By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA On a night when the Rochester Red Wings were going to need their bullpen to record a significant number of outs, the most effective reliever may have been the starting pitcher. Carson Teel, usually a part of the bullpen corps, made his third spot start of the season and was effective. He left with two outs in the fifth and a 1-1 score after allowing … [Read more...] about Bullpen fails Wings in loss to Omaha
Anibal Sanchez, Red Wings fall to Worcester
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Anibal Sanchez moved a step closer to a return to the Washington Nationals, even if his start for the Rochester Red Wings on Tuesday night was far from perfect. The veteran right-hander allowed three hits, two walks and two runs in his 2 2/3 innings of work in the first of what is expected to be two rehabilitation starts for the Wings this week. The … [Read more...] about Anibal Sanchez, Red Wings fall to Worcester
Syracuse rallies late as Wings slide continues
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA All season Sam Clay has been so good against left-handed batters. Going into Tuesday night, opponents were just 5-for-27 against the Rochester Red Wings southpaw reliever. But Quinn Brodey was able to buck that trend, driving a two-run, opposite-field home run off Clay in the seventh inning to power the Syracuse Mets to a 3-2 victory over the … [Read more...] about Syracuse rallies late as Wings slide continues
McQuaid thumps Orchard Park, heads back to Final Four
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA By the weekend of June 10 and 11, the school year for students at McQuaid Jesuit High School will be over. Diplomas will have been given out and final exams will have been finished. Summer will officially be underway. Except for members of the baseball team. “We’ve got something on the schedule,” junior third baseman Luca Ciaramitaro said. That … [Read more...] about McQuaid thumps Orchard Park, heads back to Final Four
Taylor, McQuaid edge Victor for another Class AA baseball title
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA One team, the McQuaid Knights, had been eyeing this date since the first pitch of the season. McQuaid has made a habit of playing for the Section V baseball title in recent years. The other team, the Victor Blue Devils, wasn’t thinking championship back in April. Once the section’s perennial top-class power, the slow-starting Blue Devils were just … [Read more...] about Taylor, McQuaid edge Victor for another Class AA baseball title