PawSox Game Notes: May 24

SCRANTON/WB (20-24)      at     PAWTUCKET (19-23)   11:05 am  
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders LHP Josh Rogers (3-3, 2.98) vs. Pawtucket Red Sox RHP Justin Haley (1-5, 3.63)
Series Outcome and Standings in the Balance - The Pawtucket Red Sox and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (AAA-Yankees) play the finale of their 4-game series this morning at 11:05 am at McCoy Stadium. A few things are on the line today. The winner will maintain at least sole poession of 5^th-place and send the loser back alone into last-place in the IL North. And for the PawSox, who are up 2 games to 1 in this 4-game set, they bid to capture only their second outright series victory this month…that a 2-game sweep at home vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on May 5 & 6. They have since lost four series in a row after splitting their first two series this month. Their last series victory of more than two games came when they won 2 of 3 in Buffalo from April 27-29. Overall the PawSox are 4-7-3 in their first 14 series of the season (4 wins, 7 losses, and 3 splits).
  
Top of the Morning to You - Today is the second of four morning starts here at McCoy. The Sox lost to Buffalo, 5-4 on the morning of May 16. They have two other 11:05 am home games over the next two months on June 7 vs. Louisville and July 26 vs. Columbus. Pawtucket is 5-9 in day games this season compared to 14-14 at night.   
This Series - After back-to-back come-from-behind victories the first two nights of this series, the PawSox never threatened last night in suffering a 7-1 loss to snap their 5-game winning streak against Scranton/WB dating back to May 4. The Sox scored a run in the 7^th and another in the 8^th to pull out a 5-4 win in the series-opener on Monday night, and then Tuesday night the Sox erased an early 4-0 deficit and held on for a 7-6 victory. The PawSox came into this series in last-place in the IL North but their two victories the first two nghts vaulted them past Scranton/WB and sent the RailRiders into last-place, but the clubs are now in virtual tie for the 5^th spot (although technically the PawSox are pct. points in last). These teams will face each other 18 times this season with 11 in Pawtucket and 7 in Moosic, PA. The next meeting will come in just over a month from June 29 - July 1 for a 3-game set at Scranton/WB. Pawtucket presently leads the season-series, 5 games to 2.
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