scranton/wilkes-barre railriders game notes Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (29-11) vs. Lehigh Valley IronPigs (19-24) RHP Brody Koerner (1-3, 4.46 ERA) vs. RHP Ramón Rosso (0-1, 4.80 ERA) | Game 41 | Road Game 21 | Coca-Cola Park | Allentown, PA | June 23, 2021 | First Pitch 7:05 p.m. | last time out... upcoming schedule / results MOOSIC, Pa. (June 21, 2021) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders scored in seven of their nine trips to the plate and defeated the Lehigh Valley date opponent result IronPigs 14-5 on Tuesday night at Coca-Cola Park. The victory ran the RailRiders winning streak to eight consecutive games. June 20 Syracuse W, 4-3 June 22 @ Lehigh Valley W, 14-5 Trey Amburgey kicked off the scoring in the top of the first with a sacrifice fly against David Parkinson to give the RailRiders a 1-0 lead. SWB tacked June 23 @ Lehigh Valley 7:05 p.m. on three more in the second on a two-run homer by Andrew Velazquez and an RBI double from Ryan LaMarre. June 24 @ Lehigh Valley 7:05 p.m. In his second start with the RailRiders Luis Gil struggled with his control, walking a career-high seven batters. However, the right-hander persevered June 25 @ Lehigh Valley 7:05 p.m. to allow only one run in 4-plus innings of work, striking out five and not allowing a hit. The RailRiders kept adding to their advantage, getting a solo June 26 @ Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m. home run from Armando Alvarez in the third, an RBI groundout from Velazquez in the fifth, and a Derek Dietrich RBI double in the sixth. Dietrich had another stellar night at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored, an RBI and a walk. 2021 vs. lehigh valley Already leading 7-1, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre broke the game open in the top of the seventh, sending nine batters to the plate. Hoy Park delivered an RBI double, and Amburgey added a two-run single to run the score to 10-1. With his base hit, Amburgey extended his on-base streak to 31 consecutive overall head-to-head: 8-5 games, dating back to August 26, 2019. He trails Brandon Drury’s franchise-record 32-game on-base streak in the 2018 season by one game. The date location result outfielder was 1-for-4 with a sacrifice fly, a walk and three RBIs in the game. May 11 PNC Field W, 6-0 May 12 PNC Field L, 3-2 The IronPigs added a run in the bottom of the eighth against Trevor Lane, but the RailRiders answered back by sending nine to the plate in the top May 13 PNC Field W, 5-2 of the ninth, scoring four runs to take a commanding 14-2 lead. Lehigh Valley rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth against Albert Abreu, May 14 PNC Field W, 6-4 but he was able to finish off the win. The victory gives the RailRiders an 8-5 lead in the 2021 IronRail Series. May 15 PNC Field L, 5-4 May 16 PNC Field W, 3-1 news & notes June 1 PNC Field L, 5-2 June 2 PNC Field W, 5-3 June 3 PNC Field W, 5-1 SWB BEST RECORD IN THIS TEAM IS ON FIRE: With a 29-11 (.725) start to the season, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has set the RailRiders era (2013 - Present) record for best start through 40 games. That record puts the RailRiders on pace for an 87-33 June 4 PNC Field L, 5-4 RAILRIDERS ERA (2013 - season, and roughly projects to a 102-38 season in a normal 140-game schedule. The previous best mark through June 5 PNC Field L, 9-6 PRESENT) THROUGH... 40 games in the RailRiders era was a 23-17 start to the season in 2017.The RailRiders finished a franchise best June 6 PNC Field W, 4-3 Gm Year Record Pct. 91-52 (.636) in 2016, when SWB captured its first and only Triple-A National Championship. The RailRiders have June 22 Coca-Cola Park W, 14-5 40 2021 29-11 .725 the best record in minor league baseball, with Omaha (29-12, .707) ranking second. June 23 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. 50 2017 30-20 .600 June 24 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. 100 2017 63-37 .630 ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders continue their longest road trip of the season, a June 25 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. 120 2017 77-43 .641 12-game, 13-day extravaganza first bringing SWB to Allentown, PA for a six-game set with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The second leg of the trip takes the RailRiders to the farthest outpost in the Triple-A East Northeast June 26 Coca-Cola Park 6:35 p.m. Division: Worcester, MA. It will be SWB’s first trip to Worcester in franchise history, with six games scheduled with June 27 Coca-Cola Park 1:35 p.m. the Worcester Red Sox at the brand-new Polar Park. The RailRiders also have one other 12-game, 13-day road trip, from August 17-29 against August 10 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. Worcester and Lehigh Valley. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre hosts three 12-game homestands throughout the season. August 11 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. August 12 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. HERE’S THE DIETZ: When play began on June 6, SWB infielderDerek 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 found success at August 13 PNC Field 7:05 p.m. the plate in his last 12 games, batting .364/.500/.636 (12-for-33) with 9 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, and 9 RBIs. The run of success at the bat has improved his August 14 PNC Field 6:05 p.m. season batting line to .207/.381/.380, a 209-point leap in OPS. Dietrich ranks 17th among qualified Triple-A East hitters in OBP. August 15 PNC Field 1:05 p.m. August 24 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. HISTORIC RUN FOR AMBURGEY: RailRiders outfielder Trey Amburgey has a chance to make RailRiders history tonight, as he carries a 31-game August 25 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. on-base streak into play against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. If he reaches base safely tonight one time (via hit, BB or HBP), he wil tie Brandon Drury’s August 26 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. 32-game on-base streak in 2018 for the longest in the RailRiders era (2013- Present). Here is a look inside the numbers during Trey’s incredible run: August 27 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. • The streak began on August 26, 2019, when Amburgey went 1-for-3 with a HBP at the Pawtucket Red Sox. • He has hit .369/.434/.649 during the streak, with 25 R, 10 2B, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 11 BB, 33 K, and 4 HBP. August 28 Coca-Cola Park 6:35 p.m. • The streak has included nine multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games. August 29 Coca-Cola Park 1:35 p.m. • During the streak, Amburgey has only gone hitless two times (8/31/19 vs BUF; 6/15/21 vs SYR). In those games he has reached base on a walk September 14 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. and was hit by two pitches. He also has two RBIs in those hitless contests. September 15 Coca-Cola Park 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. September 16 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. • Amburgey is currently tied with Jake Cave (2017) for the second-longest streak in the RailRiders era. September 17 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. September 18 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. OTHER STREAKS OF NOTE: In addition to Trey Amburgey’s impressive stretch, the RailRiders offense features two other players with double-digit on-base streaks. OutfielderGreg Allen is riding a season-long 18-game on-base streak into play on Wednesday evening, and infielderHoy Park September 19 Coca-Cola Park 7:05 p.m. has reached base safely in 19 consecutive games. Allen has also played in two other games this season in which he did not record an official plate appearance, therefore not jeopardizing his streak, and spent time on the injured list in the middle of his streak. Park sports an absurd .533 2019 results: Lehigh Valley, 11-7 OBP during his streak, which has propelled him to the Triple-A East lead in OBP (.504), SLG (.656) and OPS (1.160), and is second in the league in all-time series: RailRiders Lead 115-102 AVG (.366). The infielder also ranks t-5th in Triple-A East in walks (25), behind four players tied for first with 27. 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, railriders at a glance the SWB bullpen has performed at an amazing clip.