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June 12, 2022 - International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (23-36) vs Syracuse Mets (20-38)

Game 60 | Road Game 30 | NBT Bank Stadium | Syracuse, NY | Sunday, June 12, 2022 | First Pitch 1:05 PM

LHP Matt Krook (1-5, 5.59) vs RHP Trevor Cahill (No record)

KROOK: Took loss, lasting 2.1 IP, 7 H, 8 ER (tied career-high), 3 HR, 3 BB, K vs Lehigh Valley 6/5 (12-4 L)

CAHILL: Pitched just 1.1 innings in start, allowing 1 H, ER, BB and 4 K for FCL Mets @ Astros 6/7 (4-2 L)

LAST TIME OUT

SYRACUSE, NY (June 11, 2022) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders beat the Syracuse Mets 8-4 Saturday night at NBT Bank Stadium. Ken Waldichuk struck out 11 over six innings and Oswald Pereza hit his fifth home run of the season as the RailRiders reeled off their fourth straight win.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre opened the scoring in the top of the first. Peraza reached on an infield single; his first hit of the series. After stealing second and advancing to third on an error, Peraza scored on a double to the left field corner by Miguel Andujar. Waldichuk handled the Mets in order over the first two innings, striking out two in each frame. Syracuse evened the score with a run on two hits and a hit batter in the third with a pair of strikeouts. The southpaw settled back in after that, striking out five more the rest of the way in a quality start.

The RailRiders sent all nine batters to the plate in the top of the sixth. Ronald Guzman doubled in the go-ahead run, plating Andujar from second. Phillip Evans and Guzman scored on a single by Jake Bauers to extend the lead to 4-1. Max McDowell added an RBI single and scored on a balk after a two-base error advanced him to third. The Mets cut the lead down to two against Michael Gomez in the bottom of the seventh with three runs on a hit batter, two walks and two hits, but Scranton/Wilkes-Barre closed the scoring at 8-4 in the eighth when Peraza drilled a two-run blast over the left field wall off reliever Tommy Hunter. Waldichuk (1-1) earned his first Triple-A win and became the first RailRiders pitcher to strikeout double-digit batters since Matt Krook on August 8, 2021.

NEWS & NOTES

FIRST THINGS FIRST - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders return to NBT Bank Stadium for the second and final time this season. The Mets and RailRiders play a total of 24 times this year. When Syracuse made their first trip of the season to PNC Field, the two teams split the series three games apiece in mid-May.

KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER - The RailRiders have now played 59 games this season. In those 59 contests, the game has been decided by three runs or less in 37 of them (63%). Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is 17-20 in those games. Twelve of these type of games have come against the Syracuse Mets, with SWB going 7-5 in them.

FLIPPING THE SWITCH - Since losing the first two games of the series by going 9-for-53 (.170 BA) with four extra base hits (all doubles), the RailRiders have gone 45-for-139 (.324 BA) with 20 extra base hits including seven home runs. With Saturday's win, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has won the series, their first series victory since the first week of the season, also against Syracuse (four games to one).

SEE U L8ER- José Peraza's eight-game hitting streak came to an end on Saturday. Peraza's stretch began on May 29 with him going 12-for-30 (.400) with four doubles and a home run during it. No RailRider this season has had a hit streak as long as him. During the stretch, Peraza raised his season batting average from .202 to .243 and his on base percentage from .268 to .292.

PHILING GOOD- Phillip Evans enters Sunday with hits in 11 of his last 13 games played dating back to May 25. He has raised his season average from .246 to .279 during this span while going 16-for-49 (.327). He has also tallied five multi-hit performances. Evans is in his first year in the Yankees organization.

GO WITH THE FLO - Estevan Florial led the charge on Thursday night, matching a career-high with five RBI, something he also did on July 2, 2019 against Daytona while with the Tampa Tarpons. Florial also went on to steal a base, homer and double. He has raised his season average to .295 this week going 9-for-19 in this series, which currently leads qualified batters with SWB.

D-D DOUBLE UP - The RailRiders swept Friday's doubleheader over the Mets. It was their first doubleheader sweep since they took two from Syracuse on April 8. On Wednesday, the reverse was true with the Mets taking both games. They have been swept four times while sweeping two. SWB has a 6-10 record in eight doubleheaders.

SCARY GOOD - The RailRiders exploded on Thursday for four home runs, which matched a season-high. SWB also hit four homers in a game against Syracuse in game two of a doubleheader on April 8. They had hit four home runs in the first seven games of the month of June. The RailRiders also scored six runs in the second inning, which strangely enough also matched a six-run second against Syracuse in that same April 8 game.

AT LEAST IT DIDN'T HAPPEN - In game two of the doubleheader on Wednesday, the RailRiders were nearly no-hit by the Syracuse Mets. With one out in the sixth with just five outs to get, Estevan Florial knocked his tenth double of the season. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has not been no-hit since April 26, 2014 against the Durham Bulls in North Carolina (Mike Montgomery and Brad Boxberger combined). One hit in a game is the fewest they've had this season.

ON DECK - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre returns home on Tuesday, June 14. It's 'Twosday' as the RailRiders host the Rochester Red Wings for the first time this year. Get 2-for-1 lawn or bleacher seats online only and enjoy $2 Landshark Lager tallboys for two hours after gates open, presented by PrimoHoagies and The River.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION - The New York Yankees (43-16) handled the Chicago Cubs 8-0 on Saturday. Aaron Judge homered twice to back Jordan Mongtomery's seven shutout innings. The two wrap up the series today at 1:35 PM with Jameson Taillon facing Keegan Thompson... Powered by three Anthony Volpe RBI, the Somerset Patriots (35-20) blanked the Akron RubberDucks by a final score of 6-0. Sean Boyle tossed a season-best six scoreless innings and struck out seven batters. They wrap the series today at 1:05 PM with Randy Vasquez on the mound... The Hudson Valley Renegades (27-29) squeaked by the Jersey Shore BlueClaws 1-0 on Saturday night. Josue Panacual tossed a career-high 7.0 shutout innings on the night. In just his second start in High-A, the right-hander scattered six hits - all singles - and didn't walk a batter while striking out nine to tie his career-high. TJ Sikkema wraps the series starting at 2:05 PM... The Tampa Tarpons (24-31) were rained out on Saturday with their game against the Palm Beach Cardinals. The two will play a doubleheader on Sunday starting at 11:00 AM...

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