By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Of all the Triple-A pitching debuts made in a Red Wings uniform over the last few decades, Francisco Liriano provided the standard with a six-inning, one-hit effort on June 20, 2005. Liriano struck out eight Louisville batsmen, retiring 11 in a row at one point. Liriano remains the standard, as top Washington Nationals pitching prospect Cade Cavalli … [Read more...] about Cavalli roughed up in Triple-A debut as Red Wings lose
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Noll’s home run leads Rochester past Syracuse
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Jake Noll had a hand in many of the Rochester Red Wings’ successes on Friday night. Rochester’s most consistent hitter had already recovered from a fielding error to throw out Albert Almora Jr. at the plate in the first inning before his dramatics at the plate. Noll slugged a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning, pulling the Red Wings ahead of … [Read more...] about Noll’s home run leads Rochester past Syracuse
Reyes becomes first Red Wings pitcher to homer since 1999 in Rochester’s win over Syracuse
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The last time a Rochester Red Wings pitcher hit a home run, they didn’t have any healthy position players available on the bench. Jason McCommon hit a solo homer on Sept. 5, 1999, his last professional game, to provide an infrequent highlight in a losing season. Luis Reyes, who homered for Harrisburg in 2018 and swings with reckless abandon, became the first … [Read more...] about Reyes becomes first Red Wings pitcher to homer since 1999 in Rochester’s win over Syracuse
Ruiz records second consecutive multi-home run game as Red Wings split doubleheader in Syracuse
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Vance Worley was cruising through his fifth face-off with Rochester this season, retiring the first 10 Red Wings in just 27 pitches on Wednesday. Keibert Ruiz was the 11th at-bat, however, and the 23-year-old continued to get the best of Syracuse pitching. Ruiz crushed Worley’s one-out, 1-1 pitch to the NBT Bank Stadium “Salt City Deck” beyond the right … [Read more...] about Ruiz records second consecutive multi-home run game as Red Wings split doubleheader in Syracuse
Red Wings hit five home runs in rout of Syracuse
By TIM IRVING Keibert Ruiz and Daniel Palka hit two home runs each and Mike Ford homered in his Wings debut as Rochester routed Syracuse 10-2 for their fourth win in their last five games. Ruiz and Palka went back-to-back in the first inning, giving the Wings 26 first-inning home runs, second in Minor League Baseball only to Somerset, the Yankees AA affiliate … [Read more...] about Red Wings hit five home runs in rout of Syracuse