Red Wings

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For Jordany Valdespin, May 7 will always be a special day. On the seventh day in May of 2012, 11 days into his big-league career, he belted a pinch-hit three-run, ninth-inning homer off Jonathan Papelbon to lead the New York Mets to victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. "It was something special for me, something I will never forget," Valdespin … [Read more...] about It was May 7, so of course Jordany Valdespin homered

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Justin Nicolino left the bullpen after his pre-game warm-up on Sunday afternoon thinking he was ready to mow down the Pawtucket Red Sox. Four batters into the game, he was trying to work out of a bases-loaded jam thanks to three walks. "It's weird," Nicolino said, "because in the bullpen I felt great." This much we learned, however, during the 5-2 … [Read more...] about Nicolino battles without best stuff but Wings still lose

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- With one swing of the bat, Randy César ended a 14-inning drought, and the Rochester Plates (Red Wings) went on to beat the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, 4-3 in extra innings, Thursday. César connected on his third home run of the season, a two-out shot in the sixth inning. The Wings third baseman turned on a first-pitch slider from … [Read more...] about César’s blast propels Wings

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- On Monday night, Rochester relievers retired the last 13 batters faced. Tuesday night, the Wings bullpen nearly got the night off. Lewis Thorpe hurled eight innings and picked up Triple-A career victory number one in dominant fashion. For the second straight outing, the left-hander struck out 12 as Rochester breezed to an 8-1 victory over … [Read more...] about Thorpe hurls gem; Wings win second straight

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A pitch clock set on top of the outfield wall at Frontier Field represents the only measurement of time that controls the game of baseball. An understanding of baseball time, though, served the Rochester Red Wings well Monday night as did the ability to hit the reset button after a forgettable display in the field. Randy César … [Read more...] about Wings ride big fifth to series-opening win