Red Wings

By PAUL CIFONELLI All was well heading into the bottom of the eighth inning. The Rochester Red Wings held a comfortable 8-4 lead with the offense clicking. Then, the bullpen duo of Gabriel Moya and Preston Guilmet imploded and the offense could not mount a rally. To build the lead, Rochester jumped out to a 6-0 lead after three innings. Willians Astudillo and Wilin … [Read more...] about Red Wings collapse leads to disappointing loss to Clippers

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Luis Arraez capped a dramatic rally with a walk-off single, and the Rochester Red Wings swept a doubleheader (11-5/3-2) from the Charlotte Knights in International League action at Frontier Field Sunday. With the sweep, Rochester has won four straight and 12 of the last 13 games. Arraez plated Wilin Rosario with a two-out single as the Red Wings sent … [Read more...] about Arraez walk-off caps Red Wing doubleheader sweep

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA In an era of launch angles, tape-measure home runs and don't-get-cheated swings, Brent Rooker employed a little old-school baseball to provide the Rochester Red Wings with victory on Friday night. Rooker fought off a good, well-spotted pitch from Jimmy Cordero and grounded a seeing-eye single through the hole between first and second, driving home … [Read more...] about Who needs launch angle? Rooker, Wings didn’t on Friday

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Staked to a three-run lead in the first inning, Sean Poppen struck out nine as the Rochester Red Wings defeated Columbus 6-2 Thursday afternoon at Frontier Field. Poppen allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk over six innings to pace the Wings their ninth win in 10 games. The right-hander induced six groundball outs while getting none … [Read more...] about Poppen and Rosario lead; Wings win for ninth time in 10

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For the first two months of the Rochester Red Wings' season, about the only thing worse than the weather at Frontier Field was the play on the diamond. After losing a doubleheader to Pawtucket on May 24, the Wings were 12 games under .500 (16-28) and seemed destined for doom. But in a matter of 12 days, the Wings have been revived. They've gone … [Read more...] about Who are these guys? Astudillo, Wings run streak to eight