Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com ROCHESTER, NY – Thursday night’s Rochester Red Wings game against the Toledo Mud Hens was postponed due to rain. The teams will need to make the game up when the Red Wings travel to Toledo June 21-23. Rochester will be the home team in one of the games. Tickets to Thursday’s game may be exchanged for any remaining home date this season. All … [Read more...] about Red Wings, Mud Hens postponed Thursday
Minor League Baseball
Littell overcomes tough first; Wings win third in last four games
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Zack Littell overcame a rocky first inning, and the Rochester Red Wings found their offense in the fourth and fifth frames for a 7-1 victory over the Toledo Mud Hens, Wednesday night at Frontier Field. Littell (2-2) struck out seven and walked three over six innings for his second win in four starts. "He kept the ball in the middle of … [Read more...] about Littell overcomes tough first; Wings win third in last four games
It was May 7, so of course Jordany Valdespin homered
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For Jordany Valdespin, May 7 will always be a special day. On the seventh day in May of 2012, 11 days into his big-league career, he belted a pinch-hit three-run, ninth-inning homer off Jonathan Papelbon to lead the New York Mets to victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. "It was something special for me, something I will never forget," Valdespin … [Read more...] about It was May 7, so of course Jordany Valdespin homered
Nicolino battles without best stuff but Wings still lose
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Justin Nicolino left the bullpen after his pre-game warm-up on Sunday afternoon thinking he was ready to mow down the Pawtucket Red Sox. Four batters into the game, he was trying to work out of a bases-loaded jam thanks to three walks. "It's weird," Nicolino said, "because in the bullpen I felt great." This much we learned, however, during the 5-2 … [Read more...] about Nicolino battles without best stuff but Wings still lose
César’s blast propels Wings
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- With one swing of the bat, Randy César ended a 14-inning drought, and the Rochester Plates (Red Wings) went on to beat the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, 4-3 in extra innings, Thursday. César connected on his third home run of the season, a two-out shot in the sixth inning. The Wings third baseman turned on a first-pitch slider from … [Read more...] about César’s blast propels Wings