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<p>Scranton/Wilkes-Barre won back-to-back games for the first time in 2019, beating Buffalo 4-1 on Friday after the game was called after five innings because of rain at PNC Field.</p><p>David Hale was given the task of shutting down the Bisons lineup for the RailRiders, and he was successful. He struck out seven batters over five innings while allowing just two hits and one walk.</p><p>The Bisons&#8217; lineup is widely respected and contains arguably the MLB&#8217;s top offensive prospect in Vladimir Guerrero Jr.</p><p>The lone blemish for Hale came in the second inning when he gave up a home run to Jordan Patterson.</p><p>Buffalo opted to begin the game with an &#8220;opener&#8221; on the mound, bringing in Sean Reid-Foley, typically a starter, in the second inning after Ryan Tepera worked a perfect first.</p><p>Scranton/Wilkes-Barre got the offense going in the in the fourth as Mike Ford and Mandy Alvarez singled and Gosuke Katoh walked to set the table and load the bases with nobody out.</p><p>Reid-Foley responded by striking out Ryan McBroom. But Ryan Lavarnway came through with a one out two RBI single, putting the RailRiders on top 2-1. Lavarnway was at catcher after Kyle Higashioka was recalled by the New York Yankees following an injury to Gary Sanchez.</p><p>The big inning continued for the RailRiders as they tacked on two more runs, making it a 4-1 game. That ended Reid-Foley&#8217;s night after 2.1 innings, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks.</p><p>Dusty Isaacs came in to put out the fire in the fourth, getting the final two outs for Buffalo.</p><p>After another scoreless inning for Buffalo, the RailRiders were able to get two runners on base in the bottom of the fifth, but the umpires delayed the game and were later forced to call it, with the result official after the top of the fifth concluded.</p><p>The series against Buffalo continues Saturday at 4:05 p.m. in Moosic.</p><style>
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RailRiders win rain-shortened game over Buffalo