RailRiders Rally Past Jumbo Shrimp Behind Kloffenstein, Hardman
SCRANTON, Pa. (Interstat) — Adam Kloffenstein struck out five over six scoreless innings and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders rallied past the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 8-5 on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at PNC Field in an International League game. Kloffenstein allowed three hits and one walk while improving to 5-10. Karson Milbrandt took the loss for Jacksonville, falling to 4-8. The Jumbo Shrimp built a 5-0 lead. Jonathon Long singled home a run and added a sacrifice fly, while Brayden Taylor doubled in a run and later scored on an error. Yanquiel Fernández hit a two-run homer and Tyler Hardman launched a three-run shot for the RailRiders. Marco Luciano went 3-for-3 with an RBI, Connor McGinnis drove in a run, and Duke Ellis had two hits. Jacksonville’s Zach Brzykcy worked two hitless innings with three strikeouts, and Justin King allowed one earned run in 1.2 innings. Jacksonville is 73-70. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is 75-67. Attendance was 4,783 and the game took 2 hours, 45 minutes.