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 SYRACUSE CHIEFS (0-1) vs. SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS (1-0) Game 2 | April 7, 2018 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA Radio: The Game 1440 - swbrailriders.com Airtime: 3:35 P.M. PITCHING MATCH-UP LH Tommy Milone (No Record) vs. LH Josh Rogers (No Record) Milone: Made 17 appearances for two MLB clubs in 2017 (1-3, 7.63 ERA for MIL & NYM) Rogers: Started 15 games between Tampa & Trenton (8-5 combined with a 3.24 ERA) LEADING OFF: The RailRiders rallied from a 5-1 deficit on Friday night to beat the Syracuse Chiefs the season RESULTS/ SCHEDULE opener 6-5 on a walk-off home run by Abiatal Avelino. The Chiefs plated four against Chance Adams in the second April 6 Syracuse 6-5 W innings and added a run in the top of the fourth to extend their edge. Kyle Higashioka drilled a home run to left in April 7 Syracuse 4:05 p.m. the bottom of the fourth to put SWB on the board. In the bottom of the ninth, Cody Asche doubled and scored on a April 8 Syracuse 1:05 p.m. base hit by Zack Zehner. A sac fly drove in Higashioka to cut the deficit to two. Avelino drove a 3-2 pitch from Chris April 9 Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m. Smith over the right field wall for the walk-off victory. April 10 Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m. April 11 Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m. MOVING DAY: Luis Cessa and Domingo German were recalled by the Yankees earlier today and Jace Peterson April 12 @ Charlotte 7:04 p.m. signed a Major League deal and was selected by New York. To fill part of the void, pitcher Jonathan Holder was April 13 @ Charlotte 7:04 p.m. optioned to the RailRiders and Daniel Camarena was transferred from Extended Spring Training. The team enters April 14 @ Charlotte 7:04 p.m. play today with 24 men on the active roster. April 15 @ Charlotte 2:05 p.m. April 16 @ Gwinnett 7:05 p.m. 2017 FINAL TEAM STATISTICS April 17 @ Gwinnett 7:05 p.m. G AVG. AB H R HR BB SO SB April 18 @ Gwinnett 12:05 p.m. April 20 Toledo 6:35 p.m. SWB Hitting- 141 .272 4,737 1,290 664 153 426 1,104 93 April 21 Toledo 4:05 p.m. April 22 Toledo 1:05 p.m. W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR 2018 VS. CHIEFS SWB Pitching- 86-55 3.33 1,225.2 1,079 521 454 382 1,249 101 1-0 Date Location Result RISPY BUSINESS: The RailRiders didn’t take a single turn at bat with a runner in scoring position until the ninth April 6 PNC Field 6-5 W inning of Friday’s game when Cody Asche doubled to lead off the frame. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre proceeded to collect April 7 PNC Field 4:05 p.m. two hits with runners in scoring position in the inning, including an RBI single for Zack Zehner and Abiatal Avelino’s April 8 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. walk off three-run home run. May 7 NBT Bank Stadium 6:35 p.m. May 8 NBT Bank Stadium 6:35 p.m. NEW YEAR, NEW ME: Trailing by four runs heading into the bottom of the ninth inning, the RailRiders accomplished May 9 NBT Bank Stadium 6:35 p.m. a rare feat in Friday’s 6-5 win. In 2017, the club was just 4-44 (.083) when trailing after eight innings. Skipper Bobby May 25 PNC Field 6:35 p.m. Mitchell guided Double-A Trenton to just a 1-32 (.030) record in such instances. May 26 PNC Field 4:05 p.m. LONG TIME GONE: Friday night was the first MiLB appearance forOliver Perez since 6/13/2012 when he pitched May 27 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. for the Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A, Seattle Mariners). Since that last appearance he had pitched in 346 games for the May 28 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals with an 11-17 record and a 3.74 ERA. June 14 NBT Bank Stadium 6:35 p.m. He struck out 310 batters in 255.1 IP (10.9 K/9). June 15 NBT Bank Stadium 7:05 p.m. June 16 NBT Bank Stadium 7:05 p.m. STARTING SPOT: Josh Rogers will step into the RailRiders rotation today, replacing Luis Cessa. Rogers has made June 17 NBT Bank Stadium 1:05 p.m. 44 appearances in his career, including 39 starts, since being drafted out of Louisville in 2015. August 28 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. August 29 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. HIGH END TALENT: The initial RailRiders roster includes two of the top ten prospects in the Yankees system, according to Baseball America. InfielderGleyber Torres is ranked first overall byBA while starting pitcher Chance August 30 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. Adams is fourth. Domingo German (16) and Cody Carroll (30) are also highly rated by the publication. 14 players saw game action for the RailRiders in 2017 and five are new to the organization. Baseball America had the Yankees 2017 Results system ranked second overall across baseball entering the 2018 season. RailRiders won 11-6 All-Time IL Series TAKING CHARGE: Bobby Mitchell takes over as manager for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. In Mitchell’s last two seasons at the helm of the Double-A Trenton Thunder, the Thunder won 87 and 92 games respectively (185-103, SWB leads 273-219 .642), led the team to a berth in the Eastern League Championship series each year and was named 2017 Eastern League RAILRIDERS AT A GLANCE Manager of the Year. Mitchell appeared in 202 major league games over four seasons with the Dodgers and Minnesota Twins. He was a regular part of the outfield rotation for the Dodgers on their 1981 World Series Championship team. 2017 RECAP Overall Record: 86-55 OFF THE RAILS: Former manager Al Pedrique is now the first base coach for the Oakland A’s while former hitting Place: 1 coach P.J. Pilittere is a co-hitting coach for the Yankees... Catcher Erik Kratz is a Pennsylvania native. He grew up in Telford, which is located 91 miles from Moosic... The RailRiders have won the IL North in each of the last three seasons. GB: - Home: 44-26 AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: The New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 in 14 innings as Didi Away: 42-29 Gregorious connected for his third home run of the season… Justus Sheffield walked six batters in his first start of the Last 5 0-5 season as Trenton dropped a 5-2 contest to Richmond…Estevan Florial hit his first homer of the season for Tampa in a 6-5 loss at Lakeland… Charleston dropped its second in a row to Lexington 5-2. 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, 2017 Leaders 1340 AM and 100.7 FM throughout NEPA, online at swbrailriders.com and on RadioBold and TuneIn Radio Apps. Batting Avg: Wade- .301 Home Runs: Two tied w/ 15 PITCHING PROBABLES RBI: Choi- 69 Date Opponent RailRiders Starter vs. Opponent Stolen Bases: Wade- 26 4/08/18 Syracuse RH David Hale (No Record) vs. RH Erick Fedde (No Record) Wins: Adams- 11 4/09/18 Lehigh Valley TBA vs. LH Cole Irvin (No Record) ERA: Adams- 2.89 4/10/18 Lehigh Valley LH Daniel Camarena (No Record) vs. RH Enyel de los Santos (No Record) Strikeouts: Adams- 103 4/11/18 Lehigh Valley RH Chance Adams (0-0, 9.82) vs. TBA Saves: Frieri- 7 today’s starting pitcher 13 | JOSH ROGERS | LHP HT: 6-3 WT: 190 BORN: 7/10/94 in New Albany, IN COLLEGE: University of Louisville ACQUIRED: 18th round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft Major League Service: 0.000 Yankees Media Guide: Page 442 2018: Placed on RailRiders Opening Day roster... 2017: Split the campaign between Single-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton to go 8-5 with a 3.24 ERA (91.2 IP, 80 H, 36 R (33 ER), 16 BB, 80 K, 8 HR) across 15 starts… made his first eight starts at Tampa, posting a 4-3 record and 2.22 ERA (52.2 IP, 45 H, 16 R (13 ER), 8 BB, 51 K, 3 HR)… was named FSL Pitcher of the Week for 4/24-30 after tossing 7.0 IP (3 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 8 K) in a win on 4/29 vs. Daytona… was promoted to Trenton on 5/26 and was 4-2 with a 4.62 ERA (39.0 IP, 35 H, 20 ER, 8 BB, 29 K, 5 HR) over seven starts… permitted 2 R-or-fewer in 9-of-15 turns. PERSONAL: Played two seasons at Louisville (2014-15)… was a 2015 All-ACC Second Team selection… graduated in 2013 from New Albany H.S. (Ind.), where he was named Area Player of the Year as a sophomore and All-State honorable mention as a junior. Tampa Yankees Florida State League (As of 05/22/2017 04:18 PM GMT) 2017 Pitching Stats DATE G# OPP H/R DEC ERA G GS CG SHO SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO BK WP GO/AO GIDP AVG AB TBF NP-S IR-IRS 04/11/2017 1 FTM H W 0.00 1 1 6.0 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0.30 0 .250 24 25 79-57 0-0 04/17/2017 1 PMB R L 2.25 1 1 6.0 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.53 0 .286 25 26 81-66 0-0 04/22/2017 1 LAK R L 3.00 1 1 6.0 7 4 3 1 0 2 0 7 0 0 0.50 0 .296 22 26 0-0 04/29/2017 1 DBT H W 2.16 1 1 7.0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0.61 0 .250 25 26 89-60 0-0 05/05/2017 1 CHA H 2.53 1 1 7.0 7 3 3 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0.59 1 .256 25 27 94-65 0-0 05/10/2017 1 DUN H L 3.00 1 1 7.0 7 4 4 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0.66 1 .257 27 28 86-60 0-0 05/16/2017 1 FLO R W 2.49 1 1 8.0 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 0 0.79 2 .239 28 31 100-71 0-0 05/21/2017 1 DBT H W 2.22 1 1 5.2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0.87 1 .231 19 20 99-72 0-0 W-L-S ERA G GS CG SHO SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO BK WP GO/AO GIDP AVG AB TBF NP-S IR-IRS Total 4-3-0 2.22 8 8 52.2 45 16 13 3 2 8 0 51 0 0 0.87 5 .231 195 209 0-0 Trenton Thunder Eastern League (As of 06/28/2017 10:26 PM EDT) 2017 Pitching Stats DATE G# OPP H/R DEC ERA G GS CG SHO SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO BK WP GO/AO GIDP AVG AB TBF NP-S IR-IRS 05/26/2017 1 POR R W 6.35 1 1 5.2 5 4 4 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1.33 0 .227 22 23 81-53 0-0 05/31/2017 1 BNG H 4.38 1 1 6.2 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.00 0 .245 27 27 90-63 0-0 06/06/2017 1 HFD H W 4.00 1 1 5.2 5 2 2 2 1 2 0 7 0 0 1.22 1 .246 20 23 90-59 0-0 06/11/2017 1 BOW H W 3.60 1 1 7.0 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 0.93 1 .226 24 26 85-56 0-0 06/17/2017 1 ERI H W 3.19 1 1 6.0 2 1 1