Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com ROCHESTER, NY – Rochester Red Wings catcher Willians Astudillo has been named an International League mid-season All-Star, the league office announced Wednesday. He becomes the first Rochester catcher named to the mid-season All-Star team since Jose Morales in 2007 and just the second Wings backstop to earn the honor since 1993. Astudillo is … [Read more...] about Astudillo named to International League All-Star Team
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Wings let late lead slip, fall in extras
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com Syracuse got an RBI double from Matt Reynolds in the 10th inning as the Chiefs walked off the Rochester Red Wings in extras for the second straight game Tuesday night at NBT Bank Stadium. Reynolds also tied the game with an RBI triple in the 8th inning last night and scored the winning run two batters later. He finished 4-for-5 … [Read more...] about Wings let late lead slip, fall in extras
Wings split twin bill with Syracuse Monday night
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com The Red Wings and Chiefs split their twin bill Monday night at NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse. Adalberto Mejia pitched the Wings to a 4-1 victory in the opener, before the Chiefs walked off Rochester, 3-2, in the nightcap. After allowing a two-out walk in the first inning, Mejia (4-2) retired the next 14 straight hitters until a … [Read more...] about Wings split twin bill with Syracuse Monday night
Red Wings/RailRiders suspended by rain
Pickin' Splinters staff Rain washed out the Rochester Red Wings on Sunday afternoon after 3 1/2 innings had been played at Frontier Field. The game will resume on July 30, when Scranton/Wilkes-Barre comes back to town. The regularly scheduled game on July 30 will follow and will be seven innings. The RailRiders will have a 4-1 lead with the Red Wings coming to bat in … [Read more...] about Red Wings/RailRiders suspended by rain
One slider that caught ‘a little bit too much’ plate does in Rochester, Slegers
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Tyler Austin and Brandon Drury have both spent time with the New York Yankees this season. They’re major league-level hitters stuck in Triple-A because of a numbers crunch. In the sixth inning Saturday, they showed their hitting abilities. Rochester’s Aaron Slegers had thrown five shutout innings to begin the ball … [Read more...] about One slider that caught ‘a little bit too much’ plate does in Rochester, Slegers