SWB Game Notes - August 7, 2026
IL Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

SWB Game Notes - August 7, 2026

Published on August 7, 2026 under International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Rochester Red Wings (20-16, 65-44) vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (23-11, 60-48)

August 7, 2026 | Game 109 | Home Game 53 | PNC Field | First Pitch 7:05 P.M.

LH Jared Simpson (0-0, 2.84) vs RH Adam Kloffenstein (2-7, 5.06)

Simpson (8/4 @ SWB): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO, 20 P (14 S) [RailRiders, 8-3]

Kloffenstein (8/1 @ IOW): 4.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 1 SO, 77 P (47 S) [RailRiders, 7-4]

LAST TIME OUT

MOOSIC, PA (August 6, 2026) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders dropped their second consecutive game to the Rochester Red Wings 10-5 Thursday night. Duke Ellis swiped two bags to nab a franchise record with 84 total steals in his RailRiders career.

Rochester got on the board first after they got the bases loaded early. A walk and a balk pushed two runs across for 2-0 lead.

The RailRiders cut the lead in half in the third frame. Ernesto Martínez Jr. earned a walk and quickly stole second. He came home on a Max Schuemann RBI double.

SWB tied it up in the next inning. Again, they led off with a walk courtesy of Marco Luciano. Duke Ellis doubled to put them both in scoring position. Once again Schuemann was there, this time with a 3-run shot, for a 5-2 score.

The Red Wings unloaded in the sixth to score six runs for an 8-5 advantage. Maxwell Romero Jr. homered off of Danny Watson to start the inning. The visitors loaded the bases for the second time in the game. A two-run single from Trey Lipscomb and two-run double off the bat of Riley Adams brought them back to the winning side. Romero Jr. capped off the frame with his second hit and RBI of the inning.

A two-run homer off the bat of Romero Jr., his second of the game, made the final score 10-5.

Elmer Rodriguez allowed a pair of runs in four innings, with five walks and six strikeouts. Red Wing's Luis Perales let up five runs in five frames.

NEWS AND NOTES

IN THE LEAGUE - Despite losses in their past two contests, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is still in sole possession for first place in the International League, a half of a game in front of Durham. The RailRiders are 8-2 in their last ten games and 12 contests above .500.

DUKE'S DASHING - Duke Ellis set a franchise record for Ellis as he eclipsed Nick Punto's 82 total swipes last night. With a pair of steals, Ellis reached 84 with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre through 155 games. Punto did so on 263 games. Ellis also now has 42 steals in this season which is second most in the International League. The RailRiders season record is 44 set by Tommy Barrett in 1989.

SCHUEMANN SMASHED - Max Schuemann drove in four of the five runs for the RailRiders last night. He had an RBI double early to get SWB on the board and a three-run homer to lift them to an advantage. It was just Schuemann's second homer in 25 games with the RailRiders. He hit a pair with New York as well.

VERSUS LEFTIES - The RailRiders have been facing a lot of lefties this week from Rochester. The Red Wings with open with southpaw Jared Simpson tonight. SWB holds a .276 batting average against left-handed pitchers this season. This is actually one of the best averages in the league comparatively. They've taken over 800 at-bats against those arms and hit 41 doubles and 43 home runs. Switch-hitting Oswaldo Cabrera has handled southpaws with the most consistency, holding a .354 average.

ANTHONY ARRIVES - Anthony Volpe was optioned by New York on August 4 and has reported to the RailRiders squad. Volpe, 25, played in just nine games with SWB this season after being here on a rehab assignment and an earlier option this summer. In 56 games with the Yankees, the righty hit .240 with nine doubles and a homer while driving in 19 runs.

THE MARTIAN LANDS - Jasson Domínguez joins the RailRiders after being optioned by New York on August 4. He played 53 games with the Yankees, hitting .230 with a dozen doubles and six home runs. With SWB, the switch hitter holds a .318 batting average with 5 doubles and 5 homers. Domínguez has recorded 18 RBIs in 29 games along with 10 stolen bases.

BRAD'S BEEN BOMB - Reliever Bradley Hanner lowered his ERA to 2.01 in 38 appearances. He tossed another inning and two thirds scoreless, to mark six consecutive scoreless frames. Hanner has only allowed 22 walks to 58 strikeouts in 49.1 frames. The 27-year-old was originally drafted by Minnesota in the 21st round in 2019 but signed as a free agent with New York on December 16. The Yankees added him to the 40-man on July 18.

SOUTHPAW STRUT- Will Brian lowered his ERA to 2.87 in 13 appearances with SWB. It was his fifth consecutive scoreless appearance, marking 6.1 clean frames. Prior to his promotion, Brian held a 4.23 ERA in 21 outings with Somerset.

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