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<p>MOOSIC &#8212; Music was blasting and champagne, beer, ice and Gatorade were flying through the air.</p><p>Al Pedrique, Jake Cave, Nick Rumbelow and Cito Culver couldn&#8217;t even get through their interviews without getting showered by something.</p><p>For the second time in three days, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders were celebrating in their clubhouse after another win. This time, it resulted in an International League North Division title.</p><p>The RailRiders (84-50) opened their four-game series against the second-place Rochester Red Wings with a 5-3 win. Rochester (77-58) now will settle for a battle for the wild card against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.</p><p>&#8220;No matter what (path) my career takes or what everybody&#8217;s career goes for, these are the things we&#8217;re always going to remember for the rest of our lives,&#8221; Cave said. &#8220;I could win a World Series, and when I&#8217;m old, people will ask me about baseball and I&#8217;ll say, &#8216;Well, when I was in Triple-A I got to pop bottles with the team.&#8217; Right now this is like seven times I&#8217;ve done it in Scranton, with the Scranton team, and we&#8217;re still looking to do it again. It&#8217;s awesome. It&#8217;s the funnest time.&#8221;</p><p>After a quiet game offensively on Sunday &#8212; a 7-2 loss to Syracuse &#8212; the RailRiders weren&#8217;t going to waste any time clinching their third straight division title, and ninth in the last 12 seasons.</p><p>Scranton/Wilkes-Barre scored five runs in the first four innings to take a commanding 5-0 lead, one the RailRiders wouldn&#8217;t relinquish with Bryan Mitchell on the mound.</p><p>Mitchell cruised through the first four innings, before letting the first two aboard on a single by Leonardo Reginatto and an Anthony Recker walk to start the fifth. Reginatto scored on a one-out Engelb Vielma double, which also moved Recker to third. J.B. Shuck laced a sacrifice fly to right field to score Recker, but Mitchell forced Rochester&#8217;s No. 2 hitter Niko Goodrum into a ground out to end the inning, limiting the damage to 5-2.</p><p>&#8220;I felt pretty comfortable all night,&#8221; Mitchell said. &#8220;Unfortunately, I gave up a couple runs there by the end, but that&#8217;s going to happen. I was confident throughout. We came out early. I knew we wanted to win tonight. It&#8217;s fun.&#8221;</p><p>As the lead continued to shrink, with RailRiders reliever J.P. Feyereisen allowing a run on a Vielma seventh-inning sacrifice fly, Nick Rumbelow came in to pitch a 2.1-inning save.</p><p>He forced Shuck to ground out to short to end the seventh, threw a perfect eighth inning &#8212; including two strikeouts &#8212; and after Matt Hague lead off the ninth with an infield single, he pitched Reginatto into a force out and Recker into a game-ending double play.</p><p>&#8220;It all started with Mitch&#8217;s tempo coming out, and then J.P. coming in and giving us 1.2 innings,&#8221; Rumbelow said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a big situation (in the ninth) for sure. I want to get quick outs there. I was looking to get a double play. Definitely, when somebody got on, get another out and then get a double play. Get some ground balls.&#8221;</p><p>The RailRiders victory was a good glimpse into what they&#8217;ve been able to do all season.</p><p>Two long-standing RailRiders, Mason Williams and Cito Culver, each homered during the offensive barrage to start the game, and Cave, who was a June callup from Double-A Trenton and has been Scranton/Wilkes-Barre&#8217;s best player in the second half of the season, got the offense going with a first-inning, one-out solo shot.</p><p>&#8220;We worked really hard for this,&#8221; Culver said. &#8220;The moving pieces here. Everybody, like new guys coming up from Trenton, guys coming back down from the big leagues. Everyone has stayed focused and helped this team win. It&#8217;s just awesome. It&#8217;s awesome.&#8221;</p><p>For tonight the RailRiders can celebrate, before they turn their attention to preparations for the Governor&#8217;s Cup playoffs, which will start on the road on Sept. 6.</p><p><ins>For other RailRiders stories, <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/category/sports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">click here</a>.</ins></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>RailRiders 5, Rochester 3</strong></p><p><strong>Rochester`AB`R`H`BI</strong></p><p>Shuck lf`3`0`0`1</p><p>Goodrum 2b`4`0`0`0</p><p>Palka rf`4`0`1`0</p><p>Park 1b`4`0`1`0</p><p>Hague dh`4`0`1`0</p><p>Reginatto 3b`3`2`2`0</p><p>Recker c`3`1`1`0</p><p>Michael cf`3`0`0`0</p><p>Vielma ss`2`0`1`0</p><p><strong>Totals`30`3`7`3</strong></p><p><strong>RailRiders`AB`R`H`BI</strong></p><p>Wade 2b`4`0`0`0</p><p>Cave cf`4`1`2`2</p><p>Andujar 3b`4`0`2`0</p><p>Choi dh`4`0`0`0</p><p>Austin 1b`4`0`0`0</p><p>McKinney rf`4`0`1`0</p><p>Williams lf`3`2`2`1</p><p>Culver ss`3`1`1`2</p><p>Rodriguez c`2`1`1`0</p><p><strong>Totals`32`5`9`5</strong></p><p><strong>Rochester`000`020`100`&#8212;`3</strong></p><p><strong>RailRiders`111`200`000`&#8212;`5</strong></p><p>OA: Shuck; DP: Red Wings 0, RailRiders 2; LOB: Red Wings 4, RailRiders 4; 2B: Vielma (12), Recker (16), Rodriguez (9); HR: Cave (15), Williams (2), Culver (12).</p><p><strong>Rochester`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SO</strong></p><p>Jorge (L, 0-1)`4.0`7`5`5`0`2</p><p>Pino`2.0`2`0`0`0`0</p><p>Boshers`0.2`0`0`0`1`2</p><p>Rucinski`1.1`0`0`0`0`0</p><p><strong>RailRiders`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SO</strong></p><p>Mitchell (W, 3-3)`5.0`4`2`2`1`4</p><p>Feyereisen (H, 6)`1.2`2`1`1`1`1</p><p>Rumbelow (S, 5)`1.2`2`1`1`1`1</p><p>WP: Boshers</p><p>Umpires: Scott Costello, HP; Shane Livensparger, 1B; Ryan Clark, 3B.</p><p>Time: 2:37; Att.: 6,387.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders outfielder Jake Cave rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the first inning against Rochester, on Monday at PNC Field. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_RailR-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders outfielder Jake Cave rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the first inning against Rochester, on Monday at PNC Field. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams|For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_RailR-2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders&#8217; Mason Williams puts his toe on home plate to finish his run around the bases in the second inning, as Rochester catcher Anthony Recker walks back to the plate Monday at PNC Field. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_RailR-2.jpg</photo1><caption1>Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders&#8217; Mason Williams puts his toe on home plate to finish his run around the bases in the second inning, as Rochester catcher Anthony Recker walks back to the plate Monday at PNC Field. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams|For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_RailR-3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders hitter Cito Culver rounds third on his home run in the fourth inning as Rochester pitcher Felix Jorge stands on the mound, </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_RailR-3.jpg</photo2><caption2>Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders hitter Cito Culver rounds third on his home run in the fourth inning as Rochester pitcher Felix Jorge stands on the mound, </caption2><photoCredit2>Fred Adams|For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_rr_div4_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders celebrate in the locker room after clinching their third straight International League North Division title Monday at PNC Field. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_rr_div4_faa.jpg</photo3><caption3>Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders celebrate in the locker room after clinching their third straight International League North Division title Monday at PNC Field. </caption3><photoCredit3>Fred Adams|For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_rr_div5_faa.jpg">
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<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>RailRiders clinch IL North title with win over Red Wings</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>T.L. EXPRESS</strong></p><p><strong>Today&#8217;s Games:</strong> The RailRiders continue their four-game series with the Rochester Red Wings. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.</p><p><strong>Probable Pitchers: </strong>SWB LHP Jordan Montgomery (0-0, 3.00 ERA) vs. ROC LHP Hector Santiago/RHP Chris Heston</p><p><strong>Today at PNC Field:</strong> Two Dollar Tuesday, enjoy $2 lawn tickets and $2 tallboys.</p><p><strong>On Radio:</strong> All RailRiders games can be heard live on NEPA Sports Radio - The Game.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>HOW THEY SCORED</strong></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>RAILRIDERS FIRST: </strong>Jake Cave homers to deep right. <strong>RAILRIDERS 1-0</strong></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>RAILRIDERS SECOND: </strong>Mason Williams homers to deep right. <strong>RAILRIDERS 2-0</strong></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>RAILRIDERS THIRD:</strong> Eddy Rodriguez doubles to deep right center. Tyler Wade grounds out to third base, Rodriguez to third. Jake Cave singles through the first-base hole, Rodriguez scores. <strong>RAILRIDERS 3-0</strong></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>RAILRIDERS FOURTH: </strong>Mason Williams singles back up the middle. Cito Culver homers to deep left, Williams scores. <strong>RAILRIDERS 5-0</strong></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>ROCHESTER FIFTH: </strong>Leonardo Reginatto singles to left. Anthony Recker works a walk. Engelb Vielma doubles to deep right, Reginatto scores, Recker to third. J.B. Shuck hits a sacrifice fly to left field, Recker scores. <strong>RAILRIDERS 5-2</strong></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>ROCHESTER SIXTH: </strong>Leonardo Reginatto works a walk. Anthony Recker hits a ground-rule double to center, Reginatto to third. Engelb Vielma hits a sacrifice fly to center, Reginatto scores. <strong>RAILRIDERS 5-3</strong></p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach DJ Eberle at 570-991-6398 or on Twitter @ByDJEberle</p></shirttailMeta></div>

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The party continues: SWB RailRiders clinch IL North title with win over Rochester Red Wings