scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes scranton/wilkes-barre railriders (65-56) @ charlotte knights (66-54) RHP Nick Nelson (Triple-A Debut) vs. LHP Justin Nicolino (6-6, 6.27) | Game No. 122 | BB&T Ballpark | Charlotte, NC | August 15, 2019 | First Pitch 7:04 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results date opponent result CHARLOTTE, NC (August 14, 2019) -- The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders used their largest inning of the season to come from behind against the Charlotte Knights Wednesday night, but were unable to hold on in the late innings as they lost 13-12 in extras at BB&T Ballpark. August 3 vs. Lehigh Valley L 11-8 August 4 vs. Lehigh Valley W 12-5 The RailRiders trailed 8-4 entiering the top of the 7th inning, but scored a season-high eight runs in the inning to turn a four-run deficit into a four-run August 6 vs. Charlotte L 5-3 (10) lead. The inning featured a home run by Trey Amburgey (21) to get the scoring started. However, the big swing in frame came from Ryan McBroom August 7 vs. Charlotte L 12-2 who singled off Thyago Vieira with the bases loaded to give the RailRiders a 9-8 lead. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre plated three more runs from there to August 8 vs. Charlotte L 7-4 eventually lead 12-8. The RailRiders struck for eight runs on six hits and four walks in the frame as they sent 13 men to the plate in an inning for the first time this season. August 9 vs. Gwinnett L 10-2 August 10 vs. Gwinnett W 3-1 Following that, the SWB offense mustered just one more baserunner- a walk- over the final three innings. This allowed Charlotte to rally off the bullpen, August 11 vs. Gwinnett L 3-1 beginning in the eighth inning. After the first two men were retired, the Knights belted back-to-back home runs to cut the deficit in half at 12-10. Zack August 13 @ Charlotte L 15-1 Collins and Yermin Mercedes doing the honors, with Collins adding to his career night at the plate, finishing 4-for-5 with two homers and 6 RBI. August 14 @ Charlotte L 13-12 (10) August 15 @ Charlotte 7:04 PM David Sosebee entered for the ninth inning, but walked off the field with two outs with Athletic Trainer Darren London after the game could have already been over. The Knights scored a run to draw back to within a run at 12-11, but a groundball to third base was thrown away and extended the August 16 @ Gwinnett 7:05 PM inning long enough for the Knights to tie it. Sosebee passed the baseball off David Hernandez, who had just been signed by the New York Yankees August 17 @ Gwinnett 6:05 PM earlier in the day. Ultimately, Hernandez struck out Mercedes with the bases loaded to force extra innings at 12-12. August 18 @ Gwinnett 1:05 PM August 19 vs. Pawtucket 7:05 PM news & notes August 20 vs. Pawtucket 7:05 PM August 21 vs. Pawtucket 7:05 PM August 22 vs. Pawtucket 7:05 PM DUBIOUS HISTORY: After 29.5 seasons of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre baseball, no pitcher had allowed more than 14 hits in a game. August 23 @ Lehigh Valley 7:05 PM Over the last 4G, RHP Brody Koerner and RHP Brian Keller have each allowed 16 H in an outing for the RailRiders, including Keller’s August 24 @ Lehigh Valley 6:35 PM performance Tuesday in Charlotte. The Knights rapped out 23 hits in the game, and only twice in franchise history have the RailRiders August 25 @ Lehigh Valley 1:35 PM allowed more in one game. August 26 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM August 27 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM SLUGGISH IN THE SUMMER HEAT: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre comes to Charlotte to take on the Knights at BB&T Ballpark, one of the August 28 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM most hitter-friendly venues in the International League. The RailRiders offense needed a jumpstart offensively, and got one despite August 29 @ Pawtucket 7:05 PM falling 13-12 in 10 innings Wednesday night to drop 7-of-their-last-8. Over the previous 7G before exploding for 12 runs on 11 hits, the August 30 vs. Buffalo 7:05 PM RailRiders had not scored more than 4 runs in a game, plating just 16 runs (2.28/game) in that stretch. The team batted .174 (38-for- August 31 vs. Buffalo 6:35 PM 218) to lower the season AVG to .274 which is still good for 3rd in the league behind the Rochester Red Wings and Toledo Mud Hens. September 1 vs. Buffalo 1:05 PM September 2 vs. Buffalo 12:05 PM POWER OUTAGE: SWB entered Tuesday’s contest on its largest home run drought of the season. Ryan McBroom ended that streak with a blast in the top of the 9th inning, with the previous HR being clubbed by a RailRider was in the bottom of the 2nd inning 2019 vs. charlotte Thursday night against the Charlotte Knights at PNC Field by Wendell Rijo. Since then, it had been 43.2 innings without a longball. In fact, the RailRiders pitching staff has been strong at keeping the ball in the yard, with Saturday/Sunday marking the first consecutive overall head-to-head: 0-5 RailRiders games this year in which neither team homered before a homer for each team Tuesday night. date location result MAKING MOVES: With 19 games remaining in the regular season, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are keeping up their torrid August 6 PNC Field L 5-3 (10) pace of roster moves. Following a year in which they made 275 roster moves total (1.99 moves/game) during the regular season. SWB August 7 PNC Field L 12-2 has now made 286 heading into Thursday’s series finale. The team is averaging 2.34 moves/game this season and is on pace for 328 August 8 PNC Field L 7-4 roster moves through the end of the regular season. August 13 BB&T Ballpark L 15-1 August 14 BB&T Ballpark L 13-12 (10) LOTS OF FACES: When RHP David Hernandez grabbed the ball from RHP David Sosebee in the 9th inning Wednesday night, he August 15 BB&T Ballpark 7:04 PM became the 71st player to play in a game for the RailRiders this season. This exceeds the 2018 team’s total roster of 69 players, and far surpasses the 2017 mark of 65. The RailRiders are creeping up on the all-time franchise record of 75 players in a single season, set in 2018 results: SWB RailRiders, 4-2 2015. With RHP Nick Nelson transferred from Double-A Trenton before Tuesday’s game, he will be No. 72 when he starts Thursday all-time series: RailRiders Lead 121-108 night for SWB. railriders at a glance RESTED FOR THE HOMESTRETCH: The entire International League got Monday off and all the teams have regrouped and are ready for the sprint to the finish of the regular season, Labor Day. The teams across the league have 21 games in 21 days starting 2019 regular season: 65-56 Tuesday as the division leaders look to hang on for their playoff lives, with other teams nipping at their heels. The RailRiders (65-56, GB: +3.0 -- .537) are being closely followed by the Buffalo Bisons, Rochester Red Wings and Syracuse Mets as the division becomes more tightly 1st Place, I.L. North bunched with the calendar moving to mid-August. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has 19 games to go in the regular season and holds a 3.0- Home: 39-23 Away: 26-33 game lead over the Bisons for first place (the largest lead this season was +8.0 GB June 20 following Game No. 70). The RailRiders and Bisons wrap up the season by playing four games over four days at PNC Field to wrap-up the regular season leading into Labor Day. 2019 hitting leaders: AVG: Ryan McBroom .323 HR: Mike Ford 23 around the organization RBI: Mike Ford 60 SB Tyler Wade 12 New York Yankees (MLB) Trenton Thunder (AA) Tampa Tarpons (A+) Charleston RiverDogs(A) W 8-3 vs. Baltimore Orioles W 8-1 @ Akron RubberDucks W 11-4 vs. Palm Beach Cardinals W 3-1 vs. Columbia Fireflies 2019 pitching leaders: 16th consecutive win vs. Baltimore Opened up large lead with 6R T5 Trailed 2-0 before 7R B5 --> 7-2 lead Took 3-0 lead into the 5th inning Wins: J.P. Feyereisen 8 Led 4-1 after 4R in the bottom of the 1st Isiah Gilliam: 1-5, 3B, R, 3 RBI, K Alex. Palma: 1-5, HR (5), R, 4 RBI R. Contreras: 7.0 IP, H (HR), R/ER, 10 K ERA: Raynel Espinal 4.32 G. Sanchez: 3-3, HR (26), 2 R, 3 RBI Matt Lipka: 3-4, R -- .250 AVG Pablo Olivares: 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB Brandon Lockridge: 1-3, 3B, 2 R, RBI, BB K: Daniel Camarena 88 G. Torres: 1-4, 2B (20), R -- .282 AVG Hoy Jun Park: 2-4, R, RBI -- .282 AVG Oswaldo Cabrera: 3-4, 2 R -- .252 AVG Oswald Peraza: 1-3, RBI, BB, K Mike Ford: 1-3, 2 RBI -- .171 AVG T. Stephan: 5.0 IP, 5 H, R/ER, 7 K Miguel Yajure: 7.0 IP, 3R/3ER, 9 K SV: Joe Harvey 9 upcoming pitching probables broadcast/media information date opponent railriders starter opponent starter Radio: 1400 AM 1340 AM 1440 AM Friday, August 16th @ Gwinnett TBA LHP Tucker Davidson (0-0, 0.00) 106.7 FM 100.7 FM Saturday, August 17th @ Gwinnett RHP Deivi Garcia (1-3, 5.93) RHP Ian Anderson (1-1, 6.00) Internet: TuneIn App (Search: “SWB RailRiders”) Television: MiLB.tv Sunday, August 18th @ Gwinnett TBA RHP Kyle Wright (9-4, 4.29) Radio Twitter: Adam Marco (@amarco_16) Monday, August 19th vs.