Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders Game Notes Lehigh Valley Ironpigs (15-13) Vs
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scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes Lehigh Valley IronPigs (15-13) vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (18-8) LHP David Parkinson (0-1, 5.52 ERA) vs. RHP Brody Koerner (1-1, 2.95 ERA) | Game 27 | Home Game 15 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | June 5, 2021 | First Pitch 4:05 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results MOOSIC, Pa. (June 4, 2021) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fought back and brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of date opponent result the ninth inning, but ultimately fell short in a 5-4 loss to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Friday night at PNC Field. June 4 Lehigh Valley L, 5-4 June 5 Lehigh Valley 4:05 p.m. In his first start with the RailRiders since May 22, Deivi Garcia struck out the side in the first inning and turned in a strong performance. The June 6 Lehigh Valley 1:05 p.m. right-hander allowed only two hits and struck out seven while walking three in a season-long 5.1 innings of work. June 8 @ Buffalo (Trenton) 7:05 p.m. June 9 @ Buffalo (Trenton) 7:05 p.m. Thomas Milone gave the RailRiders a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth with a solo home run to right field off Bailey Falter. That was the only June 10 @ Buffalo (Trenton) 1:05 p.m. run of the game allowed by Falter (2-0) in 5.0 innings of work. The blast was Milone’s first long ball of the season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Garcia (1-1) left the game with one out and runners on first and second in the top of the sixth, with the RailRiders still leading 1-0. Nick 2021 vs. lehigh valley Goody entered and allowed a three-run home run to Mickey Moniak, and the IronPigs grabbed a 3-1 advantage. overall head-to-head: 6-4 The RailRiders clawed closer in the bottom of the seventh, when back-to-back doubles for Andrew Velazquez and Armando Alvarez tallied date location result a run to cut the deficit to 3-2. However, Moniak connected for a two-run home run in the top of the eighth off Addison Russ to pad the May 11 PNC Field W, 6-0 lead to 5-2. May 12 PNC Field L, 3-2 May 13 PNC Field W, 5-2 In the bottom of the ninth Max McDowell lofted a two-out single against Neftali Feliz, and Andrew Velazquez followed with a two-run May 14 PNC Field W, 6-4 opposite field home run to bring the RailRiders to within a run. Feliz struck out pinch-hitter Socrates Brito to end the game and seal the win. May 15 PNC Field L, 5-4 May 16 PNC Field W, 3-1 news & notes June 1 PNC Field L, 5-2 June 2 PNC Field W, 5-3 TWIN STREAKS: Entering play on Saturday afternoon two Scranton/Wilkes-Barre players carry 11-game on-base streaks. Outfielders June 3 PNC Field W, 5-1 Estevan Florial and Trey Amburgey have both reached base safely at least once in 11 consecutive games played. However, their on-base June 4 PNC Field L, 5-4 percentages during their respective streaks are starkly different. Florial has reached base at a .294 clip in his last 11 games, while Amburgey June 5 PNC Field 4:05 p.m. checks in at .465. The dual streaks are tied for the longest on-base streak for a RailRider this season with Chris Gittens who also reached June 6 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. safely in 11 straight games from 5/4-16. The SWB franchise record for longest on-base streak belongs to Brandon Drury, who reached June 22 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. safely in 32 straight games in the 2018 season. June 23 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. June 24 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. FAST OUT OF THE GATE: With 18 wins in 26 games, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have kept themselves in elite company across June 25 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. minor league baseball. Entering play on Saturday there are only 16 teams across minor league baseball with at least 18 wins, with only June 26 Coca-Cola Park 6:35 p.m. Nashville, Durham and Omaha at that mark among Triple-A East teams. Bowie (AA, BAL) has the best record in minor league baseball at June 27 Coca-Cola Park 1:35 p.m. 21-5 on the season, and is one of only two teams with 20 wins. Overall, the Yankees have the best organizational record in baseball (69-35, August 10 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. .663), a 1.0 game better than Baltimore (68-36, .654), who has the second-best record. August 11 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. August 12 PNC Field 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- August 13 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. Barre. After a 2-for-4 performance on Thursday, Park is hitting .362/.474/.638 with 4 doubles, 3 home runs and 9 RBIs in just 13 games August 14 PNC Field 6:05 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 August 15 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. Charleston and Tampa). Signed as an international free agent in 2014, Park already has five multi-hit games with the RailRiders, including August 24 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. a pair of three-hit contests. He has reached base safely in 12 games and recorded a hit in 10 of his baker’s dozen contests. August 25 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. August 26 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. BULLISH ON THE ‘PEN: Before allowing three runs (plus two inherited runners to score) in 3.2 innings of work Friday night, the RailRiders bullpen had been on an incredible run. SWB relievers had combined to allow just two runs in 30.2 innings (0.59 ERA) against the Bisons August 27 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. and IronPigs in a six-game span dating to last Wednesday. Overall, the SWB bullpen ERA is down to 3.18 on the season, while the unit is August 28 Coca-Cola Park 6:35 p.m. averaging 11.87 K/9. That ranks as the third-best bullpen ERA in Triple-A East behind only Buffalo (2.26) and Durham (3.17). August 29 Coca-Cola Park 1:35 p.m. September 14 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. WALK-A-THON: Through 24 games this season, the RailRiders have drawn 140 walks, the second-most in all of Triple-A baseball, trailing only September 15 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. Gwinnett (154). No other team in the minors’ highest level has taken more than 133 bases on balls (Lehigh Valley). Overall, the RailRiders September 16 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. are tied for 11th in all of minor league baseball in walks, with St. Lucie (Low-A, NYM) leading the way with 177 walks. The top four teams in September 17 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. walks all play in the Low-A Southeast, which is using an automated balls and strikes (ABS) system this season. SWB’s team .362 OBP is tied September 18 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. for second in Triple-A East, and ranks tied for ninth across all levels of the minors. There are currently four teams in Triple-A East with team September 19 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. OBPs of .350 or higher. Lehigh Valley (.338) has the ninth-best OBP of the 20-team league. Among qualified hitters, the RailRiders boast nd th rd Chris Gittens (2 , .486), Andrew Velazquez (36 , .353) and Socrates Brito (43 , .344) in the top 50 in OBP in Triple-A East. 2019 results: Lehigh Valley, 11-7 all-time series: RailRiders Lead 113-101 THREE DOZEN SIDES OF BACON: The COVID-19 pandemic has created one of the most unusual season schedules in the history of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre franchise. With the season beginning a full month later than traditional, all teams in Triple-A East will play 120-game schedules. The RailRiders, along with the rest of the Northeast Division teams, will exclusively play teams within the division. This leads to railriders at a glance a schedule where SWB plays the rival Lehigh Valley IronPigs an unprecedented 36 times. For perspective, the RailRiders play the Rochester Red Wings and the Buffalo Bisons a combined 36 times. The RailRiders currently lead the 2021 IronRail Series 6-4. 2021 regular season: 18-8 GB: +2.0 1st, AAA East Northeast BIG TEN: The RailRiders’ 10-2 win over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Wednesday was the fourth time this season that the Baby Bombers Home: 9-5 Away: 9-3 have scored at least 10 runs in a ballgame this year in 24 games. Before Wednesday night, the last time the RailRiders had accomplished 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, 2021 hitting leaders: having also done so twice in the opening series of the season at Syracuse.