Rail Raiders Recap

Game 1:

Saturday kicked off the series with a 10-4 win for the Bisons. Claudio Vargas got the nod on the hill and went 6.1 IP allowing 4 runs. Mickey Storey pitched 2.2 clean innings, allowing just 1 hit.

The Bisons fell behind early after the Raiders scored 2 in the 2nd and 1 in the 3rd inning.

They came back in the 4th with 4 runs. Negrych drove in 2 with a double, followed by a Nanita double to plate him. McCoy followed with a double of his own to bring in Nanita.

The Bisons would add 1 in the 5th on a Jimenez single, plating Goins, who had walked. Nickeas doubled in a run in the 6th to make it 6-3.

The Raiders scored in the bottom half to make them 2 back, before the Bisons would score 3 in the 7th. A Nickeas single scored 1 run and Goins would bring in 2 with a single of his own. Gose would add a sac fly in the 9th to score the 10th run.

Mike McCoy was the stand out in this one, doubling 3 times and walking in 4 AB. Other multi-hit games came from Jimenez (2-5, 2B), Moises Sierra (2-5), Jim Negrych (2-5, 2B, 2 RBI), and Ryan Goins (2-5, 2B, 2 RBI).

Game 2:

The Bisons took this one as well, winning 4-1. Dave Bush got the start and threw 6 great innings, allowing just 2 hits. He struck out 5 while shutting the Raiders out. Joel Carreno threw 2 shutout innings and Buddy Carlyle allowed just an unearned run to score in the 9th.

The Bisons got all the offense they would need early on a Jimenez double and a Mauro Gomez 2-run HR. Langerhans singled later in the frame to plate the 4th run of the inning.

Multi-hit games came from Luis Jimenez (2-5, 2B, RBI), Mauro Gomez (2-5, HR, 2 RBI), Jim Negrych (2-5, 2B), and Mike McCoy (2-3, BB).

Game 3:

With the scheduled game rained out, the teams played a double header on Tuesday.

The opener saw the Raiders beat the Herd 6-5. Chad Jenkins made the start and went 4.2 innings allowing 6 runs on 10 hits. John Stilson pitched a shutout inning in relief.

Multi-hit games from Anthony Gose (2-4), Moises Sierra (3-4, HR, 2 RBI), Ricardo Nanita (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI), and Ryan Goins (2-4).

The Raiders hit 2 HR off of Jenkins. Melky Mesa hit a 2nd inning solo HR and Dan Johnson hit a 5th inning 2-run shot.

Game 4:

The second game of the double header had the Raiders complete the sweep by winning 6-2 and tie the series at 2-2.

Todd Redmond came back from Toronto and started the game and was not impressive. He threw 4 innings, giving up 5 runs on 5 hits. He did strike out 7 to no walks. Thad Weber gave up a run in his 1.2 IP.

All the damage on Redmond was done in the bottom of the 3rd, with Dan Johnson delivering the big blow, a 2-run HR.

Mauro Gomez hit his league leading 17th HR, a 2-run shot, in the 4th.

Luis Jimenez was the only hitter with a multi-hit game, going 2-3 with a double.