IL Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

SWB RailRiders Game Notes

Published on August 7, 2022 under International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


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

Game 105 | Home Game 54 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | Sunday, August 7, 2022 | First Pitch 1:05 PM

Bowden Francis (5-8, 7.35) vs RHP Mitch Spence (0-1, 3.86)

FRANCIS: Tossed three relief innings, taking loss, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 8/3 (5-2 L)

SPENCE: Took loss in Triple-A debut, 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 K vs Buffalo 8/2 (4-0 L)

LAST TIME OUT

MOOSIC, PA - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (54-50) defeated the Buffalo Bisons 5-1 on Saturday evening to match a season-high four games above .500. Michael Beltre launched a two-run shot to right field for his first career Triple-A home run.

Buffalo grabbed the lead early against RailRiders' starter Clarke Schmidt. LJ Talley gave the Bisons a 1-0 advantage with a run-scoring single to right in the first. Schmidt settled in after that and pitched a season-best five innings with just the one run allowed and three strikeouts. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre answered in the bottom of the frame with two runs of their own to jump in front. Tyler Wade doubled to center to score Estevan Florial and tie the game at one apiece. Ronald Guzmán then reached on an error three batters later that plated Wade and gave SWB a 2-1 lead. The RailRiders extended their edge to 4-1 after Beltre's two-RBI blast in the fourth. Beltre has a pair of hits and a stolen base since being promoted to the RailRiders on August 5.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre added an insurance run in the seventh via a two-base hit from Miguel Andújar that brought Oswald Peraza home. Peraza finished the night 2-for-4 and currently owns a five-game hitting streak. Michael Gomez, Carlos Espinal and Shane Greene combined to pitch four shutout frames out of the RailRiders' bullpen in the 5-1 final. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre relievers have given up five runs over 23 innings of work in this series (1.96 ERA).

Schmidt (1-0) earned his first win of the season with SWB. Casey Lawrence (8-4) was saddled with 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 eleven of their last fourteen games against the Bisons. In those games, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is outscoring Buffalo 66-38. The RailRiders enter Sunday four games over .500 (54-50) for the first time since they were 4-0 on April 8 (121 days ago).

Y CORRER CORRER, CORRER - The Bisons have stolen 11 bases in 12 tries this series with at least one stolen bag in each of the first five games of the set. Buffalo leads the International League with 132 stolen bases this year, with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre right behind them with 124.

PEN PALS - The RailRiders bullpen has thrown 23.0 innings in this series, allowing five runs (1.96 ERA). Last week, they threw 30.2 innings against Rochester, allowing 19 runs (5.58 ERA).

SHUT 'EM DOWN - Entering Sunday, the Bisons have scored just one run over the last 18 innings (two games). In the previous four games of the series, they had scored 13 times in 27 innings.

VIOLATIONS - Saturday night's game was the first game in this series where there were no pitch clock violations. In the first three games of the set, the two teams combined to have seven total pitch clock violations.

ARMS RACE - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is currently fourth in the league in team WHIP (1.29) and is third with 966 strikeouts. The pitching staff has allowed the fewest hits in all of Triple-A baseball with 756.

BELTRE BACK - Michael Beltre was promoted from Double-A Somerset Friday. He tallied his first Triple-A home run on Saturday night with a two-run blast off Casey Lawrence and the Buffalo Bisons. 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-53 push (.377) with seven doubles and three home runs over his last fifteen 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 thirteen-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 - The RailRiders welcome in the Worcester Red Sox on Tuesday. 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 (70-38) lost 1-0 to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. The only run scored in the first inning on a Nolan Arrenado single. Jordan Montgomery and Domingo German both went five innings against each other. The two wrap the series today at 2:!5 with Frankie Montas making his New York debut against Adam Wainwright... The Somerset Patriots (61-39) defeated the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 4-2. Sean Boyle delivered his tenth straight quality start with seven innings and seven strikeouts. The series wraps tonight at 5:05 PM... The Hudson Valley Renegades (53-47) lost both ends of a doubleheader to the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. They need a win today at 1:05 PM to take the series after winning the first three games... The Tampa Tarpons (48-51) walked off in ten innings against the Clearwater Threshers 5-4. Madison Santos delivered the game-winning single to snap a six-game slide. The series finishes today at 12:00 PM...

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