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SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS vs. LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS7:05 p.m., Friday; 6:35 p.m., Saturday; 1:05 p.m., SundayPROBABLE RAILRIDERS STARTERS &#8212; RHP Chance Adams (6-2, 2.39 ERA), RHP Ronald Herrera (0-0, 6.00), RHP Brady Lail (5-2, 4.73).PROBABLE SYRACUSE STARTERS &#8212; LHP Brandon Leibrandt (1-0, 2.45), LHP Cesar Ramos (4-3, 3.86), RHP Tom Eshelman (7-2, 1.96).PROBABLE RAILRIDERS LINEUP &#8212; Jake Cave, LF; Donovan Solano, 2B; Miguel Andujar, 3B; Mike Ford, 1B; Billy McKinney, RF; Cito Culver, DH; Mark Payton, CF; Abiatal Avelino, SS; Eddy Rodriguez, C.PROBABLE LEHIGH VALLEY LINEUP &#8212; Scott Kingrey, 2B; J.P. Crawford, SS; Jorge Alfaro, C; Dylan Cozens, CF; Rhys Hoskins, 1B; Andrew Pullin, LF; Hector Gomez, 3B; Logan Moore, DH; Pedro Florimon, RF.RAILRIDERS COACHES &#8212; Al Pedrique, manager; Tommy Phelps, pitching coach; P.J. Pilittere, hitting coach; Doug Davis, defensive coach; Tyson Blaser, coach.LEHIGH VALLEY COACHES &#8212; Dusty Wathan, manager; Sal Rende, hitting coach; David Lundquist, pitching coach; Charlie Hayes, bench coach.INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE RANKS &#8212; Batting: RailRiders (1st); Lehigh Valley (5th); Pitching: RailRiders (3rd); Lehigh Valley (6th).BASEBALL AMERICA TOP PROSPECTS &#8212; RailRiders: RHP Chance Adams (8), 3B Miguel Andujar (12), INF Abiatal Avelino (22), RHP Gio Gallegos (25), RHP Ronald Herrera (27), RHP Jonathan Holder (28); Lehigh Valley: SS J.P. Crawford (1), C Jorge Alfaro (3) 1B Rhys Hoskins (6), 2B Scott Kingery (9), OF Dylan Cozens (10), RHP Mark Appel (20), RHP Tom Eshelman (25), OF Andrew Pullin (31).RAILRIDERS NOTES &#8212; OF Billy McKinney blasted a two-run homer in Wednesday&#8217;s win. In his six Triple-A affairs, he has gone 8 for 22 with five extra-base hits, six runs scored, 7 RBI and an outfield assist, slashing .364/.440/.909/1.349. &#8230; OF Jake Cave has played 19 games with the RailRiders this season. The MVP of the Governors&#8217; Cup Championship Series in 2016, Cave has gone 21 for 69 with nine extra-base hits (five home runs), 12 runs scored and 9 RBI. &#8230; RHP Tyler Jones recorded the final six outs on Wednesday, including three strikeouts in the ninth, to earn his second save. He has fired multiple innings while striking out three in each of his last three appearances (6.2IP, 4H, 0R, 2BB, 6K). &#8230; For the first time in nearly two months, the RailRiders own first place over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Wednesday night&#8217;s victory for SWB combined with the IronPigs&#8217; 10-6 setback at Syracuse added up to a half-game lead for the RailRiders in the IL North.LEHIGH VALLEY NOTES &#8212; Lehigh Valley had an International League-high five Triple-A All-Stars, including RHP Pedro Beato, RHP Tom Eshelman, C Jorge Alfaro, 1B Rhys Hoskins and OF Dylan Cozens. &#8230; The IronPigs have been a real home-run threat this year. Cozens and Hoskins are ranked first and second in the IL with 20 home runs and 19 home runs, respectively. &#8230; Lehigh Valley ranks first with 63. &#8230; Eshelman leads the IL with a 1.96 ERA. The No. 25 prospect is 7-2 in 11 starts with a pair of complete games. The RailRiders will see him Sunday.&#8212; Stats through Wednesday&#8217;s games.<style>
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What You Need To Know: SWB RailRiders vs. Lehigh Valley IronPigs