By CHUCKIE MAGGIO He wasn't the main attraction on Friday night, overshadowed in the headlines by a visiting player who could be just a week or two away from rejoining one of the most popular teams in Major League Baseball. Rochester Red Wings pitcher Stephen Gonsalves didn't get the memo that it was supposed to be Dustin Pedroia's night. Gonsalves struck out 11 in 5.1 … [Read more...] about Gonsalves records quiet victory as Wings blank Pawtucket
Minor League Baseball
Pedroia fans flock to watch their hero at Frontier Field
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA They held Dustin Pedroia Night at Frontier Field on Friday. OK, the official promotion was "Renew Your Vows Night," which featured long-retired former Boston Red Sox outfielder Bernie Carbo and a member of the Red Wings front office dressed up as an ordained minister and claiming to be someone else. But one look at the lines outside the Frontier … [Read more...] about Pedroia fans flock to watch their hero at Frontier Field
May has stellar outing for Wings as comeback progresses
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO In his first action against a high-level lineup since having Tommy John surgery in March 2017, Trevor May looked like a major league pitcher again. May took the hill for the Rochester Red Wings against the Syracuse Chiefs on Thursday morning and was the hard-luck losing pitcher in just his second appearance of the year; he pitched three innings for … [Read more...] about May has stellar outing for Wings as comeback progresses
Red Wings strike early, again, to top Chiefs
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The stat, relayed by the Syracuse Chiefs public relations department, was almost unheard of for an above-.500 baseball team. The Chiefs entered Wednesday night's game in Rochester having been outscored 21-0 in the first inning since May 3. Their record in those games was a dubious 4-7. There was no reversal of fortunes on Wednesday. The Wings tallied … [Read more...] about Red Wings strike early, again, to top Chiefs
Everybody hits: Behind 19 base knocks, Wings rout Syracuse
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The first inning of the Rochester Red Wings' series-opening win over the Syracuse Chiefs at Frontier Field on Tuesday provided a basic blueprint for how the rest of the contest was going to unfold. Red Wings starting pitcher Aaron Slegers continued his strong form by breezing through a nine-pitch frame that yielded two flyouts and a popup. About as … [Read more...] about Everybody hits: Behind 19 base knocks, Wings rout Syracuse