By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA As baseball games go, Sunday’s 7-1 loss to the Buffalo Bisons was pretty ugly for the Rochester Red Wings. Starting pitcher Tyler Eppler, the reigning Triple-A East Pitcher of the Week, failed to reach the third inning. He departed after allowing six hits and five runs. The Wings offense, meanwhile, collected just six hits and went 0-for-12 with … [Read more...] about Father’s Day message from the family brightens day for Wings LeCroy
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Wild Wings let Saturday night slip
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The Rochester Red Wings lapsed in fundamentals in Saturday night’s loss to Buffalo. Rochester issued multiple walks apiece to the second, third and cleanup hitters in the Bisons’ lineup and hit a batter with the bases loaded. Starting pitcher Sterling Sharp tossed two wild pitches; Kyle Lobstein threw one as well. The Red Wings committed two errors, each … [Read more...] about Wild Wings let Saturday night slip
Wings can’t match Bisons’ hitting in 5-0 blanking
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO A bloop double, eight-pitch walk and home run defined Josh Rogers’s Frontier Field debut on Friday evening. Rogers, who won his first two decisions as a Red Wing after being signed to a minor-league contract on June 4, retired the first seven Buffalo Bisons that strode to the plate. The third and fourth innings proved to be the 26-year-old’s undoing, as … [Read more...] about Wings can’t match Bisons’ hitting in 5-0 blanking
Red Wings address “sticky” situation: “I do have concerns about the grip”
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Kyle Lobstein had an admission, but it had nothing to do with foreign substances. "I don't know if I'm embarrassed to say, but I have sweaty hands, so I need to dry my hands off," Lobstein said after Wednesday's win over Buffalo. "I just try and put some dirt on it, or rosin, and I'm good to go." As Major League Baseball ramps up its crackdown on the … [Read more...] about Red Wings address “sticky” situation: “I do have concerns about the grip”
Red Wings shut out Springer, Bisons
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The ball carried far enough to clear the wall at any other spot in the ballpark, far enough to send a message down the thruway to Sahlen Field that George Springer began Wednesday’s game by shrugging off Tuesday’s 0-fer. Springer’s home run bid, however, found the triangle in left-center field- and Cody Wilson’s glove. It was a loud leadoff out and set the … [Read more...] about Red Wings shut out Springer, Bisons