By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Byron Buxton said he needs to be more aggressive at the plate. He also said he needs to cut down on his strikeouts. The trick will be figuring out how to do both, but Buxton knows that's exactly what he must do to get back in the Minnesota Twins lineup. He succeeded with part of that dichotomy on Friday night in helping the Rochester Red Wings to … [Read more...] about Buxton’s goal: more aggression, fewer strikeouts
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Granite delivers (finally) as Wings win in 10
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When you string three capital letters together, followed by a number, you'd better be talking about a television network and not baseball statistics. FSN1 is just fine. RBI1, not so much. Unless, of course, that first RBI of the season provides a walk-0ff, extra-inning victory as it did on Thursday night for the Rochester Red Wings. Zack Granite's … [Read more...] about Granite delivers (finally) as Wings win in 10
Birthday boy Mejia, standout plays at 3rd from Astudillo spark Wings’ 2-0 win
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — With a runner on second in the fifth, Syracuse’s Bengie Gonzalez hit a rocket one-hopper to Rochester’s Willians Astudillo at third. He backhanded the ball and looked to throw behind the runner on second as Leonardo Reginatto raced over to cover. During the Red Wings nine-game home losing streak that was snapped Tuesday, that throw may … [Read more...] about Birthday boy Mejia, standout plays at 3rd from Astudillo spark Wings’ 2-0 win
Four-run 3rd inning snaps Red Wings’ home woes
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Before Tuesday night, the Rochester Red Wings had lost nine home games in a row. They’d scored two or fewer runs in all nine of those games. Tuesday, that changed. “We scored more than two runs, basically is what happened,” Rochester manager Joel Skinner said. “From that standpoint, you have to score some runs to win and we did that … [Read more...] about Four-run 3rd inning snaps Red Wings’ home woes
If nothing else, Buxton has learned the importance of his big toe
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA First things first: Even though Byron Buxton has an uncanny propensity for slamming into stationary objects, he has not asked groundskeeper Gene Buonomo or any member of the Frontier Field staff to add extra padding to the stadium's outfield walls. "Don't worry about the fences, they're my best friend, as you can tell," Buxton said with a big smile on … [Read more...] about If nothing else, Buxton has learned the importance of his big toe