Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders Game Notes Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (65-54) @ Charlotte Knights (64-54)
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scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes scranton/wilkes-barre railriders (65-54) @ charlotte knights (64-54) RHP Brian Keller (0-0, 2.57) vs. LHP Kyle Kubat (3-1, 5.59) | Game No. 120 | BB&T Ballpark | Charlotte, NC | August 13, 2019 | First Pitch 7:04 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results date opponent result MOOSIC, PA (August 11, 2019) -- The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders mustered only three hits as they fell to the Gwinnett Stripers 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at PNC Field. The contest wraps up a season-long nine-game homestand for the RailRiders in August 3 vs. Lehigh Valley L 11-8 which they went 3-6. August 4 vs. Lehigh Valley W 12-5 August 6 vs. Charlotte L 5-3 (10) Yankees top prospect Deivi Garcia turned in one of his best outings in Triple-A this season, though his final line is not indicative August 7 vs. Charlotte L 12-2 of how well he pitched. The 20-year-old righty allowed two runs on three hits in 4.1 innings, striking out five and walking two. August 8 vs. Charlotte L 7-4 At one point in the outing, Garcia (1-3) retired 10 consecutive Gwinnett batters. August 9 vs. Gwinnett L 10-2 August 10 vs. Gwinnett W 3-1 The RailRiders took an early lead in the bottom of the first when Ryan McBroom doubled off the top of the wall in centerfield, August 11 vs. Gwinnett L 3-1 chasing home Tyler Wade with the first run of the game. The SWB first baseman finished 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and an August 13 @ Charlotte 7:04 PM RBI, his third straight game with a run-scoring two-base hit. August 14 @ Charlotte 7:04 PM August 15 @ Charlotte 7:04 PM Gwinnett took the lead in the top of the fifth after Garcia yielded back-to-back singles to Jack Lopez and Sean Kazmar Jr. Trevor August 16 @ Gwinnett 7:05 PM Lane entered and walked Drew Waters to load the bases, and with two outs in the frame a three-run double from Ryan LaMarre August 17 @ Gwinnett 6:05 PM unloaded the bases and put the Stripers on top 3-1. August 18 @ Gwinnett 1:05 PM August 19 vs. Pawtucket 7:05 PM news & notes August 20 vs. Pawtucket 7:05 PM August 21 vs. Pawtucket 7:05 PM August 22 vs. Pawtucket 7:05 PM SLUGGISH IN THE SUMMER HEAT: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre comes to Charlotte to take on the Knights at BB&T Ballpark, one August 23 @ Lehigh Valley 7:05 PM of the most hitter-friendly venues in the International League. The RailRiders offense could use a jumpstart after dropping 5-of-6 August 24 @ Lehigh Valley 6:35 PM to end the homestand against Charlotte and the Gwinnett Stripers. Over those 6G, the RailRiders never scored more than 4 runs August 25 @ Lehigh Valley 1:35 PM in a game, plating just 15 runs (2.5/game) in that stretch. The team batted .179 (34-for-190) to lower the season AVG to .275 which August 26 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM is still good for T-2nd in the league. August 27 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM August 28 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM POWER OUTAGE: SWB enters Tuesday’s contest on its largest home run drought of the season. The last home run clubbed by August 29 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM a RailRider was in the bottom of the 2nd inning Thursday night against the Charlotte Knights at PNC Field when Wendell Rijo’s August 30 vs. Buffalo 7:05 PM leadoff homer gave the RailRiders a 4-0 lead. Since then, it has been 35.0 innings without a longball. In fact, the RailRiders pitching August 31 vs. Buffalo 6:35 PM staff has been strong at keeping the ball in the yard, with Saturday/Sunday marking the first consecutive RailRiders games this September 1 vs. Buffalo 1:05 PM year in which neither team homered. September 2 vs. Buffalo 12:05 PM MAKING MOVES: With 21 games remaining in the regular season, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are keeping up their 2019 vs. charlotte torrid pace of roster moves. Following a year in which they made 275 roster moves total (1.99 moves/game) during the regular season. SWB has now made 271 following Monday’s flurry of moves to accommodate the doubleheader up in the Bronx and overall head-to-head: 0-3 the team is averaging 2.26 moves/game this season and is on pace for 316 roster moves through the end of the regular season. date location result LOTS OF FACES: When LHP Josh Maciejewski took the ball to start Saturday night’s main event against the Gwinnett Stripers, August 6 PNC Field L 5-3 (10) he became the 69th player to play in a game for the RailRiders this season. This ties the 2018 team’s total roster of 69 players, August 7 PNC Field L 12-2 and far surpasses the 2017 mark of 65. On the current homestand, SWB has seen five players make their 2019 RailRiders debuts, August 8 PNC Field L 7-4 August 13 BB&T Ballpark 7:04 PM including RHP Janson Junk (No. 65) and RHP Daniel Bies (No. 66) on August 2 against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, and C Gary August 14 BB&T Ballpark 7:04 PM Sanchez (No. 67) and RHP Brian Keller (No. 68) on Wednesday and Thursday against the Charlotte Knights, respectively. The August 15 BB&T Ballpark 7:04 PM RailRiders are creeping up on the all-time franchise record of 75 players in a single season, set in 2015. LHP Joe Mantiply made his New York Yankees debut Monday night in Game 2 of the doubleheader, and after being optioned back to SWB is poised to 2018 results: SWB RailRiders, 4-2 become No. 70 this year at some point during the roadtrip. all-time series: RailRiders Lead 121-106 RESTED FOR THE HOMESTRETCH: The entire International League got Monday off and all the teams have regrouped and are ready for the sprint to the finish of the regular season, Labor Day. The teams across the league have 21 games in 21 days as railriders at a glance the division leaders look to hang on for their playoff lives, with other teams nipping at their heels. The RailRiders (65-54, .546) are 2019 regular season: 65-54 being closely followed by the Buffalo Bisons and Rochester Red Wings (60-59, .504). Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has 21 games to go GB: +5.0 -- in the regular season and holds a 5.0-game lead over the Bisons/Red Wings for first place (the largest lead this season was +8.0 1st Place, I.L. North GB June 20 following Game No. 70). That means if the RailRiders were to go 11-10 (.524) the rest of the way, one of those teams Home: 39-23 Away: 26-31 would need to go 16-5 (.762) to catch them in the division. However, the RailRiders and Bisons play four games over four days at PNC Field to wrap-up the regular season leading into Labor Day. 2019 hitting leaders: AVG: Ryan McBroom .323 HR: Mike Ford 23 around the organization RBI: Mike Ford 60 SB Tyler Wade 12 New York Yankees (MLB) Trenton Thunder (AA) Tampa Tarpons (A+) Charleston RiverDogs(A) W 8-5 // W 11-8 vs. Baltimore Orioles 7:05 PM @ Akron RubberDucks W 5-1 vs. Palm Beach Cardinals W 3-2 vs. Columbia Fireflies 2019 pitching leaders: Gleyber Torres: 4-8, 3 HR (26), 4 R, 7 RBI Scored a run in the 9th to tie it 1-1 TBA 4R in B6 broke open a scoreless game Wins: J.P. Feyereisen 8 Gio Urshela: 6-9, 2B, HR, 4 R, 2 RBI Scored 2R in the 10th to walk-off 3-2 vs. Estevan Florial: 2-3, HR (7), R, 3 RBI ERA: Raynel Espinal 4.32 M. Ford: 1-8, HR (4), R, RBI -- .164 AVG Josh Stowers: 2-3, 2B, RBI, 2 BB RHP Corey Kluber (MLB Rehab) Pablo Olivares: 2-2, R, 2 BB -- .261 AVG K: Daniel Camarena 88 Brady Lail: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3R/3ER, 2 K *Walk-off RBI 1B 2-3, 5.80 ERA in 7G/7GS w/ CLE Glen Otto: 3.0 IP, H, 0R, 3 BB, 5 K Joe Mantiply: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3R/3ER, 2 K Jhony Brito: 7.0 IP, 2 H, R/0ER, 4 K SV: Joe Harvey 9 upcoming pitching probables broadcast/media information date opponent railriders starter opponent starter Radio: 1400 AM 1340 AM 1440 AM Wednesday, August 14th @ Charlotte RHP Brody Koerner (4-3, 4.74) LHP Justin Nicolino (5-5, 6.27) 106.7 FM 100.7 FM Thursday, August 15th @ Charlotte TBA RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (3-2, 3.05) Internet: TuneIn App (Search: “SWB RailRiders”) Television: MiLB.tv Friday, August 16th @ Gwinnett TBA TBA Radio Twitter: Adam Marco (@amarco_16) Saturday, August 17th @ Gwinnett TBA TBA Adam Giardino (@adamgiardino) | International League | Triple-A Affiliate, New York Yankees (2007) | PNC Field -- 235 Montage Mountain Road -- Moosic, PA 18507 | (570) 969-2255 | www.swbrailriders.com | railriders starting pitcher 30 BRIAN KELLER | RHP | 6’3” | 210 LBS | 25 | Germantown, WI | Germantown H.S. (WI) | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 39th Round, 2016 MLB Draft | MLB Service Time: 0.000 | 2019: Began the season on the IL (elbow), made one rehab start with Staten Island on 6/17 at Tri-City going 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 71 pitches/52 strikes… Turned in a brilliant 7 inning outing on 7/13 at Reading, scattering four hits and one walk in an 8-3 win… Went 7 innings again in his next start on 7/19 vs.