Published on August 17, 2025 under International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release
Indianapolis Indians (27-17, 69-49) at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (31-13, 69-47)
August 17, 2025 | Game 117 | Home Game 61 | PNC Field | First Pitch 1:05 P.M.
RH Drake Fellows (7-4, 4.64) vs. RH Erick Leal (7-9, 5.93)
Fellows: Allowed 4 R on 5 H over 4.0 IP with 0 K & 1 BB in 8/12 ND @ SWB (6-5 Indianapolis)
Leal: Surrendered 6 R on 7 H over 4.0 IP in 8/12 Loss vs. IND with 4 K & 2 BB (6-5 Indians)
LAST TIME OUT- MOOSIC, PA – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Indianapolis Indians 11-5 Saturday night at PNC Field.
The Indians opened the offense in the top of the first against Yankees #12 Prospect Brendan Beck. Nick Solak hit an RBI single to left, scoring Ji Hwan Bae for a 1-0 edge. Indianapolis extended the advantage in the second on an Alika Williams solo homer for a two-score lead. The RailRiders answered back in the bottom of the second against MLB Pipeline’s #7 Prospect Bubba Chandler. After Braden Shewmake singled, Andrew Velazquez doubled to cut the deficit to one. Indianapolis regained a two-run edge in the fourth when Matt Frazier scored on a Brett Sullivan triple.
In the home half of the frame, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre brought all nine batters to the plate, scoring three runs in the inning to take the lead. Jorbit Vivas walked, and Yankees #26 Prospect T.J. Rumfield singled to put runners on the corners. With one out, Yankees #4 Prospect Spencer Jones smoked a four-seam fastball 114.4 MPH off the bat for an RBI single to climb within one. Bryan De La Cruz’s second hit of the game plated Rumfield to tie the game at three. Jeimer Candelario and Shewmake worked consecutive walks, allowing Jones to score for a 4-3 advantage.
The RailRiders exploded for six runs in the bottom of the fifth. Velazquez led off with a double, and Vivas and Rumfield walked to load the bases for the third consecutive inning. With no one out, Jones worked a four-pitch walk to put SWB ahead two. Jose Rojas and De La Cruz hit back-to-back doubles, giving the RailRiders a 9-3 lead. Later in the inning, Omar Martinez singled home De La Cruz for a seven-run cushion.
In the top of the seventh, Alika Williams walked, and Brett Sullivan doubled before Jase Bowen and Tsung-Che Cheng pulled Indianapolis to within five on consecutive RBI groundouts. The RailRiders answered with a run to cap the scoring in the bottom of the inning.
Beck (6-1) tossed 5.0 frames,…
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