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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders Game Notes Lehigh Valley Ironpigs (14-12) Vs scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes Lehigh Valley IronPigs (14-12) vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (17-7) LHP Matt Moore (MLB Rehab) vs. RHP Brian Keller (0-0, 3.46 ERA) | Game 25 | Home Game 13 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | June 3, 2021 | First Pitch 6:35 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results MOOSIC, Pa. (June 2, 2021) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders toppled the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 10-2 on Wednesday at PNC Field. Socrates date opponent result Brito, Hoy Park and Trey Amburgey all homered and Thomas Milone was a home run shy of the cycle as the RailRiders beat their rivals for the fifth June 1 Lehigh Valley L, 5-2 time in eight games this season. June 2 Lehigh Valley W, 10-2 June 3 Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m. Lehigh Valley opened the scoring in the second inning. After leaving the bases loaded in the first, the IronPigs took a 1-0 lead in the second against Adam Warren. Scott Kingery’s sac fly plated Edgar Cabral for Lehigh Valley’s only lead of the game. Warren was lifted after an inning and a third as the June 4 Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m. IronPigs loaded the bases for the second time in two innings, but Albert Abreu came out of the bullpen to strike out CJ Chatham and Ryan Cordell June 5 Lehigh Valley 4:05 p.m. to end the threat. June 6 Lehigh Valley 1:05 p.m. In the bottom of the second, Milone tripled home Rob Brantly from first base to even the game at one. The RailRiders took the lead against Phillies prospect Adonis Medina in the third when Brito elevated an 0-1 pitch to center, landing it just in top of the wall with a runner on as Scranton/Wilkes- 2021 vs. lehigh valley Barre took a 3-1 advantage. In the fourth, Chris Gittens singled home Milone, who led off the inning with a double. A Brito sacrifice fly drove in Park and extended the lead to 5-1. Facing former RailRider Brady Lail in the fifth, Park hit a three-run home run over the lawn in right field and Amburgey followed overall head-to-head: 5-3 with a two-run blast to left four batters later for a 10-1 lead. It was his team-best fifth of the year despite having only play in nine games so far in 2021. date location result May 11 PNC Field W, 6-0 After a single in the sixth, Milone was a home run short of the cycle when he came to the plate in the seventh and drove a ball to the warning track May 12 PNC Field L, 3-2 in left, falling just a few just shy of the cycle. The IronPigs plated a run in their half of the ninth to close the scoring. May 13 PNC Field W, 5-2 May 14 PNC Field W, 6-4 Abreu (1-0) earned the win, working 3.2 innings of scoreless relief with six strikeouts. Medina (3-2) took the loss after surrendering the first five runs May 15 PNC Field L, 5-4 over five innings. Park, Brito, Amburgey and Milone each had multi-hit games to help lead the 10-run, 12-hit attack on Wednesday. May 16 PNC Field W, 3-1 news & notes June 1 PNC Field L, 5-2 June 2 PNC Field W, 5-3 FAST OUT OF THE GATE: With 17 wins in 24 games, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have kept themselves in elite company across June 3 PNC Field 6:35 p.m. minor league baseball. Entering play on Thursday there are only 15 teams across minor league baseball with at least 17 wins, with only June 4 PNC Field 6:35 p.m. Nashville, Durham and Omaha at that mark among Triple-A East teams. Nashville (AAA, MIL) has the best record in minor league baseball June 5 PNC Field 4:05 p.m. at 20-5 on the season, and is the only team with 20 wins. Overall, the Yankees have the best organizational record in baseball (67-32, .677), June 6 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. a full 2.5 games better than Baltimore (64-34, .653), who has the second-best record. June 22 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. June 23 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. A WALK IN THE PARK: Since his promotion from Double-A Somerset, infielder Hoy Park has been a hitting machine for Scranton/Wilkes- June 24 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. Barre. After a 2-for-4 performance on Wednesday, Park is hitting .349/.462/.651 with 4 doubles, 3 home runs and 9 RBIs in just 12 games June 25 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. played. In 113 games with Trenton in 2019, Park totaled three home runs, and is already almost halfway to his career-high of 7 HR (2017 with June 26 Coca-Cola Park 6:35 p.m. Charleston and Tampa). Signed as an international free agent in 2014, Park already has four multi-hit games with the RailRiders, including June 27 Coca-Cola Park 1:35 p.m. a pair of three-hit contests. He has reached base safely in 11 games and recorded a hit in nine of his dozen contests. August 10 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. August 11 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. BIG TEN: The RailRiders’ 10-2 win over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Wednesday was the fourth time this season that the Baby Bombers August 12 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. have scored at least 10 runs in a ballgame this year in 24 games. Before Wednesday night, the last time the RailRiders had accomplished August 13 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. the feat was on May 18 at Rochester in an 11-6 win. It also marked the first time that SWB scored double-digits at PNC Field this season, August 14 PNC Field 6:05 p.m. having also done so twice in the opening series of the season at Syracuse. August 15 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. August 24 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. BULLISH ON THE ‘PEN: The RailRiders bullpen has been the backbone of the pitching staff in the early part of the season and the last five August 25 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. games have been. SWB relievers have combined to allow just two runs in 25.2 innings (0.70 ERA) against the Bisons and IronPigs since August 26 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. the beginning of play last Wednesday. What’s more, they’ve combined to allow just 18 baserunners -- two on hit batsmen (both by Adam August 27 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. Warren), six walks and 10 hits (nine singles, two of which were infield hits). The SWB bullpen ERA is down to 3.19 on the season, while the August 28 Coca-Cola Park 6:35 p.m. unit is averaging 11.76 K/9. That ranks as the third-best bullpen ERA in Triple-A East, and second-best in the Northeast Div. (Buffalo, 2.32). August 29 Coca-Cola Park 1:35 p.m. September 14 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. DINGER ALERT: After shattering the SWB franchise record with 212 home runs in 2019 (previously 164 in 1998), the RailRiders are at it September 15 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. again, hitting 34 home runs in their first 24 games this season. The 34 round-trippers hit by SWB puts the club in a tie for fifth place in September 16 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. th Triple-A East with Nashville setting the pace with 46 dingers. The RailRiders are tied for 14 in minor league baseball in home runs, with September 17 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. th Salt Lake (AAA, LAA) leading the minors with 47. The long ball surge has been a true team effort, as onlyTrey Amburgey (t-18 , 5) ranks September 18 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. in the top 30 in home runs in Triple-A East. September 19 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. WALK-A-THON: Through 24 games this season, the RailRiders have drawn 129 walks, the second-most in all of Triple-A baseball, trailing only Gwinnett (148). No other team in the minors’ highest level has taken more than 124 bases on balls (Lehigh Valley). Overall, the RailRiders 2019 results: Lehigh Valley, 11-7 are 15th in all of minor league baseball in walks, with St. Lucie (Low-A, NYM) leading the way with 168 walks. The top four teams in walks all-time series: RailRiders Lead 112-100 alll play in the Low-A Southeast, which is using an automated balls and strikes (ABS) system this season. SWB’s team .362 OBP is third in Triple-A East, and ranks t-11th across all levels of the minors. There are currently four teams in Triple-A East with team OBPs of .350 or higher. railriders at a glance Lehigh Valley (.343) has the sixth-best OBP of the 20-team league. Among qualified hitters, the RailRiders boast Chris Gittens (3rd, .477) th and Socrates Brito (39 , .352) in the top 50 in OBP in Triple-A East. 2021 regular season: 17-7 THREE DOZEN SIDES OF BACON: The COVID-19 pandemic has created one of the most unusual season schedules in the history of the GB: +3.0 1st, AAA East Northeast Scranton/Wilkes-Barre franchise.
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