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SWB Game Notes - May 31

May 31, 2024 - International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (34-20) @ Toledo Mud Hens (27-26)

Game 55 | Road Game 31 | Fifth Third Field | Friday, May 31, 2024 | First Pitch 7:05 PM

LHP Josh Maciejewski (1-0, 3.86) vs LHP Lael Lockhart (0-1, 12.91)

PLAYING CATCH UP: Even with a win last night, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fall to three games behind the Omaha Storm Chasers for second place in the International League. Omaha made up a rainout yesterday and swept their doubleheader. Syracuse is a game and a half behind the RailRiders Toledo is six games out further.

GÓMEZ WAS GLOWING: After a scoreless frame with the Yankees last week, Yoendrys Gómez tossed five no-hit innings in his ninth start of the season last night. Gómez allowed just one base runner via a walk and and tied his season-high strikeout count with six. He was extremely efficient with 65 pitches in five innings of work, the longest he has gone this summer. The Yankees #17 prospect now boasts a 3.06 earned run average in 32.1 frames.

VIVA LA VIVAS: Manager Shelley Duncan said Jorbit Vivas will take over the leadoff spot for the time being. In his three straight games coming off of a rehab assignment, Vivas has led off the contest by getting on base. On Tuesday evening, it was a triple and then the past two nights he has earned walks. Two out of the three times he has scored in the first frame.

EARLY POWER: The RailRiders went two straight games with three-run home runs in the first inning. They took an early lead and never looked back on Wednesday and Thursday against Toledo. Two days ago it was Luis Torrens who hit a bomb in the first and yesterday it was Carlos Narvaez who put the RailRiders ahead. It was Narvaez's fifth of the season and now has 30 runs batted in. The team has 37 home runs on the road, including five in the last two contests.

TEAM EFFORT: The RailRiders had eight of their startning nine players reach base successfully in the win yesterday. Three players had multi-hit efforts, two had multi-RBI contests, two earned multiple walks, and a pair plated multiple runs.

OUTSTANDING OSCAR- Oscar González has played in 22 games with SWB raising his average to .316. He has 25 hits with ten of them being for extra bases. This includes three home runs, one triple, and six doubles. The righty has also batted in eleven runs. González recorded his first outfield assist last week after playing both corner positions

THE FIRST HALF- The first half of the season for the International League ends with the game on Sunday, May 23. This leaves three and a half weeks until the half way point, or 21 games remaining. The RailRiders have been in a battle for first place to secure a spot in the playoffs. However the record will reset and the process will restart for another opportunity in the second half on Tuesday, May 24 against Worcester at PNC Field.

GREG'S GAME- Greg Allen had his first three-hit game of the summer last night where he also batted in three-runs for the first time this season.

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