scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (13-4) at Rochester Red Wings (3-14) RHP Brody Koerner (0-0, 2.25 ERA) vs. LHP Ben Braymer (0-2, 11.91 ERA) | Game 18 | Road Game 12 | Frontier Field | Rochester, NY | May 23, 2021 | First Pitch 1:05 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results ROCHESTER, N.Y. (May 21, 2021) – In a game which featured four lead changes, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders out-lasted the date opponent result Rochester Red Wings 9-8 on Saturday night at Frontier Field. May 13 Lehigh Valley W, 5-2 May 14 Lehigh Valley W, 6-4 For the third straight day the RailRiders scored multiple runs in the first, this time taking a 2-0 lead on back-to-back RBI singles from Thomas May 15 Lehigh Valley L, 5-4 Milone and Socrates Brito. They added another tally in the second on a solo home run from Estevan Florial and another in the third courtesy May 16 Lehigh Valley W, 3-1 of an Andrew Velazquez RBI double. May 18 @ Rochester W, 11-6 Deivi Garcia allowed a solo home run to Daniel Palka in the bottom of the second, then surrendered three runs in the third. The right-hander May 19 @ Rochester W, 3-2 gave up four runs on five hits in 2.1 innings, walking three and striking out two. Rochester briefly took a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the fifth May 20 @ Rochester L, 5-3 when Palka scored on a sacrifice fly from Alec Keller against Albert Abreu. The RailRiders struck back in the sixth by sending 10 batters to May 21 @ Rochester W, 6-3 the plate and scoring four runs to take an 8-5 advantage. May 22 @ Rochester W, 9-8 May 23 @ Rochester 1:05 p.m. The Red Wings struck back in the bottom of the seventh with three runs against Trevor Lane to tie the game at 8-8. They were the first runs allowed by the left-hander this season. In the top of the ninth, Armando Alvarez led off with a single and advanced to second on a walk May 25 Buffalo 6:35 p.m. from Velazquez. On the seventh pitch of his at-bat, Kellin Deglan laced a single to left field to score Alvarez on a close play at the plate to May 26 Buffalo 6:35 p.m. give the RailRiders a 9-8 lead. May 27 Buffalo 6:35 p.m. May 28 Buffalo 6:35 p.m. Rochester put the tying and winning runs on base in the bottom of the ninth, but Nick Goody (1-1) held on for the win. Dakota Bacus (0-2) May 29 Buffalo 4:05 p.m. received the loss. Deglan entered the game 0-for-10 at the plate on the season, and went 2-for-5 with a run scored and the game-winning RBI. news & notes 2021 vs. rochester overall head-to-head: 4-1 FAST OUT OF THE GATE: With their 13th win of the season in 17 games on Saturday, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have kept themselves in elite company across minor league baseball. Entering play on Saturday there are five teams across minor league baseball with 13-4 records, with date location result only Jacksonville at that mark among Triple-A teams. Within the Yankees organization, the Tampa Tarpons also are off to a 13-4 start to the season. Overall, the Yankees have the best organizational record in baseball (47-21, .691), a full 4.5 games better than Cleveland (32-24, .636). The RailRiders May 18 Frontier Field W, 11-6 are off to their best start to a season since the 2009 SWB Yankees went 17-3 in the month of April. May 19 Frontier Field W, 3-2 May 20 Frontier Field L, 5-3 MARATHON MEN: After Saturday night’s 9-8 win over the Rochester Red Wings took 4 hours and 6 May 21 Frontier Field W, 6-3 LONGEST 9-INN. GAMES SWB FRANCHISE minutes to complete, the RailRiders have played three of the four longest 9-inning games in franchise May 22 Frontier Field W, 9-8 HISTORY (NO DELAYS INCLUDED) history this season. In a cruel twist, Satuday’s game also included a 10-minute delay for “wet grounds” May 23 Frontier Field 1:05 p.m. at the start of the game. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre had not played a game lasting longer than four hours 1. 5/6/2021 @ Syracuse 4:09 since Aug. 21, 2015 against Rochester, although that game lasted 14 innings. Before this season, July 20 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. 2. 5/22/2021 @ Rochester 4:06 there had never been a four hour 9-inning game in the RailRiders era (2013 - Pres.) of SWB baseball. July 21 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. 3. 9/1/2000 vs. Pawtucket 4:04 4. 5/9/2021 @ Syracuse 4:03 July 22 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. DINGER ALERT: After shattering the SWB franchise record with 212 home runs in 2019 (previously July 23 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. 164 in 1998), the RailRiders are at it again, hitting 27 home runs in their first 17 games this season. The July 24 PNC Field 6:05 p.m. 26 round-trippers hit by SWB puts the club in a tie for fourth place in Triple-A East with Gwinnett, trailing Durham (32), Charlotte (27) and Worcester (27). The RailRiders are tied for eighth in minor league baseball in home runs, and it is a true team effort, as onlyChris Gittens (t-10th, 4) ranks in July 25 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. the top 15 in home runs in Triple-A East. Sept. 7 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. Sept. 8 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. WALK-A-THON: Through 17 games this season, the RailRiders have drawn 101 walks, the most in all of Triple-A baseball. No other team in the minors’ Sept. 9 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. highest level has taken more than 94 bases on balls (Gwinnett). Overall, the RailRiders are 4th in all of minor league baseball in walks, with Tampa Sept. 10 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. (Low-A, NYY) leading the way with 116 walks. SWB’s team .375 OBP is best in the Triple-A East League, and ranks 5th across all levels of the minors. There are currently three teams in Triple-A East with team OBPs greater than .360. Rochester (.305) has the fourth-lowest OBP of the 20-team league. The Sept. 11 PNC Field 6:05 p.m. Red Wings also have the second-lowest team SLG (.345) in the circuit, and have a .650 team OPS, the second-lowest in all of Triple-A (Louisville, .622). Sept. 12 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. OH SAY CAN YOU GENESEE?: The current six-game road trip marks the one and only trip to Frontier Field for the RailRiders during the 2021 season, 2019 results: Rochester, 11-8 with the final 12 games against the Red Wings to be played in Moosic. Despite an all-time winning record against Rochester, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has all-time series: RailRiders Lead 275-230 historically struggled in Roc City, going only 1-7 last year and a combined 4-11 at Frontier Field in 2018 and 2019. In the RailRiders era (2013-Present), SWB has only one winning season in Rochester, when they went 4-3 in 2017. However, following today’s contest, the 2021 season will officially be added to that list as the RailRiders have won 4 of 5 from the Red Wings to clinch a series victory. Including the four wins in 2021, SWB is 130-140 railriders at a glance (.481) all-time in Rochester. 2019 regular season: 76-65 #SQUADUP: The RailRiders received three players this week from Double-A Somerset, and all three have made meaningful impacts in the series GB: +1.0 -- 1st, IL North against Rochester. INFs Hoy Park, Brandon Wagner and OF Thomas Milone have combined to hit .339 (19-for-56) with 10 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 11 RBIs, 12 Home: 45-26 Away: 31-39 BB, 17 K and 2 HBP. In Wednesday’s 3-2 win over the Red Wings, Park and Milone drove in all three SWB runs, while all three have contributed strong play on the defensive end as well. 2019 hitting leaders: AVG: Ryan McBroom .315 HR: Ryan McBroom 26 RBI: Ryan McBroom 66 around the organization SB Billy Burns 14 New York Yankees (MLB) Somerset Patriots (AA) Hudson Valley Renegades (A+) Tampa Tarpons (A-) 27-19, 3rd AL East (1.5 GB) 12-5, 1st AA Northeast NE (2.0 GA) 9-8, 2nd High-A East North (2.0 GB) 13-4, 1st Low-A Southeast West (4.0 GA) 2019 pitching leaders: W, 7-0vs Chicago White Sox W, 7-2 at Hartford Yard Goats W, 5-3 at Brooklyn Cyclones W, 13-0 vs Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Wins: J.P. Feyereisen 10 Torres: 3-4, 2 R, 2B, 4 RBI D. Garcia: 2-4, HR (6), RBI O. Peraza: 2-4, 2B, RBI C. Bell: 3-4, 2 R, HR (2), 4 RBI ERA: Chance Adams 4.63 Cole: 7.0, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 K O. Dunn: 2-4, 2 RBI E. Duran: 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI E.