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<p>MOOSIC &#8212; At this point in Wilkin Castillo&#8217;s career, he&#8217;s ready for just about everything.</p><p>Whether it&#8217;s a first-week call-up, like what happened on April 9, or a last-minute start that could happen down the line, the 32-year-old catcher is always prepared. He&#8217;s ready for whatever Scranton/Wilkes-Barre manager Al Pedrique asks of him.</p><p>On Sunday, Castillo finally had his breakout day at the plate for his new team, going 2 for 3 and driving in what proved to be the game-winning run. But the switch-hitter could even feel his big day approaching the last time out, when he went 1 for 4 on Friday and collected his first hit of the season.</p><p>The catcher&#8217;s seventh-inning single through the hole between first and second base scored RailRiders shortstop Ruben Tejada to break a 1-1 tie as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (4-6) held on to win 3-1. With the victory, the RailRiders avoid being swept by the Buffalo Bisons (7-3) for the second time this season.</p><p>&#8220;Anything that skipper needs from me, I try to be ready,&#8221; Castillo said. &#8220;Like playing today, if I don&#8217;t play two days, I&#8217;m good with that. I just have to be ready.</p><p>&#8220;A pretty good game (Sunday). I&#8217;m trying to do my job. (RailRiders starting pitcher Chad Green) did a pretty good job. Good fastball command, good cutters, good sliders.&#8221;</p><p>With playing time limited as Eddy Rodriguez has taken over much of the catching duties, Castillo would have to make the most of his time in the game.</p><p>Castillo had been 1 for 11 with three strikeouts heading into the matinee.</p><p>&#8220;Today, he was more patient. He let the pitches elevate,&#8221; Pedrique said. &#8220;In (the seventh inning) when he got a base hit through the infield &#8212; that was the difference today. Better pitch selection, he trusts his hands more and let the ball travel. He was a different hitter today, definitely.&#8221;</p><p>Even though Castillo had a big day at the plate, his biggest takeaway was his outing with RailRiders starter Chad Green. Making their second start together, Castillo said the two were able to use more of Green&#8217;s repertoire than their first time out on April 11.</p><p>It also helped that Castillo was familiar with the Buffalo lineup. He was with the Bisons last season.</p><p>&#8220;The last time we didn&#8217;t use many changeups, just fastballs and sliders,&#8221; Castillo said. &#8220;So today we used the cutter and then the changeup. It&#8217;s a bit different. You don&#8217;t have to go fastball, slider, fastball, slider. The two-seam (fastball) was pretty good inside, especially with this team. When you pitch them in, with a slider in or a two-seam in, they&#8217;ll stop swinging slider away and then changeups.&#8221;</p><p>Green was dominant for the RailRiders from the start.</p><p>The 6-foot-3 righty pitched seven innings of one-run baseball to earn his first win of the season. Green stuck out seven Bisons, too. It was a rebound from that April 11 outing, when Green allowed three runs and took the loss against Lehigh Valley.</p><p>His biggest obstacle came in his last frame, when Bisons shortstop Gregorio Petit singled up the middle and then Green walked Buffalo&#8217;s No. 9 hitter, Ian Parmley, all with two outs. But he was able to recover forcing a Christian Lopes fly out to center field.</p><p>&#8220;I kind of created those situations by just not (executing),&#8221; Green said. &#8220;Guy hit me first pitch there and a four-pitch walk, which you never want to do, especially with the bottom of the order. They&#8217;re going around for the fourth time there in the seventh. It&#8217;s nice to work out of those, but obviously I have to do a better job of not putting myself in that situation, especially after getting two quick outs.&#8221;</p><p>Green commended Castillo for the game he called Sunday. The two worked together in the April 11 loss, but were much-improved the second time around. Green had retired 12 of 14 batters between the second and fifth innings and the chemistry was evident in the later innings.</p><p>&#8220;I think we&#8217;re definitely more on the same page now,&#8221; Green said. &#8220;I think I only threw to him once in spring training, or something. I think the more we work together the better it&#8217;s going to be and we&#8217;re going to get on the same page. It&#8217;s going in the right direction, where we want. Just kind of build off today and work toward the next start.&#8221;</p><p>RailRiders clean-up hitter Rob Refsnyder also enjoyed success at the plate, along with Dustin Fowler, who batted third.</p><p>The second baseman was 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored. Refsnyder&#8217;s eighth-inning RBI triple, which scored Fowler, put the RailRiders away for good, providing a 3-1 lead. Fowler was 2 for 4 with a triple and run scored.</p><p><strong>Up next</strong></p><p>The RailRiders are off Monday as they use it as a travel day to head to Kentucky. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre will start a three-game series with the Louisville Bats Tuesday at 6:35 p.m. Lefty Brady Lail (0-0, 10.38 ERA) will get the road start for the RailRiders, while Lousiville righty Rob Wooten (1-0, 2.92) will start for the Bats.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>RailRiders 3, Buffalo 1</strong></p><p><strong>Buffalo`AB`R`H`BI</strong></p><p>Lopes 2b`4`0`0`0</p><p>Kelly lf`4`0`2`0</p><p>Tellez 1b`4`0`0`0</p><p>Ohlman dh`4`0`1`0</p><p>Smith Jr. rf`3`1`0`0</p><p>Leblebijian 3b`4`0`1`0</p><p>Maile c`4`0`0`0</p><p>Petit ss`3`0`2`0</p><p>Parmley cf`2`0`0`0</p><p><strong>Totals`32`1`6`1</strong></p><p><strong>RailRiders`AB`R`H`BI</strong></p><p>Wade 2b`4`0`1`0</p><p>Frazier rf`4`0`1`1</p><p>Fowler cf`4`1`2`0</p><p>Refsnyder 1b`4`0`2`1</p><p>Solano dh`4`0`0`0</p><p>Williams lf`4`0`0`0</p><p>Tejada ss`4`1`2`0</p><p>Culver 3b`2`1`0`0</p><p>Castillo c`3`0`2`1</p><p><strong>Totals`33`3`10`3</strong></p><p> LOB: Bisons 6, RailRiders 7. 2B: Kelly (1), Tejada (3). 3B: Fowler (1), Refsnyder (1). SB: Smith (1).</p><p><strong>Buffalo`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SO</strong></p><p>Oberholtzer`5.0`5`1`1`1`3</p><p>Bolsinger (L, 0-1)`2.2`5`2`2`0`4</p><p>Barnes`0.1`0`0`0`0`1</p><p><strong>RailRiders`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SO</strong></p><p>Green (W, 1-1)`7.0`6`1`1`2`7</p><p>Shreve (H, 1)`1.0`0`0`0`0`2</p><p>Heller (S, 1)`1.0`0`0`0`0`1</p><p>WP: None.</p><p>Umpires: Ryan Additon, HP; Jeremie Rehak, 1B; Adam Beck, 3B.</p><p>T: 2:16. Att: 3,196.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders&#8217; Dustin Fowler is out at the plate by the tag of Buffalo catcher Luke Maile. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL041717RailRiders_1-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders&#8217; Dustin Fowler is out at the plate by the tag of Buffalo catcher Luke Maile. </caption0><photoCredit0>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL041717RailRiders_4-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">RailRiders&#8217; Ruben Tejada advances to third base on a fielder&#8217;s choice against Buffalo at PNC Field in Moosic on Sunday afternoon. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL041717RailRiders_4-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>RailRiders&#8217; Ruben Tejada advances to third base on a fielder&#8217;s choice against Buffalo at PNC Field in Moosic on Sunday afternoon. </caption1><photoCredit1>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL041717RailRiders_3-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">RailRiders center fielder Dustin Fowler makes a leaping grab. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL041717RailRiders_3-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>RailRiders center fielder Dustin Fowler makes a leaping grab. </caption2><photoCredit2>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL041717RailRiders_2-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">RailRiders starter Chad Green earned his first win of the season after giving up one run in seven innings. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL041717RailRiders_2-1.jpg</photo3><caption3>RailRiders starter Chad Green earned his first win of the season after giving up one run in seven innings. </caption3><photoCredit3>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL041717RailRiders_5-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">RailRiders' Wilkin Castillo, left, dives back to the bag as Buffalo first baseman Rowdy Tellez waits for the throw at PNC Field in Moosic on Sunday afternoon.  Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL041717RailRiders_5-1.jpg</photo4><caption4>RailRiders' Wilkin Castillo, left, dives back to the bag as Buffalo first baseman Rowdy Tellez waits for the throw at PNC Field in Moosic on Sunday afternoon.  Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader</caption4><photoCredit4>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit4></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>RailRiders catcher drives in game-winning run</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By DJ Eberle</p><p>djeberle@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>ONLINE</strong></p><p>For DJ Eberle&#8217;s observations from Sunday&#8217;s 3-1 win, including more on SWB RailRiders pitcher Chad Green&#8217;s start, visit timesleader.com.</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach DJ Eberle at 570-991-6398 or on Twitter @ByDJEberle</p></shirttailMeta></div>

SWB RailRiders catcher Wilkin Castillo shines in win over Buffalo Bisons