Minor League Baseball

BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A hanging cutter from Matt Krook was turned into a towering eighth-inning two-run home run by Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (38-27 in the second half, 75-64 overall) second baseman Marco Luciano to send the Rochester Red Wings (39-28 in the second half, 84-56 overall) down in defeat, 5-3, on Friday. “They took advantage of a bad pitch … [Read more...] about Red Wings fall on late Scranton homer, 5-3, slip percentage-points out of playoff spot

BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Sometimes, victory comes because you take advantage of the other side's mistakes. So it was on Thursday night, when the Rochester Red Wings (39-27 in the second half, 84-55 overall) used walks and errors by the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (37-27 in the second half, 74-64 overall) to tally up five runs in the fifth en route to a 7-3 … [Read more...] about Red Wings take advantage of Scranton mistakes, move back to first with 7-3 win

BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Red Wings and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders had the second game of their six-game series delayed for awhile on Wednesday. When the 6:05 p.m. first pitch time rolled around, the tarp was on the field as rain moved through the area. And the rain kept coming and coming. Eventually, though, the rain stopped long enough to … [Read more...] about Red Wings, after long delay, lose to Scranton 4-1 and fall back in playoff hunt

BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Red Wings (38-26 in the second half, 83-54 overall) began perhaps their most critical series of the second half of the season on Monday with a 3-1 victory over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (36-26 in the first half, 73-63 overall), putting them a game up in the second half International League playoff race. It was a … [Read more...] about Red Wings move into first with tight 3-1 win over Scranton