IL1 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

SWB RailRiders Game Notes

Published on June 15, 2018 under International League (IL1)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS (31-34) @ SYRACUSE CHIEFS (28-36)

LHP Josh Rogers (5-5, 3.72) vs. RHP Brady Dragmire (SYR Debut)

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| Game No. 66 | Friday June 15, 2018 | NBT Bank Stadium | Syracuse, NY |

| First Pitch 7:05 p.m. | Pregame Show 6:35 p.m. |

LAST TIME OUT: Thursday night's series-opener between the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and Syracuse Chiefs moved into the 10th inning tied 3-3, when the RailRiders offense- dormant since the 3rd inning- exploded for six runs as part of a 9-5 win.

The inning began with Abiatal Avelino standing at second base as the pace-of-play runner. Bruce Caldwell notched a single to left field and set up Kyle Higashioka's run-scoring double to make it 4-3. Runners were at second and third when Mark Payton drilled a sacrifice fly to left-centerfield to plate Caldwell and push Higashioka to third base. It was 5-3 with one out when the lineup turned over for Clint Frazier who walked, setting up Tyler Wade's RBI single. The next man up was Brandon Drury whose double plated a pair of runs to blow it open 7-3 en route to a 9-3 lead heading to the bottom of the 9th.

The scoring began for the RailRiders in the top of the first with two down, Drury hit a solo home run off Phillips Valdez. It was Drury's third of the season and his first since May 27 at PNC Field against the Chiefs.

After Syracuse tied the game on a sac fly in the bottom of the first, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre regained the lead in the second. Billy McKinney walked and was balked to second base. Avelino reached on a fielder's choice and McKinney was awarded third base on defensive interference. A Caldwell fielder's choice brought in McKinney for a 2-1 edge. Wade led off the third inning with a solo home run; his second this season and his 12th run batted in. The Chiefs tallied their second run of the night in the bottom of the third on three singles. RailRiders starter Justus Sheffield pitched five and a third, allowing two runs on eight hits with six strikeouts.

CAN'T STOP, MUST STOP: The RailRiders are 6-5 against the Syracuse Chiefs in 2018 heading into Friday's game at NBT Bank Stadium. Syracuse is 4th in the International League in AVG (.256) and a large part of that is the .289 team AVG they've had against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 11G this season. Particularly over the last 5 head-to-head matchups (5/25 - 5/28, 6/14) the Chiefs are batting a robust 64-for-199 (.321 AVG) while averaging 12.8 hits per game. The two key bats this season for Syracuse against SWB have been Irving Falu (16-for-37, .432 AVG -- 3 2B, HR, 11 RBI) and Jacob Wilson (19-for-36, .543 AVG -- 6 2B, 3B, 12 RBI)

ROCKETS OFF ROGERS: Friday's starting pitcher LHP Josh Rogers has run into trouble his last two starts for the RailRiders. In his last 2GS he has allowed 22 hits in 6.0 IP (22-for-37, .595 BAA). Prior to that, he had made 10GS and allowed only 54 hits in 61.2 IP (54-for-235, .230 BAA). Friday he faces the Chiefs for the first time since the second game of the season when he went 5.0 innings and allowed 2R/2ER on six hits. In that game Victor Robles went 4-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in Syracuse's 4-3 win.

GETTING CLOSER: Wednesday marked Game No. 64 of the season for SWB and it was the first time they had been as high as 4th place in the division since Game No. 39, May 18 @ Buffalo. Heading into that ballgame they were in 4th place and 2.5 games behind the division-leading Lehigh Valley IronPigs. They are currently 6.5 games out of first place and T-4th in the division following Thursday's win over the Syracuse Chiefs.

DISTANCE DOESN'T EQUAL SUCCESS: The RailRiders got a 7-inning start from RHP Chance Adams Wednesday night against the Red Wings. It was the second time this season that Adams got through 7.0+ to go along with five such outings by LHP Josh Rogers and one from LHP Daniel Camarena. Prior to Wednesday's loss, it was the first time the RailRiders lost a game in which their starter got through seven innings (7-1). The outing for Adams featured 106 pitches which match his career-high set June 11, 2017 @ Lehigh Valley: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 3R/3ER, BB, 6 K

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