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June 17, 2022 - International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Rochester Red Wings (36-27) vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (25-38)

Game 64 | Home Game 34 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | Friday, June 17, 2022 | First Pitch 6:35 PM

RHP Jefry Rodriguez(1-1, 6.62) vs LHP Ken Waldichuk (1-1, 1.69)

RODRIGUEZ: Pitched two innings of relief with one walk and two strikeouts @ St. Paul 6/12 (5-1 L)

WALDICHUK: Earned W, 6.0 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 HBP, BB, 11 K (one shy of tying career-high) @ Syracuse 6/11 (8-4 W)

LAST TIME OUT

MOOSIC, PA (June 16, 2022) - The Rochester Red Wings defeated the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 3-1 on Thursday evening. Jhony Brito logged his second consecutive quality start with six innings of one-run ball on the mound.

The RailRiders started the scoring in the fourth with an RBI single from Ronald Guzmán against Red Wings' starter Cade Cavalli. The 23-year-old righty Cavalli allowed that lone tally over five innings with four strikeouts.

Rochester knotted things up with one run in the sixth. Adrian Sanchez plated one on a ground ball after the Red Wings opened the frame with back-to-back singles versus Scranton/Wilkes-Barre starter Brito. In his third start of the season with SWB, Brito gave up one run in six innings of work and has allowed just two runs over 17.1 innings with the RailRiders this year. The Red Wings then jumped ahead in the seventh via Ildemaro Vargas' two-run home run off RailRiders' reliever Shane Greene to make it 3-1. It was the second long ball of the season for Vargas.

Zach Greene and Greg Weissert combined to pitch two shutout frames out of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre bullpen, but the offense couldn't muster a rally in the 3-1 final. Patrick Murphy (2-0) earned his second win of the season out of the Red Wings' bullpen. Shane Greene (1-1) was saddled with the loss for SWB.

NEWS & NOTES

FIRST THINGS FIRST - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders welcome in the Rochester Red Wings for the only time this season for a six-game series from June 14 to June 19. These two teams have met six times prior in New York, with the Red Wings winning five of six. Rochester entered the set in first place in the International League East, but find themselves in second heading into Friday.

EIGHT WAS ENOUGH - The Red Wings snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 3-1 win on Thursday. It was their first victory since June 5, an 11-2 win over the Buffalo Bisons. The eight-game streak was the longest of their season in which they were outscored 65-29. Rochester has not won consecutive games since winning three straight June 2 to June 4. The Red Wings still find themselves a half-game back of first place Buffalo.

MAKIN' MOVES - Prior to yesterday's game, Ryan Weber signed a Major League contract with the New York Yankees and went on to pitch in part as a replacement of Luis Severino who was placed on the COVID-IL. Severino was reactivated late last night and Weber was designated for an assignment. Additionally, José Mujica was promoted from Double-A Somerset for the third time this season and rejoined the RailRiders. This comes on the heels of Ender Inciarte's release on Wednesday.

KEEP ON SCORING - Entering Friday, the RailRiders have scored six or more runs in five of their last eight games. During those eight games, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has gone 6-2.

WHERE'S WALDI? - The RailRiders send Ken Waldichuk to the mound tonight, looking for back-to-back wins. Between here and Double-A Somerset, the team Waldichuk pitches for has won eight of ten games he's played this season. This will be the first time in his career that he faces Rochester. The left-hander was fourth in all of Minor League Baseball last season in strikeouts with 163.

HE WILL, HE WILL ROC YOU - Armando Alvarez launched a three-run home run on Wednesday against Rochester starter Logan Verrett, his fifth homer of the year. In his three seasons with the RailRiders, Alvarez is slashing .305/.341/.619 (.960 OPS) with eight home runs and 24 RBI against the Red Wings. These are easily his best numbers against any Triple-A opponent with this much playing time. Of his 167 career hits in Triple-A, 36 of them have come against the Red Wings (22%).

WHEN YOU CALL ME BIG PAPA - Miguel Andújar has a five-game hitting streak entering Friday, the longest of his season with the RailRiders. After a three-hit performance on Wednesday, he has raised his season average to .304, the first time it's been over .300 in the month of June. He has a hit in 24 of 33 games he has played with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season.

ES BEEN GREAT - Estevan Florial finds himself on a nine-game hitting streak (13-for-38, .342) entering Friday, the longest hitting streak for any RailRider this season. Prior to this stretch, Florial's longest hit streak in his Scranton/Wilkes-Barre career also lasted nine games from June 24 to July 4, 2021 where he went 13-for-37 (.351). The longest hitting streak of his career is eleven from July 30 to August 12, 2017 while with the Charleston RiverDogs (15-for-45, .333).

STREAKY - Max McDowell, Ronald Guzmán and Oswald Peraza have three-game hitting streaks... Vinny Nittoli has not been charged with a run in six-straight relief appearances... Zach Greene has made four-straight scoreless appearances... Greg Weissert has made three-straight scoreless outings...

ON DECK - The RailRiders host the Red Wings on Saturday at 6:05 PM. The first 2,500 fans through the gates will receive an Aaron Judge Emojihead, presented by Geisinger. It's also Youth Baseball and Softball Night.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION - The New York Yankees (47-16) walked off on the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 thanks to an Anthony Rizzo solo homer in the bottom of the ninth. Rizzo drove in both runs for the Bronx Bombers. Three of the four pitchers used by New York have appeared for SWB this season (Clarke Schmidt, Ryan Weber and Ron Marinaccio). The Yankees are in Toronto starting tonight with Jordan Montgomery facing Ross Stripling at 7:07 PM... The Somerset Patriots (39-21) came back from a four-run deficit to score 11 unanswered runs and defeat the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 11-4. Michael Beltre gave them the lead with a double in the ninth. Sean Boyle gets the ball tonight at 7:05 PM... Thursday night's game between the Hudson Valley Renegades (30-29) and the Greensboro Grasshoppers was postponed due to a power outage. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Friday starting at 5:30 PM... The Tampa Tarpons (25-35) snapped a five-game skid with a big 14-2 win over the St. Lucie Mets. Marcos Cabrera hit his tenth homer of the season and drove in three. Juan Carela tossed 6.1 innings of two-run ball with nine strikeouts. They face off tonight at 6:10 PM...

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