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August 11, 2022 - International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Worcester Red Sox (54-53) vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (56-50)

Game 108 | Home Game 57 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | Thursday, August 11, 2022 | First Pitch 6:35 PM

LHP Chris Murphy (3-1, 3.93) vs RHP Clarke Schmidt (1-0, 3.63)

MURPHY: Earned win, 7.0 IP, 6 H, ER, 4 BB, 5 K vs Durham 8/5 (5-1 W)

SCHMIDT: Earned win, 5.0 IP, 4 H, ER, 3 K vs Buffalo 8/6 (5-1 W)

LAST TIME OUT

MOOSIC, PA (August 10, 2022) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (56-50) rallied back in dramatic fashion to defeat the Worcester Red Sox 3-2 on Wednesday. Ronald Guzmán launched a two-run shot with two outs in the eighth to give the RailRiders the lead and eventual win.

Worcester tagged two on starter Jhony Brito thanks to Ryan Fitzgerald's two-run home run to right. The RailRiders responded in the bottom of the third. Oswaldo Cabrera singled to bring home Michael Beltre for a 2-1 game. Beltre was lifted from the game after the play at the plate. Brito lasted five innings while allowing just those two runs to score. He struck out three, retiring nine in a row at one point. The RailRiders bullpen was strong behind the starter. Zach Greene, Jimmy Cordero and Ron Marinaccio each twirled scoreless frames out of the bullpen. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre loaded the bases in the seventh but failed to score.

In the home half of the eighth, SWB finally broke through. A single and fielder's choice brought Guzmán to the plate with a runner aboard in two out. Guzmán muscled one the other way for the go-ahead two-run homer. His eighth homer of the season was his first of the year that put the RailRiders ahead.

Greg Weissert came in for the ninth and surrendered a leadoff walk but stranded it at third base to lock down his fifteenth save. Marinaccio (1-0) tallied the victory in relief while Chase Shugart surrendered the home run and was saddled with the loss.

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.

ONE BIG SWING - Wednesday, Ronald Guzmán gave the RailRIders the lead in the eighth inning with a two-run homer for an eventual 3-2 win. They were trailing 2-1 before the blast. It was just their fifth win this season when trailing after seven innings. It was the second time this season that the RailRiders took the lead with two outs in the eighth with a homer. Tim Locastro launched a solo shot on June 19 against the Rochester Red Wings for a 5-4 win.

PEN PALS - In eight games during this homestand, the RailRiders bullpen has thrown 31.0 innings against Buffalo and Worcester, allowing five runs (1.45 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 five games, the RailRiders are outscoring their opponents 24-6. In their last six 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 third in the league in team WHIP (1.28) and is fourth with 989 strikeouts. The pitching staff has allowed the fewest hits in all of Triple-A baseball with 772.

MY LIFE BE LIKE (W)OO AH - In their first seven games of the year against Worcester, the RailRiders went 2-5. In the last seven games, they have gone 6-1.

SO BABY PULL ME CLOSER - The RailRiders are now 15-16 in one-run games. Weirdly enough, the WooSox are also 15-16 in one-run games.

HE'S THE GUZ, MÁN - Ronald Guzmán has a hit in 14 of his last 17 games dating back to July 8. In this stretch, he's gone 22-for-60 (.367) with eight doubles and four home runs. Entering Thursday, he has raised his average from .197 to .240 and his on-base percentage from .314 to .347.

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 8 for his last 15 with five RBI entering Thursday.

STREAKY - Greg Weissert has not been charged with a run in 19 straight appearances, the longest stretch for any RailRiders pitcher this season. This scoreless streak has lasted 20.0 innings... Oswaldo Cabrera is on a fourteen-game on-base streak... Chris Owings has a four-game hit streak... Armando Alvarez has a five-game hit streak entering today... Oswald Peraza enters on an active six-game hitting streak...

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.

ON DECK - Friday is the third Copa de La Diversión game of the season as the RailRiders transform into the Vejigantes. The first 2,500 fans through the gates will receive a replica Vejigantes jersey, presented by La Tolteca.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION - The New York Yankees (71-(41) lost to the Mariners 4-3 yesterday. Aaron Judge hit his 45th homer. Kyle Higashioka also homered. Nestor Cortes struck out ten batters. The Yankees take Thursday off as they head to Boston for a weekend series starting tomorrow. Domingo Germán faces Nathan Eovaldi in the opener... The Somerset Patriots (64-40) got a shutout win last night behind a solid outing in Clayton Beeter's Yankees organization debut. They lost to the Hartford Yard Goats in a day game today however 4-2. The two face off Friday at 7:05 PM... The Hudson Valley Renegades (56-47) blanked the Aberdeen IronBirds 4-0. Jasson Domínguez went 2-for-3 with a triple while Trey Sweeney went 1-for-3 with a homer. Blas Castaño toes the slab tonight at 7:05 PM... The Tampa Tarpons (50-52) evened the series with a 7-5 win over the Dunedin Blue Jays. Tayler Aguilar, drafted in the 15th round this year out of Grand Canyon, homered twice as his second and third professional hits. It was his Tarpons debut. The Jays and Tarpons play tonight at 6:30 PM...

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