkin Castillo singled him home to make it 2-0 Railriders. A popout would end the inning. Erik Kratz led off the top of the third with a double to left but Adams would retire the next three batters to keep the Clippers off the board. Highly touted prospect Gleyber Torres would draw a walk then get to second on a balk. Ji-Man Choi would bring home Torres on a double to center for the 3-0 Railriders lead. Clint Frazier would draw a walk but a double play would end the inning. Richie Shaffer drew a two out walk for the Clippers but a groundout would end the top of the fourth. Wilkin Castillo hit a ground rule double to right with two outs. Wade would bring home Castillo on a single to center for the 4-0 advantage. Then Dustin Fowler would homer to right to make it 6-0 Railriders. A flyout would end the inning. Tunkhannock grad Mike Papi would draw a leadoff walk for the Clippers, but a double play and a strikeout would end the top of the fifth. People would throw a 1-2-3 inning for the Indians. Adams continued his great performance with a 1-2-3 sixth for the Railriders. Cito Culver would hit a one out single to left. Wilkin Castillo would follow with a single to left as well, but a forceout and a groundout would end the inning. Ben Heller would come in to pitch the seventh for the Railriders. Chris Colabello kept the game alive with a two out walk but a groundout would end the game as the Railriders took Game 1 6-0.
Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Railriders 1 1 1 3 0 0 x 6
Columbus
CF R Rodriguez 3 0 0 0
DH Diaz 3 0 0 0
SS Urshela 3 0 0 0
3B Shaffer 2 0 0 0
LF Colabello 2 0 0 0
RF Papi 2 0 0 0
C Kratz 2 0 1 0
1B N Rodriguez 2 0 0 0
2B Hankins 2 0 0 0
2B: Kratz
Railriders
SS Wade 4 2 2 2
RF Fowler 4 1 2 2
2B Torres 2 1 0 0
DH Choi 2 0 1 1
LF Frazier 2 0 0 0
CF Williams 3 1 1 0
3B Solano 3 0 0 0
1B Culver 3 0 1 0
C Castillo 3 1 3 1
2B: Choi, Castillo
HR: Wade, Fowler
Pitching
Columbus
Peoples (L) 6 IP 10 H 6 R 6 ER 3 BB 1 K
Railriders
Adams (W) 6 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 12 K
Heller 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K
Game 2
In the second game of the doubleheader, Chris Narveson got the start for the Clippers. The Railriders went to Joe Mantiply. The Clippers would be the home team in this one. Mason Williams would lead off the top of the first with a bunt single. On the next batter, the Clippers' catcher Adam Moore threw out Williams at second trying to steal. Narveson would then get the next two batters as the Clippers headed to bat. Giovanny Urshela hit a two out single to right then Richie Shaffer reaches on a error but a lineout would end the inning. Clint Frazier drew a one out walk, then Donovan Solano would get hit by a pitch. Ruben Tejada would hit a single to right to load the bases. Cito Culver would bring in the game's first run with a single to left that score Frazier for the Railriders' 1-0 lead. Eddy Rodriguez then followed by bringing home two on a double to right for a 3-0 lead. After a strikeout, Gleyber Torres would walk and the Clippers would go to Jeff Johnson in relief and would get a strikeout to end the top of the second. Mike Papi would hit a leadoff single to center in the bottom of the second but a double play and a strikeout would end the inning. Johnson would throw a 1-2-3 third for the Clippers. Mantiply would answer with a 1-2-3 inning of his own for the Railriders. Ruben Tejada would reach on an error to start the top of the fourth. Tyler Olson would come in relief for the Clippers and would get a strikeout to end the top half of the fourth. Giovanny Urshela would hit a leadoff single to left. After a strikeout, the Railriders went to Tyler Jones out of the bullpen. Urshela would move to second on a wild pitch. Chris Colabello would draw a walk then Adam Moore brought home Urshela to cut the lead to 3-1 but they would get Moore out at second for the third out. Choi would single to left with two outs and Clint Frazier would follow with a single but a groundout would end the threat. Jones would throw a 1-2-3 inning for the Railriders. Joe Colon would come in to pitch the sixth for the Clippers. Ruben Tejada would draw a walk, but a lineout, a caught stealing and a strikeout would end the top of the sixth. Jones would throw a second consecutive 1-2-3 inning for the Railriders. Mason Williams would draw a leadoff walk then Torres would hit a single to center to move Williams to third. After back to back strikeouts, the Clippers went to Louis Head in relief. Frazier would be intentionally walked to load the bases. Donovan Solano would draw a bases loaded walk to bring in Williams for the 4-1 lead. A flyout would prevent any more runs for the Railriders. Ernesto Frieri came in to get the save for the Railriders. Mike Papi hit a one out single to center then Adam Moore hit a two run homer to center to cut the Railriders lead to 4-3. After a strikeout, Columbus manager Chris Tremie would be ejected for arguing balls and strikes. Todd Hankins would keep the game alive with a two out walk but a forceout to second would give the Railriders a sweep of the doubleheader with a 4-3 victory over Columbus.
Railriders 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4
Columbus 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
Railriders
CF Williams 3 1 1 0
3B Torres 3 0 1 0
DH Austin 4 0 0 0
1B Choi 4 0 1 0
RF Frazier 2 1 1 0
2B Solano 2 1 0 1
SS Tejada 3 1 1 0
LF Culver 3 0 1 1
C Rodriguez 3 0 1 2
2B: Rodriguez
Columbus
CF R Rodriguez 2 0 0 0
3B Lucas 2 0 0 0
3B/2B Diaz 3 0 0 0
SS Urshela 3 1 2 0
LF Shaffer 3 0 0 0
DH Colabello 2 0 0 0
RF Papi 3 1 2 0
C Moore 3 1 2 3
1B Rodriguez 3 0 0 0
2B/CF Hankins 2 0 0 0
HR: Moore
Pitching
Railriders
Mantiply 3.1 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 4 K
Jones (W) 2.2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 5 K
Frieri (S) 1 IP 2 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 1 K
Columbus
Narveson (L) 1.2 IP 4 H 3 R 3 ER 2 BB 2 K
Johnson 2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 K
Olson 1.1 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K
Colon 1.2 IP 1 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 3 K
Head 0.1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 0 K
Thoughts on the Doubleheader: Chance Adams pitched a fantastic game in the first game, throwing a one-hitter and striking out 12. The Railriders looked great in both games of the doubleheader. Tunkhannock grad Mike Papi played great in the second game, going 2 for 3 with a run scored. The Railriders salvaged at least a split from the Clippers at PNC Field.
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