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July 16, 2022 - International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Los Murcielagos de Louisville (35-52) vs Vejigantes de Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (43-45)

Partido 89 | Partido de Casa 47 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | Sábado, El 16 de Julio, 2022 | Primer Pitch 6:05 PM

LHP Justin Nicolino (1-3, 6.88) vs RHP Jhony Brito (4-1, 2.54)

NICOLINO: ND in 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, 5K (tied season-high) vs St. Paul 7/10 (5-4 W)

BRITO: Tossed 4.0 innings of relief, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB (career-high), 2 K @ Worcester 7/9 (3-2 W)

LA ULTIMA VEZ

MOOSIC, PA (July 15, 2022) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (43-45) blanked the Louisville Bats 9-0 on Friday evening. Domingo Germán pitched six shutout innings in the second start of his rehab assignment with the RailRiders.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre took the game's first lead in the third. After Phillip Evans and Rob Brantly started the frame with back-to-back singles, three straight two-out walks of Oswaldo Cabrera, Jake Bauers and Josh Breaux gave the RailRiders a 3-0 advantage. Evans and Brantly combined to go 4-for-6 with two walks and four runs scored out of the seven and eight spots in the lineup.Meanwhile, Germán cruised through the fifth appearance of his Minor League rehab assignment. The 29-year-old right-hander logged six scoreless innings with one strikeout on just 65 pitches. In total, Germán has allowed one run over 20.1 frames (0.44 ERA) across those five games as he works back from a right shoulder injury. The RailRiders then padded their lead with a five-spot in the sixth. Evans and Brantly got things going once again with a walk and single, respectively. Then another two-out rally ensued. Estevan Florial and Tim Locastro each delivered RBI singles to make it 5-0. That was followed by a three-run home run from Oswaldo Cabera to break the game open at 8-0. Cabrera has two home runs and six RBI in three games in this series.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre scored one more in the eighth while José Mujica and Jimmy Cordero combined to pitch three scoreless innings out of the RailRiders' bullpen in the 9-0 final. Germán (1-0) earned his first win for SWB this season. TJ Zeuch (0-5) suffered the loss for Louisville.

NOTICIAS Y NOTAS

FIRST THINGS FIRST - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders welcome the Louisville bats for their first trip to PNC Field since July 19-21, 2019 (Louisville won series 2-1). The Bats are just the second western division team the RailRiders have faced this year, the other being the Toledo Mud Hens (split series 3-3 in Ohio).

FIVE HUNDO - With a 43-45 record entering play on Saturday, the RailRiders would need to win the final two games of this series against Louisville to end the proverbial first half with a .500 record. SWB had fallen as far as a season-worst seventeen games under .500 at 19-36 on June 8, putting them 15.5 games back of first while holding last place in the IL East. The RailRiders can be no worse than four games under by the July 18 All-Star break. The team has not been .500 since they were 4-4 on April 14.

SHUT 'EM OUT, SHUT 'EM DOWN - The RailRiders won 9-0 on Saturday. It was their eighth shutout victory of their season and matched their biggest victory by run differential, nine (four times). In their three wins in this series this week, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is outscoring Louisville 26-3 and hold a 1.00 ERA in those games.

HOME COOKIN' - Entering Saturday, the RailRiders have won 13 of their last 16 home games dating back to June 14.

UN CELEBRACIÓN - Tonight, the RailRiders play as the Vejigantes on their second Cope de la Diversión game of the season. SWB currently has 10 active players born in a Latin country: six from the Dominican Republic and four from Venezuela.

BIENVENIDO DE NUEVO - Oswaldo Cabrera launched a three-run home run in the sixth inning on Friday night. Since returning to the club on Tuesday, Cabrera has gone 3-for-13 with a pair of home runs and five RBI in three games.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY - Since July 7, Rob Brantly has gone 8-for-11 with every hit being a single. He has driven in two runs in a three game span. His three-hit performance on Saturday was his first game in six days (July 9).

PHIL OF THE FUTURE - Phillip Evans has been hot recently. In the month of July, Evans is batting .387, going 12-for-31. He has also walked eight times in the last ten games. The California native is on a nine-game on-base streak and has hits in nine of his last twelve games.

REUNION - Thursday, the New York Yankees announced that they have acquired INF/OF Tyler Wade from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. He will join the RailRiders soon. Wade, who was drafted and developed by New York, has played 255 games with the RailRiders from 2017 to 2019 where he hit .281 with 15 home runs and 96 RBI.

BUY ONE, GET ONE - The RailRiders hit back-to-back homers on Tuesday thanks to Josh Breaux and Jake Bauers. It was the first time this season any RailRider batters were able to complete the feat. The last time the RailRiders hit back-to-back homers was from Donny Sands and Armando Alvarez on July 20, 2021 against Rochester.

ON DECK - The RailRiders square off with Louisville in the finale tomorrow. Sunday is Sunday Family Funday, presented by Geisinger and Q92. Kids can play catch on the field from noon until 12:20 PM, get $2 Dippin Dots and Mamita's Ices all game long and can run the bases after the final out. It's also Champ's Birthday celebration.

STREAKY -Greg Weissert has not been charged with a run in twelve straight appearances, the longest stretch for any RailRiders pitcher this season... Jimmy Cordero is on five-game scoreless streak... Shane Greene is on a four-game scoreless streak...Phillip Evans is on a nine-game on-base streak...

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION - The New York Yankees (62-28) lost 5-4 in eleven innings last night to the Boston Red Sox. Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run home run, his 24th long ball of the season... The Somerset Patriots (52-33) were shut out by the Portland Sea Dogs 5-0. Austin Wells went 2-for-4 with a double as the lone bright spot. Sean Boyle looks to get the Patriots back on track tonight at 6:00 PM... The Hudson Valley Renegades (46-39) took down the Greenville Drive 6-4. Tyler Hardman hit his team-leading 13th home run of the season. Cooper Bowman set a Renegades single-season and career record with his 34th stolen base. TJ Sikkema takes the ball tonight at 6:05 PM... The Tampa Tarpons (39-45) split a doubleheader against the Daytona Tortugas, completing the first game with an 8-1 win. They lost game two 6-2. The Tarpons send Chandler Champlain to the mound tonight at 6:30 PM...

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