Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders Game Notes Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (19-9) Vs
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scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (19-9) vs. Buffalo Bisons (15-13) RHP Adam Warren (2-0, 2.70 ERA) vs. LHP Anthony Kay (0-0, 10.80 ERA) | Game 29 | Road Game 13 | Trenton Thunder Ballpark | Trenton, NJ | June 8, 2021 | First Pitch 7:00 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results MOOSIC, Pa. (June 6, 2021) – Early offense and a season-high 15 strikeouts by the pitching staff lifted the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders to a 4-3 date opponent result victory over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Sunday at PNC Field. June 4 Lehigh Valley L, 5-4 June 5 Lehigh Valley L, 9-6 The RailRiders took the lead in the bottom of the first when a Trey Amburgey RBI double scored Hoy Park with the first run of the game. Scranton/ June 6 Lehigh Valley W, 4-3 Wilkes-Barre tacked on three more in the second, with an RBI double from Max McDowell and a two-run home run by Park highlighting the action. June 8 @ Buffalo (Trenton) 7:00 p.m. The long ball was the second in as many days for Park, and his fifth of the year in 15 games with the RailRiders. His career high for home runs in a June 9 @ Buffalo (Trenton) 7:00 p.m. season is seven in 2017. June 10 @ Buffalo (Trenton) 7:00 p.m. June 11 @ Buffalo (Trenton) 7:00 p.m. Staked to an early 4-0 lead, Nick Green turned in his best start of the season for SWB. The right-hander lasted 4.0+ innings, allowing only two hits June 12 @ Buffalo (Trenton) 6:30 p.m. and walking two while striking out five. He left the game with the bases loaded and no outs in the fifth having not given up a run, but two of those runners scored against Albert Abreu before the inning was over. June 13 @ Buffalo (Trenton) 1:00 p.m. June 15 Syracuse 7:05 p.m. Reggie McClain (3-0) got the win in relief for the RailRiders, throwing 1.2 scoreless innings. Kyle Barraclough allowed a run in the eighth on a Mickey June 15 Syracuse 7:05 p.m. Moniak solo home run, but struck out four in 1.1 frames of relief. June 17 Syracuse 7:05 p.m. Luis Garcia issued a leadoff walk in the top of the ninth, but struck out the next three batters to earn his eighth save of the season. The RailRiders June 18 Syracuse 7:05 p.m. pitching staff struck out 15 batters on the day, and the final seven outs of the game were all recorded on strikeouts. June 19 Syracuse 6:05 p.m. June 20 Syracuse 1:05 p.m. news & notes 2021 vs. buffalo overall head-to-head: 3-1 TREY DAY: RailRiders outfielder Trey Amburgey has been among the best hitters in all of minor league baseball this season, and entering play Tuesday night, has at least one hit in all 13 games he has played. That stands as the longest active hitting streak in Triple-A East, and is the second-longest in the league this season (Yariel Gonzalez, TOL, 16 G). Dating back to the end of the 2019 season, Amburgey has hit date location result in 15 consecutive games and has at least one hit in 20 of his last 21 contests, and he is hitting .403/.488/.750 (29-for-72) in that span. The May 25 PNC Field L, 5-3 SWB franchise record for longest hitting streak belongs to Pablo Ozuna, who hit in 27 straight games in 2004 for the Red Barons, while May 26 PNC Field Susp. 4th the longest on-base streak is Brandon Drury’s 32-game streak in the 2018 season. May 27 PNC Field W, 4-2 THIS ROAD TRIP FEELS...FAMILIAR: With the Buffalo Bisons having to play their entire home schedule this season at Trenton Thunder PNC Field W, 3-2 Ballpark, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders will play this series in a familiar setting for many players. From 2003 through 2019, the Trenton May 28 PNC Field Postponed Thunder were the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. Fifteen members of the RailRiders roster suited up for the Thunder under its May 29 PNC Field W, 3-2 Yankees affiliation. Adding an extra layer of complexity to the arrangement, Buffalo wears Trenton Thunder jerseys while playing at home, May 30 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. including the alternate “Trenton Pork Roll” identity on Fridays. The new Trenton Thunder Draft League team is playing its home games this June 8 Trenton Thunder Park 7:00 p.m. season not at Trenton Thunder Ballpark, but at nearby Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. June 9 Trenton Thunder Park 7:00 p.m. WELCOME BACK: Since the RailRiders last played on Sunday afternoon, the roster has taken a new look, with five players being added June 10 Trenton Thunder Park 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon by the Yankees. Zack Britton and Ryan LaMarre were both added to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s roster on MLB rehab June 11 Trenton Thunder Park 7:00 p.m. assignments, with Britton being transferred from Double-A Somerset and LaMarre beginning his. Also, Trevor Lane, Robinson Chirinos June 12 Trenton Thunder Park 6:30 p.m. and Kellin Deglan were all activated from the Temporarily Inactive List after playing in the WBSC Baseball Americas Olympics Qualifying June 13 Trenton Thunder Park 1:00 p.m. event. Lane represented the United States, while Chirinos played for Team Venezuela and Deglan for Team Canada. Team USA won the Aug 31 PNC Field 5:05 p.m. event and became the fifth team to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (with Japan, Korea, Mexico and Israel). PNC Field Game 2 FAST OUT OF THE GATE: With 19 wins in 28 games, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have kept themselves in elite company across minor Sept 1 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. league baseball. Entering play on Tuesday there are only 22 teams across minor league baseball with at least 19 wins, with only Nashville, Sept 2 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. Durham, Omaha and Jacksonville at that mark among Triple-A East teams. Bowie (AA, BAL) has the best record in minor league baseball Sept 3 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. at 21-7 (.750) on the season, but Tampa (Low-A, NYY) has the most wins at 22-8 (.733). Overall, the Yankees have the best organizational Sept 4 PNC Field 5:05 p.m. record in baseball (76-39, .661), a full 4.5 games better than Kansas City (71-43, .623), who has the second-best record. PNC Field Game 2 SATURDAY IN THE PARK: Since his promotion from Double-A Somerset, infielderHoy Park has been a hitting machine for Scranton/ Sept 5 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre. After a 2-for-3 performance on Sunday, Park is hitting .370/.477/.722 with 4 doubles, 5 home runs and 14 RBIs in just 15 games played. In 113 games with Trenton in 2019, Park totaled three home runs, and combined with his one home run with Double-A Somerset 2019 results: SWB RailRiders, 13-8 this year, Park is already one homer shy of his career-high of 7 HR (2017 with Charleston and Tampa). Signed as an international free agent all-time series: RailRiders Lead 205-171 in 2014, Park already has six multi-hit games with the RailRiders, including a pair of three-hit contests. He has reached base safely in 14 games and recorded a hit in 12 of his 15 contests. Hitting Coach Casey Dykes credits Park’s success to his advanced command of the strike zone and continued emphasis on generating hard contact and hitting the ball in the air. railriders at a glance WALK-A-THON: Through 28 games this season, the RailRiders have drawn 144 walks (5.14 per game), the second-most in all of Triple-A 2021 regular season: 19-9 baseball, trailing only Gwinnett (163). No other team in the minors’ highest level has taken more than 139 bases on balls (Lehigh Valley). th GB: +3.0 1st, AAA East Northeast Overall, the RailRiders are tied for 13 in all of minor league baseball in walks, with Tampa (Low-A, NYY) leading the way with 189 walks. Home: 10-6 Away: 9-3 The top four teams in walks all play in the Low-A Southeast, which is using an automated balls and strikes (ABS) system this season. SWB’s th team .356 OBP is third in Triple-A East, and ranks tied for 16 across all levels of the minors. There are currently three teams in Triple-A East 2021 hitting leaders: with team OBPs of .350 or higher. Among qualified hitters, the RailRiders claim only Andrew Velazquez and Socrates Brito (both t-45th, .337) in the top 50 in OBP in Triple-A East. AVG: Socrates Brito .275 HR: Trey Amburgey & Hoy Park 5 around the organization RBI: Trey Amburgey 20 SB: Andrew Velazquez 6 New York Yankees (MLB) Somerset Patriots (AA) Hudson Valley Renegades (A+) Tampa Tarpons (A-) 2021 pitching leaders: 31-29, 4th AL East (6.5 GB) 20-9, 1st AA Northeast NE (2.5 GA) 15-13, 2nd High-A East North (4.0 GB) 22-8, 1st Low-A Southeast West (3.0 GA) Wins: Kyle Barraclough & L, 6-5 vs.