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This has the makings of a long and no-fun summer for Wings

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By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The Rochester Red Wings finally got a little help from Mother Nature on Friday night. It was 68 degrees at sun-drenched Frontier Field when the doubleheader against the Pawtucket Red Sox began, and while the temperature slowly dipped toward 60 throughout the 14 innings of baseball, it stayed dry. The respite was long overdue, especially for an … [Read more...] about This has the makings of a long and no-fun summer for Wings

Plates lose on late runs

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Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com The Buffalo Bisons scored late to top the Rochester Plates (Red Wings) 4-3 Thursday afternoon at Frontier Field. Plates left-handed starter Devin Smeltzer began his work at 2:05 p.m. following a three-hour rain delay. Facing Bisons starter Sean Reid-Foley, Wilin Rosario got Rochester on the board first with a second inning … [Read more...] about Plates lose on late runs

Now with the Wings, Hildenberger still searching

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By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The final stat line for Trevor Hildenberger wasn't pretty. Again. He pitched two innings — the eighth and ninth — and surrendered five hits and three runs as the Rochester Red Wings lost 5-0 to the Buffalo Bisons on Tuesday night. But Wings manager Joel Skinner said that, despite the hits and runs, the slumping, side-arming right-hander did good … [Read more...] about Now with the Wings, Hildenberger still searching