IL Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

SWB RailRiders Game Notes - July 11, 2021

Published on July 11, 2021 under International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Syracuse Mets (18-40) vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (37-19)

LHP Thomas Szapucki (0-4, 3.96 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Gil (2-0, 4.26 ERA)

| Game 57 | Home Game 28 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | July 11, 2021 | First Pitch 1:05 p.m. |

AHH, THE METS: PNC Field is quickly turning into a house of horrors for the Syracuse Mets. In the first series between the clubs in Moosic this season, the RailRiders completed a five-game sweep of the Mets, a series which included two walk-off wins and four come-from-behind victories. Overall, under the Mets affiliation, Syracuse is just 5-15 at PNC Field, and had lost 13 straight contests to the RailRiders in NEPA, before the 5-0 triumph in game two of the doubleheader on Wednesday. Overall, the RailRiders have won 16 of their last 20 games against Syracuse, dating back to the 2019 season.

WHERE HAVE ALL THE HOME RUNS GONE?: After hitting 64 home runs in the first two months of the season, the RailRiders offense has collectively seen a power outage in the month of July. The team has hit only two home runs in the month, both by Estevan Florial. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has a team .318 SLG in the month, and sports a paltry .080 isolated slugging percentage (calculated by subtracting AVG from SLG). The RailRiders have eight doubles, one triple and one home run on the month, while they have allowed five round-trippers.

ALL GOOD STREAKS MUST COME TO AN END: RailRiders outfielder Trey Amburgey saw his historic 42-game on-base streak come to an end in game two of Saturday's doubleheader against Syracuse with an 0-for-3 effort. The streak is the longest in the RailRiders era (2013 - Present) in club history, surpassing Brandon Drury, who had a 32-game on-base streak in the 2018 season. Here is a look inside the numbers during Trey's incredible run:

The streak began on August 26, 2019, when Amburgey went 1-for-3 with a HBP at the Pawtucket Red Sox.

- He hit . .333/.418/.581 during the streak, with 30 R, 15 2B, 3B, 7 HR, 39 RBI, 20 BB, 41 K, and 5 HBP.

- The minor league record on-base streak is 74 consecutive games, set by current RailRiders INF Andrew Velazquez while playing with the South Bend Silver Hawks (ARZ, Single-A) from 4/22-7/16/2014.

- The streak has included 11 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games.

- During the streak, Amburgey only went hitless six times, including in each of the final three games at Worcester (6/30-7/3) and four of the last seven games of the streak.

- That was the first time Amburgey has been held hitless in three straight games since 6/9 (G1) - 6/11/19, when he went 0-10 across 3 contests.

- Amburgey had a 20-game hitting streak from 9/1/19 to 6/13/21 as part of the longer on-base streak, snapped on 6/15 vs Syracuse.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY: After stealing just 39 bases in their first 45 games, the RailRiders have been on a roll since the start of the series at Worcester last Tuesday. In its last nine games, SWB is 22-for-28 (.786) in stolen base attempts, including a team-record tying seven on 6/29 at Worcester and another five on 7/6 vs Syracuse. Seven steals in a game tied a franchise mark set by the SWB Yankees on June 6, 2008 against the Norfolk Tides. Andrew Velazquez accomplished the rare feat of stealing three bases in one inning, while Estevan Florial (2), Hoy Park and Ryan LaMarre (1 each) all stole bags against the Red Sox. The barrage has SWB up to 58 steals on the year, fourth in Triple-A East, with Syracuse leading the way with 70. Velazquez leads Triple-A East with 17 steals on the season.

BULLS ON PARADE: Since Kyle Barraclough relieved Albert Abreu in the sixth inning of the RailRiders game at Buffalo on Friday, June 11, the SWB bullpen has performed at an amazing clip. In the last 28 days, the bullpen has combined for a 2.08 ERA (28 ER/121.1 IP), while allowing just 91 hits, 39 walks and recording 143 strikeouts. The current stretch has lowered SWB's bullpen ERA to 2.79 on the season, the third-best in MiLB (1st, Harrisburg, 2.39). The bullpen's 30 wins are tied for second-most in the minors behind only Tampa's 37.

HERE COME THE YANKEES: Nearing the halfway point of the season, the Yankees minor league system still stands alone across minor league baseball as the most successful. Not only are all four full season affiliates currently in first place in their respective divisions, but they have an average divisional lead of nearly four games. Each affiliate has won at least 36 games entering play on Sunday afternoon, and as a whole, the Yankees have an organizational record of 159-78 (.671). That is a full eight-games better than second-place Tampa Bay's 152-87 (.636) organizational record.

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