Zoilo Almonte News

Starting pitcher Graham Stoneburner gave Scranton/Wilkes-Barre six solid innings of work and third baseman Ronnier Mustelier's RBI single in the top of the 10th inning helped the RailRiders to a 4-3 win over the Toldeo Mud Hens on Friday at Fifth Third Field.

Despite holding a five-run lead after the top of the first inning, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders dropped their fourth straight game with a 12-11 loss to the Toledo Mud Hens on Wednesday at Fifth Third Field.

In his one inning of Major League rehab work, Joba Chamberlain was the only RailRiders pitcher not to give up a run to Toledo.

The RailRiders dropped their second straight to Gwinnett, losing 3-2 on Monday but still won the season series against the Braves with a 6-2 mark.

The Gwinnett Braves scored five runs in the top of the second - their largest inning of the season - and held off the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders for a 7-6 win in game three of the four game series at PNC Field.

The RailRiders right-hander worked 7A A...A' strong innings, keeping his team in the game long enough for Melky Mesa to rip a tie-breaking RBI double in the eighth inning in what became a 4-3 win over struggling Gwinnett at PNC Field on Saturday night.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre dealt Gwinnet its 13th straight loss and won for the second time on the current eight-game homestand with a 5-3 win on Friday.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lost for the fifth time in its last six games at PNC Field, dropping a 2-0 decision to Indianapolis.

RailRiders Corban Joseph 2b Melky Mesa cf Zoilo Almonte rf Dan Johnson 1b Ronnier Mustelier 3b Cody Johnson lf Luke Murton dh Bobby Wilson c Addison Maruszak ss Indianapolis Alex Presley cf Ivan DeJesus Jr.

Going into this season the New York Yankees knew they had a fringe prospect in Zoilo Almonte , someone who might be able to contribute but not anyone who could be a legitimate option as a starter for many years in one of the corner outfield spots.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre saw its eight-game winning streak end on Monday night with a 5-0 loss to Indianapolis as the RailRiders' record fell to 17-12 and 5-10 at PNC Field.

After being rained out Saturday night, the Gwinnett Braves were kept cold on Sunday afternoon as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders won both ends of the doubleheader, 5-1 and 2-1 at Coolray Field.

Spotting starter Graham Stoneburner an early lead, they rolled to a 6-2 win over Gwinnett on Friday night in the second game of a four-game set at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, Ga.

After four games with Class A Rome, the six-time All-Star continued his rehab assignment with the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves on Thursday, going 1-for-4 with an RBI single against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in a 4-1 loss at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, Ga.

Chien-Ming Wang pitched the RailRiders to a 3-1 win in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday against Charlotte at Knights Stadium, and Zoilo Almonte and Dan Johnson each went yard in a 5-3 win in North Carolina.

Capitalizing on chances to score, several times with two outs in an inning, the RailRiders swept the Charlotte Knights in a doubleheader, 5-4 and 5-0, on Monday at Knights Stadium in North Carolina.

Former Scranton/Wilkes-Barre outfielder Matt Carson hit a home run in the eighth inning to snap a tie, and the RailRiders defense collapsed in two big spots in a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Columbus at PNC Field.

It didn't sound good yesterday, and today, it was confirmed. Thomas Neal is headed to the disabled list with a hamstring injury.

RailRiders Corban Joseph 1b Thomas Neal rf Zoilo Almonte cf Dan Johnson dh David Adams 3b Austin Romine c Melky Mesa lf Addison Maruszak ss Gil Velazquez 2b Columbus Tim Fedroff cf Luis Hernandez ss Cord Phelps 2b Jeremy Hermida dh Adam Abraham lf Cedric Hunter rf Mike McDade 1b Omir Santos c Ryan Rohlinger 3b Rail Items: This will be Corban ... (more)

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders reached .500 with an 8-1 win over the Syracuse Chiefs on Monday at PNC Field.