IL1 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

SWB RailRiders Game Notes

Published on June 25, 2018 under International League (IL1)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS (36-37) @ LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS (43-31)

LHP Josh Rogers (6-5, 3.35) vs. RHP Enyel De Los Santos (7-3, 1.63)

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| Game No. 74 | Monday June 25, 2018 | Coca-Cola Park | Allentown, PA |

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

STRONG 'PEN: The RailRiders continue to get a strong performance out of its bullpen over the last week. In 7G since June 17, the bullpen arms not named Giovanny Gallegos have combined for 14.2 IP, 6 H, R/ER (0.61 ERA), 3 BB, 18 K (11.0 K/9). Gallegos has struggled over his last three appearances, allowing runs in all 3G: 4.2 IP, 7 H (7-for-21, , 4R/4ER, 0 BB, 8 K.

ROLLING ALONG: The Scranton Wilkes/Barre RailRiders headed to Frontier Field in Rochester, N.Y. for the first time this season Friday night. The RailRiders had won three straight series entering the weekend set against the Rochester Red Wings, starting with taking 3-of-4 from Rochester June 11-13. Over the last 13 games, the RailRiders have a 9-4 record which is tops in the International League in that time. The RailRiders left after the suspended game, having not lost any of their last four series.

CONTINUITY: The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are starting to come together and play as a unit in the month of June (12-9) after sub-.500 records in April and May. Part of that can be attributed to a lower number of roster moves per day than what the team was experiencing at the start of the season. 36 roster moves over 23G in April (1.57/G) // 52 roster moves over 29G in May (1.79/G) // 26 roster moves over 21G in June (1.24/G)

NEEDING SOME LENGTH: Due to Monday's off-day, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders bullpen was well-rested entering Tuesday's game even though the pitching staff has not been able to provide much depth at the start of games. LHP Josh Rogers is the one pitcher who has consistently given SWB starts that save the bullpen. He went 7.0 innings in Syracuse and followed that up with 6.0 innings Wednesday for the RailRiders. This season, Rogers has gone 6.0+ innings in 9-of-14 (64.3%) of his starts, while the rest of the team has just 11 such starts in the other 59 games (18.6%).

POWERING UP: In the blink of an eye, the SWB RailRiders are the leading HR-hitting team in the International League. At the end of April, the team had 15 HR in 23G (0.65 HR/G) which was good for 6th in the 14-team I.L. Since then, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has 57 HR in its last 49G (1.16 HR/G) including 25 in 21G so far in June (1.19 HR/G).

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