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May 1, 2015 - International League (IL1)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


QUEEN CITY HEARTBREAK: It started so well. The RailRiders leapt out to a 6-0 lead and starter Bryan Mitchell was dealing. Then came the comeback. The host Charlotte Knights (Chicago White Sox) roared back for a 6-6 deadlock, then answered a 9th-inning deficit with back-to-back home runs for an 8-7 walk-off win on Thursday night.

ROCKIN' REF: Rob Refsnyder enters Friday on a six-game hitting streak. The run matches his longest Triple-A hitting streak set June 26-30, 2014. The RailRiders' second baseman is 10-for-24 (.416) with four doubles and six RBI.

JOHNNY BE GOOD: Jonathan Galvez has doubled in each of his last three games, going 5-for-11 (.455) with three RBIs, three walks and a run scored in that time. He has started at first, third, designated hitter and in left field on the year.

ON A ROLL: Kyle Roller went 2-for-5 with a double and his 2nd home run of the year. His 15 walks have him behind only Durham's Vince Belnome (18) among IL hitters.

NOT-SO-GENTLE BEN: Ben Gamel finished 1-for-3. He ranks among the IL's best in batting average (1st, .383), on-base percentage (5th, .448) and slugging percentage (4th, .617). His four triples have him trailing only Toledo's Daniel Fields (5). Gamel has more triples than four IL teams (Buffalo, Lehigh Valley, Norfolk, Pawtucket).

WHO YOU GONNA CALL?: The RailRiders suffered two blown saves Thursday. On the year, the SWB bullpenners own just five saves in 14 tries. Since an April 24 doubleheader against Pawtucket, the RailRiders have surrendered leads of three or more four times.

STOLEN-BASE STRIFE: Trayce Thompson earned his 3rd stolen base Thursday. The RailRiders have nabbed just three men in 26 tries on the year (.115). Only Charlotte has allowed more total steals (24), but owns a better efficiency (.143). The lone IL team that has proven less effective at nabbing would-be thieves: Buffalo (.100).

KNIGHTED: The RailRiders finished the 2014 regular-season series 2-6 against the Knights. The RailRiders had a tough time retiring Charlotte hitters. The Knights hit .341/.417/.594/1.011 as a team against SWB pitching. That included an eye-popping 17 home runs in just 65 innings. Charlotte hit just .256 against the rest of the IL while posting a 57-79 record (.419). Before losing each set last season, SWB had not lost a series to Charlotte since dropping three of four from June 8-11, 2010 at Knights Stadium. That SWB squad still won five of the eight overall clashes though. The SWB franchise had not lost a season series to Charlotte since at least 2004 and suffered zero sweep defeats in that time.

OFF THE RAILS: The RailRiders pitching staff ranks third in the IL with 176 strikeouts...SWB's Cole Figueroa entered today as the toughest hitter to whiff in the IL (40.5 PA/K)...SWB blew a six-run advantage on Thursday night, the largest of the RailRiders era (since 2013)...On this same road trip, the RailRiders suffered a series-opening loss to Gwinnett on a walk-off home run in the ninth inning...The team hit into a season-high four double plays on Thursday...Jose Pirela went 1-for-4 with a run-scoring double in his rehab appearance with the RailRiders...Playing third base, Pirela committed a throwing error which ended a run of five consecutive games without a miscue for the club...RHP Andrew Bailey was added to the roster on Thursday and placed on the disabled list...

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