Minor League Baseball

BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Entering Sunday, the Rochester Red Wings found themselves facing a simple scenario: Win, and they'd win the International League's first half on its final day. Lose, and they'd need the Nashville Sounds to beat the Memphis Redbirds in order to clinch the title. It was not to be. The Toledo Mud Hens used “hit them where they ain't” bloops … [Read more...] about Red Wings fall short in quest for first-half title, losing to Toledo as Memphis beats Nashville

BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The scoreboard above the visitors' bullpen in ESL Ballpark was broken. After six innings, the line score indicated the Rochester Red Wings – playing as the “Cocos Locos de Rochester” as part of a promotion – had scored one run each in the fourth, fifth, and sixth. And yet, further down the line-score, Rochester's number of runs was far … [Read more...] about Red Wings turn it up to 11 in historic sixth inning, beating Toledo 14-1 to enter final day of first half in first place

BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – At times, it's better to be lucky than to be good. However, even if you have luck, you need to take advantage of it. In the 11th inning of Wednesday's game against the Toledo Mud Hens, with a position player on the mound for their foe after a late change in pitching plans left the Tigers' affiliate short on arms, the Rochester Red Wings did … [Read more...] about Red Wings win in 11, regain top spot with four games left in first half

BY JONATHAN SKUZA ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- After a 75-minute rain delay, the Rochester offense was only able to produce two hits as the Red Wings (42-26) feel 2-1 to the Toledo Mud Hens (32-37) Tuesday evening. ”It was just one of those nights, we couldn’t get things to go our way offensively,” Red Wings manager Matt LeCroy said. “These are all going to be tight games, and we … [Read more...] about Red Wings fall short against Toledo

BY DAN GLICKMAN The Rochester Red Wings enter the final week of the first half of the International League season with a chance to do something no Red Wings team has done since 2013: make the playoffs. And their fate will be decided in two places: at home in ESL Ballpark, and over 850 miles away in Memphis, Tennessee. That's because the two teams that Rochester is … [Read more...] about Red Wings enter final week of first half with shot at first playoff appearance since 2013