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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

The RailRiders fell to Lehigh Valley, 10-8 (box score).

• Starting pitcher: RHP Shawn Semple: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 0 K — 33 of 65 pitches were strikes (51%)…That’s ten runs allowed in 3 innings with Scranton.
• In relief: RHP Nick Goody: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K — 24 of 36 pitches were strikes (67%)
• In relief: RHP Adam Warren: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR — 21 of 38 pitches were strikes (55%)
• In relief: RHP Greg Weissert: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K — 16 of 29 pitches were strikes (55%)
• In relief: RHP Ron Marinaccio: 1.0 IP, 1 K, zeroes — 6 of 10 pitches were strikes (60%)…He hasn’t given up a run since August 19th (14.2 innings).
• CF Estevan Florial: 1-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, K — His strong September continues…Now hitting .324/.394/.676 this month.
• Leftovers: Only RF Socrates Brito and 2B Max Burt didn’t have hits among SWB starters…C Max McDowell homered.

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Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

The RailRiders nearly went 3-0 against Rochester this weekend, but wound up blowing an 8-1 lead after seven innings today. I guess it makes up for their Saturday comeback when they were down 5-0 and 8-2.

• Friday’s starter: RHP Deivi García: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K — 53 of 87 pitches were strikes (61%) — First time completing five innings since August 15th. Too late to erase an ugly full season stat line (6.78 ERA in 85 innings), but finishing strong would be nice.
• Saturday’s starter: RHP Shawn Semple: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB — 15 of 32 pitches were strikes (47%) — Needless to say, his Triple-A debut didn’t go so well. 25 year-old Semple was the team’s 11th rounder back in ’17.
• Sunday’s starter: LHP Matt Krook: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K — 53 of 85 pitches were strikes (62%) — 0.55 ERA in his last three starts…26 year-old has had a nice year after the team took him in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.
• In relief: RHP Ron Marinaccio: 1.0 IP, K, zeroes — 7 of 11 pitches were strikes (64%)…Pitched Friday…92 strikeouts, 1.85 ERA in 58.1 innings this year.
• CF Estevan Florial: 5-11, 6 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K, SB — Like Deivi, hasn’t been a good Triple-A season for Florial, but a strong finish would be great. He’s at .310/.394/.586 this month with a much more tolerable 20% strikeout rate.
• C Donny Sands: 4-7, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K — 18 homers in 358 plate appearances between Somerset and SWB
• 1B Chris Gittens: 2-9, R, HR, 2 RBI, 4 K
• Leftovers: C Rob Brantly homered on Saturday…LF Trey Amburgey had two hits and a double the same night. 1B Chris Gittens homered on Friday

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Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

Yesterday’s game against Rochester was rained out. They’ll play a doubleheader starting at 5:05pm today.

Double-A Somerset Patriots

The Patriots topped the Yard Goats 1-0 behind a brilliant seven innings from Luis Medina and good work from the bullpen (box score).

• Starting pitcher: RHP Luis Medina: 7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP — 64 of 92 pitches were strikes (70%) — Three of his five strikeouts came in the first two innings. Didn’t have the swing-and-miss going like his last two outings (22 strikeouts in 10 innings), but it didn’t matter.
• In relief: RHP Addison Russ: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K — 11 of 12 pitches were strikes (92%)
• In relief: RHP Nick Ernst: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K — 13 of 21 pitches were strikes (62%)
• Prospect watch: SS Oswald Peraza: 1-3, RBI, BB, K — His single in the third drove in the lone run of the game.
• Prospect watch: CF Brandon Lockridge: 1-3, BB, K, SB — He’s swiped 9 bags in 10 attempts from Somerset…Was 5-for-6 with Hudson Valley.
• Prospect watch: 2B Oswaldo Cabrera: 1-3, 2B, BB, K, CS — He’s an extra base machine…needs just one more to reach 50 on the season.
• Leftovers: As a 1-0 final score indicates, there wasn’t much offense to go around. The only others to reach base were LF Michael Beltre (two walks), 1B Dermis García (hit by pitch), and RF Thomas Milone (single).

Oswald Peraza breaks the 🧊! pic.twitter.com/SNOpKCHyWP

— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) September 8, 2021

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Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

The RailRiders’ nine-game losing streak is over. SWB topped Rochester, 4-1 (box score).

• Starting pitcher: LHP Matt Krook: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K — 59 of 86 pitches were strikes (69%)
• In relief: RHP Michael King: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K — 30 of 41 pitches were strikes (78%)…Picked up the old school save…May see him in the majors soon depending on Gerrit Cole’s prognosis.
• Hitting star: 1B Chris Gittens: 2-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, K — Destroying Triple-A pitching to the tune of .333/.479/.703 with 11 homers in 142 plate appearances
• Prospect watch: CF Estevan Florial: 1-3, R, BB, K, CS — Hitting .300/.440/.550 in his last fifteen games…Would be really nice for Florial to finish strong after what’s been a mostly difficult season.
• Prospect watch: C Donny Sands: 1-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 K — 7th homer in 132 PAs at this level
• Leftovers: RF Trey Amburgey reached base three times (single, double, and a walk)…LF Ryan LaMarre and DH Socrates Brito also had hits.

Michael King’s SIX K’s are tonight’s @Hyundai Play of the Game. pic.twitter.com/86B2WYZcQh

— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) September 8, 2021

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