IL Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

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Published on June 26, 2022 under International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (29-42) vs Toledo Mud Hens (37-32)

Game 72 | Road Game 36 | Fifth Third Field | Toledo, OH | Sunday, June 26, 2022 | First Pitch 4:05 PM

LHP JP Sears (1-1, 1.83) vs RHP Michael Mariot (6-1, 4.45)

SEARS: No decision in 4.0 innings, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 8 K @ Toledo 6/21 (3-2 L)

MARIOT: Took win in relief, going 3.1 IP, 3 H, ER, K vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6/21 (3-2 W)

LAST TIME OUT

TOLEDO, OH (June 25, 2022) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders dropped Friday night's game 8-3 to the Toledo Mud Hens. Armando Alvarez drove in two runs while notching his seventh homer of the year.

Hayden Wesneski struggled in his three innings of work. The right-hander was tagged for three runs on five hits including three doubles in the second inning. He gave up a two-run home run in the bottom of the third to Kerry Carpenter, who was making his Triple-A debut after swatting 22 homers with Double-A Erie.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre got on the board with a solo shot from Alvarez to make it 3-1. The homer tied him with Oswald Peraza for the team lead in home runs. It was his second of the series. The Mud Hens tacked on a run in the fourth and a pair in the fifth. They went on to homer three times in the game.

Alvarez would drive in a run on a groundout in the fifth. Another would be plated in the ninth on a double play as the RailRiders dropped an 8-3 decision on Saturday. Wesneski (2-7) suffered the loss and Chase Anderson (3-3) pitched five strong innings for the win.

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.

TWO-ON-TWO - Prior to last night, over 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. They lost yesterday.

THE LEAGUES - Despite the Yankees playing in the American League, the RailRiders have played mainly National League opponents this season. Entering the series, 71% of their games had been against NL affiliates (47/66, 21-26 record). The RailRiders, facing a Detroit Tigers farm team, are now 7-16 in their 23 games against American League affiliates.

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 lost his five-game hitting streak on Saturday. The stretch matched a season-best, something he set June 9 to June 15. In the series, Andújar is still 8-for-20 in this series with a home run, double and two RBI. In the month of June he is slashing .345/.400/.527 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 an eight-game hitting streak and a nine-game on-base streak. The eight-gamer is a season-best, surpassing a six-game streak he set from April 28 to May 5. During this stretch, he is 13-for-33 (.394) 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 is on a four-game hitting streak... José Peraza are on three-game hitting streaks...Greg Bird (5) and Tim Locastro (4) lost their hitting streaks Friday... Zach Greene has made seven-straight scoreless appearances... Greg Weissert has made five-straight scoreless outings... Jimmy Cordero has four-straight scoreless outings (five of six games this season)...

K'S FOR DAYS - Over the course of two games (Friday-17 and Saturday-14), RailRiders pitching has struck out 31 Mud Hens. Strikeouts had accounted for 31-of-54 outs recorded in that span, or 57.41% of total outs. They have now struck out 60 batters in the series, which has accounted for 47.26% of the total number of outs recorded in five games (60/126).

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 (52-20) were no-hit by the Houston Astros on Saturday, 3-0. Gerrit Cole still pitched well, going seven innings with eight strikeouts and one run allowed. Jose Urquidy takes the ball at 1:35 PM for the finale against Nestor Cortes... The Somerset Patriots (43-25) defeated the Hartford Yard Goats 2-1. Jesus Bastidas hit a solo homer which proved to be the winning run. The winner of today's game will take the first half Northeast Division title and clinch a postseason berth. Luis Medina takes the ball at 1:05 PM... The Hudson Valley Renegades (34-34) dropped a tough game to the Winston-Salem Dash 6-3. Aaron Pelensky hit a home run 106 MPH off the bat. They send TJ Sikkema to the mound today at 1:00 PM... The Tampa Tarpons (29-39) swept a doubleheader over the Clearwater Threshers. Game one was close, finishing 5-4 with game two going 8-0 in Tampa's favor. They look for the series split today at noon with Zach Messinger on the mound.

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