Moosic, Pa. - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Triple-A/New York Yankees) will send their 10-game homestand out in style on Sunday afternoon. New York Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda will make a rehab start, his first appearance since an April 23 nod at Boston. He went 2-2 with a 1.83 ERA in four starts for the Yankees at the start of the season.

Pineda made six starts for the 2013 RailRiders, going 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA. The IL hit just .205 against him and he struck out 26 against six walks over 23.1 innings. His lone loss came at PNC Field against Syracuse on July 11.

The visiting Syracuse Chiefs (Washington Nationals) are expected to toss their leader in wins, Aaron Laffey (11-3, 3.13), who has not lost since May 28.

First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. and the game airs live on MyNet TV at 1 p.m. with John Sadak and Aaron Berlin on the call. Jim Riley fills in on radio with pregame coverage starting at 12:35 p.m. on NEPA Sports Radio -The GAME, Northeast PA's largest radio network: 100.7 FM, 1340 WYCK-AM, 1400 WICK-AM, 1440 WCDL-AM and 106.7 FM. For season ticket information, single-game tickets or to book a ballpark group outing, call (570) 969-BALL (2255) or visit swbrailirders.com.

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