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
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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
Red Wings look to clinch post-season
The magic number sits at three for the Rochester Red Wings to reach the post-season. With four games against Pawtucket at Frontier Field starting Friday night the Wings will look to clinch their first playoff berth since 2013. Kevin Oklobzija will lead complete coverage of this weekend's series on Pickin' Splinters. Rochester (78-60) has a two-game edge on Lehigh Valley … [Read more...] about Red Wings look to clinch post-season
Hurlbut conducts Wings past RailRiders
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com David Hurlbut and two relievers combined to surrender just four hits to the best offense in the league and the Rochester Red Wings avoided a four-game sweep with a 5-1 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Thursday night at PNC Field. The Red Wings (78-60) kept their Wild Card lead at 2.0 games while the magic number to clinch a … [Read more...] about Hurlbut conducts Wings past RailRiders