By CHUCKIE MAGGIO A six-run first inning undid Tyler Eppler and the Rochester Red Wings on Friday night in Syracuse. Three straight Mets home runs in the fifth all but closed the door on another furious comeback attempt. Eppler, who allowed just 11 hits over his previous three outings, didn’t complete the first inning at NBT Bank Stadium. He allowed six runs on four hits … [Read more...] about Red Wings can’t overcome six-run first, three straight home runs in loss to Syracuse
St. Bonaventure to meet Boise State in opening round of Charleston Classic
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO A young, shorthanded St. Bonaventure men's basketball team experienced severe growing pains the last time it faced the Boise State Broncos, the second of three defeats in the 2018 Cayman Islands Classic. Those Bonnies, playing without injured starters LaDarien Griffin, Courtney Stockard and Dominick Welch, fell 72-52 after being outscored by 14 in the second … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure to meet Boise State in opening round of Charleston Classic
Red Wings take two against Buffalo
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Friday’s rain showers suspended the Rochester Red Wings and Buffalo Bisons after two innings, but the weather only paused Jake Noll’s power display and the Rochester pitching staff's mastery over Buffalo batsmen. Noll slugged two home runs, one in the first inning on Friday and another in the fifth on Saturday, to improve his season total to seven. Nolin … [Read more...] about Red Wings take two against Buffalo
Jakson Reetz making rapid rise through Washington Nationals organization
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Jakson Reetz set a low target but Ben Braymer’s pitch arrived high and outside, located suitably enough for the new Red Wings catcher to pop quickly out of his stance and fire to second. Breyvic Valera, who’d already tipped his hand by running on the previous foul ball, slid feet-first into second baseman Corban Joseph’s waiting tag. Reetz nabbed the first … [Read more...] about Jakson Reetz making rapid rise through Washington Nationals organization
Walks, situational hitting cost Red Wings in defeat
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The video board graphic is prominently displayed in left field whenever an opposing pitcher loses a batter to an inning-opening base-on-balls. “Walks will haunt,” it reads as cartoon ghosts roam a dark forest. Walks haunted the home team on Thursday night, as the Rochester Red Wings gifted Buffalo seven free passes. Three of the Bisons' four runs were … [Read more...] about Walks, situational hitting cost Red Wings in defeat