Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders Game Notes 2018 International League Wild Card Winners Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (72-65) Vs
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scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes 2018 international league wild card winners scranton/wilkes-barre railriders (72-65) vs. pawtucket red sox (66-72) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Game 138 | September 3, 2018 | McCoy Stadium | Pawtucket, RI | | First Pitch 1:35 p.m. | Pregame Show 1:05 p.m. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- last time out... upcoming schedule / results PAWTUCKET, R.I. (September 2, 2018) – Baseball seasons are long. Games in April and May don’t seem to matter in the larger scope date opponent result of the season as teams grind through the heat of the summer. Yet with only one game awaiting them Monday, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre August 24 @ Lehigh Valley W 9-1 RailRiders used a 3-2 win over the Pawtucket Red Sox -- and some help around the rest of the International League – to secure the IL August 25 @ Lehigh Valley L 2-1 Wild Card. Entering the day, SWB needed Toledo to beat Columbus and Louisville to beat Indianapolis in order to give them a chance for a August 26 @ Lehigh Valley L 5-3 win-and-get-in victory. With Toledo knocking off Columbus 10-5 earlier in the afternoon, and Louisville gradually growing a lead en route to August 27 @ Lehigh Valley W 9-8 (10) a 10-2 win over the Indians, that left the onus on Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. August 28 Syracuse L 10-2 It was a beautiful Sunday night at McCoy Stadium, and before a crowd of 10,769 the PawSox jumped out to a 2-0 lead on the back of August 29 Syracuse W 2-1 a pair of two-out RBI singles in the 4th inning off Adonis Rosa. Entering the top of the 5th inning, the RailRiders offense had been held August 30 Syracuse W 3-2 without a baserunner. It had been 12-up and 12-down off Josh A. Smith before SWB caught a break with a strikeout/wild pitch allowing the August 31 Pawtucket W 3-1 first man of the night to reach with one out in the inning. Bruce Caldwell immediately followed with a single to put runners at the corners. September 1 Pawtucket L 3-0 With two outs, Devyn Bolasky continued his clutch hitting and delivered a single to plate Zack Zehner to cut the deficit in half, 2-1. September 2 @ Pawtucket W 3-2 The next man up was Wilkin Castillo who hit a towering fly ball into the setting night sky. Cole Sturgeon never saw the ball off the bat September 3 @ Pawtucket 1:35 PM and as he charged in toward the infield it landed behind him plating both runners and giving Castillo his first triple in affiliated ball since 9/1/2012 when he was playing for Triple-A Colorado Springs. The sequence turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead. September 5 I.L. Playoffs TBA news & notes 2018 vs. pawsox MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Entering play Sunday evening, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre could clinch the Wild Card with a victory and overall head-to-head: 9-8 some help. The RailRiders needed to win, have Toledo beat Columbus and Louisville top Indianapolis -- and that is exactly how the night played out. By the time the RailRiders capped their 3-2 win, Toledo had already won 10-5 from an afternoon game and date location result Louisville knocked off Indianapolis 10-2. May 3 PNC Field W 4-3 May 4 PNC Field L 5-4 May 5 McCoy Stadium L 2-0 KING CROWNED IL PITCHER OF THE MONTH: RailRiders RHP Michael King was named the International League Player-of-the- May 6 McCoy Stadium L 2-0 Month for August. The right-hander went 3-0 with a 1.09 ERA in five starts in the month, which were also his first five career Triple-A May 21 McCoy Stadium L 5-4 appearances. King allowed only 17 hits on the month, holding opponents to a .149 batting average, while striking out 27 and walking May 22 McCoy Stadium L 7-6 four in 33.0 IP. 2018 marks the third straight year that the RailRiders have had an IL Player-of-the-Month, joining Aaron Judge in May 23 McCoy Stadium W 7-1 June of 2016 and Jake Cave in July of 2017. King is the first SWB pitcher to claim the award since Brandon Duckworth in July of May 24 McCoy Stadium W 3-1 the 2001 Red Barons season. King is expected to get the start for the RailRiders in the regular season finale Monday afternoon. June 29 PNC Field W 7-4 June 30 PNC Field W 7-6 (10) ROSTER EXPANSIONS: The New York Yankees grabbed three players from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders when the July 1 PNC Field L 2-0 MLB rosters expanded on Saturday. RHP Luis Cessa and INF/OF Tyler Wade were both recalled to the big league roster, while July 6 McCoy Stadium W 3-2 LHP Stephen Tarpley was signed to an MLB contract and was selected from the RailRiders roster. To compensate for the roster July 7 McCoy Stadium L 4-2 losses, the RailRiders received RHPs Adonis Rosa and David Sosebee along with INF Bruce Caldwell from Double-A Trenton. July 8 McCoy Stadium W 3-2 August 31 PNC Field W 3-1 September 1 PNC Field L 3-0 COMING THROUGH, ACQUIRING CUTCH: The New York Yankees acquired OF Andrew McCutchen from the San Francisco September 2 McCoy Stadium W 3-2 Giants in exchange for INF Abiatal Avelino and RHP Juan De Paula from the Staten Island Yankees. Since July 24, there have September 3 McCoy Stadium 1:35 PM been seven players traded by the Yankees directly off the RailRiders roster: RHP Cody Carroll, LHP Josh Rogers, RHP Billy McKinney, LHP Caleb Frare, INF/OF Tyler Austin, RHP Giovanny Galllegos, and INF Abiatal Avelino. Since the start of 2017 results: RailRiders Won 13-5 the season, there are now 18 players who have appeared in a game for the RailRiders who are no longer part of the Yankees all-time series: organization: Cody Asche, Tyler Austin, Abiatal Avelino, Daniel Camarena, Cody Carroll, Vince Conde, Cesar Diaz, Brandon RailRiders Lead 250-246 Drury, Caleb Frare, Gio Gallegos, David Hale, Erik Kratz, Adam Lind, Billy McKinney, Oliver Perez, Jace Peterson, Josh 2018 railriders at a glance Rogers. Adam Warren. 2018 overall record: 72-65 current roadtrip statistics Place: 2nd I.L. North GB: 10.0 Lehigh Valley (82-56) swb g avg ab h r hr bb k sb Home: 39-29 Away: 32-36 hitting 1 .232 33 5 3 0 0 11 0 Last 5: 4-1 Last 10: 6-4 swb w-l era ip h r er bb k hr 2018 hitting leaders: AVG: Ryan McBroom .295 pitching 1-0 2.00 9.0 8 2 2 2 12 0 HR: Mike Ford 15 around the organization RBI: Mike Ford 52 SB Tyler Wade 11 New York Yankees (MLB) Trenton Thunder (AA) Tampa Tarpons (A+) Charleston RiverDogs(A) L 11-7 vs. Detroit Tigers W 3-0 vs. Reading Fightin Phils L 3-1 (7) vs. Brandenton Marauders W 3-2 vs. West Virginia Power 2018 pitching leaders: Clinched Eastern League East Season Finale Shawn Semple: 6.0 IP, 2R/2ER, 7 K Lance Lynn: 3.2 IP, 9 H, 6R/6ER, 6 K Wins: Raynel Espinal 7 Division Title with the win *Overall: 70-67 (-7.0 GB) Carlos Vidal: 1-4, K Stephen Tarpley: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3R/3ER ERA: Nestor Cortes 3.71 Carried no-hitter into the 8th inning *1st Half: 35-35 (-4.0 GB) David Metzgar: 1-3, R Gleyber Torres: 1-4, 2 RBI Deivi Garcia: 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0R, 7 K *2nd Half: 35-32 (-9.0 GB) *.281 AVG in 40G with Charleston K: Chance Adams 113 Miguel Andujar: 3-4, 2B (38), RBI *Double-A debut Dom Thompson-Williams: 1-3 (.290) Leonardo Molina: 1-3, RBI - .254 AVG SV: Cody Carroll 9 upcoming pitching probables broadcast/media information date opponent railriders starter opponent starter Radio: 1400 AM 1340 AM 1440 AM Game 1: September 5 Lehigh Valley TBA TBA 106.7 FM 100.7 FM Internet: TuneIn App (Search: “SWB RailRiders”) Game 2: September 6 Lehigh Valley TBA TBA RadioBOLD App Game 3: September 7 @ Lehigh Valley TBA TBA Television: MiLB.tv Game 4: September 8 @ Lehigh Valley *If Necessary Adam Marco (@amarco_16) 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 tonight’s starting pitcher 97 MICHAEL KING | RHP | 6’3” | 210 LBS | 23 | @7Kinger14 Hometown: Rochester, NY | Resides: Warwick, R.I. | Boston College | Trade with Miami Marlins 11/20/2017 | MLB Service Time: 0.000 | 2018: Transferred from Double-A Trenton 8/4... In 12G/11GS with Trenton: 6-2, 2.09 ERA, 82.0 IP, 65 H (.220 BAA), 76 K (8.3 K/9)... Transferred from High-A Tampa to Double-A Trenton 5/20... Went 1-3 with a 1.79 ERA in 7G/7GS for High-A Tampa (40.1 IP, 33 H, 10 BB, 45 K)… FSL ranks at time of call-up 5/20: 1st in ERA (1.79), 4th in strikeouts (45), 5th in BAA (.219), 2nd in K/9 among SP (10.04)… Took rotation spot of RHP Erik Swanson on 5/20…Delivered 9-inning shutout on 6/30 vs. New Hampshire, matched career-high with 11 strikeouts (struck out 5 in a row 6th into 7th), allowed one baserunner into scoring position (Jonathan Davis, 4th inning double), first 9-inning shutout by a Thunder pitcher since Brady Lail on 7/25/15 vs.