Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders Game Notes Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (65-58) @ Gwinnett Stripers (71-51)
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scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes scranton/wilkes-barre railriders (65-58) @ gwinnett stripers (71-51) RHP Deivi Garcia (1-3, 5.93) vs. RHP Ian Anderson (1-1, 6.00) | Game No. 124 | Coolray Field | Lawrenceville, GA | August 17, 2019 | First Pitch 6:05 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results LAWRENCEVILLE, GA (August 16, 2019) -- The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders continued to struggle away from PNC Field, losing their ninth date opponent result straight game on the road Friday night with a 5-2 loss to the Gwinnett Stripers. August 3 vs. Lehigh Valley L 11-8 August 4 vs. Lehigh Valley W 12-5 It was a game that saw the season debut of RHP Michael King to the mound for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, nearly 11 months after he picked up the August 6 vs. Charlotte L 5-3 (10) International League Player of the Month award for August 2018. He was economical over 6.0 innings, needing just 79 pitches to work his way through August 7 vs. Charlotte L 12-2 the Stripers lineup. However, a pair of home runs were his undoing as he was charged with the loss while surrendering five runs on just six hits. August 8 vs. Charlotte L 7-4 Trailing 1-0 entering the top of the fourth inning, the RailRiders got a leadoff double from Clint Frazier who finished 2-for-3 with a HBP. Tyler Wade August 9 vs. Gwinnett L 10-2 followed with a sacrifice bunt to push Frazier to third base which set up Kyle Higashioka for a game-tying single to make it 1-1. August 10 vs. Gwinnett W 3-1 August 11 vs. Gwinnett L 3-1 The next half inning, Jack Lopez had a pair of runners on when he crushed a three-run shot over the retaining wall and picnic area in left field August 13 @ Charlotte L 15-1 to make it 4-1. August 14 @ Charlotte L 13-12 (10) Tyler Lyons made his organizational debut in the seventh inning for the RailRiders and went 1.2 scoreless innings while allowing just one hit and August 15 @ Charlotte L 7-5 walking one batter while striking out three men. He handed the ball off to Kaleb Ort for the final out in the bottom of the eighth inning, and he August 16 @ Gwinnett L 5-2 induced a groundout by Cristian Pache to push the game into the ninth inning with the RailRiders needing three runs to tie. August 17 @ Gwinnett 6:05 PM Chad Sobotka entered for the save and locked down the win for Gwinnett without the tying run coming to the plate. 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 August 22 vs. Pawtucket 7:05 PM HANGING ON: The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell Friday night in Gwinnett for their ninth straight loss on the road, dating August 23 @ Lehigh Valley 7:05 PM back to the start of being swept in a three-game series in Louisville, July 26. In its last 15G, the team is 3-12 falling from 16-games August 24 @ Lehigh Valley 6:35 PM above .500 with a 6.0-game lead in the division to just a 2.0-game lead in the division over Buffalo with Rochester (3.0 GB) and August 25 @ Lehigh Valley 1:35 PM Syracuse (3.5 GB) hot on their heels. The last time the lead in the division was as small as 2.0 games was May 30th following a August 26 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM 6-5 win over Rochester when they improved to 48-40 on the season as they were growing the lead in the division after just taking August 27 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM over first place from the Syracuse Mets. August 28 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM August 29 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM LONGEST HIT STREAK: RailRiders INF Breyvic Valera entered Friday’s series opener against the Gwinnett Stripers with an August 30 vs. Buffalo 7:05 PM 11-game hitting streak under his belt before snapping it with an 0-for-5. Because of his time up in the big leagues, this streak dates August 31 vs. Buffalo 6:35 PM back to 7/20 and at 28 days is the longest in days elapsed of the season. It currently stands three games shy of his own 14-game September 1 vs. Buffalo 1:05 PM hit streak from 5/23 - 6/7 in which he hit .462 (24-for-52) as the longest of the season by a RailRiders batter. September 2 vs. Buffalo 12:05 PM NOT GETTING OUTHIT, NOT GETTING WINS: The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have been mired in a tough stretch 2019 vs. gwinnett where wins have been tough to come by. Despite that, they have amassed as many hits as their opponents in 3-of-5 games in their overall head-to-head: 1-3 current losing streak. Before that, the team was 59-19 (.756) in games in which they weren’t outhit by their opponents. date location result MAKING MOVES: With 17 games remaining in the regular season, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are keeping up their August 9 PNC Field L 10-2 torrid pace of roster moves. Following a year in which they made 275 roster moves total (1.99 moves/game) during the regular August 10 PNC Field W 3-1 season. SWB has now made 288 heading into Friday’s game against Gwinnett. The team is averaging 2.34 moves/game this season August 11 PNC Field L 3-1 and is on pace for 327 roster moves through the end of the regular season. August 16 Coolray Field L 5-2 August 17 Coolray Field 6:05 PM LOTS OF FACES: LHP Tyler Lyons entered out of the bullpen Friday night for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders for his New August 18 Coolray Field 1:05 PM York Yankees organizational debut against the Gwinnett Stripers. In doing so, he became the 73rd player to appear in a game for SWB this season. When RHP David Hernandez grabbed the ball from RHP David Sosebee in the 9th inning Wednesday night, he 2018 results: Gwinnett Stripers, 4-2 became the 71st player to play in a game for the RailRiders this season and Thursday’s starting pitcher, Nick Nelson, was No. 72. all-time series: 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 RailRiders Lead 45-31 the all-time franchise record of 75 players in a single season, set in 2015. railriders at a glance RESTED FOR THE HOMESTRETCH: The entire International League got Monday off and all the teams have regrouped and are 2019 regular season: 65-58 ready for the sprint to the finish of the regular season, Labor Day. The teams across the league have 21 games in 21 days starting GB: +2.0 -- Tuesday as the division leaders look to hang on for their playoff lives, with other teams nipping at their heels. The RailRiders 1st Place, I.L. North (65-57, .533) are being closely followed by the Buffalo Bisons, Rochester Red Wings and Syracuse Mets as the division becomes Home: 39-23 Away: 26-35 more tightly bunched with the calendar moving through mid-August. The RailRiders and Bisons wrap up the season by playing four games over four days at PNC Field to wrap-up the regular season leading into Labor Day. 2019 hitting leaders: AVG: Ryan McBroom .321 HR: Mike Ford 23 around the organization RBI: Mike Ford 60 SB Tyler Wade 12 New York Yankees (MLB) Trenton Thunder (AA) Tampa Tarpons (A+) Charleston RiverDogs(A) W 3-2 vs. Cleveland Indians W 7-5 @ Reading Fightin Phils Susp. B4 @ Dunedin Blue Jays L 12-3 @ Asheville Tourists 2019 pitching leaders: Clarke Schmidt: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 5R/5ER, 5 K Trailed 9-0 after two innings Gio Urshela: 3-4, K -- .342 AVG Frank German: 3.2 IP, H, 0R, BB, 7 K Wins: J.P. Feyereisen 8 *Double-A Debut Trailed 12-0 entering the 8th inning Aaron Judge: 2-3, 2B, 2 R, BB -- .262 AVG Diego Castillo: 1-2, HR (4), R, 2 RBI ERA: Raynel Espinal 4.32 Ben Ruta: 3-5 -- .257 AVG Charlie Ruegger: 1.1 IP, 11 H, 9R/7ER, K C. Maybin: 1-3, 2B (14), BB -- .313 AVG Steven Sensley: 1-1, HR (12), R, RBI K: Daniel Camarena 88 Isiah Gilliam: 1-4, HR (7), R, 3 RBI Josh Breaux: 1-4, HR (9), R, 3 RBI M. Tanaka: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 2R/2ER, 2 K Estevan Florial: 1-2, 2B (8), R Hoy Jun Park: 2-5, 2B (17), 2 RBI, K Welfrin Mateo: 1-3 -- .272 AVG SV: Joe Harvey 9 upcoming pitching probables broadcast/media information date opponent railriders starter opponent starter Radio: 1400 AM 1340 AM 1440 AM Sunday, August 18th @ Gwinnett TBA TBA 106.7 FM 100.7 FM Monday, August 19th vs. Pawtucket RHP Brian Keller (0-1, 10.03) TBA Internet: TuneIn App (Search: “SWB RailRiders”) Television: MiLB.tv Tuesday, August 20th vs. Pawtucket RHP Brody Koerner (4-3, 5.16) TBA Radio Twitter: Adam Marco (@amarco_16) Wednesday, August 21st vs. Pawtucket RHP Michael King (0-1, 7.50) TBA Adam Giardino (@adamgiardino) | International League | Triple-A Affiliate, New York Yankees (2007) | PNC Field -- 235 Montage Mountain Road -- Moosic, PA 18507 | (570) 969-2255 | www.swbrailriders.com | railriders starting pitcher 4 DEIVI GARCIA | RHP | 5’9” | 165 LBS | 20 | Bonao, Dominican Republic | Signed as an International Free Agent, 7/2/2015 | MLB Service Time: 0.000 | 2019: Ranked as the No.