scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes International League - Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees since 2007 - PNC Field - 235 Montage Mountain Rd.- Moosic, PA 18507 - 570-969-2255 - swbrailriders.com COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (7-9) VS. SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS (9-8) Game 18 | April 24, 2018 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA Radio: NEPA Sports Radio The Game - swbrailriders.com Airtime: 6:05 p.m. PITCHING MATCH-UP LH Shawn Morimando (1-2, 8.22) vs. LH Ryan Bollinger (No Record) Morimando: Allowed 4 R on 8 H over 4.1 IP in 4/17 Loss vs. PAW w/ 2 K (4-3 PawSox) Bollinger: Making his first appearance in affiliated ball since 2013 with Kannapolis (CWS system) LEADING OFF: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre shut out Columbus 9-0 on Monday night. Erik Kratz hit his second home RESULTS/ SCHEDULE run of the year in the second inning; a solo shot for a 1-0 edge. Two batters later, Ryan McBroom hit a solo home April 9 Lehigh Valley 5-3 W run to extend the lead. The RailRiders added runs on a bases loaded walk in the third and a solo home run by Cody April 10 Lehigh Valley 5-2 W Asche in the fourth. Josh Rogers cruised through seven scoreless innings, striking out seven, and the offense added April 11 Lehigh Valley 2-0 L five more runs between the sixth and eighth innings. Kratz went 4-4, Mike Ford added three hits and Shane Robinson April 12 @ Charlotte 11-1 W scored three times to help Scranton/Wilkes-Barre even its record on this homestand and go back to a game over .500 April 13 @ Charlotte 6-5 L (10) overall this season. April 14 @ Charlotte 10-5 W April 15 @ Charlotte 4-3 W (6) SILENT NIGHT: Monday’s combined shutout effort was the first by Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season. The April 16 @ Gwinnett 6-1 L RailRiders pitching staff recorded 10 for pitching coach Tommy Phelps last season and a remarkable 23 during Phelps April 17 @ Gwinnett 8-3 L first year running the staff in 2015. April 18 @ Gwinnett 6-3 L April 20 Toledo 3-0 L HOMESTAND STATISTICS April 21 Toledo 6-5 L G AVG. AB H R HR BB SO SB April 22 Toledo 7-3 W April 23 Columbus 9-0 W SWB Hitting- 4 .270 137 37 21 5 15 24 3 April 24 Columbus 6:35 p.m. April 25 Columbus 6:35 p.m. April 27 @ Lehigh Valley 7:05 p.m. W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR April 28 @ Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m. SWB Pitching- 2-2 3.00 36.0 29 12 12 11 32 1 April 29 @ Lehigh Valley 1:35 p.m. April 30 Buffalo 6:35 p.m. May 1 Buffalo 6:35 p.m. FLOATING THROUGH: Columbus is in town for three games; the only series between the RailRiders and the May 2 Buffalo 10:35 a.m. Clippers in Moosic this season. The Clippers were the New York Yankees Triple-A affiliate from 1979-2006, but May 3 Pawtucket 6:35 p.m. have been with Washington and Cleveland since the Yankees shifted to Northeast Pennsylvania. The Clippers lead May 4 Pawtucket 6:35 p.m. the all-time series 155-121. May 5 @ Pawtucket 6:15 p.m. May 6 @ Pawtucket 1:35 p.m. NEW TEAM, WHO DIS? Ryan Bollinger makes his Yankees organizational debut tonight, after being signed as a May 7 @ Syracuse 6:35 p.m. Minor League Free Agent on 12/16/17. Selected in the 47th round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies as a first baseman, Bollinger transitioned to the mound in 2010, where he has a 35-32 career record with a 4.14 ERA 2018 VS. CLIPPERS in 554.2 IP. The well-traveled southpaw also pitched for three seasons in the Chicago (AL) system (2011-13), for four independent teams in three leagues, and split the 2017 campaign overseas with the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian 1-0 Baseball League and the Munich-Haar Disciples of the German 1. Baseball-Bundesliga, where he set a league record Date Location Result for strikeouts and won the Pitcher of the Year Award. The club was at 24 active, so no countermove was required. April 23 PNC Field 9-0 W April 24 PNC Field 6:35 p.m. FOUR! Erik Kratz went 4-4 last night with a walk and his second home run of the season. It was the catcher’s April 25 PNC Field 6:35 p.m. second four-hit game at any level during his 17-year professional career. Kratz’s only other four-hit game was in the July 19 Huntington Park 7:05 p.m. International League during the 2014 season; June 28, 2014, against Syracuse while playing for Buffalo. July 20 Huntington Park 7:15 p.m. July 21 Huntington Park 7:15 p.m. WADE AT THE TOP: Tyler Wade was optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Monday. He was batting .086 for New York this season with three hits over 35 at bats. Wade appeared in 85 games for the RailRiders last season, batting July 22 Huntington Park 4:05 p.m. .310 with seven home runs and 31 runs batted in. MiLB.com tabbed Wade as an end-of-season Yankees Organizational All-Star for his efforts with the RailRiders. The utility man hit in the leadoff spot for the RailRiders Monday. 2017 Results Series split won 3-3 25-1-2+1: Joe Harvey was promoted from Trenton on Sunday, putting the roster at 23 active players for the Toledo All-Time IL Series series finale. Harvey did not factor in a decision for Trenton, but did appear in five games and posted a 1.80 ERA. Columbus leads 155-121 After Jonathan Holder (recalled Saturday, David Hale and Gleyber Torres were promoted over the weekend, the addition of Harvey put the active roster two short. RAILRIDERS AT A GLANCE OFF THE RAILS: Gleyber Torres was recalled by the New York Yankees Sunday morning and made his Major 2018 Record League debut in the Yankees win over Toronto, going 0-4... David Hale was designated for assignment on Monday Overall Record: 9-8 after the Yankees game. The right-hander signed a Minor League contract in January and made three starts for Scranton/ Place: 3rd Wilkes-Barre, but was DFA’d to clear a 40-man roster spot for the recently acquired A.J. Cole... GB: 1.5 AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: The Yankees whipped the Minnesota Twins 14-1 at Yankee Stadium as Miguel Home: 6-4 Andujar hit one of four home runs for the Bronx Bombers and Gleyber Torres collected his first big league hit… Away: 3-4 Trenton defeated Harrisburg 3-1. Erik Swanson turned in seven innings of one-run ball, striking out 11... Tampa Last 5 2-3 scored four in the top of the seventh to defeat Bradenton 6-4... Charleston’s game with Columbia was postponed. Last 10 4-6 ON THE AIR: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders games can be heard on The Game 1400 AM, 1440 AM, 106.7 FM, 1340 AM and 100.7 FM throughout NEPA, online at swbrailriders.com and on RadioBold and TuneIn Radio Apps. 2018 Leaders Adam Marco and Adam Giardino will provide the call. All games are carried on MiLB.tv as well. Batting Avg: Torres- .347 Home Runs: Higashioka- 3 PITCHING PROBABLES RBI: Avelino- 14 Date Opponent RailRiders Starter vs. Opponent Stolen Bases: Avelino- 5 4/25/18 Columbus LH Daniel Camarena (0-1, 4.97) vs. RH Stephen Fife (0-2, 11.32) Wins: Two tied w/ 2 4/27/18 @ Lehigh Valley LH Nestor Cortes (0-0, 0.00) vs. LH Cole Irvin (0-1, 5.40) ERA: Rogers- 3.00 4/28/18 @ Lehigh Valley RH Brody Koerner (1-1, 6.75) vs. RH Enyel de los Santos (1-0, 1.98) Strikeouts: Rogers- 27 4/29/18 @ Lehigh Valley RH Chance Adams (0-1, 4.82)vs. RH Jake Thompson (0-1, 10.80) Saves: Three tied w/- 1 tonight’s starting pitcher 22 | RYAN BOLLINGER | LHP HT: 6-6 WT: 185 BORN: 2/04/91 in Apple Valley, CA COLLEGE: N/A ACQUIRED: Signed as a Minor League Free Agent on 12/16/17 Major League Service: 0.000 Yankees Media Guide: Page 401 2018: Transferred to RailRiders roster on 4/24 from Extended Spring Training... 2017: : Pitched in 14 games (13 starts) for the Munich-Haar Disciples of the German 1. Baseball-Bundesliga, going 10-1 with six complete games and a 0.76 ERA (106.0 IP, 51 H, 10 R/9 ER, 12 BB, 178 K, 2 HR)… also made eight starts for the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League, going 5-1 with a 3.10 ERA (49.1 IP, 50 H, 22R /17 ER, 10 BB, 67 K, 5 HR)… PERSONAL: Graduated from Minot High School (ND)... Was originally selected by the Phillies in the 47th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft… Made his professional debut with the GCL Phillies, batting .174 (4- for-23) with 2 R, 1 double and 2 BB in seven games... : Was released by the Phillies on 6/15… converted to a pitcher and tossed six scoreless relief appearances for the Windy City ThunderBolts of the independent Frontier League (5.0IP, 4H, 5BB, 7K)… was signed by the White Sox as a minor league free agent on 10/7… Made 17 appearances in 2012 (three starts) for Rookie-level Great Falls, going 4-3 with one save and a 3.56 ERA (48.0IP, 61H, 21R/19ER, 9BB, 36K, 1HR)… Went 5-2 in 2011 with a 4.23 ERA (61.2IP, 58H, 31R/29ER, 26BB, 65K, 2HR) in 12 starts with Rookie-level Bristol… was named the Appalachian League “Pitcher of the Week” for 7/18-24… In 29 relief appearances with Single-A Kannapolis in 2013, went 0-1 with three saves and a 3.17 ERA (54.0IP, 57H, 23R/19ER, 13BB, 52K, 5HR)… posted a 5.48 ERA (21.1IP, 13ER) in his first 14 appearances and a 1.65 ERA (32.2IP, 6ER) in his final 15 games..