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June 25, 2022 - International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (29-41) vs Toledo Mud Hens (36-32)

Game 71 | Road Game 35 | Fifth Third Field | Toledo, OH | Saturday, June 25, 2022 | First Pitch 7:05 PM

RHP Hayden Wesneski (2-6, 3.48) vs RHP Chase Anderson (2-3, 5.40)

WESNESKI: No decision in 5.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, BB, 3 K vs Rochester 6/19 (W 5-4)

ANDERSON: No decision in 5.0 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 3 K @ Worcester 6/18 (2-1 W)

LAST TIME OUT

TOLEDO, OH (June 24, 2022) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders blanked the Toledo Mud Hens 2-0 behind dominant pitching. With 14 strikeouts from RailRiders pitching, they have now tallied 31 over the last 18 innings and 52 in the first four games of the series.

Ryan Weber was solid in his return to the RailRiders. The righty struck out four of the last five batters he faced, going 3.1 IP scoreless. Shane Greene followed suit with a pair of strikeouts, then Matt Krook finished the job. Krook retired all fifteen batters he faced from the start of the fifth to the end of the game. He struck out eight to set a new season-high.

Miguel Andújar got the RailRiders on the board with a no-doubt laser home run to left field to open the seventh. Estevan Florial doubled home Max McDowell from first in the eighth. That's all the offense Scranton/Wilkes-Barre would need to even the series at two games apiece, winning 2-0. It was the RailRiders seventh shutout win of the year and the fewest amount of hits they've allowed in any game this season, two.

Krook (3-6) would tally the victory in relief. Sam Howard (0-2) surrendered the Andújar homer and took the loss.

NEWS & NOTES

FIRST THINGS FIRST - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are in Toldeo, Ohio for the first time since May 19, 2019. They split a four-game series with the Toledo Mud Hens in that series. This six-game series is the only time these two teams meet this season. This is also currently the furthest Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has traveled this season. Fifth Third Field is 479 miles away from PNC Field.

HELLO-GOODBYE - Entering Saturday, seven of the last eight RailRiders pitchers have struck out the very first batter they have faced. The only exception is Ryan Weber. The list of successful first-batter strikeouts is Ken Waldichuk, Zach Greene, Michael Gomez, Jimmy Cordero, Greg Weissert, Shane Greene and Matt Krook.

K'S FOR DAYS - Over the course of the last two games (Friday-17 and Saturday-14), RailRiders pitching has struck out 31 Mud Hens. Strikeouts have accounted for 31-of-54 outs recorded in that span, or 57.41% of total outs. They have now struck out 52 batters in the series, which has accounted for 50.98% of the total number of outs recorded in four games (52/102).

TWO-ON-TWO - Entering Saturday, over the last ten games the RailRiders have either won two in a row or lost two in a row five separate times. This stretch began on June 14 against Rochester.

ROB CITY - Rob Brantly has been hot in this series in Toledo. The 32-year-old veteran is 5-for-8 in the set with three doubles, a walk and two RBI. To find five total hits for Brantly, you have to go back to May 7 tallying fifteen games played in with the RailRiders. Prior to these two multi-hit performances on Wednesday (three hits) and Thursday (two hits), Brantly had just one all season (two-hit game April 28 vs Lehigh Valley). 2022 is Brantly's second season with the RailRiders (68 games in 2021).

GETTIN' MIGGY WITH IT - Miguel Andújar is on a five-game hitting streak coming into play Saturday. This stretch matches a season-best, something he set June 9 to June 15. In the series, Andújar is 8-for-17 in this series with a home run, double and two RBI. In the month of June he is slashing .365/.421/.558 with SWB with ten driven in, the most RBIs he's had in a single-month this season.

WIZARD OF OS - Oswald Peraza finds himself on a seven-game hitting streak and an eight-game on-base streak. The seven-gamer is a season-best, surpassing a six-game streak he set from April 28 to May 5. During this stretch, he is 12-for-30 (.400) with a pair of homers and a double. The last time Peraza did not tally a hit in a game was on June 10 against Syracuse. His career-best hit streak is eleven games which lasted from August 9 to August 21, 2019 while with the Charleston River Dogs (16-for-44, .364).

STREAKY - Armando Alvarez and José Peraza are on three-game hitting streaks...Greg Bird (5) and Tim Locastro (4) lost their hitting streaks Friday... Zach Greene has made six-straight scoreless appearances... Greg Weissert has made five-straight scoreless outings... Jimmy Cordero has four-straight scoreless outings (five of six games this season)...

SEVENTEEN AGAIN - The RailRiders tallied 17 hits as a lineup and 17 strikeouts as a pitching staff on Thursday night. The most hits the RailRiders have tallied in a single-game this year is 19 against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on April 28. The strikeout total did set a new single-game high. The most strikeouts in a single-game this season was 16, something they did twice on May 11 against Syracuse and April 23 in Buffalo. The most hits in a single-game in franchise history is 27, set May 31, 1998 against Toledo. The most strikeouts in a single-game in franchise history is 22, set August 19, 2016 against Pawtucket.

ON DECK - The RailRiders return home on Tuesday, June 28 to face the Buffalo Bisons. It's "Twosday" at PNC Field. 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 (52-19) fell 3-1 to the Houston Astros yesterday. Giancarlo Stanton smashed a solo home run for the only Yankees run. Gerrit Cole matched up with Cristian Javier in day baseball today at 1:05 PM... The Somerset Patriots (42-25) lost 5-2 to the Hartford Yard Goats. Aroldis Chapman threw a scoreless top of the seventh and struck out one batter in his first rehab appearance. Adam Warren gets the start tonight at 7:05 PM... The Hudson Valley Renegades (34-33) dropped a tight contest to the Winston-Salem Dash 2-1 on Friday. Beck Way allowed just one run on one hit in 5.2 IP, walking two and striking out five. Yoendrys Gómez starts tonight at 6:00 PM... The Tampa Tarpons (27-39) and Clearwater Threshers were rained out on Friday. Only one-of-five scheduled Florida State League games were played yesterday. The two play a doubleheader Saturday starting at 4:00 PM...

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