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MOOSIC &#8212; The RailRiders offense was punchless for most of Sunday&#8217;s game at PNC Field against Syracuse.In fact, it was the Syracuse batters that looked like the better unit on the day.But sometimes, the better offense doesn&#8217;t always end up the victor.Scranton/WilkesBarre was outhit by the Chiefs 12-4, but scratched out runs in the first and eighth innings for a 2-1 win.&#8220;With the defense that we have, that&#8217;s what we gotta do, stay close in the game and we will have enough offense if somebody comes through and get big hits like we did today,&#8221; manager Al Pedrique said. &#8220;If we execute the little things like take a walk, steal a bag, battle with at-bats like we did in the one inning, that&#8217;s what we need to do to be successful.&#8221;The defense stepped up big in key situations, and the little things led to the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth as the RailRiders ended their first 10 games of the season with seven wins.In the eighth inning, newcomer Lane Adams picked up his first RailRiders hit to start on a single to center. He was then sacrificed to second by Pete Kozma. After consecutive walks to Jonathan Diaz and Ben Gamel, Aaron Judge brought in the Adams with a sacrifice fly to right.&#8220;Lane got a first-pitch fastball and got it up the middle and that&#8217;s what we needed was a spark to get us going,&#8221; Judge said. &#8220;Diaz and Gamel battling with 3-2 counts seeing pitches set us up. You gotta give all them credit.&#8221;The offense was stagnant before the eighth inning as Chiefs starter Taylor Hill and reliever Sammy Solis combined to retire 16 RailRiders in a row before Adams&#8217; hit.Hill was nibbling on the corners then kept SWB batters off balanced with his offspeed pitches. He threw just 76 pitches in six innings with 51 strikes. He also threw first-pitch strikes to 19 0f 22 batters he faced.When Trevor Gott entered in the eighth, it turned things around starting with Adams, the No. 7 hitter in the lineup.&#8220;It was good to have the bottom of the order contribute and that shows how deep our lineup can go,&#8221; said third baseman Rob Refsnyder, who knocked in his team-leading fifth RBI with a single in the bottom of the first to score Judge and his team-leading seventh run scored.Right-hander Chad Green, who started for the RailRiders didn&#8217;t have much trouble in his outing tossing six shutout innings and threw first-pitch strikes to 15 of the 24 batters he faced. He struck out five and allowed just one walk. He got in limited trouble allowing six hits on the afternoon, as his infielders and outfielders helped him out.The best play by the defenders behind Green came in the fourth inning when shortstop Jonathan Diaz laid out to his left tossed to second baseman Pete Kozma covering the bag; Kozma then fired to first for a double play.The biggest play by the defense came in the seventh inning when Syracuse got its only run. With the team threatening for more, Trea Turner hit a hard grounder on the left side of the infield. Refsnyder dove to his left then got up and threw home for a fielder&#8217;s choice out to keep the score at 1-1 despite going to first or even second, which were easier plays.&#8220;I give all the credit to Diaz. I was going to go to second or first, but Diaz said he was going home,&#8221; Refsnyder said. &#8220;So that just proves how valuable Diaz, Kozma and (Donovan) Solano are to this team.&#8221;After going six scoreless innings against Green, Syracuse got on the board against Luis Cessa in the seventh inning. Brian Goodwin tripled to start the fame and Pedro Severino doubled to tie the score at 1-1. Cessa allowed two more baserunners in the inning as the Chiefs loaded the bases with one out. But Cessa got out of it with a strikeout of Scott Sizemore, and getting Matt Skole, who flied out.Nick Goody pitched the ninth for his first save of the season allowing just a single.RailRiders 2, Chiefs 1Syracuse`AB`R`H`BITurner ss`5`0`0`0Campana cf`5`0`3`0Sizemore 2b`5`0`1`0Skole dh`4`0`1`0Martinson 3b`3`0`0`0Freiman 1b`4`0`0`0Goodwin lf`4`1`3`0Severino c`4`0`1`1Ramsey rf`4`0`3`0Totals`38`1`12`1RailRiders`AB`R`H`BIGamel lf`3`0`0`0Judge rf`3`1`1`1Refsnyder 3b`4`0`1`1Heathcott dh`3`0`0`0Sanchez c`3`0`0`0Parmelee 1b`3`0`0`0Adams cf`3`1`1`0Kozma 2b`2`0`1`0Diaz ss`2`0`0`0Totals`26`2`4`2Syracuse `000`000`100`&#8212;`1RailRiders`100`000`01x` &#8212; `2LOB: Chiefs 11, RailRiders 4. DP: Chiefs 0, RailRiders 1. 2B: Severino (1), 3B: Goodwin (1). SF: Judge. SB: Refsnyder (1). SAC: KozmaSyracuse `IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOHill `6.0`3`1`0`0`5Solis `1.0`0`0`0`0`2Gott (L, 2-1)`1.0`1`1`1`2`0RailRiders`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOGreen `6.0`6`0`0`1`5Cessa (BS, 1) `1.2`4`1`1`0`2Webb (W, 1-0)`0.1`1`0`0`0`0Goody (S, 1)`1.0`1`0`0`0`1WP: GoodyPB: Severino (1)Umpires: HP: Chris Segal; 1B: Matt McCoy; 3B: Alex TosiT: 2:29. Att: 4,905<style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Dave Rosengrantdrosengrant@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>T.L. ExpressThe RailRiders won their seventh game of the season in 10 games and won three of four games in the series against Syracuse with a 2-1 win over the Chiefs thanks to a go-ahead sacrifice fly by Aaron Judge in the bottom of the eighth inning.Today&#8217;s Game: SWB starts a four-game series with Buffalo tonight at 6:35 at PNC Field.Probable Pitchers: RailRiders RHP Kyle Haynes (1-0, 1.64) vs. Buffalo RHP Drew Hutchinson (0-1, 1.93)Today at PNC Field: Check out the first Dollar Monday of the season when not only can you get hot dogs for a buck, but you can also get a lawn seat for one dollar if you walk-up to the ticket booth before the game. You can also bring your dog to the ballpark for an additional dollar.On Deck: The RailRiders welcome Buffalo to Moosic for a four-game series starting on Monday night.Riding the Rails:On Radio: All RailRiders games can be heard live on The Game Radio Network (100.7-FM, 106.7-FM, 1340-AM, 1400-AM, 1440-AM) with John Sadak and Darren Headrick.HOW THEY SCOREDRAILRIDERS FIRST: Ben Gamel struck out. Aaron Judge singled and moved to second on a passed ball. Rob Refsnyder singled to score Judge and stole second. Slade Heathcott fouled out. Gary Sanchez struck out. RAILRIDERS 1-0SYRACUSE SEVENTH: Brian Goodwin tripled. Pedro Severino doubled to score Goodwin. Caleb Ramsey singled. Trea Turner grounded into a fielder&#8217;s choice, Severino out at home. Tony Campana singled to load the bases. Scott Sizemore struck out. Matt Skole flied out. TIED 1-1RAILRIDERS EIGHTH: Lane Adams singled. Pete Kozma sacrificed Adams to second. Jonathan Diaz walked. Gamel walked to load the based. Judge hit a sac fly to score Adams. Refsnyder flied out. RAILRIDERS 2-1</factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Dave Rosengrant at 570-991-6398 or on Twitter @tldrosengrant</shirttailMeta></div>

Defense, small ball leads Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders over Syracuse Chiefs