MOOSIC, PA (August 45 2026) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell 8-1 to the Rochester Red Wings Wednesday night. The loss snapped an eight-game win streak for SWB
Rochester put up a pair of runs in the third inning for a 2-0 advantage off of three singles and a walk.
Back-to-back homers from Red Wing's Leandro Pineda and Maxwell Romero Jr. in the fifth made it 5-0.
Yanquiel Fernández smashed a home run with two outs in the sixth inning. It marked his team-high 19th of the summer along with a leading 65 runs batted in.
Rochester got it back in the ninth with a solo shot off the bat of Trey Lipscomb to start the frame. They added two more with another long ball from Seth Petersen, his first in Triple-A, for an 8-1 score.
Alexander Cornielle (L, 2-3) allowed two runs in his four and a third frames. Only Brad Hanner had a clean line out of the bullpen. Rochester starter Jackson Kent (W, 8-3) earned the win, working five and two thirds of one-run ball.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre continues their series at PNC Field on Thursday, August 6. Yankees #3 prospect Elmer Rodríguez is set to get the ball for a 7:05 PM. Tickets and promotional details are available at www.swbrailriders.com.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:
23-10, 60-47