Urquidy shines as Indianapolis walks off Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in ninth
Urquidy held Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to one hit in six innings, but Indianapolis erased a 3-1 deficit with three runs in the ninth for a 4-3 walk-off win.
José Urquidy gave Indianapolis the exact kind of start that can turn a rehab outing into a real big-league checkpoint, then the Indians stole the spotlight with three runs in the ninth and a 4-3 walk-off win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Victory Field.
Urquidy worked 6.0 innings, allowed one hit, struck out five and walked two, even after Marco Luciano tagged him with a home run on the second pitch of the night. The 31-year-old right-hander from Mazatlán, Mexico, entered the game with a 4-3 record and a 4.78 ERA in 11 Triple-A appearances covering 52.2 innings, and this was the sharpest sign yet that his arm is settling back into form. Brendan Beck matched him for much of the evening, giving the RailRiders 7.0 innings and helping keep the game tight into the late frames.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre still had the upper hand when Luciano struck again in the eighth, hammering a 402-foot two-run shot to stretch the lead and put Indianapolis in a 3-1 hole. That should have been enough in a game dominated by pitching, but the ninth inning turned the night on its head.
Jhostynxon Garcia and Jesus Castillo opened the inning with one-out singles, and Nick Cimillo drew a walk to load the bases. Shawn Ross then delivered the biggest swing of the rally, lining a bases-loaded, two-RBI single to tie the game. Dominic Fletcher followed with another single to reload the bases, and Termarr Johnson finished the job by drawing the walk-off walk that sent Indianapolis home with the win.
Beau Burrows was credited with the victory after throwing a perfect ninth, while Eric Reyzelman was charged with all three runs in the inning. The final frame was a reminder of how quickly Triple-A can flip, and how a dominant rehab start can coexist with a game-changing comeback.
The result also fit the recent pattern between these clubs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre had walked off Indianapolis 6-5 on Aug. 13, 2025, and the Indians had already beaten the RailRiders 8-6 at Victory Field on June 24, 2026. Saturday’s finish gave Indianapolis another late answer in a series that has been leaning on high-leverage moments rather than routine baseball.
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