Krooked: Matt Krook shines in shutout win
MOOSIC, PA (June 18, 2022) –The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders shut out the Rochester Red Wings 3-0 on Saturday evening. Matt Krook pitched seven shutout innings in the longest outing by any RailRiders’ pitcher this season. The RailRiders broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single
MOOSIC, PA (June 18, 2022) –The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders shut out the Rochester Red Wings 3-0 on Saturday evening. Matt Krook pitched seven shutout innings in the longest outing by any RailRiders’ pitcher this season.
The RailRiders broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single from Jake Bauers against Red Wings’ starter Carson Teel. Tim Locastro had a one-out double and came home on the run-scoring hit by Bauers. Teel allowed one run over four innings with seven strikeouts in his second start of the season.
Jake makes Lo go. 🏃♂️💨 pic.twitter.com/OMvWMXW97B
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) June 18, 2022
Meanwhile, RailRiders starter Matt Krook pitched seven shutout innings with five strikeouts. It tied the longest outing of Krook’s career and was the first time a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre starting pitcher has gone at least seven frames this year.
Krook throws seven scoreless.
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) June 19, 2022
7.0 IP // 5 H // 0 R // 1 BB // 5 K // pic.twitter.com/Xd9CeDfjXk
SWB added two insurance runs in the ninth. Ronald Guzmán doubled to lead off the inning, then stole his first base of the season and came home on a wild pitch. Estevan Florial extended his team-high hitting streak to 11 games with a single later in the frame, swiped his club-leading 22nd bag of the campaign and also scored on a wild pitch to make it 3-0.
Jimmy Cordero and Greg Weissert finished off the shutout with two scoreless innings out of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre bullpen. Krook (2-6) earned his second win for the RailRiders. Weissert (6) logged his sixth save. Teel (2-1) suffered the loss for Rochester.
The two teams conclude their six-game series on Sunday afternoon with first pitch at 1:05 PM. It’s Sunday Family FunDay. Kids can play catch on the field from noon to 12:20 PM, get $2 Dippin Dots and Mamita’s Ices all game long and can run the bases after the game, presented by Geisinger and Q92. Tickets are available at swbrailriders.com.