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scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes Syracuse Mets (11-28) vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (26-11) RHP Tylor Megill (0-0, 2.89 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Nelson (0-0, 1.96 ERA) | Game 38 | Home Game 20 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | June 18, 2021 | First Pitch 7:05 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results MOOSIC, Pa. (June 17, 2021) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders never trailed as they defeated the Syracuse Mets 4-2 on Thursday night date opponent result at PNC Field. The RailRiders played the game in their alternate “Vejigantes” identity, part of the club’s participation in the Copa de la Diversión. June 11 @ Buffalo (Trenton) L, 4-2 June 12 @ Buffalo (Trenton) W, 6-4 (10) The RailRiders got on the board three batters into the bottom of the first when Socrates Brito cracked a two-run home run to right field. June 13 @ Buffalo (Trenton) W, 8-0 The blast was Brito’s fifth of the season, and part of a 2-for-3 night at the plate. June 15 Syracuse W, 12-6 June 15 Syracuse W, 10-7 (10) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tacked on another against Syracuse starter Cory Oswalt in the bottom of the second, with Kellin Deglan launching June 17 Syracuse W, 4-2 his first home run of the season. June 18 Syracuse 7:05 p.m. Handed a 3-0 lead, RailRiders starter Brody Koerner turned in a strong start against the Mets. He allowed a two-run home run to Cheslor June 19 Syracuse 6:05 p.m. Cuthbert in the top of the fourth, but that was the only damage against him in 4.0 innings of work. June 20 Syracuse 1:05 p.m. June 22 @ Lehigh Valley 7:05 p.m. In the bottom of the fifth, the RailRiders tallied an insurance run on an Armando Alvarez fielder’s choice groundout to extend the lead to 4-2. June 23 @ Lehigh Valley 7:05 p.m. June 24 @ Lehigh Valley 7:05 p.m. After Koerner exited, the SWB bullpen combined for five shutout innings of work. Trevor Lane tossed 1.1 innings, while Greg Weissert June 25 @ Lehigh Valley 7:05 p.m. recorded two outs in his 2021 RailRiders debut. Sal Romano worked around three hits in 2.0 innings, bridging the gap to closer Luis Garcia, who notched his 11th save of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth. June 26 @ Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m. June 27 @ Lehigh Valley 1:35 p.m. June 29 @ Worcester 6:35 p.m. news & notes 2021 vs. syracuse OH WHAT A RELIEF IT IS!: Since Kyle Barraclough relieved Albert Abreu in the sixth inning of the RailRiders game at Buffalo on Friday, June 11, the SWB bullpen has performed at an amazing clip. In the last seven days, the bullpen has combined for a 0.80 ERA (3 ER/30.2 IP), while allowing overall head-to-head: 8-1 just 21 hits, seven walks and 33 strikeouts. The current stretch has lowered SWB’s bullpen ERA to 2.98 on the season, the sixth-best in all of minor date location result league baseball, and second-best in Triple-A (Buffalo, 2.53). RailRiders closerLuis García leads all minor leaguers with 11 saves on the season. May 4 NBT Bank Stadium L, 5-2 May 5 NBT Bank Stadium W, 7-5 MEET THE METS: For the first time since the opening series of the season, the RailRiders take on the Syracuse Mets in a six-game series at PNC May 6 NBT Bank Stadium W, 17-11 Field this week. After losing on opening night, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre reeled off five straight wins to close the series at NBT Bank Stadium in May 7 NBT Bank Stadium W, 7-3 (6) an impressive offensive showing. The Baby Bombers hit .306 AVG/.426 OBP/.578 SLG in that series, slugging 15 home runs and scoring at least May 8 NBT Bank Stadium W, 4-2 10 runs in a game twice. The RailRiders and Mets also played the longest game in SWB franchise history in a 4-hour, 9-minute marathon on May 9 NBT Bank Stadium W, 15-10 May 6, a 17-11 final. Unbelievably, that was the first of two four-hour games in that series (also May 9) and one of four four-hour games that June 15 PNC Field W, 12-6 SWB has played this season. June 16 PNC Field W, 10-7 (10) June 17 PNC Field W, 4-2 BEAT THE METS: PNC Field is quickly turning into a house of horrors for the Syracuse Mets. Before Thursday’s wire-to-wire win for the RailRiders, the team had erased multi-run deficits to defeat Syracuse in each of the last three games the Mets played here (Game 141 of the 2019 regular June 18 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. season and the first two games of this series). The Syracuse bullpen was particularly battered in those contests, pitching to the tune of a 19.17 June 19 PNC Field 6:05 p.m. ERA (25 R, 22 ER/10.1 IP), on 22 H, 11 BB, and 8 K. In the current Mets affiliation, Syracuse is just 2-10 at PNC Field, and has lost nine straight June 20 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. to SWB in Moosic. July 6 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. July 7 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. ALL ABOARD THE TREY TRAIN: RailRiders outfielder Trey Amburgey had his 18-game hitting streak snapped on Tuesday night, when he July 8 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. went 0-for-2 with a walk and two RBIs against the Mets. The 18-game streak is the longest for any one player in Triple-A East this season, and July 9 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. was actually a 20-game streak dating back to the final two games of the 2019 season. Despite the hit streak ending, Amburgey extended his July 10 PNC Field 6:05 p.m. on-base streak to an impressive 28 consecutive games dating back to August 26, 2019. He is hitting .374/.443/.677 (37-for-99) in that span. July 11 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. The SWB franchise record for longest on-base streak belongs to Brandon Drury, who reached base in 32 straight games in the 2018 season. July 27 NBT Bank Stadium 6:35 p.m. July 28 NBT Bank Stadium 6:35 p.m. OTHER STREAKS OF NOTE: In addition to Trey Amburgey’s impressive run, the RailRiders offense features two other players with double-digit on-base streaks. Outfielder Greg Allen is riding a season-long 15-game on-base streak into play on Sunday afternoon, and infielderHoy Park July 29 NBT Bank Stadium 6:35 p.m. has reached base safely in 16 consecutive games. Allen has also played in two other games this season in which he did not record an official July 30 NBT Bank Stadium 6:35 p.m. plate appearance, therefore not jeopardizing his streak and spent time on the injured list in the middle of his streak. Park sports an absurd July 31 NBT Bank Stadium 6:35 p.m. .562 OBP during his streak, which has propelled him to the Triple-A East lead in AVG (.372), OBP (.519), SLG (.667), and OPS (1.186). The infielder August 1 NBT Bank Stadium 1:05 p.m. also ranks t-4th in Triple-A East in walks (23). 2019 results: SWB RailRiders, 14-6 FOR MY NEXT (DIE)TRICH: When play began on June 6, SWB infielder Derek Dietrich was hitting only .119/.316/.237, and had endured an all-time series: RailRiders Lead 316-216 0-for-27 skid to end the month of May. However, beginning with a 1-for-2 performance against Lehigh Valley that night, Dietrich has found success at the plate in his last night games, batting .304/.429/.478 (7-for-23) with 5 runs, 1 double, 1 HR, and 7 RBIs. The run of success at the railriders at a glance bat has improved his season batting line to .171/.346/.305, a 98-point leap in OPS. 2021 regular season: 26-11 COMEBACK KIDS: The RailRiders erased multi-run deficits four times en route to victory in their last nine games. On Tuesday, they trailed 5-0 GB: +2.0 1st, AAA East Northeast and eventually won 7-5, with a two-run single from Derek Dietrich in the top of the eighth putting SWB ahead for good. Then on Saturday, Home: 13-6 Away: 13-5 the RailRiders erased an early 4-0 advantage to win 6-4 in 10 innings. Andrew Velazquez put the RailRiders on top in the 10th inning when he scampered home on a wild pitch. On Tuesday at PNC Field, the RailRiders overcame an early 5-0 deficit to win 12-6 and Wednesday trailed 5-2 2021 hitting leaders: in the fifth before a 10-inning walk-off win. Overall, the RailRiders have 12 come-from-behind wins this season, with four of those comebacks AVG: Hoy Park .372 being completed in the seventh-inning or later. HR: Trey Amburgey 6 RBI: Trey Amburgey 25 around the organization SB: Andrew Velazquez 8 New York Yankees (MLB) Somerset Patriots (AA) Hudson Valley Renegades (A+) Tampa Tarpons (A-) 2021 pitching leaders: 36-32, 3rd AL East (6.0 GB) 25-13, 1st AA Northeast NE (2.5 GA) 22-15, 1st High-A East North (1.0 GA) 27-11, 1st Low-A Southeast West (3.0 GA) Wins: Kyle Barraclough & W, 8-4 at Toronto Blue Jays (in Buffalo) W, 9-3 vs Richmond Flying Squirrels W, 3-2 vs Jersey Shore Blue Claws Nick Goody 4 Stanton: 2-4, HR (13), 2 RBI M.