IL Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

SWB Game Notes - July 25

July 25, 2023 - International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (45-48, 11-8) @ Buffalo Bisons (46-49, 12-8)

Game 94 | Road Game 45 | Sahlen Field | Buffalo, NY | Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | First Pitch 7:05 PM

RHP Jhony Brito (2-1, 5.46) vs RHP Zach Thompson (5-5, 4.85)

WESTBROOK IS WORKING - Jamie Westbrook has been an important part of the RailRiders starting lineup this season. He is the only player to have hit in every spot in the batting order. Westbrook raised his average to .300 with a homer in the contest on Sunday. In 69 games, he has 74 hits with 11 doubles and 14 homers. The righty has 39 walks to just 49 strikeouts.

BUFFALO BRINGS RAIN: Four of the the RailRiders rain delays have occurred against Buffalo this season. However, the team is playing .500 ball in rain delayed contests this season. They have won seven and lost seven with any amount of weather-related timing impact. In addition, half of the delays have occurred at PNC Field and the other half on the road. They have a 4-3 record in those contests on the road.

HOMER HEAVEN The RailRiders are the first team in Minor League Baseball to hit 150 home runs on the season and have 158 this season. Buffalo has the least in Triple-A with just 77 as a team. The New York Yankees have amassed 141, and the Atlanta Braves have the most with 187. The RailRiders have launched a half a dozen homers in two contests in this season. The team homered 20 times in a week against Charlotte, topping the 16 they hit last season against Omaha. Estevan Florial leads the team with twenty-one, while six players are in double digits.

SEVENTH MONTH STRONG: Andres Chaparro is having a stellar month of July. He has played a team-high sixteen games with a .333 batting average. The righty has totaled 20 hits, including five doubles and four home runs. He has batted in 19 runs and scored 12 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, batting .352 in 13 games played. He has had five of multi-hit and seven multi-RBI. Pereira has batted in 17 runs on 19 hits, including 3 doubles and four homers. 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.

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 prospects, catcher, Austin Wells (#2 per MLB prospect rankings in the Yankees system) and outfielder Everson Periera (#4) 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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