By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Two facts about pitching in Triple-A compared to pitching in Major League Baseball that you may or may not have known: The baseball isn't the same. MLB's ball is made in Costa Rica, MiLB gets its ball from China. The way relievers are used, at least by some organizations, including the Minnesota Twins, is vastly different as well. Wednesday night … [Read more...] about Curtiss, Wings squander lead in the 9th and lose
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Wings top PawSox, win 3rd straight
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com Rochester scored a run in each of the first two innings and got strong pitching performances from a trio of pitchers and the Red Wings won their third straight game 2-1 over the Pawtucket Red Sox Tuesday night at McCoy Stadium. Fernando Romero (2-1) pushed the Red Wings (41-40) over .500 for the first time since the team was 28-27 … [Read more...] about Wings top PawSox, win 3rd straight
Ernie Clement on a tear at High-A Lynchburg
Ernie Clement hit .472 in his high school baseball career at Brighton. In the early going of his time with High-A Lynchburg, he's come close to matching that, hitting .436 through 10 games. That 17-for-39 start is a much smaller sample size than Clement would have finished his time with the Barons with. But the middle infielder, who went to Virginia after … [Read more...] about Ernie Clement on a tear at High-A Lynchburg
Wings slug their way to 6-2 win Monday
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com The Red Wings launched four homers against rehabbing Boston starter Drew Pomeranz as they slugged their way to a 6-2 win Monday night at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket. Rochester has now won 12 of their 19 games to even their record at 40-40 on the season. Byron Buxton got the homer parade started with a leadoff shot to DEEP left … [Read more...] about Wings slug their way to 6-2 win Monday
Rupp’s blast sparks Wings rally
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- If ever the Rochester Red Wings needed an offensive micro-burst, Sunday afternoon was the time. Hours after squandering an otherwise solid pitching performance from Saturday starter Aaron Slegers, Rochester put crooked numbers on the board in three different innings. Something the Wings had not done in any single inning during their previous … [Read more...] about Rupp’s blast sparks Wings rally