SWB RailRiders Game Notes- May 8, 2025

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SWB RailRiders Game Notes- May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025 - International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Rochester Red Wings (9-29) vs. Vejigantes de Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (17-17)

May 8, 2025 | Game 35 | Home Game 14 | PNC Field | First Pitch 6:35 P.M.

RH Chase Solesky (1-2, 5.19) vs. RH Zach Messinger (0-2, 6.48)

Solesky: Allowed 2 R on 3 H over 5.2 relief IP in 5/01 ND vs. LHV with 4 K & 0 BB (8-1 IronPigs)

Messinger: Surrendered 7 R on 8 H over 4.1 IP with 1 K & 2 BB in 5/01 ND @ SYR (19-8 RailRiders)

LAST TIME OUT- MOOSIC, PA (May 7, 2025) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders split a doubleheader against the Rochester Red Wings Wednesday night at PNC Field. The RailRiders walked off the Red Wings 5-3 in game one but fell 8-5 in the nightcap.

Rochester built a 3-0 lead on a second inning home run by Jackson Cluff and led 3-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh. The RailRiders launched three home runs to walk-off the Red Wings. Bryan De La Cruz hit his first homer with Scranton Wilkes/Barre to close the gap at one and Alex Jackson evened the game at three with his third blast of the year. With two outs, Ismael Munguia walked, and Pereira called game with a 414-foot two-run bomb to left-center field for the 5-3 victory. Brent Headrick (1-0) earned the win and Patrick Weigel (3-2) gave up four runs on three hits in the loss.

In game two, Rochester jumped out to a three-run lead in the top of the first off RailRiders starter Sean Boyle. Franchy Cordero hit an RBI double to open the scoring, and Robert Hassell III punched an RBI single to right for a two-run advantage. The Red Wings added another run on a throwing error for a 3-0 edge. Rochester extended the lead with a three-run fifth frame. Jackson Cluff doubled home Daylen Lile for a 4-0 advantage. The Red Wings went up five off a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre error, and Robert Hassell III kept the offense rolling with an RBI single for a six-run lead. The RailRiders closed within two with a Jose Rojas grand slam in the home half of the frame. Rumfield singled home Munguia in the sixth to pull the RailRiders within one. Jose Rojas followed Rumfield with a walk to load the bases, but Scranton/Wilkes-Barre could not push any more runs across. The Red Wings added some late insurance to seal the win. Boyle (3-4) took the loss.

COPA DE LA DIVERSIÓN- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre will play as the Vejigantes tonight; the first of four Copa de la Diversión games in 2025.

WALK OFF LIFE- The RailRiders took four out of five from the Red Wings during their rain-shortened series at the beginning of April. That set featured three straight walk-off wins: Dominic Smith singling home Jorbit Vivas in game two of the April 9 doubleheader, Ronaldo Hernández's walk-off two-run homer in the eleventh on April 11 and T.J. Rumfield dancing past a tag on a Vivas single in game one of the April 13 twinbill. Everson Pereira capped the fourth walk-off win in 2025 with a two-run homer in game one on Wednesday.

DUH DAH DUH- Jose Rojas hit his second grand slam this month in game two on Wednesday night. Rojas is now one of seven Scranton/Wilkes-Barre players to hit two grand slams in a single season and one of 12 to hit a pair in their SWB career, including RailRiders Manager Shelley Duncan and the franchise's all-time home run leader Gene Schall. Rojas leads the RailRiders with 27 runs batted in.

TWO TIMES MORE- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Rochester were postponed on Tuesday and will play a second doubleheader this week to make-up for the rainout. After single games tonight and Friday, the RailRiders and Red Wings will play a single-admission doubleheader on Saturday, May 10. Gates will open at 2:30 P.M. and the first pitch of game one is slated for 3:05.

SPLITS AND SWEEPS- Wednesday's twinbill was the fourth of the season. The RailRiders have gone 6-2 in doubleheader games this year, having split two with Rochester and recording sweeps against the Wings and the Syracuse Mets.

RETURNING TO FORM- DJ LeMahieu and Jonathan Loáisiga have joined Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Major League rehab assignments. LeMahieu, 36, was placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to March 24, 2025, with a left calf strain. He began his rehab assignment on April 22 with Somerset and appeared in six games for the Patriots, hitting .438 with one double, a home run and three runs batted in. Loáisiga, 30, was placed on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 24, 2025, as he recovers from right elbow surgery. The right-hander began a rehab stint with Tampa on April 26 and made three appearances for the Tarpons, spanning 3.1 innings of work with seven strikeouts. LeMahieu went 2-for-3 in game one Wednesday, playing all seven innings. Loáisiga worked two scoreless innings in game one.

BACK END BOOSTS- Yerry De Los Santos was recalled to the Yankees' bullpen on Tuesday prior to their game with San Diego. Today, the RailRiders activated Brent Headrick off the Injured List. The lefty was placed on the 7-Day IL on April 23.

BIG TIME BROADCASTS- The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and the YES Network are pleased to announce that six RailRiders games this season will be broadcast on the YES Network, the exclusive regional media home of the New York Yankees, and streamed on The Gotham Sports App. RailRiders games on May 8, 14, 28, 29, July 9 and August 14 will be showcased on the Yankees' flagship network and app.

OB STREAK ROLLS ON- Jesús Rodríguez went 1-for-3 with a walk in game two Wednesday, running his on-base streak to 18 consecutive games. The RailRiders backstop holds a .469 on-base percentage so far, with 22 hits and 15 walks over his 18 Triple-A games.

SWB HOME SHOW- Seventeen of the next 23 games on the schedule are at PNC Field.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION- New York walked off San Diego 4-3 in 10 innings. J.C. Escarra's sac fly plated Jasson Dominguez for the series win... Somerset was blanked 3-0 by Akron for a second straight game. Cam Schlittler struck out seven over six innings in the loss... Hudson Valley hammered Wilmington 12-1. Omar Martinez homered and drove in five... Tampa's game at Daytona was postponed due to lightning and they'll play two tonight.

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