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Donovan Solano went 4 for 5 with an RBI and double as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders edged the Buffalo Bison, 3-2, on Sunday.The victory not only gives the RailRiders a MiLB-best eighth straight win, but their 21st triumph in 26 games and cemented their first four-game sweep at Buffalo since 2009.The Bisons (46-38) have lost four straight games at Coca-Cola Field for the first time since dropping four in a row from May 3-6 including two setbacks to SWB.Gary Sanchez gave the RailRiders a 1-0 lead with a first-inning RBI groundout. Buffalo tied it in the second when Jesus Montero avoided a pickoff by Sanchez at second base and during a rundown was credited with a steal of third before taking the plate on a sun-influenced missed-catch error by third baseman Pete Kozma.SWB (52-32) scored a pair of runs in the fourth on run-scoring hits by Jonathan Diaz (2 for 4) and Solano. Buffalo made it 3-2 in the fifth when Casey Kotchman scored on a passed ball.For the second straight start, right-hander Kyle Haynes (3-3) both fired seven innings and got the win. He allowed two unearned runs on seven scattered hits and no walks while whiffing six.The RailRiders return to PNC Field for a seven-game homestand starting Monday against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Right-hander Luis Severino (4-0, 3.16) will get the start against southpaw James Russell (2-4, 4.28).RailRiders 3, Buffalo 2RailRiders`AB`R`H`BIGamel cf`5`1`1`0Solano 2b`5`0`4`1Sanchez c`5`0`0`0Austin dh`4`0`0`0Davis 1b`4`0`1`0Puello rf`3`0`1`0Rosairo lf `4`1`2`0Kozma 3b`4`1`2`0Diaz ss`4`0`2`1Totals`38`3`13`3Buffalo`AB`R`H`BICeciliani lf`4`0`1`0Burns 2b`4`0`0`0Dominguez 3b`4`0`1`0Montero dh`4`1`2`0Brown rf`4`0`1`0Mesa cf`4`0`1`0Kotchman 1b`4`1`2`0Castillo pr`0`0`0`0Sanchez c `3`0`0`0Casilla ss`4`0`0`0Totals`35`2`8`0RailRiders`100`200`000`&#8212;`3Buffalo`010`010`000`&#8212;`2E: Kozma (12); Puello (4). DP: RailRiders 2, Buffalo 2. LOB: RailRiders 10, Buffalo 7. 2B: Solano (14). SB: Montero (1).RailRiders`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOHaynes (W, 3-3) `7.0 `7`2`0`0`6Yates `1.2 `1`0`0`1`1Gallegos (S, 2) `0.1 `0`0`0`0`0Buffalo`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOVenditte`3.0`4`1`1`1`3Rowen (L, 0-3) `3.0`6`2`2`0`0Korecky `1.0`0`0`0`0`0Barnes `1.0`2`0`0`0`2Tepera `1.0`1`0`0`0`0HBP: Puello (by Venditte)Umpires: HP: Joe Born. 1B: Sean Ryan 3B: Roberto Ortiz.T: 2:49. Att: 17,232.<style>
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RailRiders win league-best 8th straight