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MOOSIC &#8212; By the time J.P. Feyereisen came into the game, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders were facing a three-run deficit against the Rochester Red Wings.But that didn&#8217;t phase the 24-year-old reliever, who had been roughed up in each of his first four Triple-A appearances. The right-hander, instead, pitched two innings of shutout baseball in relief.However, things got worse for the RailRiders (37-26) after Feyereisen&#8217;s exit. The Red Wings (29-32) scored four runs in the top of the ninth, which put the game out of reach, en route to a 8-2 victory Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.&#8220;Another step forward. Just still can&#8217;t get that elusive outing without walks or hits, but no runs so you have to look at it as a B-plus, I would say,&#8221; Feyereisen said. &#8220;I just trusted my catcher and what he put down and throwing to his glove, and it worked out.&#8221;Feyereisen&#8217;s biggest spot came in the eighth inning when he pitched himself into a men-on-the-corners, two-out hole after a full-count Niko Goodrum walk and a Leonardo Reginatto single to shallow right. But with Rochester&#8217;s No. 9 hitter, Bengie Gonzalez, at the plate, Feyereisen got the shortstop to ground out to second.The right-hander finished with three strikeouts and a walk, while giving up just one hit.&#8220;He needs to trust his fastball. He has some good life on his fastball,&#8221; RailRiders manager Al Pedrique said. &#8220;Once he gets hit around a little bit he starts pitching away from contact. You can&#8217;t do that at the higher levels in order to be successful. You need to trust your fastball. You have to locate it better and I think, tonight, that&#8217;s what I think he did.&#8221;Getting the nod instead of Luis Cessa, who was on his way to Oakland to join the New York Yankees, Bryan Mitchell had his start moved up a day. The right-hander operated through adversity to kept the RailRiders in it early.Mitchell pitched 3.2 innings of three-run baseball, striking out four and walking a pair, while giving up five hits to take the loss.&#8220;Curveball,&#8221; Mitchell answered when asked what he liked best about his performance. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t have it early warming up, but it was pretty effective for me in the game. That&#8217;s a big pitch for me.&#8221;With Greg Bird ending his rehab prematurely &#8212; due to a knee contusion &#8212; on Friday, Ji-Man Choi made the most of his first start since June 9 in Lehigh Valley.The designated hitter went 2 for 3 with a walk. It was Choi&#8217;s first multi-hit game since May 13, when he collected three in Syracuse.Wotherspoon makes debutCrestwood grad Matt Wotherspoon made his 2017 PNC Field debut on Thursday.The 25-year-old went 2.1 innings and allowed one run on three hits and three walks. Wotherspoon struck out a pair as well.<ins>For other RailRiders stories, <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/category/sports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">click here</a>.</ins>Rochester 8, RailRiders 2Rochester`AB`R`H`BIGranite cf`3`1`2`1Shuck lf`5`0`1`0Hague 1b`4`1`1`1Garver c`5`2`2`0Field 2b`5`0`0`0Park dh`4`2`1`1Goodrum rf`4`1`2`2Reginatto 3b`5`0`3`2Gonzalez ss`4`1`2`1Totals`39`8`14`8RailRiders`AB`R`H`BIWade 3b`5`2`3`0Fowler rf`5`0`0`0Austin 1b`4`0`1`1Choi dh`3`0`2`0Frazier lf`3`0`0`0Torres ss`4`0`1`0Williams cf`4`0`1`0Solano 2b`4`0`2`0Rodriguez c`4`0`0`0Totals`36`2`10`1Rochester`001`300`004`&#8212;`8RailRiders`100`000`100`&#8212;`2OA: Goodrum, Frazier; DP: Red Wings 0, RailRiders 1; LOB: Red Wings 10, RilRiders 9; 2B: Shuck (14), Granite (13), Garver (9), Wade (15); 3B: Gonzalez; SB: Wade (16).Rochester`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOSlegers (W, 5-4)`5.0`6`1`1`2`5Busenitz (H, 6)`2.0`2`1`1`0`3Hildenberger (S, 2)`2.0`2`0`0`0`2RailRiders`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOMitchell (L, 0-2)`3.2`5`3`3`1`4Wotherspoon`2.1`3`1`1`3`2Feyereisen`2.0`1`0`0`1`3Jones`1.0`5`4`4`1`2WP: Busenitz 2, Mitchell, Wotherspoon.Umpires: Alex Tosi, HP; Eric Gillam, 1B; Brian Peterson, 3B.Time: 3:00; Att.: 5,429.<style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By DJ Eberledjeberle@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>T.L. EXPRESSToday&#8217;s Game: The RailRiders open a four-game set in Buffalo on Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.Probable Pitchers: SWB RHP Domingo Acevedo (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. BUF RHP Luis Santos (2-5, 4.17)Riding the Rails: The Yankees place LHP CC Sabathia on 10-day D.L. (left hamstring strain), option RHP Ronald Herrera to Double-A Trenton and recall RHPs Luis Cessa and Domingo German from SWB. 1B Greg Bird returned from rehab assignment with right knee contusion. RHP Domingo Acevedo is set to join the RailRiders&#8217; rotation Friday.On Radio: All RailRiders games can be heard live on NEPA Sports Radio - The Game.HOW THEY SCOREDRAILRIDERS FIRST: Tyler Wade reaches first on an infield single. With Dustin Fowler batting, Wade steals second. Dustin Fowler grounds out to first, Wade to third. Tyler Austin singles to shallow right field, Wade scores. RAILRIDERS 1-0ROCHESTER THIRD: Bengie Gonzalez triples to deep right-center field. Zack Granite reaches first on an infield single, Gonzalez scores. TIED 1-1ROCHESTER FOURTH: Mitch Garver reaches first on an infield single. ByungHo Park singles up the middle, Garver scores. Niko Goodrum singles to shallow right, Park scores. Leonardo Reginatto singles to right field, Goodrum to third. Bengie Gonzalez singles to center, Goodrum scores, Reginatto to second. ROCHESTER 4-1RAILRIDERS SEVENTH: Tyler Wade singles to left. With Dustin Fowler batting, Wade advances to second on a wild pitch. Fowler grounds out to first, Wade to third. With Tyler Austin batting, Wade scores on a wild pitch. ROCHESTER 4-2RAILRIDERS NINTH: Zack Granite doubles to shallow left field. Matt Hague singles up the middle, Granite scores. Mitch Garver singles to deep center, Hague to third. ByungHo Park works a walk. Niko Goodrum reaches on an infield single, Hague scores, Garver to third, Park to second. Leonardo Reginatto singles up the middle, Garver and Park score, Goodrum to third. ROCHESTER 8-2</factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach DJ Eberle at 570-991-6398 or on Twitter @ByDJEberle</shirttailMeta></div>

J.P. Feyereisen bounces back as SWB RailRiders fall to Rochester Red Wings