Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders Game Notes Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (38-25) @ Norfolk Tides (26-37)
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scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes scranton/wilkes-barre railriders (38-25) @ norfolk tides (26-37) RHP Tom Eshelman (1-1, 2.77) vs. RHP Brody Koerner (3-0, 3.41) | Game No. 64 | Harbor Park | Norfolk, VA | June 13, 2019 | First Pitch 12:05 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results date opponent result NORFOLK, VA (June 12, 2019) -- The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders topped the Norfolk Tides 7-6 Wednesday evening at Harbor Park. The RailRiders launched three home runs to win their fifth straight game. June 3 @ Buffalo - Game 1 L 4-2 (7) @ Buffalo - Game 2 W 9-2 (7) With one down in the top of the first, Breyvic Valera tripled and scored on a Thairo Estrada single. Mike Ford followed with a two-run home June 4 @ Buffalo L 5-4 run to right off Tyler Herb for a 3-0 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lead. It was Ford’s 15th home run of the year in 42 games for the RailRiders. The June 5 @ Buffalo - Game 1 W 3-0 (7) first baseman hit 15 in 102 games for the club in 2018. @ Buffalo - Game 2 W 4-0 (7) June 6 @ Buffalo L 3-2 Tyler Wade hit a two-run homer with Erik Kratz on in the fourth inning to give Scranton/Wilkes-Barre the lead back. It was Wade’s second of June 7 vs. Syracuse L 3-1 the year and the 100th of the season in game 63 for the RailRiders. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre hit home run number 100 in game 96 last summer. June 8 vs. Syracuse W 3-1 After a 42-minute rain delay prior to the fifth, play resumed as Estrada hit a solo home run off of Chris Lee. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre plated June 9 vs. Syracuse - Game 1 W 7-5 (7) another insurance in the top of the sixth when Billy Burns singled in Trey Amburgey for a 7-3 RailRiders lead. vs. Syracuse - Game 2 W 14-3 (7) Danny Farquhar, making his return to regular season play after suffering a ruptured aneurysm in April 2018, pitched a perfect sixth before June 11 @ Norfolk W 4-1 allowing a three-run homer to Mullins in the seventh as Norfolk drew within one run. Danny Coulombe (1-0) worked two scoreless innings June 12 @ Norfolk W 7-6 in-back of Farquhar before Joe Harvey earned a four-out save; his fourth in four tries this season. Herb (4-4) took the loss for Norfolk after June 13 @ Norfolk 12:05 PM surrendering the first five runs on seven hits over four innings prior to the delay. June 14 @ Durham 7:05 PM June 15 @ Durham 6:35 PM news & notes June 16 @ Durham 5:05 PM June 18 vs. Norfolk 7:05 PM June 19 vs. Norfolk 7:05 PM SWEEP APNEA: Dating back to the 2005 season, the RailRiders have not taken a three-game or four-game series from June 20 vs. Norfolk 7:05 PM the Norfolk Tides on account of a sweep. During that time, there have been a pair of rain-shortened two-game series that June 21 vs. Durham 7:05 PM SWB has swept (5/27/2016 - 5/29/2016 and 4/20/2012 - 4/23/2012). The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders go for a June 22 vs. Durham 6:35 PM June 23 vs. Durham 1:05 PM three-game sweep of the Tides Thursday afternoon. June 24 @ Rochester 7:05 PM June 25 @ Rochester 12:35 PM HIGH-WATER MARK: The RailRiders knocked off the Norfolk Tides 7-6 Wednesday night to improve to 38-25 (.603) June 26 vs. Buffalo 7:05 PM and are percentage points ahead of the Durham Bulls (39-26, .600) for the best record in the league. The 2017 RailRiders June 27 vs. Buffalo - Game 1 5:05 PM finished 86-55 (.610) but they didn’t get themselves to 12 games over .500 until June 17th when they improved to 39-26. vs. Buffalo - Game 2 TBA June 28 @ Lehigh Valley 7:05 PM A QUICK RISE: The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (.278 AVG) enter Thursday’s game against Norfolk with the second-best batting average in the International League, trailing Durham Bulls (.279 AVG) by just a point. The RailRiders 2019 vs. norfolk can put out a lineup that features five players who have played over 20G with SWB this season and are batting over .290: Breyvic Valera (27G, .417 AVG), Mike Ford (42G, .342 AVG), Ryan McBroom (54G, .323 AVG), Mike Tauchman (22G, .296 overall head-to-head: 2-0 AVG), Brad Miller (41G, .294 AVG). For McBroom, Tauchman and Miller it has been a product of a recent hot stretch that date location result has bumped the average to where it is now. McBroom has batted .443 over his last 19G, Tacuhman is 7-for-10 in his last June 11 Harbor Park W 4-1 3G and Miller is 8-for-12 in the last 4G in which he’s played. June 12 Harbor Park W 7-6 June 13 Harbor Park 12:05 PM A FRIENDLY FACE: Sunday, Erik Kratz was crouched behind the plate for Game 1 of the doubleheader against the June 18 PNC Field 7:05 PM Syracuse Mets. He was signed by the New York Yankees in conjunction with Ryan Lavarnway’s injury Saturday night, June 19 PNC Field 7:05 PM marking the third organization he’s played for this year (San Francisco Giants; Tampa Bay Rays). A year ago, Kratz June 20 PNC Field 7:05 PM appeared in 17G for the RailRiders and batted .269 with 4 HR in 52 AB before being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers as they dealt with injuries at the big league level. 2018 results: SWB RailRiders, 4-3 all-time series: RailRiders Lead 149-133 RAILREHABBERS: With six games over a span of a week-plus for SWB, INF Didi Gregorius joined OF Aaron Hicks on the list of Yankees rehabbers for the RailRiders this season. He went 1-for-21 in the first five games in which he has railriders at a glance played before going 2-for-4 in the last game he suited up. It has been reported by Tom Verducci on MLB Network that both OF Giancarlo Stanton and OF Aaron Judge will be in the lineup for the RailRiders at some point this weekend down 2019 regular season: 38-25 at Durham Bulls Atheltic Park. A year ago, SWB had 10 different Yankees play games with them: Greg Bird (INF), A.J. GB: +5.5 -- Cole (P), Brandon Drury (INF), Clint Frazier (OF), Aaron Hicks (OF), Tommy Kahnle (P), Billy McKinney (OF), Gary 1st Place, I.L. North Sanchez (C), Masahiro Tanaka (P), Adam Warren (P). In his two games with SWB before returning to New York, Hicks Home: 20-11 Away: 18-14 was 3-for-7 with 2 2B, HR, RBI, 4 R, BB, 1-for-1 SB. 2019 hitting leaders: AVG: Mike Ford .342 HR: Mike Ford 15 around the organization RBI: Mike Ford 37 SB Billy Burns 9 New York Yankees (MLB) Trenton Thunder (AA) Tampa Tarpons (A+) Charleston RiverDogs(A) 8:05 PM @ Chicago White Sox W 7-2 @ Binghamton Rumble Ponies W 6-2 vs. Fort Myers Miracle L 3-2 @ Rome Braves 2019 pitching leaders: Albert Abreu: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 2R/ER, 8 K Shawn Semple: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2R/2ER, 5 K Brandon Lockridge: 2-3, 2B (21), RBI Wins: Drew Hutchison 5 LHP J.A. Happ (6-3, 4.48 ERA) Mandy Alvarez: 3-4, 2 RBI G. Stanton: 2-3, 2 HR (4), 2 R, 3 RBI Welfrin Mateo: 1-4 ERA: Chance Adams 3.35 vs. *Last 2G: 5 RBI --> First 20G: 10 RBI *4 HR in 3G with Tarpons this season O. Carrizales: 0-4, 3 K -- .125 AVG in 7G K: Drew Hutchison 61 RHP Ivan Nova (3-5, 6.28 ERA) Hoy Jun Park: 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB -- .309 AVG Isiah Gilliam: 2-4, 2 HR (7), 2 R, 3 RBI Harold Cortijo: 5.0 IP, 4 H, R/ER, 6 K SV: Feyereisen/Harvey 4 upcoming pitching probables broadcast/media information date opponent railriders starter opponent starter Radio: 1400 AM 1340 AM 1440 AM Friday, June 14th @ Durham LHP Daniel Camarena (1-2, 5.49) RHP Austin Pruitt (2-2, 5.47) 106.7 FM 100.7 FM Saturday, June 15th @ Durham LHP Nestor Cortes (2-2, 3.86) LHP Brendan McKay (2-0, 1.80) Internet: TuneIn App (Search: “SWB RailRiders”) Television: MiLB.tv Sunday, June 16th @ Durham RHP Drew Hutchison (5-4, 5.14) RHP Ricardo Pinto (3-2, 2.90) Radio Twitter: Adam Marco (@amarco_16) Tuesday, June 18th vs. Norfolk RHP Randall Delgado (0-2, 5.40) RHP Tyler Herb (4-4, 4.69) 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 26 BRODY KOERNER | RHP | 6’2” | 220 LBS | 25 | Winchester, VA | Jay M. Robinson H.S. (NC) | Clemson University | Selected in the 17th round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft | MLB Service Time: 0.000 | 2018: Placed on RailRiders Opening Day roster... Pitched five-plus innings in 2018 season debut on 4/10 vs. Lehigh Valley, allowing two runs on three hits with two strikeouts... Earned relief win on 4/15 @ Charlotte, pitching four innings with four strikeouts..