BY DAN GLICKMAN A day after completing a series win in Jacksonville, the Rochester Red Wings saw two of their players earn call-ups to the Washington Nationals: infielder Nasim Nunez and starting pitcher Andrew Alvarez, with Alvarez immediately making an impression in "The Show." Alvarez, who went a deceptive 3-7 with a team-leading 4.10 ERA in 25 games and 123 innings … [Read more...] about Alvarez, Nunez called up as Red Wings come off series win in Jacksonville
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Pinckney makes it a 20/30 season as Wings beat Jacksonville, 6-1
BY DAN GLICKMAN Center fielder Andrew Pinckney made history on Friday as the first player in Rochester Red Wings history with a season of 20-or-more home runs and 30-or-more steals, going three-for-five with an RBI and three steals as the Red Wings beat the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in Jacksonville, 6-1. Pinckney, who leads the Red Wings with 20 home runs, reached the … [Read more...] about Pinckney makes it a 20/30 season as Wings beat Jacksonville, 6-1
Red Wings win with ninth-inning rally in Jacksonville, 6-5
BY DAN GLICKMAN The Rochester Red Wings made it two straight against the first-half International League champion Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on Wednesday, taking a 6-5 lead in the top of the ninth on a two-run Christian Franklin single and then holding the lead in the bottom half. The two-out, bases-loaded grounder up the middle from the right fielder capped a … [Read more...] about Red Wings win with ninth-inning rally in Jacksonville, 6-5
Pinckney homers twice as Wings open road trip with 8-5 win over Jacksonville
BY DAN GLICKMAN Center fielder Andrew Pinckney homered twice as part of a three-hit, five-RBI night as the Rochester Red Wings opened a two-week road trip with a win against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, 8-5. Pinckney, who leads the team in round-trippers with 20, opened scoring with a two-run blast to right in the first before later making it 5-0 with another two-run … [Read more...] about Pinckney homers twice as Wings open road trip with 8-5 win over Jacksonville
After rain, Red Wings drop Toledo series finale, 13-4
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Red Wings finished their two-week home stand... eventually. After a relatively uneventful first inning, the heavens opened up, bringing a veritable monsoon of rain to the series finale with the Toledo Mud Hens into delay. Once the skies cleared, the tarp was removed, and a slight-more-than-an-hour-long delay came to an end, the … [Read more...] about After rain, Red Wings drop Toledo series finale, 13-4