scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes Worcester Red Sox (42-36) vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (48-27) RHP Raynel Espinal (8-3, 4.26 ERA) vs. RHP Deivi García (2-4, 7.41 ERA) | Game 76 | Home Game 37 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | August 5, 2021 | First Pitch 7:05 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results MOOSIC, Pa. (August 4, 2021) – A six-run bottom of the eighth inning and a stellar pitching performance propelled the Scranton/Wilkes- date opponent result Barre RailRiders to a stunning 7-3 win over the Worcester Red Sox on Wednesday night at PNC Field. July 30 @ Syracuse L, 6-0 July 31 @ Syracuse L, 5-3 Making his Triple-A debut for the RailRiders on Wednesday, left-hander JP Sears turned in a terrific outing. He allowed only one run on six Aug. 1 @ Syracuse Canceled hits in 5.0 innings of work, while striking out six and not issuing a walk. However, Connor Seabold also turned in a great start for Worcester, Aug. 3 Worcester L, 7-2 holding the RailRiders to only one hit in 6.0 shutout innings. The Red Sox tacked on an unearned run in the top of sixth against Nick Nelson Aug. 4 Worcester W, 7-2 (2-2), who was otherwise unblemished in his 3.0 innings of work in back of Sears. Aug. 5 Worcester 7:05 p.m. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre plated a run in the bottom of the seventh against reliever Durbin Feltman to cut the deficit to 2-1. Andrew Velazquez Aug. 6 Worcester 7:05 p.m. led off the frame with a single to center, then stole second and scored on a Socrates Brito base hit. In the bottom of the eighth, the RailRiders Aug. 7 Worcester 6:05 p.m. erupted for six runs against the WooSox bullpen while sending nine to the plate. Aug. 8 Worcester 1:05 p.m. Aug. 10 Lehigh Valley 7:05 p.m. Thomas Milone led off with an infield single against Brandon Brennan (0-2), and Luke Voit was hit by a pitch. Estevan Florial scored Milone Aug. 11 Lehigh Valley 7:05 p.m. with the tying run on a base hit to center, and Velazquez followed with a single to score Voit and give SWB the lead. Brito added a sacrifice fly, and Armando Alvarez scored one more with an RBI single followed by a throwing error which added another tally as the RailRiders 2021 vs. worcester took a 7-2 advantage. Greg Weissert allowed a run on a Ryan Fitzgerald triple in the top of the ninth, but nothing more to close out the victory. overall head-to-head: 7-5 news & notes date location result June 29 Polar Park W, 9-7 NUKE VOIT: For the third time this season, New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit commences a MLB rehab assignment with the Scranton/ June 30 Polar Park Susp., T3 Wilkes-Barre RailRiders this week. Since being acquired in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2018, Voit has played in a total of 21 games July 1 Polar Park - Res. L, 6-2 with the RailRiders and has tormented opposing pitchers to the tune of a .356/.427/.740 batting line. The 2020 American League home run July 1 Polar Park - Game 2 W, 1-0 (5) champion has clubbed seven doubles and seven homers in his time with SWB, and has 15 RBI, 8 walks and 16 strikeouts to add to his totals. July 2 Polar Park Postponed July 3 Polar Park L, 4-3 BRING BACK THE REINFORCEMENTS: Tuesday’s contest with Worcester marked the first games back in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for Rob Brantly July 4 Polar Park L, 5-4 and Estevan Florial following their respective stints with the Yankees due to a rash of injuries and a COVID-19 outbreak at the MLB level. Brantly July 13 Polar Park W, 5-2 responded with a 3-for-4 game, including his first triple since 2019, and Florial was 0-for-3 with a walk. Owing to another COVID-19 outbreak on July 14 Polar Park - Game 1 W, 4-3 the Yankees roster, RHPs LuIs Gil, Stephen Ridings and Brody Koerner were all added to the Yankees on Tuesday, with all three making their Polar Park - Game 2 L, 3-2 MLB debuts in a 13-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Gil went 6.0 scoreless innings for the win, and was returned to the RailRiders following July 15 Polar Park W, 11-3 the game. OFs Ryan LaMarre and Greg Allen have also been returned to SWB after time spend filling in at the MLB level. July 16 Polar Park W, 7-2 July 17 Polar Park Susp., T2 FOUR IS TOO MUCH: With the win over the WooSox on Wednesday, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ended its second three-game losing streak of the July 18 Polar Park - Res. Postponed season. The RailRiders had previously lost three in a row from July 7 (G2) - July 10 (G1), all against the Syracuse Mets. Through 75 completed Polar Park - Game 2 Postponed games, the RailRiders have not dropped four straight games. In 2019, SWB had three four-game losing streaks and one six-game losing streak. Aug. 3 PNC Field L, 7-2 There was also one stretch where the team lost 11-of-12 games played from Aug. 6 - Aug. 17. Aug. 4 PNC Field W, 7-2 Aug. 5 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. POSITION PLAYER PITCHING: For the first time this season, a RailRiders position player took the mound on Tuesday night, withBrandon Aug. 6 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. Wagner tossing a scoreless ninth inning to close out the 7-2 loss to Worcester on the hill. It was Wagner’s first career professional pitching Aug. 7 PNC Field 6:05 p.m. appearance, and he did not pitch during his one year at Howard Junior College (TX). Wagner’s 0.00 ERA leads the RailRiders staff (min. 1.0 IP). Aug. 8 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. Aug. 17 Polar Park - Res. 4:35 p.m. FALLING BEHIND: The RailRiders have made a habit of notching comeback wins this season, but the flip side is that is predicated on the team Polar Park - Game 2 falling behind in many games this season. Through 75 games this season, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has allowed the first run in 41 games, notching Aug. 18 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. a 23-18 record in those contests. The RailRiders have been out-scored 83-68 (-15) in the first two innings of games this season, a shocking Aug. 19 Polar Park - Game 1 4:35 p.m. number considering the team is +105 in run differential this season, the second-best mark in Triple-A East (Durham, +157). Most of the damage Polar Park - Game 2 has been done in the middle innings, with SWB sporting an impressive +92 run differential in innings four through six. Aug. 20 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. Aug. 21 Polar Park 4:05 p.m. TURN AROUND NOW SWITCH: As part of his two-homer performance on Friday night, Andrew Velazquez became just the second player Aug. 22 Polar Park 1:05 p.m. in SWB franchise history to switch hit home runs in a game. He hit a home run right-handed against Matt Tomshaw in the fourth inning, and clubbed one left-handed against Ronald Peña in the sixth. Velazquez joined Darren Burton in the annals of franchise history with his switch-hit performance. Burton accomplished the rare feat on April 23, 1998 in a game at the Rochester Red Wings. 2019 results: SWB RailRiders, 13-8 all-time series: RailRiders Lead 194-175 IT’S THE FINAL STRETCH (DA NA NA NA): In lieu of a traditional playoff in Triple-A Baseball, MLB announced last Wednesday that all Triple-A teams will compete in a 10-game postseason tournament called the Triple-A Final Stretch from Sept. 22 through Oct. 3. Each league will have a regular season champion, crowned for having the best record across 120 games, and a Final Stretch champion, crowned for having the best railriders at a glance record in the added 10 games. Unlike any tournament you may be familiar with, the Triple-A Final Stretch has a set schedule of opponents and you continue to play even if you are eliminated from contention. MLB announced the RailRiders will play Syracuse from 9/22-26 at PNC Field 2021 regular season: 48-27 and finish the Final Stretch at Rochester from 9/28-10/3. MLB also announced it will give a prize to the winners. GB: +3.0 1st, AAA East Northeast Home: 23-13 Away: 25-14 RECORD-SETTING CLUB: The RailRiders have already set or tied four single-game franchise records this season. Some are dubious, such as Longest 9-Inning Game (4:09, 5/6 @ SYR) and Most Walks (16, 7/28 @ SYR), while others are positive, like Most Stolen Bases (7, 6/29 @ WOR) 2021 hitting leaders: and Fewest Hits Allowed, 9-Inning Game (0, 7/21 vs ROC). The RailRiders have also set the mark for best record after 40 and 50 games in AVG: Hoy Park .327 franchise history this year. HR: Hoy Park 10 RBI: Andrew Velazquez 42 around the organization SB: Andrew Velazquez 23 New York Yankees (MLB) Somerset Patriots (AA) Hudson Valley Renegades (A+) Tampa Tarpons (A-) 2021 pitching leaders: 58-49, 3rd AL East (6.0 GB) 50-29, 1st AA Northeast NE (1.5 GA) 52-28, 1st High-A East North (10.5 GA) 55-24, 1st Low-A Southeast West (8.0 GA) Wins: Braden Bristo & W, 10-3 vs Baltimore Orioles W, 6-2 vs Bowie Baysox W, 3-2 at Brooklyn Cyclones W, 2-1 at Jupiter Hammerheads (G1) Reggie McClain 5 LeMahieu: 3-5, 2B, 4 RBI D.