What a Season! RailRiders Record 89th win in 2024 Campaign
BOX SCORE | SWB 8, BUF 4 BUFFALO, NY (September 22, 2024) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders beat the Buffalo Bisons 8-4 in the season finale. Ben Rice smashed a grand slam to help the team total their 89th victory of the summer, their second most wins in a single-season in
BUFFALO, NY (September 22, 2024) β The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders beat the Buffalo Bisons 8-4 in the season finale. Ben Rice smashed a grand slam to help the team total their 89th victory of the summer, their second most wins in a single-season in franchise history.
Uncle Ben rices to the occasion with a GRAND SLAM! π£π
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) September 22, 2024
This is Rice's fourth homer of the series and 12th in Triple-A this season, as well as SWB's third grand slam of 2024.
392 ft. | 100 mph pic.twitter.com/E2TQF3lqnG
Buffalo, however, got the first run of the game on an RBI single from Payton Henry.
The RailRiders tied it up in the fourth thanks to a solo shot off the bat of Oswald Peraza. SWB stormed forward in the next inning. Jahmai Jones raced out a bunt single and Greg Allen doubled him home for a 2-1 advantage. After Caleb Durbin recorded a knock for his second hit of the day, Jorbit Vivas reached on a catcher's interference to load the bases. Ben Rice stepped up to the plate and smoked a grand slam for a 6-1 lead. It was the team's third slam of the season. Then Peraza got a hit and stole both second and third quickly. Taylor Trammell had an RBI single to add one more on in the frame.
The Bisons got back into it with three runs in sixth. A pair came from a two-run homer by Damiano Palmegiani to make it 7-4.
In the ninth inning, SWB flashed its offense one more time. Allen earned a free pass and scored on a Durbin double to finish 8-4.
No. 250! π
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) September 22, 2024
The RailRiders extend their International League-leading stolen base record for a single-season in the final regular season game of 2024. pic.twitter.com/UMJWFYK2qD
Josh Maciejewski (W, 2-3) was called for the start, allowing the four runs in five and a third frames. It was his longest outing of the season. Cody Morris, JT Brubaker, and Phil Bickford each pitched a clean inning. Oddanier Mosqueda closed down the game in his organization-high 55th appearance.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre wrapped up their 2024 season with a record The RailRiders finished 43-32 at home for the 2024 campaign. Broadcasters Adam Marco and Emily Messina thank their radio partner, loyal listeners, supportive media, RailRiders staff, and Yankees affiliate members for another incredible campaign.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record: 46-29, 89-60