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August 10, 2022 - International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Worcester Red Sox (54-52) vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (55-50)

Game 107 | Home Game 56 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | Wednesday, August 10, 2022 | First Pitch 6:35 PM

RHP Brian Keller (3-3, 3.30) vs RHP Jhony Brito (6-2, 2.79)

KELLER: No decision, 6.0 IP, 2 H, ER, HR, 2 BB, 10 K (season-high) vs 8/3 Durham (3-1 L)

BRITO: Earned win in 5.1 shutout innings, 2 H, 4 BB, 7 K (Triple-A high) vs Buffalo 8/5 (5-0 W)

LAST TIME OUT

MOOSIC, PA (August 9, 2022) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (55-50) defeated the Worcester Red Sox 10-2 on Tuesday evening, improving to a season-high five games over .500. Chris Owings went 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run and was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.

Worcester plated two in the first to take an early lead against RailRiders' starter Matt Krook. The first run scored on a fielder's choice after the bases were loaded following two walks and an error. Jeter Downs then singled home another tally two batters later, but Tyler Wade ended the threat with an outfield assist from left to keep the deficit at 2-0. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre jumped in front with a three-spot in the third. Chris Owings launched his second home run of the season to put the RailRiders on the board. Tyler Wade hit a two-run big fly later in the frame to put SWB in front 3-2. Wade is batting .333 (6-for-18) with two long balls and four RBI over the last week. The RailRiders exploded for five more tallies on six hits in the fourth. Michael Beltre and Owings hit back-to-back RBI doubles to expand the advantage to three runs. A pair of singles from Estevan Florial and Oswaldo Cabrera accounted for the other three runs to make it 8-2.

Phillip Evans and Beltre hit back-to-back solo home runs in the seventh to add two insurance runs and extend the RailRiders' lead to 10-2. Beltre has three extra-base hits since being promoted from Double-A Somerset on August 5. Jose Mujica, Braden Bristo and Luke Bard combined to pitch three shutout innings out of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's bullpen in the 10-2 final. Krook (7-7) tied a team-best with his seventh victory for SWB. Victor Santos (0-1) suffered the loss in his Triple-A debut with Worcester.

NEWS & NOTES

FIRST THINGS FIRST - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders welcome in the Worcester Red Sox for the first time this season. The WooSox have not been here since August 3 - August 8 when they took four of six games in that series.

PEN PALS - In seven games during this homestand, the RailRiders bullpen has thrown 27.0 innings against Buffalo and Worcester, allowing five runs (1.67 ERA). The week prior to this homestand in Rochester, they threw 30.2 innings allowing 19 runs (5.58 ERA).

SHUT 'EM DOWN - In their last four games, the RailRiders are outscoring their opponents 21-4. In their last five wins dating back to July 31 (seven completed games), the RailRiders have surrendered two or fewer runs in each contest.

ARMS RACE - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is currently tied for third in the league with Jacksonville in team WHIP (1.28) and is tied for fourth with Iowa with 979 strikeouts. The pitching staff has allowed the fewest hits in all of Triple-A baseball with 764.

MY LIFE BE LIKE (W)OO AH - The RailRiders lost five of their first seven matchups against Worcester to start the year. Since then, they have gone 6-1 against them. Entering Wednesday, SWB has their first winning record over the WooSox this season (7-6).

BOMBS AWAY - The RailRiders hit four home runs on Tuesday against Worcester. In the six games against Buffalo last week, they hit five total.

LEAN BACK (TO BACK) - Tuesday, Phillip Evans and Michael Beltre launched back-to-back solo homers in the seventh inning off Worcester reliever Durbin Feltman. It was the third time this season the RailRiders had hit back-to-back jacks, all in the last thirty days. Miguel Andújar and Phillip Evans did so on July 29 in Rochester. Josh Breaux and Jake Bauers were the first this season to do so on July 13 against Louisville.

BIG MIKE - Since rejoining the RailRiders on August 5, Michael Beltre has hit two homers and a double in four games with SWB. After a brief two-game stint at the start of the season in Triple-A, this run has Beltre going 4-for-12 while slugging .917 in this short stint.

HE'S THE GUZ, MÁN - Ronald Guzmán has a hit in 13 of his last 16 games dating back to July 8. In this stretch, he's gone 21-for-57 (.368) with eight doubles and three home runs. Entering Wednesday, he has raised his average from .197 to .239 and his on-base percentage from .314 to .344.

CHRIS OWN-INGS - Chris Owings finished a triple shy of the cycle on Tuesday, driving home a pair with a double and a homer as a part of a 3-for-4 night. It was his first three-hit game of the season both with SWB and Baltimore. It was his first three-hit day since April 7, 2021 while with the Colorado Rockies. Including August 7's suspended game, Owings is 6 for his last 13 with five RBI.

OLD FRIEND ALERT - JP Sears, former RailRider and Yankee who was traded in the Frankie Montas deal, was called up from Triple-A Las Vegas Wednesday and is set to make his Oakland A's debut. He had pitched just once in a start for the Aviators on August 3. Sears had made 11 appearances, nine starts this season for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before being traded on August 1.

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... Tyler Wade has a fourteen-game on-base streak... Oswaldo Cabrera is on a thirteen-game on-base streak... Armando Alvarez has a four-game hit streak entering today... Oswald Peraza enters on an active five-game hitting streak...

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 (71-40) lost 1-0 in 13 innings to the Seattle Mariners. Luis Torrens walked it off with an RBI single. Gerrit Cole tossed seven shutout innings with just four hits and eight strikeouts. The Yankees tallied just three hits from Aaron Judge, Andrew Benintendi and Miguel Andújar. Nestor Cortes takes the ball today against Robbie Ray at 4:10 PM... The Somerset Patriots (62-39) defeated the Hartford Yard Goats 3-1. Brandon Lockridge robbed a potential game-tying home run in center to end the game. Clayton Beeter will make his Yankees' organization debut tonight at 6:05 PM... The Hudson Valley Renegades (55-47) defeated the Aberdeen IronBirds 3-2. Tyler Hardman, Grant Richardson and Spencer Henson all hit solo home runs for the victory. Juan Carela takes the mound tonight at 7:05 PM... The Tampa Tarpons (49-52) lost the opener to the Dunedin Blue Jays 9-1. The Tarpons only run scored in the second on a Raimfer Salinas single. The two square off tonight at 6:30 PM...

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