News: Nothing. Scranton (74-56) The Railriders had the day off. Rochester and Worcester, the two teams Scranton is battling for the second-half title, play each other this week. Tonight, Worcester won to pull within 0.5 games of first. Second-half standings: Rochester: 33-25 Worcester: 32-25 Scranton: 31-25 They do not makeup games for playoff purposes in […]
News: I could rant about today’s roster moves, but I have done enough of that. Hence, no news today. Scranton (74-56) (Lost to Rochester, 5-4) 2B Jorbit Vivas: 2-for-5, 3B (2), HR (7), RBI, RS, 2 K Vivas is trying to put a tough August behind him (.191/.291/.287). That said, he hit a double on 8/30 […]
News: Nothing fit for print. Scranton (73-55) (Defeated Rochester, 12-7, in a rain-shortened 6-inning game. This game had 18-15 written all over it. The Railriders move to within 0.5 games of the Red Wings for the second-half title) 2B Jorbit Vivas: 2-for-4, HR (6), 2 RBI, 2 RS, K At this level: .230/.355/.350 in 335 PA […]
News: Nothing fit for print. Scranton (73-55) (Lost two games to Rochester) Game 1 (Lost, 6-2) 2B Caleb Durbin: 1-for-1, 2B (20), SB (25) I don’t know why Durbin was pulled. As you may suspect, he didn’t play in Game 2. The game log doesn’t tell us anything—he wasn’t pulled after the double or stolen base. […]
News: Nothing fit for print. Scranton (73-53) (Their game against Rochester was postponed. The lineup was released before the postponement and is below) 2B Caleb Durbin: 0-for-0 Is his size a detriment? Maybe, but we shouldn’t downgrade him on that alone. At 5’6″, he is the same height as Jose Altuve (Hall of Fame aspirations) and […]
News: Nothing. Scranton (73-53) (Defeated Rochester, 5-1. They move within a half-game of Rochester for the second-half title. Worcester is also a half-game out) 2B Caleb Durbin: 1-for-3, HR (7), 2 RBI, RS, SB (24), BB Durbin is up to .300/.417/.478 at this level with more walks (42) than strikeouts (29). SLG, by year: 2021: .304 […]
News: The Yankees claimed OF Duke Ellis off waivers from the Mariners as they continue to stockpile speed options for the postseason. Note that just because they are adding these players doesn’t mean they will use them in the playoffs. It is good to have flexibility for the last roster spot. The Yankees are Ellis’ fourth organization […]
News: Nothing. Scranton (71-53) (Defeated St. Paul, 5-2) 2B Caleb Durbin: 0-for-4 LF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-4, 2B (7), RS, SB (13), K Dominguez has five multi-hit efforts in his last eight games (13-for-35; .371). He has stolen a base in four straight games (6 in his last 8 games) SS Oswald Peraza: 2-for-4, RBI, RS DH T.J. Rumfield: 0-for-3, […]
News: Nothing. Scranton (70-53) (Defeated St. Paul, 6-3) DH Caleb Durbin: 2-for-5, HR (6), 4 RBI, RS, K Durbin’s 3-run HR in the top of the 9th broke the 3-3 tie. His best for HR is 8, set in 105 games in 2022. He has 6 HR in 71 games this season. This is his 4th […]
