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MOOSIC &#8212; Try as they might, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders just couldn&#8217;t find a way to solve Jon Moscot.They didn&#8217;t have much better luck against Louisville&#8217;s bullpen, either.Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Moscot, down with the Bats while rehabbing an inflamed shoulder, worked six scoreless innings Thursday and Carlos Triunfel accounted for three runs as Louisville limited the RailRiders in a 5-0 victory at PNC Field.&#8220;It just seemed like he had command of the zone,&#8221; said RailRiders catcher Eddy Rodriguez. &#8220;I had the hit by pitch and had the single off him. But a lot of guys were saying he had a pretty good changeup. And jumped up from 90, 91 (mph). He was able to just execute pitches on his side.&#8221;RailRiders starter Tyler Olson found himself on the wrong side of fortune all night.With Louisville&#8217;s Steve Selsky standing at third base after his leadoff double in the second inning, Triunfel bounced a sky-high chopper off the glove of leaping shortstop Pete Kozma &#8212; who was playing in while trying to cut off a run &#8212; with one out to bring Selsky home with the game&#8217;s first run.In the fourth, Selsky started another rally with a soft single, Triunfel dumped another single into left field and both runners scored on Kyle Waldrop&#8217;s double into the right-field corner. Waldrop scored when Jose Peraza&#8217;s sinking liner fell just in front of diving center fielder Ben Gamel.And Louisville scored its final run in the fifth inning, when Jesse Winker slapped a single and rode home on Triunfel&#8217;s double to the center field wall.&#8220;It&#8217;s a little bit of a struggle, but I knew I was making good pitches,&#8221; said Olson, who fell to 1-2. &#8220;They were just getting the ball in the right place. At that point, it&#8217;s kind of tipping the cap to those guys. That&#8217;s baseball. It&#8217;s short-term memory for me. I thought the pitches were there. The outcome wasn&#8217;t there.&#8221;His catcher couldn&#8217;t have explained it better.&#8220;We failed to execute pitches, then we had a couple bad breaks,&#8221; Rodriguez said. &#8220;It felt like 50 balls went through the 5-6 hole (between shortstop and third base) and there was nothing we could do about it. We weren&#8217;t positioned wrong, it was just the wrong result. We&#8217;ve all been down five runs before.&#8220;I don&#8217;t think any of us threw in the flag.&#8221;But Moscot had the RailRiders waving at the wind.He struck out four batters through the first four innings, coaxed a pair of double play grounders and limited Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to four hits during his six innings of work.His most impressive frame came when Moscot worked out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the third inning to escape unscathed.Rodriguez bounced a single off the glove of diving shortstop Juan Perez, then Jonathan Diaz beat out another infield single to deep third. Gamel then drilled a hard single to right field, bringing big Aaron Judge to the plate looking to do some damage.But Judge&#8217;s bounder to third base turned into a home-to-first double play, then Moscot fanned Nick Swisher for the second time in three innings to snuff out the threat.That was the last real chance the RailRiders had to get runs against Moscot and three Louisville relievers.&#8220;It is what it is,&#8221; Rodriguez said. &#8220;They beat us. Overall, we just failed to execute as a team.&#8220;They got us today.&#8221;Louisville 5, RailRiders 0Louisville`AB`R`H`BIPeraza dh`5`0`3`1Perez ss`5`0`0`0Curtis 3b`5`0`2`0Schebler cf`5`0`0`0Selsky 1b`5`2`2`0Winker rf`3`1`1`0Triunfel 2b`4`1`3`2Waldrop lf`4`1`1`2Berset c`3`0`2`0Totals`39`5`14`5RailRiders`AB`R`H`BIGamel cf`4`0`1`0Judge rf`4`0`1`0Swisher 1b`4`0`0`0Parmelee dh`3`0`1`0Solano 3b`4`0`1`0Cave lf`4`0`0`0Kozma ss`3`0`0`0Rodriguez c`2`0`1`0Diaz 2b`3`0`2`0Totals`31`0`7`0Louisville`010`310`000`&#8212;`5 RailRiders`000`000`000`&#8212;`02B &#8212; Selsky (11), Waldrup (6); Parmelee (7)Louisville`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOMoscot, W`6`4`0`0`0`4Delabar`1`0`0`0`1`2Peralta`1`2`0`0`0`1Diaz`1`1`0`0`0`0RailRiders`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOOlson, L`4.2`10`5`5`1`3Mntgmry`2.1`2`0`0`0`1Piazos`1`2`0`0`1`2Moreno`1`0`0`0`0`2<style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Paul Sokoloskipsokoloski@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>T.L. ExpressThe RailRiders never did find a way to solve Jon Moscot, as the rehabbing righthander worked six scoreless innings and three Bats relievers preserved a 5-0 Louisville shutout at PNC Field.Today&#8217;s Game: The RailRiders head to Norfolk to begin a six-game swing through the South, starting with a 7:05 p.m. game Friday at Harbor Park.Probable Pitchers: SWB RHP Chad Green (3-3, 1.47) vs. Norfolk RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (1-5, 3.97)On Deck: The RailRiders play three games in Norfolk, three more in Durham, then return home to begin an eight-game stand at PNC Field on Thursday.Riding the Rails: Rob Refsnyder is heading back to the RailRiders after the parent New York Yankees optioned him to Triple-A on Thursday. In a corresponding move, lefty pitcher Richard Bleier was signed to a major league contract and selected to the Yankees 25-man roster. RHP Layne Somsen reported to the RailRiders and a domino effect caught up with the catchers. Gary Sanchez was placed on the 15-day disabled list, Kyle Higashioka moved from Double-A Trenton to the RailRiders and Sebastian VAlle was transferred from the RailRiders to Trenton.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 SCOREDLOUISVILLE SECOND: Steve Selsky laced a double to left field and moved to third when Jesse Winker grounded to second base. Carlos Triunfel followed with a high chopper off the glove of drawn-in shortstop Pete Kozma, bringing Selsky home with the game&#8217;s first run LOUISVILLE 1-0LOUISVILLE FOURTH: Selsky and Triunfel both singled, and both scored when Kyle Waldrop drove a double into the right field corner. Waldrop scooted to third base on Chris Berset&#8217;s single to left field, and scored when Jose Peraza&#8217;s sinking single fell just in front of diving center fielder Ben Gamel. LOUISVILLE 4-0LOUISVILLE FIFTH: Jesse Winker shot a two-out single to center and rolled home on Triunfel&#8217;s deep double to the cnter field wall. LOUISVILLE 5-0</factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Paul Sokoloski at 570-991-6392 or on Twitter @TLPaulSokoloski</shirttailMeta></div>

Rehabbing Jon Moscot makes RailRiders bats go dead