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Local Roundup: Berwick uses field events to edge Coughlin in girls track

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Businessman, funeral director Andrew Mamary dies at 90

<p>Down to their final strike in both games, the RailRiders were doing everything to pick up another win at home.</p><p>Mandy Alvarez managed to drive in two runs with a two-out double, bringing the tying run to the plate in Wednesday&#8217;s opener against Lehigh Valley.</p><p>But there wouldn&#8217;t be a sixth straight win on Scranton/Wilkes-Barre&#8217;s first homestand of the season. Ryan McBroom struck out to cap a 5-3 loss, and the IronPigs went on to sweep a seven-inning doubleheader, taking the nightcap by the same score.</p><p>With first place in the IL North on the line, Lehigh Valley padded its early lead by improving to 10-3 and dropping the RailRiders, who had won their first five games of the season at PNC Field, to 8-6.</p><p>Alvarez&#8217;s clutch hit in the first game ended up not being enough thanks to a two-run homer by the IronPigs&#8217; Lane Adams in the top of the seventh off of reliever Rex Brothers.</p><p>Brothers and starter Jonathan Loaisiga allowed just five hits between them, but two of them left the park for two-run homers, as Deivy Grullon opened the scoring with a blast in the top of the fourth.</p><p>Loaisiga went five innings for the hard-luck loss, giving up two hits and three walks while walking seven.</p><p>Prior to the final inning, the RailRiders&#8217; lone run came on a Zach Zehner sac fly in the fourth. Grullon drove in another run on a single in the sixth. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre pounded out 10 hits but went just 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.</p><p>Things started out better for the RailRiders in the second game as a Cliff Pennington RBI single was followed by a Gosuke Katoh home run that made it 2-0 after three innings.</p><p>But the IronPigs answered with five earned runs against starter Chance Adams in the top of the fourth. Adams hit his second homer of the night to tie the game and Jan Hernandez added a three-run shot to widen the gap.</p><p>Alvarez had two more big opportunities, coming up with the bases loaded and two outs in the fifth and seventh. Though he flied out to left the first time, he drew a walk to bring home a run in the seventh. Zehner struck out to end the game. </p><style>
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RailRiders’ rallies fall short in doubleheader losses to IronPigs