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MOOSIC &#8212; Relatively speaking, Tyler Austin had a quiet day at the plate.He only registered one official at-bat, walking three times. But that one proved to be quite the difference-maker.Austin ripped a bases-clearing double down the left-field line as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders took the lead in the third and rode Kyle Haynes&#8217; eight-strikeout performance en route to a 4-3 win over Durham Sunday afternoon at PNC Field.The RailRiders took three of four from Durham during the weekend series, and also captured the season series with Sunday&#8217;s victory. It was also the third straight win by one run as the RailRiders who improve to 16-14 in one-run games.Honestly, no one knew what to expect from the RailRiders&#8217; offense with knuckler Eddie Gamboa on the mound.&#8220;You just don&#8217;t see those types of pitchers a whole lot,&#8221; SWB manager Al Pedrique said. &#8220;It was tough today, and we knew it was going to be difficult to score some runs. Haynes and the defense kept us in the game, and it was nice that Austin came through with that double to left. You just have to be patient against a knuckle-ball pitcher and try to make contact to see what happens.&#8221;But with Gamboa struggling with his control, walking five in 4 2/3 innings, SWB took advantage in that big three-run third.Jonathan Diaz beat out an infield single up the middle of the field, and advanced one base on Ben Gamel rip to right-center. Gamboa struck out Donovan Solano for the second out, but walked Gary Sanchez to load up the bases.Austin, who walked one inning prior, drove a 3-2 cutter down the left-field line. The ball rolled all the way to the fence, allowing all three to score &#8211; giving the RailRiders their first lead, 4-2.&#8220;I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever had success off a knuckle baller in my career,&#8221; said Austin, who stretched his hitting streak to five games and finished 5 for 11 in the Durham series. &#8220;That at-bat, he had already thrown me two cutters. Especially being 3-2 and with the bases loaded, I knew he was going to give me something up because he didn&#8217;t want to walk me. I put a good swing on it, and hit it in the right spot.&#8221;Hayes and his defense took over from there.Despite a brief hiccup in the second where Durham plated two, Hayes was pretty solid.He allowed just seven hits in seven innings, throwing 65 of his 104 pitches for strikes. The seven innings was a career-high for the right-hander, who picked up his fourth victory of 2016.&#8220;I felt pretty good,&#8221; Haynes said. &#8220;The game plan was the same: Attack the strike zone and make the defense work. A few times, I felt that I got out of my delivery a little bit, but I was able to make adjustments pretty quickly to get back in the zone.&#8221;The defense had a big hand in the win, setting the tempo in the first inning.Austin had a diving grab toward the first-base line on a laser off Nick Franklin&#8217;s bat. On the very next pitch, third baseman Solano made another outstanding grab to take away a hit from Taylor Motter.And that&#8217;s not counting the two double plays turned, and another sensational play by Rosario in left &#8211; gunning down Franklin, who was trying to stretch out a fifth-inning single.&#8220;They hit balls that looked like they would find holes, but credit our guys because they were in the right spots,&#8221; Haynes said. &#8220;Those guys have been making plays like that all year, so you just kind of expect them to make it because they are so good. You just have a feeling that the plays would be made.&#8221;Durham (45-58) got on the board first. J.P. Arencibia led off the second with a solo shot that hit off the top of the wall in right. The Bulls tacked one more as Jaff Decker&#8217;s sacrifice fly to center scored Casey Gillaspie, who got on base after a single to left.Austin manufactured SWB&#8217;s first run in the second. He drew a walk, stole second, took third on a wild pitch and later scored on a Jake Cave&#8217;s towering pop-fly to center, cutting the lead to 2-1.The RailRiders (64-38) had a chance to increase their advantage after the three-run third, but left a total of six runners on base in the final four innings.&#8220;Every run in every game is big, especially for us. To get some early runs against that guy was even better,&#8221; Austin said. &#8220;The knuckle he&#8217;s throwing is nasty, and tough to hit the way it is. I was just looking for a good pitch.&#8221;RailRiders 4, Durham 3Durham `AB`R`H`BIRobertson 2b `3`0`0`0Franklin lf `4`0`1`0Motter rf `4`0`0`0Arencibia dh `4`1`1`1Gillaspie 1b `3`2`2`0Decker cf `3`0`0`1Shaffer 3b `4`0`1`1Hager ss `3`0`1`0Conger c `3`0`1`0Totals `31`3`7`3RailRiders `AB`R`H`BIGamel cf `3`1`1`0Solano 3b `4`0`1`0Sanchez c `3`1`1`0Austin 1b `1`1`1`3Cave dh `2`0`0`1Puello rf `0`0`0`0Williams ph-rf `4`0`2`0Kozma ss `4`0`0`0Rosario lf `4`0`2`0Diaz 2b `4`1`1`0Totals `29`4`9`4Durham `020 `100 `000 &#8211; 3RailRiders `013 `000 `000 &#8211; 4E: Rosario (1). DP: Durham 1, Railriders 2. LOB: Durham 4, RailRiders 8. 2B: Shaffer (20), Conger (2), Austin (18), Solano (21). HR: Arencibia (10). SB: Austin 2 (5), Sanchez (2). 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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Tom FoxFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>TL ExpressUp next: The RailRiders start a three-game series Monday with Buffalo at PNC Field with start time at the stadium slated for 7:05 p.m. Buffalo is currently fourth in the International League North standings.Probable Pitchers: The RailRiders will hand the ball to former Yankee Luis Severino, who has won seven of eight while in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Buffalo right-handed thrower Chris Leroux (7-7, 4.18 ERA) is scheduled to oppose Severino.Fun For Fans: It&#8217;s $1 night at the stadium. Lawn seats (walk-up only) are $1 and there&#8217;s nothing better than a $1 hot dog during the game. You can also bring your dog to the park for $1, too.On Deck: SWB is back at home on Tuesday, hosting the second game of a three-game series against Buffalo at 7:05 p.m.On TV: The series finale with Buffalo on Wednesday will be shown on WQMY TV with a special start time of 12:05 p.m.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 Scored:DURHAM SECOND: J.P. Arencibia starts off the inning with a solo home run to right that bounces off the top of the wall. Casey Gillaspie singles and takes second after Jose Rosario misplays a ball in left. Gillaspie takes third on a wild pitch, and scores on Jaff Decker&#8217;s sacrifice fly to center. DURHAM 2-0.RAILRIDERS SECOND: Tyler Austin draws an inning-open walk. He stole second base, and took third on a Eddie Gamboa&#8217;s wild pitch. Austin scores on Jake Cave&#8217;s sacrifice fly to center. DURHAM 2-1.RAILRIDERS THIRD: Jonathan Diaz beats out an infield single. He moves to second on Ben Gamel&#8217;s single to right-center. A walk to Gary Sanchez loads up the bases with two outs. Austin drives a Gamboa pitch down the left-field line, scoring Diaz, Gamel and Sanchez. RAILRIDERS 4-2.DURHAM FOURTH: Gillaspie drives a one-out single back up the middle. Two batters later, Richie Shaffer crushes a ball that hits off the center-field wall, scoring Gillaspie from first. RAILRIDERS 4-3.</factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Times Leader sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @tlsports.</shirttailMeta></div>

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders win third straight