The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders split a doubleheader against the Durham Bulls on Saturday at PNC Field. The home team dropped the first game 4-2 but bounced back in game two with a 9-5 victory.
In game one, the RailRiders opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning. After Jasson Domínguez reached on a walk and stole second, Spencer Jones drove him home with an RBI single for a 1-0 edge.
Carlos Lagrange started for the RailRiders and held the Bulls scoreless until the top of the fourth when Logan Davidson lifted a two-run homer to put Durham ahead 2-1. Rays’ rehabber Gavin Lux extended the lead in the sixth with a two-run RBI double down the first base side to pull ahead three runs.
With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, the RailRiders got a run back when Paul DeJong smoked his third homer of the year.
Lagrange (0-1) took the loss, tossing 3.1 frames, striking out eight, and allowing two runs on two hits in his third Triple-A start.
In game two, Durham struck first in the third inning and extended the advantage in the fourth when Carson Williams hit a solo homer for a two-run cushion.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre unloaded with six runs in the bottom of the fourth. Domínguez walked to lead off the frame and advanced to second on an Oswaldo Cabrera single. Both runners moved into scoring position on a double steal and crossed on an RBI single from Jones to knot the game at two.
After Yanquiel Fernández reached on an error, Seth Brown put the RailRiders ahead 5-2 with a three-run blast to right field. With two outs, Jonathan Ornelas walked, took second on a throwing error, and scored on a Duke Ellis single for a four-run advantage.
The Bulls responded with a two-run fifth, but the RailRiders answered in the home half as Jones smashed a four-seam fastball over the left field wall for a 7-4 lead.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre added insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth as Jones drove home two with a single to right-center field. Danny Watson earned the win in relief.
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