Saturday, May 6, 2017

Railriders Jump Out Early Against Syracuse

The Railriders came back to PNC Field as they continued their three game set with the Syracuse Chiefs. It started off in a rain delay. Bryan Mitchell got the start for the Railriders and Syracuse went to Joe Ross. Brian Goodwin it a one out single, followed by a Matt Skole single to center, but a flyout and a strikeout ended the top of the first. Dustin Fowler legged out a one out triple to right which was his fifth of the season, and would score on a Clint Frazier sacrifice fly to center for a 1-0 Railriders lead. Ji-Man Choi then followed with a double to right, and Ruben Tejada then homered to left center for a 3-0 lead for the Railriders. A groundout would end the inning. Mitchell would throw a 1-2-3 second inning for the Railriders. Mark Payton drew a leadoff walk to start the bottom of the second. After a flyout and a strikeout, Tyler Wade would reach on catcher's interference but a flyout would end the inning. With two outs, Brian Goodwin hit a home run to left center to cut the Railriders lead to 3-1. A strikeout would keep it a Railriders two run lead. Frazier hit a leadoff single and advanced to second on a fielding error, then Ji-Man Choi doubled home Frazier for a 4-1 lead. Ross would retire the next three batters to get out of the inning. Luis Cessa came in to pitch for the Railriders. Clint Robinson drew a one out walk, but a forceout and a groundout would end the inning. Ross threw a 1-2-3 fourth for the Chiefs. Cessa threw a 1-2-3 frame in the fifth to keep it a three run ballgame. Clint Frazier hit his tenth double to right with one out. Frazier moved to third on a wild pitch, then Syracuse elected to intentionally walk Choi. Frazier would score on a wild pitch, and Choi would go to second. Tejada would hit his second homer of the day with a shot to left for a 7-1 Railriders lead. After a groundout, Payton would double to center, but a strikeout would end the fifth. Matt Skole drew a one out walk, then Brandon Snyder would hit a two run homer to right for a 7-3 deficit for Syracuse. Clint Robinson would single to right but Cessa got a 5-4-3 double play to end the top half of the sixth. Mike Broadway would come in to pitch in relief for Syracuse. Tyler Wade would triple to right with one out, then Fowler drove him home on a single to center for an 8-3 advantage. Frazier would draw a walk, but Broadway would get a 4-6-3 double play to end the sixth. Adrian Sanchez would single with two outs but a groundout would end the inning as they headed to the seventh inning stretch. Austin Adams come in to pitch for Syracuse. Mason Williams drew a one out walk, then Payton singled to center, then Abiatal Avelino drew a walk to load the bases. After a strikeout, Williams would score on a Wade RBI Fielder's choice for a 9-2 Railriders lead. Cody Satterwhite came in to pitch for Syracuse and got a lineout to end the seventh. Cessa would strike out the side for the Railriders in the top of the eighth. Clint Frazier led off the bottom of the eighth by reaching on an error. After a flyout, Tejada drew a walk, but Satterwhite got a strikeout and a flyout to end the eighth. Clint Robinson started off by drawing a walk for the Chiefs but Cessa got a 5-4-3 double play for the first two outs. Corban Joseph would keep the game alive with a double to center, then Caleb Ramsey would single and Joseph would go to third with two outs. Cessa would get a flyout to center to end the game as the Railriders took their second straight game over Syracuse 9-3.

Thoughts on the game: A dominant performance at home by the Railriders. Cessa had a great game, despite not starting the game. Tejada had a great game at the plate, belting two home runs. Brian Goodwin had a great game for Syracuse, hitting a home run. The Railriders basically hit a lineup cycle within the first three innings.

Syracuse 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
Railriders 3 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 x 9

Syracuse
CF Stevenson 4 0 0 0
LF Goodwin 4 1 2 1
1B Skole 3 1 1 0
3B Snyder 4 1 1 2
DH Robinson 2 0 1 0
C Severino 4 0 0 0
2B Joesph 4 0 1 0
RF Ramsay 4 0 1 0
SS Sanchez 4 0 1 0

2B: Joseph
HR: Goodwin, Snyder

Railriders
3B Wade 4 1 1 1
DH Fowler 5 1 2 1
LF Frazier 3 2 2 1
1B Choi 4 2 2 1
SS Tejada 4 2 2 4
CF Williams 4 1 0 0
RF Payton 4 0 2 0
2B Avelino 3 0 0 0
C Rodriguez 4 0 0 0

2B: Choi, Frazier, Payton
3B: Fowler
HR: Tejada (2)

Pitching
Syracuse
Ross (L) 5 IP 8 H 7 R 7 ER 2 BB 4 K
Broadway 1 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 1 K
Adams 0.2 IP 1 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 1 K
Satterwhite 1.1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K

Railriders
Mitchell 3 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 5 K
Cessa 6 IP 5 H 2 R 2 ER 3 BB 4 K

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