BY DAN GLICKMAN Rochester Red Wings slugger Travis Blankenhorn won this week's International League Player of the Week, the first Red Wing to win the award since Luis Garcia in April 2022. The 27-year-old infielder, who had a chance to go elsewhere last offseason but decided to stay in the Nationals organization, put up a .476 (10-for-21) batting average in last week's … [Read more...] about Travis Blankenhorn named IL Player of the Week
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Red Wings’ ninth-inning rally smothered
BY JONATHAN SKUZA ROCHESTER, NY. — The Rochester Red Wings struggled on both sides of the ball as they fell 9-5 Saturday afternoon to the Toledo Mud Hens after a four run ninth inning rally was extinguished. ”We had a lot of scoring opportunities, but we just didn't get done with runners in scoring position,” Red Wings manager Matt LeCroy said. “I like the way we fought … [Read more...] about Red Wings’ ninth-inning rally smothered
Red Wings play two as Alex Call walks off one
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – If one were to look at the final scores, the Rochester Red Wings won the opening game of a doubleheader 6-5 before losing the second game, 7-3. In baseball, though, strange things can change entire games in ways the score doesn't tell you. The weather could force you to lose one of your best pitchers after just two innings, a weird bounce … [Read more...] about Red Wings play two as Alex Call walks off one
Red Wings have game suspended up 1-0; doubleheader Thursday
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Red Wings and Toledo Mud Hens tried to play a game in the rain on Wednesday. Mother Nature won, forcing a suspension in the middle of the second inning with the Red Wings up 1-0. Wednesday's game will resume at 4:05 P.M. on Thursday. Thursday's previously scheduled game will follow as a seven-inning game 30 minutes after the … [Read more...] about Red Wings have game suspended up 1-0; doubleheader Thursday
Red Wings fall 17-0; held scoreless for first time in year
BY DAN GLICKMAN For the first time in over a year, the Rochester Red Wings were left scoreless on Sunday, falling to the Buffalo Bisons, 17-0, to end their road trip. The Wings had scored at least one run in every game since game two of a doubleheader on April 8, 2023, at Syracuse, a streak of 150 games. The loss is the largest shutout defeat for Rochester since at least … [Read more...] about Red Wings fall 17-0; held scoreless for first time in year