The Railriders looked to take third straight game against the Columbus Clippers. On the other hand, the Clippers are looking to get a split of the series. Caleb Smith got the start for the Railriders. The Clippers went to Ryan Merritt. Yandy Diaz hit a leadoff single to right to start off the game. After a strikeout, Chris Colabello hit a double to left to make it second and third. Richie Shaffer would hit a sacrifice fly to right to score Diaz for a 1-0 Clippers lead. Giovanny Urshela would bring home Colabello on a single to center to increase the lead to 2-0. A forceout would end the Top of the first. Tyler Wade would hit a leadoff single to right. After a flyout, some instant offense as Tyler Austin homered to right center to tie the game at 2. After another flyout, Clint Frazier would single but a groundout would end the inning. Smith threw a 1-2-3 second inning for the Railriders. Merritt answered with a 1-2-3 inning of his own. Chris Colabello drew a two out walk but a groundout ended the inning. Tyler Austin hit a two out single to left but a strikeout left Austin at first. Smith threw a 1-2-3 fourth to keep the game tied. Frazier would draw a one out walk but Merritt would retire the next three batters to keep it 2-2 after four. Yandy Diaz would hit a two out single to center, then Tunkhannock grad Mike Papi followed with a single to right to get Diaz to third. A forceout at second would end the Top of the fifth. Dustin Fowler would hit a two out double to right but a groundout to keep the Railriders off the board in the fifth. Smith would throw a 1-2-3 inning in the sixth for the Railriders. Merritt answered once again with a 1-2-3 inning of his own for the Clippers. JP Feyereisen came in to pitch for the Railriders in the seventh. Erik Kratz and Nellie Rodriguez each drew walks to lead off the seventh. After a strikeout, the runners would move to second and third on a wild pitch. Yandy Diaz would bring home Kratz on a grounder that was booted for an error for a 3-2 Clippers lead. Mike Papi would bring home pinch runner Josh Wilson on a sacrifice fly to right for a 4-2 lead. A groundout would end the Top of the seventh. With one out, Ruben Tejada would hit a homer to left to make it a 4-3 game. Merritt would retire the next two to end the seventh. Feyereisen would throw a 1-2-3 eighth for the Railriders. Kyle Crockett would come in to pitch the eighth for the Clippers. Tyler Austin would hit a one out single to right, then Ji-Man Choi would get hit by a pitch. Cole Sulser would come in relief for the Clippers. Frazier would draw a walk to load the bases but Mason Williams would hit a fly ball to left that was caught by Shaffer and Austin would try to tie the game but Shaffer would throw home in time to get him out at the plate to end the eighth. JR Graham would enter the game to pitch the ninth for the Railriders. Josh Wilson would hit a one out single, then Todd Hankins followed with a single of his own. Yandy Diaz would draw a walk to load the bases. Mike Papi would single to right to score Wilson and Hankins for a 6-3 lead. A double play would end the inning. Josh Martin came in for the save for the Clippers. Donovan Solano hit a leadoff single to left but a forceout would get Solano out at second. After a strikeout, Tyler Wade would keep the game alive with a strikeout as the tying run came to the plate but a strikeout would end the game as the Clippers took the final game of the series 6-3.
Thoughts on the game: Mike Papi had a breakout game at PNC Field for the Clippers, he had the eventual game-winning RBI and broke the game open with a single in the ninth with a two RBI single. Both starting pitchers pitched well, Merritt with seven strikeouts and Caleb Smith struck out nine. Tyler Austin had a pretty good game at the plate for the Railriders, going 3 for 4 with a home run.
Columbus 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6
Railriders 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Columbus
3B Diaz 4 1 2 1
CF/RF Papi 4 0 2 3
LF/1B Colabello 4 1 1 0
RF/LF Shaffer 3 0 0 1
SS Urshela 4 0 1 1
DH Moore 4 0 0 0
C Kratz 3 1 0 0
1B Rodriguez 2 0 0 0
2BWilson 1 2 1 0
2B/CF Hankins 4 1 1 0
2B: Colabello
Railriders
SS Wade 4 1 1 0
CF Fowler 5 0 1 0
1B Austin 4 1 3 2
DH Choi 3 0 0 0
DH Culver 0 0 0 0
LF Frazier 2 0 1 0
RF Williams 4 0 0 0
3B Solano 4 0 1 0
2B Tejada 4 1 1 1
C Rodriguez 4 0 0 0
2B: Fowler
HR: Austin, Tejada
Pitching
Columbus
Merritt (W) 7 IP 6 H 3 R 3 ER 1 BB 7 K
Crockett (H) 0.1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K
Sulser (H) 0.2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 0 K
Martin (S) 1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 2 K
Railriders
Smith 6 IP 5 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 9 K
Feyreisen (L) 2 IP 0 H 2 R 1 ER 2 BB 1 K
Graham 1 IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 0 K
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