scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes rochester red wings (8-14) @ scranton/wilkes-barre railriders (10-10) LHP Lewis Thorpe (1-2, 7.25) vs. RHP Chad Green (NR) | Game No. 21 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | April 29, 2019 | First Pitch 6:35 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results date opponent result MOOSIC, PA (April 27, 2019) -- The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders split action with the Syracuse Mets on Saturday at PNC Field, winning a suspended game 7-6 in ten innings and falling 3-2 in a seven-inning nightcap. Cliff Pennington’s walk-off home April 22 @ Rochester L 8-6 run in game one capped a RailRiders rally over the Mets, while a late comeback fell short in Saturday’s regularly scheduled game. April 23 @ Rochester L 8-1 April 24 @ Rochester W 5-0 The RailRiders continued Friday evening’s suspended game against the Mets Saturday after 3:05 worth of delays Friday night April 25 @ Rochester L 4-3 (10) in which the two teams played one half inning. Friday, Danny Espinosa homered early in the first for the Mets on a line drive to April 26 vs. Syracuse PPD (Rain) left field during the first inning Friday night. April 27 vs. Syracuse W 7-6 (10) As play resumed Saturday afternoon, the RailRiders tied the game 1-1 with a run in the bottom of the 2nd. In the top of the third, vs. Syracuse L 3-2 (7) Carlos Gomez singled on a ground ball to left fielder Zack Zehner. Gregor Blanco and Espinosa both scored, bringing the tally to 3-1. April 28 vs. Syracuse PPD (Rain) In the bottom of the inning, Zehner singled to right field scoring Ryan Lavarnway to bring the RailRiders back to within a run, 3-2. April 29 vs. Rochester 6:35 PM April 30 vs. Rochester 6:35 PM The tally remained the same until the top of the seventh when Espinosa doubled on a fly ball to center fielder Matt Lipka. Tomas May 1 vs. Rochester 6:35 PM Nido and Blanco scored for Syracuse extending their lead to 5-2. In the bottom of the seventh, the RailRiders rallied to tie the game. Lipka singled on a line drive to left fielder Tim Tebow and Gosuke Katoh scored to cut into the lead and make it 5-3 Syracuse. The May 2 vs. Rochester 6:35 PM next batter was Brad Miller, and the left-hander drilled a home run over the Budweiser RailHouse in right field that cascaded off May 3 @ Syracuse 6:35 PM some branches off trees perched on the mountain- some 482 feet away- evening the score 5-5 and setting up the heroics. May 4 @ Syracuse 6:35 PM news & notes 2019 vs. rochester NOT A GREEN TRIPLE-A PITCHER: RHP Chad Green is expected to throw the first two innings Monday against the Rochester overall head-to-head: 1-3 Red Wings with LHP Nestor Cortes to follow beginning in the 3rd inning. Green last pitched in the minors in 2017 as he was getting ready to rejoin the Yankees out of Spring Training. That year, he was still being used as a starting pitcher, pitching in 5G/5GS for date location result the RailRiders and going 2-1 with a 4.73 ERA over 26.2 IP. The year prior was when Green jumped on radars with 16G/16GS for April 22 Frontier Field L 8-6 SWB in which he posted a 1.52 ERA and struck out 100 batters in 94.2 IP with just a .200 BAA. April 23 Frontier Field L 8-1 April 24 Frontier Field W 5-0 A MODEST STRETCH: INF/OF Ryan McBroom entered the homestand against the Syracuse Mets with a 5G hitting streak, April 25 Frontier Field L 4-3 (10) looking to track down INF Mike Ford and his season-best 9G hitting streak at some point during this homestand, before seeing April 29 PNC Field 6:35 PM his streak end with an 0-for-1 in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader. Over the 5G, McBroom has one hit in each, going 5-for-18 April 30 PNC Field 6:35 PM (.278 AVG) raising his average from .261 to .266. As McBroom’s streak ended with an 0-for-1 in Game 1 of the twinbill, Gosuke May 1 PNC Field 6:35 PM Katoh hit safely in both ends of the doubleheader. He’s now at a 6G hitting streak in which he has batted 12-for-22 (.545 AVG) May 2 PNC Field 6:35 PM which has raised his season average to .364 which is 8th in the International League. Thanks to his team-best 5 HR and ability to May 28 PNC Field 6:35 PM walk, he’s also 7th in the league in OBP (.435) and 4th in slugging (.673) which gives him the 2nd best OPS in the league at 1.108 -- just a few points behind Louisville’s Josh Van Meter (1.110) for the league lead. May 29 PNC Field 6:35 PM May 30 PNC Field 6:35 PM RAILRIDERS WERE THORPEDOED: LHP Lewis Thorpe gets the ball Monday night for Rochester, and he was dominant in June 24 Frontier Field 7:05 PM his last start, Tuesday at Frontier Field. The Melbourne, Australia-native went a career-best 8.0 innings and struck out 12 batters June 25 Frontier Field 12:35 PM while allowing just 3 H and one run (Solo HR, Gosuke Katoh). It was the second straight start in which he struck out 12 batters July 4 PNC Field 7:05 PM after having recorded just 3 starts of 10+ K in the first 67GS of his MiLB career. Thorpe (33 K) is currently 2nd in the IL in strikeouts July 5 PNC Field 7:05 PM behind Louisville’s Lucas Sims (35 K). July 6 PNC Field 6:35 PM July 7 PNC Field 1:05 PM QUADRUPLE THE DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders did not play a single game to completion over July 31 Frontier Field 7:05 PM the previous weekend in Buffalo against the Bisons before having their series-opener against the Syracuse Mets suspended after August 1 Frontier Field 12:35 PM a half inning Friday night and Sunday’s game postponed. They entered last weekend’s series with a scheduled doubleheader set for Saturday at 1:05 p.m. which was supposed to be the second one of the young season and now they officially played their 2018 results: Tied 9-9 second doubleheader Saturday against the Mets. The three postponements against the Bisons are all on the schedule for three all-time series: RailRiders Lead 271-228 dates later in the year when the two teams lock antlers June 3, June 5 and June 27 -- with a fourth against Syracuse still TBA for when the Mets return to PNC Field. railriders at a glance SPEEDING TO THE END OF THE FIRST MONTH: Last season’s version of the RailRiders recorded 49 SB on 79 tries (62.0%) 2019 regular season: 10-10 which was 11 fewer SB than any other team in the league (Lehigh Valley & Gwinnett: 60 SB), and by percentage was the second GB: 5.0 Lehigh Valley (16-6) worst in the league (Louisville, 60.0%). That said, last April was a strong month for SWB on the base paths, going 14-for-15 in SB 3rd Place, I.L. North but only 35-for-64 (54.6%) over the final 115G of the season (1 SB every 3.3G from May 1st onward). The 2019 RailRiders are off to Home: 6-3 Away: 4-7 a torrid start, having gone 19-for-22 (86.3%) over the first 18G of the year, including 2 more SB Thursday. Leading the way is OF 2019 hitting leaders: Billy Burns who is 7-for-7 SB which puts him 2 SB off the IL lead behind Columbus’ Christian Colon. AVG: Gosuke Katoh .364 HR: Ford/Katoh 5 around the organization RBI: Mike Ford 14 SB Billy Burns 7 New York Yankees (MLB) Trenton Thunder (AA) Tampa Tarpons (A+) Charleston RiverDogs(A) W 11-6 @ San Francisco Giants W 4-2 vs. Erie SeaWolves W 7-6 vs. Clearwater Threshers W 3-0 vs. Columbia Fireflies 2019 pitching leaders: Luke Voit: 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K Held 4-0 lead entering 7th inning Held 7-3 lead entering 9th inning Wilkerman Garcia: 2-4, 2 RBI -- .320 AVG Wins: 3 Tied with 2 *39-game on-base streak Chris Gittens: 2-3, 2B (4), R, 2 RBI, BB Offense keyed by 6R 6th inning Kyle Gray: 2-4, 2B (3), R, RBI, BB ERA: David Hale 2.12 Gleyber Torres: 2-4, HR (5), 2 R, 2 RBI Wendell Rijo: 2-4, 2 R -- .281 AVG Jason Lopez: 3-4, 2B (3), R, 2 RBI Alex Vizcaino: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0R BB, 5 K K: Chance Adams 24 Gary Sanchez: 1-4, HR (8), R, 3 RBI Ben Ruta: 1-3, 2B (10), 2 RBI -- .401 AVG Pablo Olivares: 3-4, 2B (3), R, BB, K Jhony Brito: 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 4 K -- Save Gio Urshela: 2-2, R -- .351 AVG Dalton Lehnen: 3.0 IP, H, 0R, 2 BB, K SV: 2 Tied with 1 upcoming pitching probables broadcast/media information date opponent railriders starter opponent starter Radio: 1400 AM 1340 AM 1440 AM Tuesday, April 30th vs.