By MIKE ROSE Rochester, NY -- The Rochester Red Wings jumped in front of the Scranton Wilkes/Barre RailRiders and never looked back as they won their fourth straight game, 8-1. The Red Wings were powered by a three-run first inning which saw seven hitters come to the plate. On the other side, Jackson Rutledge put together one of his best outings of the season for … [Read more...] about Red Wings race to fourth straight win
Minor League Baseball
Kieboom, Call, and Dunn slug Red Wings past RailRiders
BY JONATHAN SKUZA ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Red Wings received help up and down the lineup as Alex Call, Jack Dunn and Carter Kieboom all collected two RBI to slug the Red Wings to a 7-3 victory over the Scranton Wilkes/Barre RailRiders Saturday evening. ”It was a team effort,” Red Wings manager Matthew LeCroy said. “We played some really good defense. A lot of good … [Read more...] about Kieboom, Call, and Dunn slug Red Wings past RailRiders
Gerrit Cole on ABS Challenge System: A “nice little wrinkle”… but with room for improvement
BY DAN GLICKMAN In the second inning of Friday's record-setting game between the Rochester Red Wings and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, something happened to 2023 Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole for the first time: a strike he threw was overturned and changed to a ball. Red Wings center fielder Alex Call received an 88.8 MPH cutter from the rehabbing Yankee righty … [Read more...] about Gerrit Cole on ABS Challenge System: A “nice little wrinkle”… but with room for improvement
Red Wings weather Gerrit Cole, walk it off 2-1 in front of record crowd
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – In the most-attended regular season game in Innovative Field's history, where reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole made a rehab start against them, the Rochester Red Wings were consistently stymied, leaving eight men on base and striking out a season high 16 times... until the bottom of the ninth, when small ball sent … [Read more...] about Red Wings weather Gerrit Cole, walk it off 2-1 in front of record crowd
Denard Span returns to Rochester, glad Negro Leaguers getting recognition they deserve
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Friday's Rochester Red Wings game was, for months, going to be all about the Negro Leagues. The Red Wings were going to wear the uniforms of the Rochester American Giants; displays would be up honoring Negro League greats, and Denard Span, a former Red Wing and long-time advocate for African-Americans in baseball would be in attendance … [Read more...] about Denard Span returns to Rochester, glad Negro Leaguers getting recognition they deserve