IL Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

SWB RailRiders Game Notes

Published on August 12, 2022 under International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Wepas de Worcester (54-54) vs Vejigantes de Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (57-50)

Partido 109 | Partido de Casa 58 | PNC Field | Moosic, PA | Viernes, El 12 de Agosto, 2022 | Primer Pitch 6:35 PM

RHP Eduard Bazardo (2-3, 3.23) vs RHP Sean Boyle (No record)

BAZARDO: Tossed three innings in ND, 4 H, ER, HR, 5 K (season-high) vs Durham 8/7 (9-3 L)

BOYLE: Earned win, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, R, HR, 7 K for Somerset vs Binghamton 8/6 (4-2 W)

LA ÚLTIMA VEZ

MOOSIC, PA (August 11, 2022) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (57-50) rode an incredible pitching performance to a 4-1 win over the Worcester Red Sox. Clarke Schmidt tossed six perfect innings while setting a career-high in strikeouts.

Schmidt was making his seventh start with the RailRiders this season on Thursday night. His four-seamer, knuckle-curve and slider were on point for all six of his innings. He struck out eleven batters to match a single-game high for any RailRider this season (Ken Waldichuk on June 11 at Syracuse). He was pulled after 78 pitches, with his limit set at 75. Schmidt's eleven strikeouts were the first time in his professional career that he struck out double-digit batters. He set a collegiate career-high with twelve punchouts against Michigan State on March 10, 2017 while in his junior season at South Carolina. He had also struck out eleven batters three times during that same year.

The righthander was given a four-run lead by the time he left. SWB tagged Worcester starter Chris Murphy for four in the bottom of the second. Rob Brantly singled home the game's first run. Chad Bell tallied his first Triple-A RBIs with a double to make it 3-0. Blake Perkins finished the inning with his first Triple-A knock, an RBI single to left to push the RailRiders' lead to 4-0. Richard Rodríguez relieved Schmidt in the seventh. WooSox right fielder Abraham Almonte snapped the perfect game bid with a solo homer with one away to cut the lead to 4-1. Michel Gomez had a 1-2-3 eighth followed by Carlos Espinal who did the same in the ninth for his first SWB save. Murphy (3-2) was saddled with the loss. The RailRiders now have a five-game winning streak.

NOTICIAS Y NOTAS

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.

VIVA LOS VEJIGANTES - Tonight is the third Copa de la Diversión night of the season. Of the 31 active players on the RailRiders roster, ten were born in a Latin country (seven from the Dominican Republic, three from Venezuela). Additionally, three American players have Latin descent (Armando Alvarez - Cuban, Phillip Evans and Michael Gomez - Mexican). Of the 62 players to wear a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre uniform this season, 20 were born in a Latin Country.

AY BAY BAY -On Thursday, Chris Owings played one inning before being removed from the game as his wife Brittany went into labor with their second child. Before the game, Braden Bristo also left the team for the same reason as his wife Morgan went into labor. These two come after Max McDowell and his wife Emily celebrated the birth of their child back in July.

DON'T MESS WITH THE BULL - In eight games during this homestand, the RailRiders bullpen has thrown 34.0 innings against Buffalo and Worcester, allowing six runs (1.59 ERA). The week prior to this homestand in Rochester, they threw 30.2 innings allowing 19 runs (5.58 ERA).

LOPSIDED - In their last six games, the RailRiders are outscoring their opponents 28-7. In their last seven wins dating back to July 31 (eight completed games), the RailRiders have surrendered two or fewer runs in each contest.

ARMS RACE - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is currently second in the International League in team WHIP (1.27) and is third with 1,002 strikeouts. The pitching staff has allowed the fewest hits in all of Triple-A baseball with 774.

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 eight games, they have gone 7-1.

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

WIZARD OF OS - Since returning from a shoulder injury on July 12, Oswaldo Cabrera is 25-for-80 (.313) with six homers, 18 RBI and 11 walks in 21 games.

MÁN OF THE HOUR - 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.

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 fifteen-game on-base streak... Armando Alvarez has a six-game hit 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.

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

ON DECK - Saturday is High School Spirit and Cheer Night. The first 2,500 fans will receive a RailRiders nylon book cover. There will also be a post-game fireworks show.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION - The New York Yankees (71-41) had yesterday off. TheY begin a weekend series tonight against the Boston Red Sox. Domingo Germán faces Nathan Eovaldi tonight at 7:10 PM... The Somerset Patriots (64-40) lost a day game yesterday 4-2/ Max Burt hit his career-high tenth homer of the season. Deivi García starts tonight at 7:05 PM... The Hudson Valley Renegades (56-48) lost 4-3 to the Aberdeen IronBirds last night. Blas Castaño struck out seven batters in five innings. Josue Panacual takes the hill tonight at 7:05 PM... The Tampa Tarpons lost 8-6 last night to the Dunedin Blue Jays. Marcos Cabrera tied the team lead with his 13th homer (Anthony Garcia). Madison Santos stole two bases (16, t-4th). They try to even the series tonight at 6:30 PM...

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