By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Three nights after being no-hit, the Rochester Red Wings scored more runs than they have in any game since 2004. Tomás Telis set a career-high. Zander Wiel matched a Twins-era record and the Wings gave hope to their playoff push. Telis paced a 19-hit attack going 4-for-4 on the night, reached base all six times he came to the plate and … [Read more...] about Offense explodes; Wings slam Bisons
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Red Wings outlast Pearson, come back to beat Bisons
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO ROCHESTER -- Toronto Blue Jays top prospect Nate Pearson had a clear pitch count mapped out for him in his first Triple-A start on Tuesday. Pearson would throw seven innings or 100 pitches, whichever mark came first. Those guidelines, standard procedure for pitchers in 2019, made the seventh inning Pearson's last at Frontier Field on Tuesday night. … [Read more...] about Red Wings outlast Pearson, come back to beat Bisons
Zoinks! Blue Jays prospect Zeuch no-hits Red Wings
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The lighted zeroes on Frontier Field's left-field scoreboard were, in reality, all the same size. But as the innings went by, and hitter after hitter for the Rochester Red Wings failed to make solid contact on Monday night, that one zero in the hit column grew larger with every out. Especially for Buffalo Bisons right-hander T.J. Zeuch. For a guy … [Read more...] about Zoinks! Blue Jays prospect Zeuch no-hits Red Wings
Opportunity missed: Wings drop series to lowly Louisville
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Celebrating Hockey Day at the ballpark on Sunday, plans were made to mark the occurrence of any Red Wing home run by using the familiar horn heard at Blue Cross Arena during the winter months. With the Wings breaking the franchise record for round trippers earlier in the homestand, it seemed likely to hear the blast of the Rochester … [Read more...] about Opportunity missed: Wings drop series to lowly Louisville
Transition to retirement has gone well for ‘coach’ Gionta
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When fans filed into Frontier Field on Sunday afternoon — aka, Hockey Day — bobbleheads of Brian Gionta were handed out to the first 2,000 fans. The Rochester Red Wings, or some iteration, have been playing baseball continuously since 1899, but they like their hockey, too. Harvest Gionta, Brian's wife, was among the first few hundred … [Read more...] about Transition to retirement has gone well for ‘coach’ Gionta