IL Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

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Published on August 6, 2022 under International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Buffalo Bisons (54-49) vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (53-50)

Game 104 | Home Game 53 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | Saturday, August 6, 2022 | First Pitch 6:05 PM

RHP Casey Lawrence (8-3, 2.23) vs RHP Clarke Schmidt (0-0, 4.15)

LAWRENCE: Took loss in 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, 6 K, HR, vs Worcester 7/31 (4-1 L)

SCHMIDT: Tossed three shutout innings,2 H, BB, 5 K for Yankees vs Kansas City 7/30 (8-2 W)

LAST TIME OUT

MOOSIC, PA (August 5, 2022) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (53-50) shut out the Buffalo Bisons 5-0. Oswald Peraza launched a two-run home run as the RailRiders tallied their ninth shutout win of the season behind Jhony Brito.

Peraza launched his team-leading fifteenth homer of the season with a two-run shot in the first against Shaun Anderson. He's homered six times in his last 18 games since the start of July.

The RailRiders doubled their lead thanks to a wild pitch and an error in the bottom of the fourth to make it a 4-0 game for starter Jhony Brito. The righthander set a Triple-A career-high with seven strikeouts in 5.1 shutout innings. It's the second straight outing for Brito in which he sets a new high in that category. He also however allowed four walks, matching a career-high. He allowed just two hits.

A bases-loaded walk to Oswaldo Cabrera brought home Ronald Guzmán in the sixth for a 5-0 lead. José Mujica was solid out of the RailRiders bullpen, going two and third shutout innings with just two baserunners. Zach Greene tallied the final four outs to close down the shutout win. Brito (6-2) earned the victory with Anderson (2-2) taking the loss for Buffalo.

NEWS & NOTES

FIRST THINGS FIRST - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders welcome in the Buffalo Bisons for a six-game series in their first set of August. The last time Buffalo came to PNC Field in late June/early July, the RailRiders swept the Bisons for the franchise's first-ever six-game series sweep.

GETTIN' BUFF - Since losing the first three matchups against Buffalo to open their season series back in April, the RailRiders have won ten of their last thirteen games against the Bisons. In those games, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is outscoring Buffalo 61-37.

Y CORRER CORRER, CORRER - The Bisons have stolen 10 bases in 11 tries this series with at least one stolen bag in each of the first four games of the set. Buffalo leads the International League with 131 stolen bases this year, with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre right behind them with 122.

PEN PALS - The RailRiders bullpen has thrown 19.0 innings in this series, allowing five runs (2.37 ERA). Last week, they threw 30.2 innings against Rochester, allowing 19 runs (5.58 ERA).

ARMS RACE - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is currently fourth in the league in team WHIP (1.29) and is third with 957 strikeouts. The pitching staff has allowed the fewest hits in all of Triple-A baseball with 751.

DIETRICH OUT - MLB announced on Friday that it had suspended RailRiders' infielder Derek Dietrich without pay for 50 games for testing positive for 1,4-dimethylpentylamine (DMPA). Four other Minor Leaguers were also suspended. Dietrich's 50 games are retroactive to July 30.

ALL GOOD THINGS MUST - Thursday, Estevan Florial sailed a throw into the RailRiders' dugout from centerfield. It broke a stretch of 59 games played without committing an error. Prior to the mistake, Florial's last error occurred on April 29 against Lehigh Valley (fielding).

BELTRE BACK - Michael Beltre was promoted from Double-A Somerset yesterday. He tallied his first career Triple-A hit with an infield single in the sixth inning on Friday. Beltre began the season with the RailRiders, going 0-for-5 in two games in his first taste of Triple-A baseball. In 53 games with the Patriots this season, the switch hitter launched seven homers with 30 RBI while slashing .228/.327/.404.

O(UT OF THI)S WALDO - Since returning to the RailRiders from a shoulder injury on July 12, Oswaldo Cabrera is 19-for-66 (.288) with six home runs and 16 RBI. He has a twelve-game on-base streak with a .455 on-base percentage during it.

RON APPÉTIT - Since July 8, Ronald Guzmán has been on a 20-for-49 push (.408) with seven doubles and three home runs over his last fourteen games. The seven games prior to this, Guzmán had gone 3-for-19 (.158) while striking out seven times.

STREAKY - Greg Weissert has not been charged with a run in nineteen straight appearances, the longest stretch for any RailRiders pitcher this season. This scoreless streak has lasted 19.0 innings... Josh Breaux's fifteen-game on-base streak ended on Thursday after he went 0-for-4... Tyler Wade has a twelve-game on-base streak...

BOMBS USUALLY MEAN WIN - Despite hitting two home runs on Thursday, the RailRiders lost to the Bisons. When Scranton/Wilkes-Barre hits two or more home runs, they are now 22-6.

ON DECK - 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.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION - The New York Yankees (70-37) dropped a 4-3 decision to the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. Nestor Cortes allowed two runs in 5.1 innings while walking and striking out four. Domingo Germán takes the ball tonight and faces former Yankee Jordan Montgomery at 7:15 PM in St. Louis... The Somerset Patriots (60-39) lost their fourth straight with two losses on Friday night to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. It's their longest losing streak of the season and they've lost just their second series of the season. Sean Boyle takes a nine-game quality start streak to the mound tonight at 7:05 PM... The Hudson Valley Renegades (53-45) and Jersey Shore Blue Claws were rained out on Friday. The two will square off in a doubleheader today at 5:05 PM with Josue Panacual taking the ball in game one... The Tampa Tarpons (47-51) lost 1-0 to the Clearwater Threshers. The Tarpons surrendered a solo homer in the top of the ninth. Richard Fitts struck out seven batters over six shutout innings with just two baserunners allowed (one walk, one hit). Zach Messinger gets the start tonight at 6:30 PM...

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