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<p>Chris Parmelee launched a three-run home run in the first inning and Jordan Montgomery made it stand up as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders won the Triple-A Championship Game by beating the El Paso Chihuahuas, 3-1 Tuesday to complete the franchise&#8217;s finest season.</p><p>The International League champion RailRiders tied a franchise record with 91 wins during the regular season while winning the league&#8217;s North Division title, then captured the Governors&#8217; Cup title by beating Lehigh Valley and then Gwinnett.</p><p>That success continued into the one-game championship between the IL and Pacific Coast League champions.</p><p>Mark Payton and Clint Frazier both singled in the first inning, before Parmelee unloaded a mammoth three-run shot over the right field wall.</p><p>Montgomery allowed one run through six innings, on an RBI single by Austin Hedges in the sixth. The RailRiders bullpen closed out the victory from there, as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre became the first International League team to win the Triple-A title since Columbus captured the championship in 2011.</p><p>At approximately 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, there will be a parade from the Taylor Hose &amp; Engine Company #1, located at 614 Union Streetin Taylor, to PNC Field to escort and welcome home the RailRiders.</p><p>There will be a brief program with remarks by Moosic, Lackawanna County and team officials along with an opportunity for fans to meet and greet the players.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders slugger Chris Parmelee, right, fist-bumps teammate Ben Gamel at home plate after hitting a three-run homer against Louisville earlier this season. Parmelee&#8217;s three-run homer lifted the RailRiders to a 3-1 victory over El Paso on Tuesday in the Triple-A Championship Game. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_TTL052616RailRiders_spt_1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders slugger Chris Parmelee, right, fist-bumps teammate Ben Gamel at home plate after hitting a three-run homer against Louisville earlier this season. Parmelee&#8217;s three-run homer lifted the RailRiders to a 3-1 victory over El Paso on Tuesday in the Triple-A Championship Game. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
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Chris Parmelee lifts RailRiders to Triple-A championship