By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders hit Matt Tomshaw hard in his Rochester Red Wings debut on Friday evening. Tomshaw, who signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals on Tuesday after being released by the Chicago White Sox organization, surrendered four home runs and seven earned runs before leaving with two outs in the fourth inning. The … [Read more...] about Homer-happy RailRiders spoil Tomshaw’s debut
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre no-hits Red Wings
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Adrian Sanchez's flare fell weakly on a hop to shortstop Andrew Velazquez, a fitting end to a night the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders pitching staff was nearly untouchable. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre righthanders Luis Gil, Reggie McClain and Stephen Ridings tossed the team's first no-hitter since 2006 in front of 3,828 elated fans at PNC Field on Wednesday … [Read more...] about Scranton/Wilkes-Barre no-hits Red Wings
One slider that caught ‘a little bit too much’ plate does in Rochester, Slegers
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Tyler Austin and Brandon Drury have both spent time with the New York Yankees this season. They’re major league-level hitters stuck in Triple-A because of a numbers crunch. In the sixth inning Saturday, they showed their hitting abilities. Rochester’s Aaron Slegers had thrown five shutout innings to begin the ball … [Read more...] about One slider that caught ‘a little bit too much’ plate does in Rochester, Slegers