By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Josh Rogers’s first professional hits surely boosted his cause in the first game of the Rochester Red Wings’ doubleheader split with the Syracuse Mets on Thursday. The lefthander not only threw five innings of one-hit baseball in his fifth start as a Red Wing, he also lined two singles. Rogers, who told Red Wings radio announcer Josh Whetzel his spot in the … [Read more...] about Rogers’s bat, arm help Red Wings split Syracuse doubleheader
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Five-run first plagues Red Wings in series opener
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The Rochester Red Wings fell behind from the beginning in Syracuse on Tuesday evening. The last-place Mets, bolstered by major leaguers making rehab assignments, tagged Rochester starter Rogelio Armenteros with five runs in the first inning and won 9-5. Armenteros, who allowed just one run in 4.2 innings last Wednesday, labored through an eight-batter, … [Read more...] about Five-run first plagues Red Wings in series opener
Former Red Wing Hector Santiago becomes first pitcher ejected after umpires check for foreign substances
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Former Red Wings pitcher Héctor Santiago, who made seven starts for Rochester in 2017, was ejected during the fifth inning of Sunday’s Seattle Mariners game against the Chicago White Sox after being inspected for foreign substances. Santiago was the first player ejected under the new rule prohibiting the use of any substance other than rosin on the baseball … [Read more...] about Former Red Wing Hector Santiago becomes first pitcher ejected after umpires check for foreign substances
Playing Worcester has been like perpetual batting practice for hot Wings
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It’s become a Sunday tradition for kids to run the bases at Frontier Field following Rochester Red Wings games. One could argue, however, that today’s late-afternoon procession of kids on the basepaths was merely a reenactment of the week that was for the Wings against the Worcester Red Sox. As they did in Worcester three weeks ago, the Wings … [Read more...] about Playing Worcester has been like perpetual batting practice for hot Wings
Big sixth helps Wings win fourth straight
By PAUL GOTHAM Rochester sent eight to the plate in a decisive four-run sixth inning, and the Red Wings went on to win their fourth consecutive game with a 10-6 victory over Worcester. Jake Noll's two-out, two-run double gave the Wings a lead they did not surrender at 5-4. Brandon Snyder followed with run-scoring two-bagger, and Humberto Arteaga capped the inning with … [Read more...] about Big sixth helps Wings win fourth straight