Smith Stars in Shutout Finale
Buffalo, N.Y. - The SWB RailRiders (Triple-A/New York Yankees) battled a pair of rain delays and shut out the host Buffalo Bisons (Toronto Blue Jays) in Sunday's rain-shortened series finale, 2-0. The RailRiders (41-26) have won eight of their last 10 while the Bisons (34-34) have lost 11 of 14.
Buffalo, N.Y. - The SWB RailRiders (Triple-A/New York Yankees) battled a pair of rain delays and shut out the host Buffalo Bisons (Toronto Blue Jays) in Sunday's rain-shortened series finale, 2-0. The RailRiders (41-26) have won eight of their last 10 while the Bisons (34-34) have lost 11 of 14. The game was called one pitch into the eighth inning.
SWB got all the runs it would need in the first frame.
Southpaw
Rehabbing right-hander
The RailRiders return home on Monday, June 19 with a 7:05 p.m. contest against the Syracuse Chiefs (Washington Nationals). Right-hander
OFF THE RAILS:
The RailRiders lost their first five meetings with the Bisons, but have won the last five in a row including all four games during this three-day set…SWB posted its IL-best ninth shutout win…The RailRiders improved to 11-2 when Caleb Smith starts…Eddy Rodriguez leads all IL catchers in caught-stealing efficiency at 54% (13 of 24 caught)…The Bisons entered the series with a 24-10 (.706) record at Coca-Cola Field only to suffer their first four-game sweep at home since Gwinnett took all four from July 21-24, 2016…SWB had not swept a four-game series at Buffalo since June 30-July 3, 2016 when the eventual Triple-A National Champions won 15 of their final 16 overall games against the Bisons…The game endured a 42-minute rain delay in the middle of the fourth and another 81-minute delay after a first-pitch ball began the eighth until the game was called…The RailRiders have won a season-high-tying four straight road games.
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