By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — When a reporter mentioned to Red Wings manager Joel Skinner postgame that if the second and third innings hadn’t happened, Rochester would’ve won, he put his head in his right hand. The reporter chuckled, and said, “Can’t do that.” “No you can’t,” Skinner replied. It’s true that Rochester outscored Charlotte across the game’s other … [Read more...] about ‘You win some. You lose some:’ Night after Wings win by 11, Charlotte beats Rochester by 6
Minor League Baseball
Plates (Red Wings) serve up 14-3 win
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com By Nick Sciarratta and Donnie Moffat The Rochester Plates beat the Toledo Mud Hens 14-3 Thursday night at Frontier Field. It did not take long for the Plates to score as Taylor Motter hit a lead-off home run, his fifth of the year in the bottom of the first off Mud Hens starting pitcher Phillippe Aumont to give the Plates an … [Read more...] about Plates (Red Wings) serve up 14-3 win
Rochester’s Big A’s of baseball help Wings ROC the ROC
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA To commemorate ROC the ROC Night on Wednesday, the Rochester Red Wings gave away Mt. ROCmore statuettes, a miniature 585 version of Mount Rushmore. "Carved" into the molded resin and plastic were the faces of Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, George Eastman and Morrie Silver, depicted on Cobbs Hill in front of the reservoir's upper gate … [Read more...] about Rochester’s Big A’s of baseball help Wings ROC the ROC
Walks, errors doom Wings in loss to Toledo
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA An inordinate amount of walks is never a good thing for a pitcher. Combine too many walks with far-from-pristine play by the defense and you have a sure-fire recipe for a loss. The Rochester Red Wings were proof of that on Tuesday night, when they kicked off a six-game homestand at Frontier Field. Starter Zack Littell walked five batters over 4 … [Read more...] about Walks, errors doom Wings in loss to Toledo
Altobelli, Antonelli to throw First Pitches on ROC the ROC Night
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com ROCHESTER, NY – Joe Altobelli and Johnny Antonelli will throw first pitches on ROC the ROC Night at Frontier Field on Wednesday, August 8 before the Red Wings host the Toledo Mud Hens at 7:05 p.m. Altobelli, 86, managed the Red Wings to two Governors’ Cup Championships in 1971 and 1974 and guided the Baltimore Orioles to a World Series … [Read more...] about Altobelli, Antonelli to throw First Pitches on ROC the ROC Night