SWB Game Notes - August 5, 2026
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SWB Game Notes - August 5, 2026

Published on August 5, 2026 under International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Rochester Red Wings (18-16, 63-44) vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (23-9, 60-46)

August 5, 2026 | Game 107 | Home Game 51 | PNC Field | First Pitch 7:05 P.M.

#8 LH Jackson Kent (7-3, 4.66) vs RH Alexander Cornielle (2-2, 3.77)

Kent (7/28 vs SYR): 5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 SO, 81 P (50 S) [Red Wings, 6-5]

Cornielle (7/30 @ IOW): 5.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 SO, 82 P (54 S) [RailRiders, 11-0]

LAST TIME OUT

DES MOINES, IA (August 4, 2026) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders bested the Rochester Red Wings 8-3 in the Tuesday opener. Yankees #19 prospect Brendan Beck's posted six shutout innings while racking up a career-high 12 strikeouts.

The Cubs attempted to score first but Brendan Beck got the outs needed to strand baserunners. Beck worked around the bases loaded and nobody out in the second to keep it a scoreless ballgame. He struck out seven batters through the first three frames.

In the bottom half, SWB got aboard. Marco Luciano doubled to reach and came home on an Oswaldo Cabrera base hit. The RailRiders made it 4-0 after a three-run fifth. A two-run homer off the bat J.C. Escarra and an RBI single from Yanquiel Fernández plated the runs.

In the next inning, Christian Bethancourt recorded his first hit at PNC Field. He moved over on a wild pitch and scored on a Kenedy Corona base knock.

SWB tacked on another three in the seventh frame. Cabrera and Fernández had back-to-back singles and Tyler Hardman followed with a

run-scoring double. Duke Ellis had a two-run two-bagger down the right field line for an 8-0 advantage.

Rochester battled back in the eighth to plate three. Riley Adams laced a single to score a pair and Cayden Wallace followed with an RBI double.

Beck (W, 9-2) worked six innings of scoreless ball for his 9th quality start. He struck out a dozen Red Wings to set a career-high and season-high for SWB. Chandler Champlain (7-5) took the loss for Rochester.

NEWS AND NOTES

IN THE LEAGUE - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is now in sole possession for first place in the International League, a game in front of Durham. The RailRiders are 8-2 in their last ten contests and 14 games above .500, their best record of the season. SWB also has the best run differential in the second half, +71, in the league.

IT'S BEEN GR8 - The RailRiders have now won eight consecutive games dating back to July 26 versus Syracuse. The last time SWB was victorious eight in a row was from July 8-17 in 2025. The record for consecutive games won is eleven straight from April 9-19 in 2009.

ESCARRA ELECTRIC - Since being optioned to the RailRiders on June 26, J.C. Escarra has been exceptional for SWB. In 26 games, the lefty has hit .330 with nine doubles and seven homers. Escarra has driven in 23 runs and scored 21 of his own. He has also been influential behind the plate, having thrown out 11 of 32 runners for 34% caught stealing.

WE ALREADY DECLARED THIS THE SUMMER OF GEORGE - George Lombard Jr. received the call up to the New York Yankees yesterday for his Major League debut. Lombard Jr. got the start at short and batted eighth. He helped complete a pair of double plays and had five total assists. The 21-year-old smacked a home run for his first major league hit. He took an 81-mph sweeper 392 feet to left field.

HE'LL NEVER BECK DOWN - Yankees #19 prospect Brendan Beck worked his ninth quality start of the season last night after throwing six shutout frames. It was his seventh scoreless start that helped him record his team-high ninth win. In 20 starts, Beck holds a 2.69 ERA in 110.1 innings of work. The righty has allowed just 33 walks to 118 strikeouts. The righty has been honored with the International League Pitcher of the Week award three times and was deemed the June Pitcher of the Month for the league. His nine wins top the league, as does his ERA among qualified pitchers. Beck also leads in innings pitched, WHIP, and strikeouts. The 27-year-old was drafted by the Yankees in the 2nd round back in 2021 out of Stanford University.

MAKING HIS MARC-O - Marco Luciano has become a force at the plate for Manager Shelley Duncan who has batted him in the top of the order since his promotion to Triple-A on May 8. Yesterday he went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs driven in and two of his own scored. In 53 games, the righty is batting .305 with 61 hits including a dozen doubles and nine home runs. Luciano is in the middle of a 16-game on base streak that started back on July 12, marking the second longest for the RailRiders this season. The Yankees claimed Luciano off of waivers from Baltimore in January, designated him for assignment, and outrighted him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

SCHUEMANN SPOTTED - Max Schuemann began the season on the RailRiders roster but was promoted to New York on April 28 and remained there until he was optioned on August 3. With NYY, he hit .194 in 72 at-bats while playing both the infield and outfield.

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