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MOOSIC &#8212;The day after an International League wins the division is usually a game that doesn&#8217;t mean much and the players don&#8217;t seem to give their best efforts.Don&#8217;t tell that to the IL North Division champion Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, who secured a postseason berth on Thursday but had to close out the regular season home schedule on Friday night at PNC Field.Scranton/Wilkes-Barre gave the crowd of 8,484 on Fan Appreciation Night something to cheer about defeating Buffalo 2-0 for its 10th shutout of the season as left-hander Chris Capuano fired six one-hit innings on an evening when five of the nine starters in the lineup were in the starting nine during the division-clinching contest the previous night.&#8220;That&#8217;s important because we&#8217;re going to the playoffs and to get going we need to keep playing hard,&#8221; said second baseman Ali Castillo, who had one of the team&#8217;s runs batted in on the night driving one in by beating out a potential doubleplay groundout.With the win the RailRiders, who got off to a poor start at home during the first half of the season, ended the regular season on a high on the home field winning 18 of 22 at PNC Field after the all-star break to end the home slate with a record of 39-33.Capuano retired 18 0f the 20 batters he faced. He allowed a two-out walk in the second inning when he was getting squeezed by the home plate umpire. After that, the Bisons didn&#8217;t get a hit until Danny Dorn singled to start the fifth. Dorn was erased on a double play as Capuano faced the minimum batters over his last four innings.&#8220;Tonight I was able to locate a lot better and some of the things we&#8217;ve been working on we&#8217;re starting to see coming out in the game so that was good,&#8221; Capuano said.The RailRiders offense got Capuano single runs in the third and fourth innings to take a 2-0 lead. In the third inning, Taylor Dugas and Juan Graterol led off with singles before moving up and Dugas scored on a force out by Ali Castillo. A Cito Culver sacrifice fly in the fourth increased the lead.Ben Gamel, who gives it his all every game and could have easily not put forth 100 percent on Friday night after earning IL Rookie of the Year Award &#8212; and falling short of the league&#8217;s MVP honor &#8212; earlier in the week and being the unofficial team MVP, did not give anything up. In the top of the seventh, the rightfielder sprinted to the gap towards a flyball, dove full extension going airborne to rob IL MVP Matt Hague of extra bases.&#8220;That&#8217;s not surprising. I haven&#8217;t been here all year, but the time I have been here that&#8217;s how they play every night,&#8221; the veteran Capuano said about the team not being lackluster a night after clinching the division title.&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t surprising for me to see them go hard, and it&#8217;s never surprising to see them give the effort. That&#8217;s always gonna be there.&#8221;Notes: The RailRiders picked up win No. 80 on the season, the first time the franchise has won that many games since the 2012 SWB Yankees won the division with 84 wins. &#8230;The crowd of 8,484 marked the 18th fixed-seat sellout this season for the club. &#8230;With the win over the Bisons, the RailRiders ended the campaign with a winning record versus their division rival, and could end the regular season with a winning record against every team in the IL North. They play Syracuse the next three days and are currently 8-5 against the Chiefs.RailRiders 2, Bisons 0Buffalo`AB`R`H`BIKelly rf`45`0`0`0Mesa cf`4`0`0`0Hague 1b`4`0`0`0Hassan lf`4`0`1`0Dorn dh`3`0`1`0Burns 3b/ss`2`0`0`0Kottaras c`34`0`0`0Berti 2b`2`0`0`0Diaz ss`2`0`0`0Schimpf ph/3b`0`0`0`0Totals`28`0`2`0RailRiders`AB`R`H`BIFigueroa 3b`4`0`0`0Castillo 2b`3`0`0`1Gamel rf`2`0`0`0Segedin 1b`3`0`0`0Roller dh`2`1`0`0Cave cf`3`0`1`0Culver ss`2`0`0`1Dugas lf`3`1`1`0Graterol c`3`0`1`0Totals`25`2`3`2Buffalo`000`000`o00`&#8212;`0RailRiders`001`100`00x` &#8212;`2E: Diaz (14). DP: Bisons 2, RailRiders 1. LOB: Bisons 4, RailRiders 5. 2B: Cave (1). SF: Culver. SB: Castillo 2 (4).Buffalo`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOJenkins (L, 8-6)`6.0`3`2`2`2`2Girodo`1.0`0`0`0`0`1Delabar`1.o`0`0`0`2`0RailRiders`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOCapuano (W, 2-1)`6.0`1`0`0`1`4Acevedo (H, 3) `1.2`1`0`0`1`1Martin (S, 2)`1.1`0`0`0`1`2Umpires: HP: Joey Amaral. 1B: Shave Livensparger. 3B: Dave SoucyT: 2:09. Att: 8,484<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Dave Rosengrantdrosengrant@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>The T.L. ExpressGame Highlights: Chris Capuano tossed six shutout innings allowing just one hit and one walk to pick up the victory and improve to 2-1 in his limited time with the RailRiders. Relievers Andury Acevedo and Chris Martin combined to throw the last three innings to complete the two-hit shutout. &#8230;The RailRiders only managed three hits against Bisons pitchers as Jake Cave doubled, and Taylor Dugas and Juan Graterol singled. &#8230;Dugas scored on a grounder by Ali Castillo. Cito Culver accounted for the team&#8217;s other RBI on a sac fly.Attendance: 8,484 bringing the total season attendance to 402,731, approximately 1,100 more than last season.Time of Game: 2:08Riding the Rails: Right-hander Nick Rumbelow was recalled to New York on Friday, while infielder Cole Figueroa rejoined the RailRiders after clearing waivers and being outrighted to the Triple-A club.Today&#8217;s Game: The RailRiders face Syracuse at Alliance Bank Stadium tonight at 7:05 to start the final series of the regular season.Today&#8217;s Probables: SWB RHPBrady Lail (3-2, 3.71) vs. Chiefs RHP Taylor Hill (3-10, 5.19)On Deck: SWB closes out its regular season with a three-game series at Syracuse starting tonight. The team then begins the postseason on Wednesday when it travels to either Columbus or Indianapolis, and will return to PNC Field on Friday, Sept. 11.On the Radio: All games can be heard on NEPA Sports Radio WYCK 1340-AM, 1400-AM, 1440-AM, 100.7-FM, 106.7-FMHOW THEY SCOREDRAILRIDERS THIRD: Taylor Dugas singled. Juan Graterol singled. Cole Figueroa flied out, Dugas to third. Ali Castillo grounded into a force out, Graterol out at second; Dugas scored. Ben Gamel grounded out. RAILRIDERS 1-0RAILRIDERS FOURTH: Rob Segedin fouled out. Kyle Roller walked. Jake Cave doubled. Cito Culver hit a sac fly scoring Roller. Dugas grounded out. RAILRIDERS 2-0</factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Dave Rosengrant at 570-991-6398 or on Twitter @tldrosengrant</shirttailMeta></div>

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders end home schedule with a win