scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (33-13) vs. Worcester Red Sox (29-20) RHP Nick Nelson (1-0, 2.28 ERA) vs. LHP Stephen Gonsalves (3-2, 4.08 ERA) | Game 47 | Road Game 26 | Polar Park | Worcester, MA | June 30, 2021 | First Pitch 6:35 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results WORCESTER, Mass. (June 29, 2021) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders matched a franchise record with seven stolen bases and used a five-run date opponent result ninth inning to defeat the Worcester Red Sox 9-7 on Tuesday night at Polar Park. June 25 @ Lehigh Valley L, 6-3 June 26 @ Lehigh Valley W, 10-4 Worcester took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a leadoff home run from Jarren Duran. Luis Gil settled in after that, retiring nine of the next 10 June 27 @ Lehigh Valley W, 19-1 batters he faced. The right-hander allowed another solo home run in his outing, in the fourth to Jeter Downs, but was otherwise stellar. In 5.0 innings Gil (1-0) allowed just two runs on five hits, striking out six and not walking a batter. June 29 @ Worcester W, 9-7 June 30 @ Worcester 6:35 p.m. The RailRiders broke through against Tanner Houck in the top of the fourth, when Estevan Florial singled, stole second and later came home to score July 1 @ Worcester 6:35 p.m. on a throwing error. Four batters later, Kyle Holder was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to plate another run and give the RailRiders a 2-1 lead. July 2 @ Worcester 6:35 p.m. After the Downs homer tied the game, the RailRiders took the lead in the top of the fifth when Andrew Velazquez singled and stole second, third July 3 @ Worcester 4:05 p.m. and home in succession. He became the documented player in baseball to swipe second, third and home in the same inning since Jon Berti of the Miami Marlins on August 24, 2020. July 4 @ Worcester 6:35 p.m. July 6 Syracuse 7:05 p.m. Velazquez’s steal of home was part of a delayed double steal with Florial, who swiped second on the front end. The next batter, Ryan LaMarre, tripled July 7 Syracuse - Game 1 5:05 p.m. to right to score Florial to extend the RailRiders lead to 4-2. The WooSox got closer in the bottom of the sixth with a run off Greg Weissert on an RBI double from Johan Mieses, but Nick Goody was able to escape the jam and keep the Red Sox off the board in 2.1 innings of work. 2021 vs. worcester In the top of the ninth the RailRiders blew the game open and sent 10 batters to the plate. Rob Brantly cracked a two-run home run to extend the lead and spark a five-run inning. Velazquez doubled and scored on a Hoy Park single, and Socrates Brito brought in two more with a base hit to extend overall head-to-head: 1-0 the lead to 9-3. Sal Romano allowed four unearned runs in the bottom of the ninth, but shut the door to secure the win. news & notes date location result June 29 Polar Park W, 9-7 TOP RECORDS IN MiLB THEY’RE THE BEST, AROUND: With a 33-13 (.717) start to the season, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre begins play June 30 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. Wednesday night with the best record in baseball. The club set the RailRiders era (2013 - Present) record July 1 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. Team Rec Pct. Lg. for best start through 40 games (29-11), shattering the previous best of 23-17 in 2017 and has already set a Scranton/WB 33-13 .717 AAA E new mark for best 50-game start to the season. The RailRiders are on pace for an 86-34 season, and roughly July 2 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. San Jose 34-15 .694 Low-A W projects to a 100-40 season in a normal 140-game schedule. The RailRiders finished a franchise best 91-52 July 3 Polar Park 4:05 p.m. Bowling Green 32-15 .681 High-A E (.636) in 2016, when SWB captured its first and only Triple-A National Championship. SWB’s .707 winning Charleston 32-15 .681 Low-A E percentage is the best of any team in the majors or minors, with San Jose (34-15, .694) ranking second. July 4 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. Tampa 32-15 .681 Low-A SE July 13 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS: In Tuesday’s 9-7 win over Worcester, the RailRiders tied a franchise record by July 14 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. stealing seven bases in the game. It tied a mark set by the SWB Yankees on June 6, 2008 against the Norfolk Tides. Andrew Velazquez accomplished the rare feat of stealing three bases in one inning, while Estevan Florial (2), Hoy Park and Ryan LaMarre (1 each) all stole bags against the Red July 15 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. Sox. In the 2008 contest against Norfolk, Bernie Castro, Brett Gardner and Cody Ransom all stole two bases, while Alberto Gonzalez swiped one. July 16 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. July 17 Polar Park 4:05 p.m. WOO HOO: This week the RailRiders start their first series of the season against the Worcester Red Sox, kicking off a season series comprised of 24 games in a span of 54 days. SWB travels to Polar Park for 18 contests, with the WooSox heading to PNC Field only once. Worcester is tied with Syracuse July 18 Polar Park 1:05 p.m. for the second-most frequent opponent of the RailRiders this season after the club’s 36 games with Lehigh Valley. Aug. 3 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. Aug. 4 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. HERE’S THE DIETZ: When play began on June 6, SWB infielder Derek Dietrich was hitting only .119/.316/.237, and had endured an 0-for-27 skid to end the month of May. However, beginning with a 1-for-2 performance against Lehigh Valley that night, Dietrich has been on a tear at the plate in Aug. 5 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. his last 16 games, batting .340/.539/.596 (16-for-47) with 11 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, and 16 RBIs. The run of success at the bat has improved his season batting Aug. 6 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. line to .217/.415/.396, a 259-point leap in OPS. Dietrich ranks 4th among qualified Triple-A East hitters in OBP. Aug. 7 PNC Field 6:05 p.m. ALL ABOARD THE TREY TRAIN: RailRiders outfielder Trey Amburgey made RailRiders history Thursday night, reaching base safely three times to Aug. 8 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. extend his on-base streak to 33 games. In doing so, he passed Brandon Drury, who had a 32-game on-base streak in the 2018 season for the longest Aug. 17 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. such streak in the RailRiders era (2013 - Present). Here is a look inside the numbers during Trey’s incredible run: • The streak began on August 26, 2019, when Amburgey went 1-for-3 with a HBP at the Pawtucket Red Sox. Aug. 18 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. • He has hit .353/.429/.632 during the now 36-game streak, with 29 R, 14 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 39 RBI, 15 BB, 37 K and 5 HBP. Aug. 19 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. • The streak has included 10 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games. Aug. 20 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. • During the streak, Amburgey has only gone hitless three times (8/31/19 vs BUF, 6/15/21 vs SYR, 6/29 @ WOR). In those games he has reached base on a walk and was hit by three pitches. He also has two RBIs in those hitless contests. Aug. 21 Polar Park 4:05 p.m. • Amburgey had a 20-game hitting streak from 9/1/19 to 6/13/21 as part of the longer on-base streak, snapped on 6/15 vs Syracuse. He then hit in Aug. 22 Polar Park 1:05 p.m. eight straight games, and has a hit in 28 of his last 30 games played. OTHER STREAKS OF NOTE: In addition to Trey Amburgey’s impressive stretch, the RailRiders offense features two other players with double-digit 2019 results: SWB RailRiders, 13-8 on-base streaks. Outfielder Greg Allen is riding a season-long 21-game on-base streak into play on Saturday night, and infielderHoy Park has reached base safely in 24 consecutive games. Park sports a .508 OBP during his streak, which has propelled him to the Triple-A East lead in OBP all-time series: RailRiders Lead 188-170 (.493) and OPS (1.105), second in the league in AVG (.353), and third in SLG (.612). The infielder also ranks second in Triple-A East in walks (30) behind Worcester’s Marcus Wilson (31). railriders at a glance OH WHAT A RELIEF IT IS!: Since Kyle Barraclough relieved Albert Abreu in the sixth inning of the RailRiders game at Buffalo on Friday, June 11, the SWB bullpen has performed at an amazing clip.