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First Posted: 5/28/2013 NORFOLK, Va. &#8212; For a period of time during the offseason Hazleton&#8217;s Russ Canzler was a member of the Yankees organization and could have been a RailRider this season. But he was shortly designated for assignment and latched on with Baltimore.
On Tuesday, playing for Baltimore&#8217;s Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk, the first baseman helped the Tides beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 10-8 going 3-for-5, including a home run and a go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the eighth of a wild game that consisted of three lead changes at Harbor Park.
The Tides trailed 7-6 entering the bottom of the eighth. But Canzler came through with a two-out single scoring Jason Pridie to tie the game at 7-7. Three batters later, Norfolk&#8217;s Zelous Wheeler doubled scoring a pair to put the Tides ahead 10-7. All four runs in the inning were charged to RailRiders reliever Cody Eppley (2-2), who lasted just 2/3 of an inning allowing two walks and three hits.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre threatened in the top of the ninth loading the bases with no outs. One run came in when Josh Bell grounded out. But Melky Mesa struck out to end the game.
Before one out was recorded in the game by RailRiders starter Brett Marshall, the Tides were up 3-0. Marshall walked the first batter of the game. Then after allowing a single to Brandon Wood, Ryan Flaherty hit a three-run homer to left-center for a 3-0 score.
But Scranton/Wilkes-Barre fought back after that early deficit tying the score in the top of the third First, Melky Mesa scored on a groundout by Corban Joseph. Then Thomas Neal doubled home Addison Maruszak before scoring on a double by Zoilo Almonte for a 3-3 score.
A Brandon Wood run-scoring single in the bottom of the fourth gave Norfolk the lead back at 4-3. But Almonte came through again in the top of the fifth with an RBI single of his own to even the score again.
Canzler then blasted his eighth home run of the season in the fifth as part of a two-run frame for the Tides as they took the lead back, 6-4.
The RailRiders continued to battle scoring a run in the top of the eighth on Josh Bell&#8217;s first home run of the season. Bobby Wilson also came through in the frame belting an 0-2 pitch to left for a two-run double to give the team its first lead of the game at 7-6.
Tides 10, RailRiders 7
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E &#8211; Neal (1). LOB&#8212;SWB 8, NOR 10. TEAM RISP &#8211; SWB 5-for-14, NOR 6-for-19. 2B&#8212;Mesa (10), Maruszak (9), Neal (10), Almonte (11), Wilson (5), Pridie (14), Avery (1), Wheeler (1). HR &#8211; Bell (1), Flaherty (1), Canzler (8). SB &#8211; Hoes (5). GIDP &#8211; SWB &#8211; 1, NOR 2 <table class="mceItemTable" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="182"> <colgroup><col width="178"> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td width="178">
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Montgomery`2.2`2`2`2`1`3 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="178">
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Jurrjens`6`8`4`4`1`3 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="178">
Russell (H,1)`1.2`2`2`2`1`3 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="178">
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WP &#8211; Marshall, Eppley. IBB &#8211; Britton (by Eppley)
Umpires&#8212;HP: Will Little; 1B: David Soucy; 3B: Max Guyll
T&#8212;3:19. A&#8212;3,027.

Canzler leads Tides past RailRiders