Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders Game Notes Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (20-9) Vs
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scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (20-9) vs. Buffalo Bisons (15-14) G1: RHP Brian Keller (0-0, 3.18 ERA) vs. RHP Jacob Waguespack (1-1, 5.48 ERA) G2: RHP Deivi García (1-1, 4.71 ERA) vs. RHP Nate Pearson (0-2, 7.24 ERA) | Games 30 & 31 | Road Games 14 & 15 | Trenton Thunder Ballpark | Trenton, NJ | June 10, 2021 | First Pitch 5:00 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results TRENTON, N.J. (June 8, 2021) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders erased an early 5-0 deficit to defeat the Buffalo Bisons 7-5 in a wild contest on date opponent result Tuesday night at Trenton Thunder Ballpark. June 5 Lehigh Valley L, 9-6 June 6 Lehigh Valley W, 4-3 After a one-hour, 45-minute weather delay to start the game, Zack Britton got the start in an MLB rehab assignment. The left-hander was tagged for four June 8 @ Buffalo (Trenton) W, 7-5 runs in 0.1 innings of work. He allowed a two-run double to Tyler White and a two-run home run to Jared Hoying to stake Buffalo to an early 4-0 lead. June 9 @ Buffalo (Trenton) Postponed Adam Warren allowed one run in 2.2 innings of relief in back of Britton, but the Bisons maintained a 5-0 advantage after the third. In the top of the June 10 @ Buffalo (Trenton) 5:00 p.m. fourth the RailRiders struck for three runs against Anthony Kay. Derek Dietrich drove home Hoy Park with an RBI single, and three batters later, Andrew @ Buffalo (Trenton) Game 2 Velazquez provided a two-run single to narrow the gap to 5-3. June 11 @ Buffalo (Trenton) 7:00 p.m. June 12 @ Buffalo (Trenton) 6:30 p.m. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre edged closer in the top of the sixth when Robinson Chirinos blasted a solo home run against Kay to cut the Buffalo lead to 5-4. Nick Nelson provided 3.0 innings of scoreless relief, while Braden Bristo added a scoreless seventh to keep the Bisons off the board. June 13 @ Buffalo (Trenton) 1:00 p.m. June 15 Syracuse 7:05 p.m. Their work paid off in the top of the eighth when the RailRiders rallied for two runs against Tayler Saucedo. With the bases loaded and one out, Dietrich June 15 Syracuse 7:05 p.m. blooped a two-run single to centerfield to give the Baby Bombers a 6-5 lead. SWB added an insurance run in the ninth when Velazquez walked and June 17 Syracuse 7:05 p.m. later scored on a Mike Ford sacrifice fly. June 18 Syracuse 7:05 p.m. Luis Garcia earned his Triple-A East-leading ninth save of the season by recording the final four outs of the game. In total the RailRiders bullpen June 19 Syracuse 6:05 p.m. allowed only one run in 8.2 innings of work. June 20 Syracuse 1:05 p.m. news & notes 2021 vs. buffalo DOUBLE VISION: Tonight’s doubleheader with Buffalo will be the first true doubleheader of the season for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. overall head-to-head: 4-1 Previously they played a quasi-doubleheader on May 27 against Buffalo at PNC Field, resuming a suspended game from the night before then playing date location result the regularly-scheduled contest. In 2019 the RailRiders played 11 doubleheaders, going 14-8 overall in those skirmishes. SWB played three twin-bills with Buffalo alone in 2019, splitting one at Sahlen Field on June 3 and one at PNC Field on June 27, and notching a sweep of one at Sahlen Field on June May 25 PNC Field L, 5-3 5 as well. Because of the two doubleheaders in three days, the RailRiders and Bisons played each other six times from June 3-6. May 26 PNC Field Susp. 4th May 27 PNC Field - Res. Sus. W, 4-2 TREY DAY: RailRiders outfielder Trey Amburgey has been among the best hitters in all of minor league baseball this season, and entering play Tuesday PNC Field - Game 2 W, 3-2 night, has at least one hit in all 14 games he has played. That stands as the longest active hitting streak in Triple-A East, and is the second-longest in the league this season (Yariel Gonzalez, TOL, 16 G). Dating back to the end of the 2019 season, Amburgey has hit in 17 consecutive games and has at May 28 PNC Field Postponed least one hit in 21 of his last 22 contests, and has reached base safely in all of those games. He is hitting .395/.477/.737 (30-for-76) in that span. The SWB May 29 PNC Field W, 3-2 franchise record for longest hitting streak belongs to Pablo Ozuna, who hit in 27 straight games in 2004 for the Red Barons, while the longest on-base May 30 PNC Field Postponed streak is Brandon Drury’s 32-game streak in the 2018 season. June 8 Trenton Thunder Ballpark W, 7-5 THIS ROAD TRIP FEELS...FAMILIAR: With the Buffalo Bisons having to play their entire home schedule this season at Trenton Thunder Ballpark, the June 9 Trenton Thunder Ballpark Postponed Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders will play this series in a familiar setting for many players. From 2003 through 2020, the Trenton Thunder were the June 10 Trenton Thunder Ballpark - G1 5:00 p.m. Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. Sixteen members of the RailRiders roster suited up for the Thunder under its Yankees affiliation. Adding an Trenton Thunder Ballpark - G2 Game 2 extra layer of complexity to the arrangement, Buffalo wears Trenton Thunder jerseys while playing at home, including the alternate “Trenton Pork Roll” June 11 Trenton Thunder Ballpark 7:00 p.m. identity on Fridays. The new Trenton Thunder Draft League team is playing its home games this season not at Trenton Thunder Ballpark, but at nearby Trenton Thunder Ballpark Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. June 12 6:30 p.m. June 13 Trenton Thunder Ballpark 1:00 p.m. WELCOME BACK: Since the RailRiders played on Sunday afternoon, the roster has taken a new look, with five players being added on Tuesday afternoon Aug 31 PNC Field 5:05 p.m. by the Yankees. Zack Britton and Ryan LaMarre were both added to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s roster on MLB rehab assignments, with Britton being PNC Field Game 2 transferred from Double-A Somerset and LaMarre beginning his. Also, Trevor Lane, Robinson Chirinos and Kellin Deglan were all activated from the Sept 1 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. Temporarily Inactive List after playing in the WBSC Baseball Americas Olympics Qualifying event. Lane represented the United States, while Chirinos played for Team Venezuela and Deglan for Team Canada. Team USA won the event and became the fifth team to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Sept 2 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. (with Japan, Korea, Mexico and Israel). Sept 3 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. Sept 4 PNC Field 5:05 p.m. FAST OUT OF THE GATE: With 20 wins in 29 games, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have kept themselves in elite company across minor league PNC Field Game 2 baseball. Entering play on Wednesday there are only 19 teams across minor league baseball with at least 20 wins, with only Nashville, Durham, and Omaha at that mark among Triple-A East teams. Bowie (AA, BAL) has the best record in minor league baseball at 22-8 (.733) on the season, but Tampa Sept 5 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. (Low-A, NYY) leads the way with 23 wins (23-9, .719). Overall, the Yankees have the best organizational record in baseball (79-43, .648), 3.0 games better than Baltimore (75-45, .625), who has the second-best record. 2019 results: SWB RailRiders, 13-8 SATURDAY IN THE PARK: Since his promotion from Double-A Somerset, infielderHoy Park has been a hitting machine for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. After all-time series: RailRiders Lead 206-171 a 1-for-4 performance on Tuesday, Park is hitting .362/.471/.707 with 5 doubles, 5 home runs and 14 RBIs in just 16 games played. In 113 games with Trenton in 2019, Park totaled three home runs, and combined with his one home run with Double-A Somerset this year, Park is already one homer shy of his career-high of 7 HR (2017 with Charleston and Tampa). Signed as an international free agent in 2014, Park already has six multi-hit games with the railriders at a glance RailRiders, including a pair of three-hit contests. He has reached base safely in 15 games and recorded a hit in 13 of his 16 contests. Hitting Coach Casey Dykes credits Park’s success to his advanced command of the strike zone and continued emphasis on generating hard contact and hitting the ball in the air. 2021 regular season: 20-9 GB: +2.5 1st, AAA East Northeast WALK-A-THON: Through 29 games this season, the RailRiders have drawn 148 walks (5.10 per game), the second-most in all of Triple-A baseball, trailing only Gwinnett (163). No other team in the minors’ highest level has taken more than 143 bases on balls (Lehigh Valley and Nashville). Overall, the RailRiders Home: 10-6 Away: 10-3 are tied for 23rd in all of minor league baseball in walks, with Tampa (Low-A, NYY) leading the way with 206 walks.