scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes Lehigh Valley IronPigs (14-13) vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (18-7) LHP Bailey Falter (1-0, 1.93 ERA) vs. RHP Deivi García (1-0, 5.17 ERA) | Game 26 | Home Game 14 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | June 4, 2021 | First Pitch 6:35 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results MOOSIC, Pa. (June 3, 2021) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders utilized four pitchers to throw a combined four-hitter in a 5-1 victory date opponent result over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Thursday night at PNC Field. June 1 Lehigh Valley L, 5-2 June 2 Lehigh Valley W, 10-2 The RailRiders got on the board in the bottom of the first when Trey Amburgey touched up MLB rehabber Matt Moore for an RBI double. June 3 Lehigh Valley W, 5-1 Later in the inning, Andrew Velazquez drew a bases-loaded walk to plate another run and give SWB a 2-0 lead. Amburgey finished 1-for-4 June 4 Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m. with his RBI double, extending his season-long hitting streak to 10 games, the longest by any RailRider batter in 2021. June 5 Lehigh Valley 4:05 p.m. June 6 Lehigh Valley 1:05 p.m. Brian Keller turned in a strong start for the RailRiders, allowing only one run in 4.0 innings of work. The right-hander scattered four hits and four walks while striking out three and preserving the lead. The bullpen was terrific in back of Keller, with Kyle Barraclough (3-0) tossing 2.2 scoreless innings and striking out a season-high five for the win. 2021 vs. lehigh valley In the bottom of the sixth, SWB rallied for three runs on two hits against the IronPigs bullpen. A wild pitch scored Hoy Park with the first overall head-to-head: 6-3 run of the inning, then after an intentional walk to load the bases Socrates Brito connected for a two-run single to expand the lead to 5-1. date location result May 11 PNC Field W, 6-0 Braden Bristo turned in 1.1 perfect innings of relief, and Luis Garcia sealed the win with a 1-2-3 ninth inning. RailRiders pitchers combined May 12 PNC Field L, 3-2 to retire 16 of the final 17 batters they faced. In the last six games, the bullpen has allowed only two runs in 30.2 innings, good for a May 13 PNC Field W, 5-2 combined ERA of 0.59. 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 L, 5-2 June 2 PNC Field W, 5-3 FAST OUT OF THE GATE: With 18 wins in 25 games, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have kept themselves in elite company across June 3 PNC Field W, 5-1 minor league baseball. Entering play on Friday there are only 11 teams across minor league baseball with at least 18 wins, with only Nashville, June 4 PNC Field 6:35 p.m. Durham and Omaha at that mark among Triple-A East teams. Nashville (AAA, MIL) has the best record in minor league baseball at 21-5 on June 5 PNC Field 4:05 p.m. the season, and is one of only two teams with 20 wins. Overall, the Yankees have the best organizational record in baseball (69-33, .676), June 6 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. a full 2.5 games better than Baltimore (66-35, .653), who has the second-best record. June 22 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. June 23 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. A WALK IN THE PARK: Since his promotion from Double-A Somerset, infielder Hoy Park has been a hitting machine for Scranton/Wilkes- June 24 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. Barre. After a 2-for-4 performance on Thursday, Park is hitting .362/.474/.638 with 4 doubles, 3 home runs and 9 RBIs in just 13 games June 25 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. played. In 113 games with Trenton in 2019, Park totaled three home runs, and is already almost halfway to his career-high of 7 HR (2017 with June 26 Coca-Cola Park 6:35 p.m. Charleston and Tampa). Signed as an international free agent in 2014, Park already has five multi-hit games with the RailRiders, including June 27 Coca-Cola Park 1:35 p.m. a pair of three-hit contests. He has reached base safely in 12 games and recorded a hit in 10 of his baker’s dozen contests. August 10 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. August 11 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. WE’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BASE... OH WAIT: Entering play on Friday night two Scranton/Wilkes-Barre players carry 10-game on-base August 12 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. streaks. Outfielders Estevan Florial and Trey Amburgey have both reached base safely at least once in 10 consecutive games played. August 13 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. However, their on-base percentages during their respective streaks are starkly different. Florial has reached base at a .298 clip in his last August 14 PNC Field 6:05 p.m. 10 games, while Amburgey checks in at .462. The longest on-base streak for a RailRider this season belongs to Chris Gittens who reached August 15 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. safely in 11 straight games from 5/4-16. The SWB franchise record for longest on-base streak belongs to Brandon Drury, who reached August 24 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. safely in 32 straight games in the 2018 season. August 25 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. August 26 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 six games have been. SWB relievers have combined to allow just two runs in 30.2 innings (0.59 ERA) against the Bisons and IronPigs since August 27 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. the beginning of play last Wednesday. What’s more, they’ve combined to allow just 19 baserunners -- two on hit batsmen (both by Adam August 28 Coca-Cola Park 6:35 p.m. Warren), seven walks and 10 hits (nine singles, two of which were infield hits). The SWB bullpen ERA is down to 3.06 on the season, while August 29 Coca-Cola Park 1:35 p.m. the unit is averaging 11.93 K/9. That ranks as the second-best bullpen ERA in Triple-A East behind only Buffalo (2.32). September 14 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. September 15 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. WALK-A-THON: Through 24 games this season, the RailRiders have drawn 139 walks, the second-most in all of Triple-A baseball, trailing only September 16 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. Gwinnett (152). No other team in the minors’ highest level has taken more than 129 bases on balls (Lehigh Valley). Overall, the RailRiders are September 17 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. tied for 11th in all of minor league baseball in walks, with Tampa (Low-A, NYY) leading the way with 171 walks. The top four teams in walks September 18 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. all play in the Low-A Southeast, which is using an automated balls and strikes (ABS) system this season. SWB’s team .365 OBP is second September 19 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. in Triple-A East, and ranks eighth across all levels of the minors. There are currently four teams in Triple-A East with team OBPs of .350 or higher. Lehigh Valley (.340) has the seventh-best OBP of the 20-team league. Among qualified hitters, the RailRiders boast Chris Gittens 2019 results: Lehigh Valley, 11-7 nd st (2 , .500) and Socrates Brito (41 , .348) in the top 50 in OBP in Triple-A East. all-time series: RailRiders Lead 113-100 THREE DOZEN SIDES OF BACON: The COVID-19 pandemic has created one of the most unusual season schedules in the history of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre franchise. With the season beginning a full month later than traditional, all teams in Triple-A East will play 120-game railriders at a glance schedules. The RailRiders, along with the rest of the Northeast Division teams, will exclusively play teams within the division. This leads to a schedule where SWB plays the rival Lehigh Valley IronPigs an unprecedented 36 times. For perspective, the RailRiders play the Rochester 2021 regular season: 18-7 Red Wings and the Buffalo Bisons a combined 36 times. The RailRiders currently lead the 2021 IronRail Series 6-3. GB: +3.0 1st, AAA East Northeast Home: 9-4 Away: 9-3 BIG TEN: The RailRiders’ 10-2 win over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Wednesday was the fourth time this season that the Baby Bombers have scored at least 10 runs in a ballgame this year in 24 games. Before Wednesday night, the last time the RailRiders had accomplished 2021 hitting leaders: the feat was on May 18 at Rochester in an 11-6 win. It also marked the first time that SWB scored double-digits at PNC Field this season, having also done so twice in the opening series of the season at Syracuse.