scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes Lehigh Valley IronPigs (13-11) vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (16-6) LHP Cristopher Sanchez (1-1, 3.50 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Green (0-0, 4.97 ERA) | Game 23 | Home Game 11 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | June 1, 2021 | First Pitch 6:35 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results MOOSIC, Pa. (May 29, 2021) – Lifted by two home runs in the bottom of the third and stellar pitching, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated date opponent result the Buffalo Bisons 3-2 on Saturday night at PNC Field. June 1 Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m. June 2 Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m. Buffalo took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third on a two-run single from Kevin Smith against Brody Koerner. That was the only damage against the June 3 Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m. right-hander on the game, as he turned in his best start of the season. Koerner (1-1) allowed just the two runs on seven hits in 5.1 innings, striking June 4 Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m. out three and not issuing a walk. June 5 Lehigh Valley 4:05 p.m. June 6 Lehigh Valley 1:05 p.m. In the bottom of the third Hoy Park led off with a home run off Nick Allgeyer, and Chris Gittens followed with a double off the right field wall. Two batters later, Trey Amburgey launched a two-run homer to left to put the RailRiders up 3-2. 2021 vs. lehigh valley Park was terrific for the RailRiders, going 3-for-3 with two walks in the game to raise his batting average to .371 on the season. The long ball was overall head-to-head: 4-2 Amburgey’s fourth of the season, tying him with Gittens for the team lead. Saturday was Amburgey’s first game played since May 11. date location result May 11 PNC Field W, 6-0 Brooks Kriske and Kyle Barraclough bridged the gap from Koerner to SWB closer Luis Garcia with a combined 2.2 scoreless innings of relief work. May 12 PNC Field L, 3-2 May 13 PNC Field W, 5-2 Garcia worked around a one-out single to seal the victory and earn his seventh save of the season. May 14 PNC Field W, 6-4 May 15 PNC Field L, 5-4 May 16 PNC Field W, 3-1 news & notes June 1 PNC Field 6:35 p.m. June 2 PNC Field 6:35 p.m. FAST OUT OF THE GATE: With 16 wins in 22 games, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have kept themselves in elite company across minor June 3 PNC Field 6:35 p.m. league baseball. Entering play on Tuesday there are only 16 teams across minor league baseball with at least 16 wins, with only Omaha, Durham and June 4 PNC Field 6:35 p.m. Nashville at that mark among Triple-A East teams. Nashville (AAA, MIL) has the best record in minor league baseball at 18-5 on the season, and is June 5 PNC Field 4:05 p.m. the only team with 18 wins. Overall, the Yankees have the best organizational record in baseball (62-30, .674), a full 4.0 games better than Baltimore June 6 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. (57-33, .633), who has the second-best record. June 22 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. June 23 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. BULLISH ON THE ‘PEN: The RailRiders bullpen has been the backbone of the pitching staff in the early part of the season and the last three games June 24 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. against Buffalo have been no exception. Six different SWB relievers combined to throw 13.0 shutout innings against the Bisons since the beginning June 25 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. of play on Wednesday. What’s more, they’ve combined to allow just six baserunners -- two on hit batsmen (both by Adam Warren), one walk (issued June 26 Coca-Cola Park 6:35 p.m. by Kyle Barraclough) and three hits (all singles, two of which were infield hits). Incredibly, 43 Buffalo batters have managed to hit only six balls out June 27 Coca-Cola Park 1:35 p.m. of the infield against RailRiders relievers in this stretch, while striking out 17 times. The SWB bullpen ERA is down to 3.40 on the season, while the August 10 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. unit is averaging 11.63 K/9. That ranks as the 7th-best bullpen ERA in Triple-A East, and third-best in the Northeast Div. (Buffalo, 2.37; Worcester, 2.93). August 11 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. August 12 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. DINGER ALERT: After shattering the SWB franchise record with 212 home runs in 2019 (previously 164 in 1998), the RailRiders are at it again, hitting August 13 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. 31 home runs in their first 22 games this season. The 31 round-trippers hit by SWB puts the club in a tie for fifth place in Triple-A East with Charlotte. August 14 PNC Field 6:05 p.m. Durham leads the league with 42 long balls. The RailRiders are tied for 17th in minor league baseball in home runs, with Salt Lake (AAA, LAA) leading th August 15 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. the minors with 45. The long ball surge has been a true team effort, as onlyChris Gittens and Trey Amburgey (t-27 , 4) rank in the top 45 in home August 24 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. runs in Triple-A East. August 25 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. August 26 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. WALK-A-THON: Through 22 games this season, the RailRiders have drawn 117 walks, the second-most in all of Triple-A baseball, trailing only Gwinnett (137). No other team in the minors’ highest level has taken more than 113 bases on balls (Lehigh Valley). Overall, the RailRiders are 11th August 27 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. in all of minor league baseball in walks, with St. Lucie (Low-A, NYM) leading the way with 162 walks. SWB’s team .362 OBP is third in Triple-A East, August 28 Coca-Cola Park 6:35 p.m. and ranks t-11th across all levels of the minors. There are currently three teams in Triple-A East with team OBPs of .350 or higher. Lehigh Valley (.342) August 29 Coca-Cola Park 1:35 p.m. has the eighth-best OBP of the 20-team league. Amazingly, among qualified hitters, only Socrates Brito (t-46th, .341) ranks in the top 50 in OBP in September 14 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. Triple-A East among SWB batters. September 15 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. September 16 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. THREE DOZEN SIDES OF BACON: The COVID-19 pandemic has created one of the most unusual season schedules in the history of the Scranton/ September 17 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre franchise. With the season beginning a full month later than traditional, all teams in Triple-A East will play 120-game schedules. The September 18 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. RailRiders, along with the rest of the Northeast Division teams, will exclusively play teams within the division. This leads to a schedule where SWB September 19 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. plays the rival Lehigh Valley IronPigs an unprecedented 36 times. For perspective, the RailRiders play the Rochester Red Wings and the Buffalo Bisons a combined 36 times. The RailRiders currently lead the 2021 IronRail Series 4-2. 2019 results: Lehigh Valley, 11-7 all-time series: RailRiders Lead 111-99 THAT’S ALL THEY GOT, ONE HIT?: On Thursday, May 27, three Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders pitchers combined for a seven-inning one-hitter against the Buffalo Bisons. The trio ofBrian Keller, Sal Romano, and Nick Goody did not allow a baserunner after the fourth inning, and combined to retire the final 11 Bisons batters. It was the first one-hitter thrown by the RailRiders since 2016, whenChad Green tossed a one-hitter at Gwinnett railriders at a glance on July 14. Overall, it was the sixth one-hitter in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre franchise history. The RailRiders have thrown four no-hitters in franchise history. • The first one-hitter in SWB history came in the team’s inaugural 1989 season, when Pat Combs threw one on August 19 at Pawtucket. 2021 regular season: 16-6 • The SWB Red Barons got two one-hitters in the 1991 season, the first from Andy Ashby on July 22 vs Richmond and the second authored by John GB: +2.5 -- 1st, AAA East NE Burgos on August 16 vs Columbus. These were the first two one-hitters thrown by SWB at Lackawanna County Stadium. Home: 7-3 Away: 9-3 • It was 11 years until the next SWB one-hitter, with Brett Myers allowing one base hit to Toledo on April 25 at home. This was the last one-hitter in the Red Barons era (1989-2006), and also the last home one-hitter thrown by SWB until Thursday night. 2021 hitting leaders: • Chad Green had the first one-hitter under the Yankees affiliation (2007 - Present) in 2016 at Coolray Field against the Gwinnett Braves.