scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (34-15) vs. Worcester Red Sox (31-21) RHP Asher Wojciechowski (0-0, 5.40 ERA) vs. RHP Tanner Houck (0-1, 4.61 ERA) | Game 50 | Road Game 29 | Polar Park | Worcester, MA | July 4, 2021 | First Pitch 6:35 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results WORCESTER, Mass. (July 3, 2021) – A late comeback attempt fell just short as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell to the Worcester date opponent result Red Sox 4-3 on Saturday at Polar Park. June 29 @ Worcester W, 9-7 June 30 @ Worcester Susp. - T3 The RailRiders had opportunities to score in the first three innings, but couldn’t cash in against Red Sox pitcher Kyle Hart (4-4). Worcester July 1 @ Worcester L, 6-2 took advantage with a four-run inning in the bottom of the third against Matt Krook (0-1). July 1 @ Worcester W, 1-0 (5) July 2 @ Worcester Postponed SWB chipped away with a run in the top of the fifth, when Socrates Brito doubled and scored on a Kyle Holder double to cut the deficit to July 3 @ Worcester L, 4-3 4-1. In the top of the sixth Estevan Florial drilled a two-run home run off Kevin McCarthy to narrow the gap to 4-3. July 4 @ Worcester 6:35 p.m. Once again, the bullpen was stellar for the RailRiders, with Adam Warren (2.1 IP), Brody Koerner (2.0 IP) and Brian Keller (1.0 IP) combining July 6 Syracuse 7:05 p.m. for 5.1 scoreless innings to close out the game and keep the team within striking distance. July 7 Syracuse - Game 1 5:05 p.m. Syracuse - Game 2 In the top of the eighth, the RailRiders put runners on second and third with no outs, but couldn’t push across a run against Phillips Valdez. July 8 Syracuse 7:05 p.m. Former RailRider Kaleb Ort set SWB down 1-2-3 in the ninth to end the game. 2021 vs. worcester Trey Amburgey finished 0-4 with a walk, extending his RailRiders record on-base streak to 38 consecutive games. Hoy Park went 1-for-3 with a run and two walks to improve his on-base streak to 27 straight. overall head-to-head: 2-2 date location result news & notes June 29 Polar Park W, 9-7 June 30 Polar Park Susp. - T3 SWB BEST RECORD IN IN THE COURSE OF BASEBALL EVENTS: With a 34-15 (.694) start to the season, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre begins play July 1 Polar Park - Res. L, 6-2 Sunday night with the best record in Triple-A. The club set the RailRiders era (2013 - Present) record for best start RAILRIDERS ERA (2013 - through 40 games (29-11), shattering the previous best of 23-17 in 2017 and regardless of Sunday’s outcome, will July 1 Polar Park - Game 2 W, 1-0 (5) PRESENT) THROUGH... have set the mark for best 50-game start to a season by at least four games. The RailRiders are on pace for an 90- July 2 Polar Park Postponed Gm Year Record Pct. 40 season in 2021’s 130-game Triple-A schedule, which roughly projects to a 97-43 season in a normal 140-game 40 2021 29-11 .725 July 3 Polar Park L, 4-3 schedule. The RailRiders finished a franchise best 91-52 (.636) in 2016, when SWB captured its first and only Triple-A July 4 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. 50 2017 30-20 .600 National Championship. SWB’s .694 winning percentage is the second-best of any team in the majors or minors, with 100 2017 63-37 .630 July 13 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. 120 2017 77-43 .641 Charleston (36-15, .706) owning the best record in baseball. July 14 Polar Park - Game 1 4:35 p.m. IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO REACH BASE: RailRiders outfielder Trey Amburgey made RailRiders history Thursday Polar Park - Game 2 night, reaching base safely three times to 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 such streak in the RailRiders era (2013 - Present). Here is a look inside the numbers during Trey’s incredible run: July 15 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. • The streak began on August 26, 2019, when Amburgey went 1-for-3 with a HBP at the Pawtucket Red Sox. July 16 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. • He has hit .333/.416/.596 during the now 38-game streak, with 29 R, 14 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 39 RBI, 17 BB, 40 K and 5 HBP. July 17 Polar Park 4:05 p.m. • The streak has included 10 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games. July 18 Polar Park 1:05 p.m. • During the streak, Amburgey has only gone hitless five times, including in each of the last three games at Worcester. • This is the first time Amburgey has been held hitless in three straight games since 6/9 (1) - 6/11/2019, when he went 0-10 across 3 contests. Aug. 3 PNC Field 7:05 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. 4 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. eight straight games, and has a hit in 28 of his last 32 games played. Aug. 5 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. THE TIES OF OUR COMMON KINDRED: In addition to Trey Amburgey’s impressive stretch, the RailRiders offense features three other players with Aug. 6 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. double-digit on-base streaks. Outfielder Estevan Florial carries a 14-game on-base streak into play on Sunday night, infielder Hoy Park has reached Aug. 7 PNC Field 6:05 p.m. base safely in 27 consecutive games, and outfielderRyan LaMarre is the owner on an 11-game streak. Park sports a .504 OBP during his streak, Aug. 8 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. which has propelled him to the Triple-A East lead in OBP (.491) and OPS (1.102), second in the league in AVG (.349) and SLG (.611). Both Greg Allen (22 games) and Rob Brantly (10 games) saw their on-base streaks snapped in Thursday’s quasi-doubleheader. Aug. 17 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. Aug. 18 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. DIRECT OBJECTION TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RUNS: Thursday night’s rain-shortened 1-0 victory over Worcester in game two of the quasi- Aug. 19 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. doubleheader was the first 1-0 triumph for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre since April 22, 2017 at the Indianapolis Indians, a span of 452 games. The 1-0 win Aug. 20 Polar Park 6:35 p.m. at Indy was the second-consecutive 1-0 win for the team, having also defeated the Indians by the same score the previous day. In the second game, Daniel Camarena, Tyler Jones and Ernesto Frieri combined for a 3-hit shutout. Thursday’s five-inning win featured Reggie McClain and Trevor Aug. 21 Polar Park 4:05 p.m. Lane combining to allow two hits. It was the third time this year that the RailRiders have held opponents to two-or-fewer hits in a completed game Aug. 22 Polar Park 1:05 p.m. (2 H, 6/27 at LHV; 1 H, 5/27 vs BUF [7 inn.]). 2019 results: SWB RailRiders, 13-8 A HISTORY OF REPEATED STOLEN BASES: In Tuesday’s 9-7 win over Worcester, the RailRiders tied a franchise record by stealing seven bases in the all-time series: RailRiders Lead 189-172 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 Sox. In the 2008 contest against Norfolk, Bernie Castro, Brett Gardner and Cody Ransom all stole two bases, while Alberto Gonzalez swiped one. railriders at a glance THESE TRUTHS ARE SELF-EVIDENT: 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. In the last 22 days, the bullpen has combined for a 1.91 ERA (20 ER/94.0 IP), while allowing 2021 regular season: 34-15 just 65 hits, 26 walks and recording 114 strikeouts. The current stretch has lowered SWB’s bullpen ERA to 2.84 on the season, the third-best in MiLB GB: +4.5 1st, AAA East Northeast (1st, Harrisburg, 2.35). The bullpen’s 29 wins are tied with Frisco (TEX, AA) for second in the minors behind only Tampa’s 33. Home: 15-6 Away: 19-9 ALL GAMES ARE CREATED EQUAL: This week the RailRiders start their first series of the season against the Worcester Red Sox, kicking off a season 2021 hitting leaders: 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. AVG: Hoy Park .349 Worcester is tied with Syracuse for the second-most frequent opponent of the RailRiders this season after the club’s 36 games with Lehigh Valley.