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Hazleton Area claims WVC track crown behind Cusatis, Grula

McCoy Stadium has not been friendly to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and their bats recently. Monday was no different.The RailRiders suffered their third shutout loss to Pawtucket in the last four meetings in Rhode Island, falling 3-0 in the series opener.Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (15-13) managed just five hits against Red Sox pitchers Hector Velazquez, Brandon Workman and Blaine Boyer. Ruben Tejada had two singles while Dustin Fowler, Mason Williams and Cito Culver added one apiece.Scoreless through three innings, the PawSox (14-13) broke through in the bottom of the fourth as Sam Travis and Matt Dominguez both hit solo shots over the short wall in right.Steve Selsky added an RBI double in the fifth for some insurance.Even still, the RailRiders had their chance to post a big rally in the sixth, loading the bases with no outs. But a Clint Frazier strikeout was followed by a Ji-Man Choi lineout to first base than turned into a double play.Daniel Camarena took the loss, allowing three earned runs on six hits and two walks over six innings.Brady Lail takes the hill against Pawtucket&#8217;s Brian Johnson as the series continues at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday.Pawtucket 3, RailRiders 0RailRiders`AB`R`H`BIWade cf`2`0`0`0Fowler rf`3`0`1`0Frazier lf`4`0`0`0Choi 1b`4`0`0`0Higashioka c`3`0`0`0Williams dh`4`0`1`0Tejada 2b`4`0`2`0Culver ss`3`0`1`0Avelino 3b`2`0`0`0Payton ph`1`0`0`0Totals`30`0`5`0Pawtucket`AB`R`H`BITavarez rf`4`0`1`0Castillo cf`4`1`1`0Holt dh`4`0`0`0Selsky lf`4`0`1`1Travis 1b`4`1`2`1Witte 2b`2`0`0`0Dominguez 3b`4`1`1`1Butler c`2`0`0`0Rosario ss`3`0`1`0Totals`31`3`7`3RailRiders`000`000`000`&#8212;`0Pawtucket`000`210`00x`&#8212;`2E: Culver (4), Higashioka (2). 2B: Travis (6), Selsky (4). HR: Travis (2), Dominguez (2). SB: Wade (10), Avelino (1), Castillo (2), Tavarez (1), Witte (1).RailRiders`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOCamarena (L)`6.0`6`3`3`2`1Jones`2.0`1`0`0`1`2Pawtucket`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOVelazquez (W)`6.1`3`0`0`2`4Workman`1.1`1`0`0`2`1Boyer (S)`1.1`1`0`0`1`3WP: Camarena.HBP: Wade (Velazquez).Umpires: Ryan Willis, HP; Brennan Miller, 1B; John Bacon, 3B.T: 2:52. Att: 2,733.<style>
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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders blanked by Pawtucket