By PAUL GOTHAM On a day when the game's first out came as the result of a rare runner's interference, Aldaberto Mejia made routine work of his second MLB rehab appearance. The end to the 2017 Rochester Red Wings season, though, will go down as anything but ordinary. Staked to a three-game lead and a magic number of two less than 72 hours prior, the Wings find themselves … [Read more...] about Mejia, Hague lead Wings to win in season finale
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That playoff berth for the Red Wings? It’s bordering on unlikely now
By Kevin Oklobzija The Rochester Red Wings' Frontier Field clubhouse was very quiet on Sunday night. The silence was the sound of their playoff chances swirling away. They may very well have gone from playoff bound to homeward bound in one day. A 7-2 loss to the Pawtucket Red Sox, coupled with a doubleheader sweep by Lehigh Valley over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, turned … [Read more...] about That playoff berth for the Red Wings? It’s bordering on unlikely now
And the wild-card plot thickens for Wings
By Kevin Oklobzija If there's a hard way to do things, well, then that's the route the Rochester Red Wings will choose. Or so it seems. "We don't have a whole lot of what I call cigar games where we sit back and bury people," manager Mike Quade said. And so it was on Saturday night, when the Wings lost 5-3 to the Pawtucket Red Sox. Rochester opened a 3-0 lead in the … [Read more...] about And the wild-card plot thickens for Wings
Robbie Grossman will DH for Red Wings in final two games
By Kevin Oklobzija The Rochester Red Wings lineup has been depleted by recalls but they'll actually be getting hitting help for the final two regular season games. Robbie Grossman will join the Red Wings on a major league rehabilitation assignment and he'll be the designated hitter for Sunday's 6:05 p.m. game against the Pawtucket as well as the 1:35 p.m. regular-season … [Read more...] about Robbie Grossman will DH for Red Wings in final two games
Hague adapts to leadoff role as Wings close in on playoff berth
By Kevin Oklobzija Mike Quade contends he hasn't dug far into the depths of Sabermetrics or analytics and discovered numbers that will revolutionize how he constructs his end-of-season lineup for the Rochester Red Wings. "I'm not a baseball whisperer," he said with a smile. He does, however, know Matt Hague is a darn good hitter against left-handers (.299 heading into … [Read more...] about Hague adapts to leadoff role as Wings close in on playoff berth