IL Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

SWB Game Notes - July 19

Published on July 19, 2023 under International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Worcester Red Sox (49-41, 10-5) vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (43-45, 9-5)

Game 89 | Home Game 44 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | Wednesday, July 19, 2023 | First Pitch 6:35 PM

RHP Kyle Barraclough (4-0, 2.88) vs LHP Tanner Tully (5-3, 4.80)

MATT ATTACK- Matt Krook has stellar in his first season out of the bullpen for the RailRiders. In 19 outings he has the team's lowest ERA down to 1.05 with just three earned runs allowed. The southpaw has just 18 walks to 46 strikeouts. He has made two appearances in the big leagues. In 2022, Krook nailed a franchise record of 155 strikeouts for a season-high along with 10 wins as a part of the starting rotation.

HAVING A RECORD YEAR: Andres Chaparro and Jamie Westbrook are looking to track down record years in the home run department. Last night, Chaparro crushed his 18th of the season in 83 games. He totaled 20 last season which was shortened due to injury. Westbrook hit his 13th yesterday as well in his 65 games. The most he has hit in the summer is 19, back in 2018 when he was with the Diamondbacks organization.

ALLEN ARRIVES: Greg Allen joins the RailRiders on a rehab assignment after playing two games with the Tampa Tarpons. Allen was placed on the Injured List June 3rd with a right hip flexor strain after playing in 10 games with New York. He was traded from the Red Sox to the Yankees on May 20th of this season. Allen had an assignment clause (also known as an upward mobility clause) that required him to be added to the Red Sox's big-league roster by Friday. With no room for him on Boston's roster, the Red Sox worked a trade with the Yankees, where Allen was required to be added to New York's active roster. The trade is only the sixth between the Yankees and Red Sox since 1972 and first since a deal involving Adam Ottavino in 2021. The 30-year-old switch-hitter did play 15 games with the Yankees in 2021.

SEVENTH MONTH STRONG: Andres Chaparro is off to a stellar start in the month of July. He has played a team-high eleven games with a .341 batting average. The righty has totaled 15 hits, including four doubles and three home runs. He has batted in 16 runs and scored ten of his own. Chaparro is looking to build back up after a tough month of June where he batted .193 in 24 games.

PEREIRA'S POWER: Everson Pereira has really impressed as the Yankees #4 prospect in Triple-A with at least one hit in all eight games he has played in. He has also had three of multi-hit and four multi-RBI. Pereira has batted in nine runs and scored eight on 13 hits. The righty has played all three outfield positions. In Somerset, Pereira was batting .291 in 46 total games. There Pereira had 10 doubles and 10 homers.

HOMER HEAVEN The RailRiders were the first International League team to hit 100 home runs and they now have 149. This puts them first in all of Minor League Baseball to put the Las Vegas Aviators in second with 143. Worcester has 134 as a team. The New York Yankees have totaled 132, and the Atlanta Braves have the most with 176. The RailRiders have launched a half a dozen homers in two contests in this season. SWB homered 20 times against Charlotte, topping the 16 they hit last season against Omaha. Estevan Florial leads the team with twenty-one.

LEADING THE CHARGE - The RailRiders have had nine different first basemen this season, with Jake Lamb making his debut last night. Andres Chaparro leads the way with Billy McKinney following shortly thereafter. Catchers Rodolfo Duran and Carlos Narvaez have turned into regulars in the corner. Mickey Gasper, Jake Bauers, Franchy Cordero and Max Burt have defended there as well.

ATOP THE YANKS FARM - The RailRiders will showcase top prospect outfielder Everson Periera (#4 per MLB prospect rankings in the Yankees system) in his first Triple-A season. Will Warren (#7) , Randy Vasquez (#12), and Clayton Beeter (#13) are set to be essential parts of the starting rotation after also making their debuts with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this summer.

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