Extra, Extra: Tides Rise in 10th Inning to Down SWB
MOOSIC, Pa. (Aug. 16, 2018) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders erased three separate Norfolk Tides leads on Thursday night at PNC Field, but fell 7-4 in 10 innings. The Tides are now alone in second place in the International League Wild Card race, one game ahead of the RailRiders.
MOOSIC, Pa. (Aug. 16, 2018) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders erased three separate Norfolk Tides leads on Thursday night at PNC Field, but fell 7-4 in 10 innings. The Tides are now alone in second place in the International League Wild Card race, one game ahead of the RailRiders.
Norfolk took the lead one pitch into the game when
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre retaliated in the bottom of the second against Mountain Top, Pennsylvania native and former RailRider
The Tides regained the lead in the top of the fourth, when
In the bottom of the eighth, back-to-back one-out singles from
The lead was short-lived as
In the top of the 10th, pace of play runner Luis Sardiñas scored on a base hit from Rosa. The Tides tacked on two more on a two-run double from
Urshela finished 3-for-5 with a run scored, two doubles, a triple, and an RBI. He now has hits in eight of his last nine games, and is batting .324 (12-for-37) in that span. Zehner, Wade, Castillo, and
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre continues its four game series with Norfolk on Friday night at PNC Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. RHP
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:
63-58