Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders Game Notes Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (65-59) @ Gwinnett Stripers (72-51)
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scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes scranton/wilkes-barre railriders (65-59) @ gwinnett stripers (72-51) RHP Adonis Rosa (4-0, 3.45) vs. RHP Patrick Weigel (6-1, 2.91) | Game No. 125 | Coolray Field | Lawrenceville, GA | August 18, 2019 | First Pitch 1:05 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results LAWRENCEVILLE, GA (August 17, 2019) -- The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders grabbed a lead in the top of the 10th and top of the 11th innings, date opponent result but rallies by the Gwinnett Stripers in both innings proved to be too much for the RailRiders to hang on for a win Saturday night. August 3 vs. Lehigh Valley L 11-8 August 4 vs. Lehigh Valley W 12-5 SWB got a scoreless first inning on 10 pitches from RHP Ben Heller, who was making his first appearance in a game in over a month. He retired August 6 vs. Charlotte L 5-3 (10) the side in order before handing the ball off to Deivi Garcia, who turned in 5.0 hitless innings. While the RailRiders were getting strong pitching August 7 vs. Charlotte L 12-2 from those arms, the bats- led by veteran catcher Erik Kratz- were busy putting runs on the board.He cracked a solo homer in the top of the 4th inning to get the scoring started, then capped a three-run frame in the 6th inning by belting a two-run homer 402 feet to left-centerfield to put August 8 vs. Charlotte L 7-4 the RailRiders ahead, 4-1. August 9 vs. Gwinnett L 10-2 August 10 vs. Gwinnett W 3-1 Gwinnett tied the game with three runs in the bottom of the 7th inning and the game ultimately moved into extra innings tied 4-4. The top of August 11 vs. Gwinnett L 3-1 the 10th inning featured the pace-of-play runner, Billy Burns, stealing third base and popping up and scoring as the throw by Alex Jackson was August 13 @ Charlotte L 15-1 errant and got away from Johan Camargo. This gave the RailRiders a 5-4 lead, but the Stripers tied it and sent the game to the 11th inning with August 14 @ Charlotte L 13-12 (10) a bases-loaded walk. August 15 @ Charlotte L 7-5 August 16 @ Gwinnett L 5-2 Ryan McBroom turned on an A.J. Minter offering and deposited his 21st homer of the season over the wall in left field to give the RailRiders a two-run cushion in the top of the inning, but Gwinnett mounted its comeback trailing 7-5 entering the bottom of the inning. Five of the six men who came August 17 @ Gwinnett L 8-7 (11) to the plate reached base, culminating in a walk-off walk to Andres Blanco as the 9,001 fans at Coolray Field celebrated a victory by the Stripers. August 18 @ Gwinnett 1:05 PM August 19 vs. Pawtucket 7:05 PM news & notes August 20 vs. Pawtucket 7:05 PM August 21 vs. Pawtucket 7:05 PM HANGING ON: The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell Saturday night in Gwinnett for their tenth straight loss on August 22 vs. Pawtucket 7:05 PM the road, dating back to the start of being swept in a three-game series in Louisville, July 26. In its last 16G, the team is August 23 @ Lehigh Valley 7:05 PM 3-13 falling from 16-games above .500 with a 6.0-game lead in the division to just a 1.0-game lead in the division over August 24 @ Lehigh Valley 6:35 PM Buffalo with Syracuse (2.0 GB) and Rochester (3.0 GB) hot on their heels. The last time the lead in the division was as August 25 @ Lehigh Valley 1:35 PM August 26 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM small as 1.0 games was May 30th following a 6-5 win over Rochester when they improved to 48-40 on the season as they August 27 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM were growing the lead in the division after just taking over first place from the Syracuse Mets. August 28 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM August 29 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM NOT GETTING OUTHIT, NOT GETTING WINS: The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have been mired in a tough August 30 vs. Buffalo 7:05 PM stretch where wins have been tough to come by. Despite that, they have amassed as many hits as their opponents in August 31 vs. Buffalo 6:35 PM 4-of-6 games in their current losing streak. Before that, the team was 59-19 (.756) in games in which they weren’t outhit September 1 vs. Buffalo 1:05 PM by their opponents but have lost four in-a-row. September 2 vs. Buffalo 12:05 PM 2019 vs. gwinnett MAKING MOVES: With 16 games remaining in the regular season, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are keeping up their torrid pace of roster moves. Following a year in which they made 275 roster moves total (1.99 moves/game) during overall head-to-head: 1-4 the regular season. SWB has now made 289 heading into Sunday’s game against Gwinnett. The team is averaging 2.31 moves/game this season and is on pace for 323 roster moves through the end of the regular season. date location result August 9 PNC Field L 10-2 LOTS OF FACES: LHP Tyler Lyons entered out of the bullpen Friday night for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders August 10 PNC Field W 3-1 for his New York Yankees organizational debut against the Gwinnett Stripers. In doing so, he became the 73rd player to August 11 PNC Field L 3-1 August 16 Coolray Field L 5-2 appear in a game for SWB this season. When RHP David Hernandez grabbed the ball from RHP David Sosebee in the st August 17 Coolray Field L 8-7 (11) 9th inning Wednesday night, he became the 71 player to play in a game for the RailRiders this season and Thursday’s August 18 Coolray Field 1:05 PM starting pitcher, Nick Nelson, was No. 72. This exceeds the 2018 team’s total roster of 69 players, and far surpasses the 2017 mark of 65. The RailRiders are creeping up on the all-time franchise record of 75 players in a single season, set in 2018 results: Gwinnett Stripers, 4-2 2015. With LHP Joe Mantiply and RHP Ryan Dull added to the roster recently, the RailRiders have two more players all-time series: RailRiders Lead 45-32 ready to become Nos. 74 and 75 to tie the record. railriders at a glance RESTED FOR THE HOMESTRETCH: The entire International League got Monday off and all the teams have regrouped and are ready for the sprint to the finish of the regular season, Labor Day. The teams across the league have 21 games in 2019 regular season: 65-59 21 days starting Tuesday as the division leaders look to hang on for their playoff lives, with other teams nipping at their GB: +2.0 -- heels. The RailRiders (65-59, .524) are being closely followed by the Buffalo Bisons, Rochester Red Wings and Syracuse 1st Place, I.L. North Mets as the division becomes more tightly bunched with the calendar moving through mid-August. The RailRiders and Home: 39-23 Away: 26-35 Bisons wrap up the season by playing four games over four days at PNC Field to wrap-up the regular season leading 2019 hitting leaders: into Labor Day. AVG: Ryan McBroom .320 HR: Mike Ford 23 around the organization RBI: Mike Ford 60 SB Tyler Wade 13 New York Yankees (MLB) Trenton Thunder (AA) Tampa Tarpons (A+) Charleston RiverDogs(A) W 6-5 vs. Cleveland Indians L 7-1 @ Reading Fightin Phils W 6-1 // L 5-3 (7) @ Dunedin Blue Jays L 6-5 @ Asheville Tourists 2019 pitching leaders: Fell behind 2-0 in the 1st inning Led 1-0 entering bottom of the 4th inning Charleston with 4R T1 to take early lead Game 1 was resumption of susp. game Wins: J.P. Feyereisen 8 G. Torres: 2-4, 2 HR (29), 2 R, 2 RBI Outhit by Reading, 8-3 Asheville scored 2R B9 for walk-off win Dunedin with 2R walk-off HR in Game 2 ERA: Raynel Espinal 4.32 D.J. LeMahieu: 2-4, HR (20), R, 2 RBI Brian Navaretto: 1-3, HR (1), R, RBI Oswald Peraza: 3-4, HR (1), 2 R, RBI, BB Oswaldo Cabrera: 3-8, 2B, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI K: Daniel Camarena 88 *Prev. career high 15 HR set last year Ben Ruta: 2-4, K -- .260 AVG Canaan Smith: 2-4, R -- .309 AVG E. Florial: 4-9, 2B, HR, 3 R, RBI, 2 K James Paxton: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4R/4ER, 4 K Albert Abreu: 3.0 IP, 2 H, R/ER, 3 K Josh Breaux: 1-4, R, 2 RBI, K SV: Joe Harvey 9 upcoming pitching probables broadcast/media information date opponent railriders starter opponent starter Radio: 1400 AM 1340 AM 1440 AM Monday, August 19th vs. Pawtucket RHP Brian Keller (0-1, 10.03) RHP Erasmo Ramirez (4-7, 4.25) 106.7 FM 100.7 FM Tuesday, August 20th vs. Pawtucket RHP Brody Koerner (4-3, 5.16) RHP Josh Smith (5-3, 5.48) Internet: TuneIn App (Search: “SWB RailRiders”) Television: MiLB.tv Wednesday, August 21st vs. Pawtucket RHP Nick Nelson (0-1, 7.20) LHP Kyle Hart (9-5, 3.86) Radio Twitter: Adam Marco (@amarco_16) Thursday, August 22nd vs.