Jumbo Shrimp use late surge to beat RailRiders

SCRANTON, Pa. (Interstat) — The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp used a balanced offense and late scoring to beat the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 9-6 on Wednesday afternoon in Triple-A International League play at PNC Field. Jacksonville collected 13 hits and broke a tie with a run in the seventh before adding three in the eighth. Cam Cannarella went 3 for 5 with an RBI, Juan Matheus drove in two runs, and Jonathon Long added timely hits. Matt Pushard earned the win with 2 1/3 innings of one-hit, scoreless relief, walking one and striking out one. Luis Palacios worked three innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits with one walk and four strikeouts. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre had 12 hits but grounded into three double plays. Jasson Domínguez went 3 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs, while Jarred Kelenic homered and drove in two. Eli Morgan took the loss. The RailRiders scored in five innings but could not complete the comeback. Attendance at PNC Field was 4,250, and the game took 3 hours, 4 minutes. Jacksonville improved to 72-69. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre fell to 74-66.