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June 29, 2022 - International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Buffalo Bisons (41-31) vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (31-42)

Game 74 | Home Game 38 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | Wednesday, June 29, 2022 | First Pitch 6:35 PM

RHP Mike Ellenbest (1-1, 5.14) vs LHP Ken Waldichuk (2-2, 2.70)

ELLENBEST: Pitched 1.1 inning of relief with 4 H, ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ND vs St. Paul 6/25 (7-4 L)

WALDICHUK: Earned win in 5.0 innings ‚¬Â, H, ER, 0 BB, 8 K @ Toledo on 6/23 (7-2 W)

LAST TIME OUT

MOOSIC, PA (June 28, 2022) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders hung on to defeat the Buffalo Bisons 5-4 on Tuesday. Miguel Andújar sent a three-run homer in the fifth to lead the charge for SWB.

The Bisons jumped on RailRiders starter Jhony Brito for a pair of runs in their half of the second inning. The Bisons had loaded the bases with no outs, scoring on a hit batter and a fielder's choice. Trailing 2-0, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre attacked with two outs. Estevan Florial launched a solo homer to right. Tim Locastro singled and was followed by an Oswald Peraza walk. Andújar then launched a three-run home run to give SWB a 4-2 lead. Aroldis Chapman made his third rehab appearance, his first career outing in a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre uniform. Chapman retired the side in the sixth with a 1-2-3 frame including a pair of strikeouts. His elite fastball reached 99 MPH in a thirteen-pitch inning.

The Bisons trimmed the RailRiders lead to 4-3 thanks to an Otto Lopez RBI double in the top of the seventh. SWB got it right back due to a Greg Bird RBI single in their half of the inning. One more came across for Buffalo but Greg Weissert completed a four-out save, his team-leading seventh of the season. Brito (2-1) was given the victory with Casey Lawrence (8-2) being dealt the loss. For the first time since the RailRiders were 4-3 on the season, they have a winning record in a month with a 13-12 record in June.

NEWS & NOTES

FIRST THINGS FIRST - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders welcome in the Buffalo Bisons, Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, for the first time this season. The RailRiders played their only series in Buffalo, NY in late April with the Bisons taking four-of-six games.

OVER THE HEDGE - The RailRiders find themselves with a 13-12 record in the month of June. It's the first time SWB has a winning record in a single month since they were 4-3 at the start of the season (April). During June, SWB had been .500 four times at 7-7, 9-9, 11-11 and 12-12. Thirteen wins in June is the most the RailRiders have had in a month this season (nine in each April and May).

MOVE AND GROOVE - The Yankees made multiple moves yesterday and today. Manny Bañuelos was designated for an assignment. JP Sears was called up, pitched, then was optioned back down. Ryan Weber signed a Major League contract and is back with the Yankees. It's the second time in the last two weeks Weber has signed a big league contract and was called up (June 16).

SECOND TIME'S THE CHARM - In the eighth inning of Tuesday night's game, Buffalo reliever Joe Biagini was charged with two pitch clock violations during an at-bat with Estevan Florial, who ended up walking. It was the first time this season a pitcher has been charged with two pitch clock violations in one at-bat during a RailRiders game.

KEN YOU DIG IT - Ken Waldichuk will make his first career outing against the Buffalo Bisons tonight as the RailRiders starter. He's coming off a solid outing in which he allowed just one run in five innings against Toledo at Fifth Third Field. Waldichuk has fared better on the road as opposed to at PNC Field. He has made three away starts three starts at home where his road ERA stands at 1.65 versus a 3.95 mark at home. Waldichuk is the number six prospect in the Yankees system according to Baseball America.

TO YOU, ANDÚ, ANDÚ - Miguel Andújar launched a three-run home run on Tuesday that gave the RailRiders a 4-2 lead in the fifth. It came on the seventh pitch of the at-bat. In his prior (3rd inning) at-bat against the same pitcher (Casey Lawrence), Andújar saw 14 pitches, fouling off 10 of them before flying out to center. In his four plate appearances on Tuesday, Andújar saw 28 total pitches.

WIZARD OF OS - Oswald Peraza finds himself on a ten-game hitting streak and an eleven-game on-base streak. The ten-gamer is a season-best, surpassing a six-game streak he set from April 28 to May 5. During this stretch, he is 18-for-41 (.439) with four homers and two doubles. 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).

GIVE IT TO GREG - Greg Weissert leads the team with seven saves in eight opportunities. Seven saves is the most he's tallied in a single season of his career. He has been asked to gather four outs in three of those saves including in the Tuesday opener this week against the Bisons. Weissert's only blown save this year came on June 8 on the road against the Syracuse Mets.

STREAKY - Armando Alvarez is on a four-game hitting streak... José Peraza is on a four-game hitting streak... Greg Weissert has made seven-straight scoreless outings... Braden Bristo has made four-straight scoreless outings... Shane Greene has made three-straight scoreless outings...

BABY BOMBERS - The RailRiders smacked five home runs on Sunday, setting a season-high as a collective unit. The most home runs in a single game in franchise history occurred on May 31, 1998 when Scranton/Wilkes-Barre hit seven, also in Toledo the same day set a franchise record for most hits in a game (27).

ON DECK - Thursday is Thirsty Thursday. Enjoy $1.00 specials on Bud Light and Pepsi products for two hours after gates open, presented by Budweiser and Eyewitness News.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION - The New York Yankees (55-20) held on to defeat the A's 2-1 on Tuesday. JP Sears tossed 5.2 scoreless innings while surrendering just three hits. Marwin Gonzalez homered. Oakland and New York matched up earlier today in the series finale... The Somerset Patriots (44-26) lost 3-2 to the Reading Fightin' Phils. Anthony Volpe stayed hot with an RBI double. Domingo Germán went 3.1 scoreless with three strikeouts in his rehab stint. Sean Boyle takes the ball tonight at 7:00 PM... The Hudson Valley Renegades (35-35) defeated the Brooklyn Cyclones 5-2. Cooper Bowman, Trey Sweeney, and Everson Pereira all doubled in a row in the first. Matt Sauer gets the start tonight at 7:00 PM... The Tampa Tarpons (30-40) handled the Bradenton Marauders 10-4. Marcos Cabrera and Madison Santos both homered. Game two is tonight at 6:30 PM...

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