By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The last time a Rochester Red Wings pitcher hit a home run, they didn’t have any healthy position players available on the bench. Jason McCommon hit a solo homer on Sept. 5, 1999, his last professional game, to provide an infrequent highlight in a losing season. Luis Reyes, who homered for Harrisburg in 2018 and swings with reckless abandon, became the first … [Read more...] about Reyes becomes first Red Wings pitcher to homer since 1999 in Rochester’s win over Syracuse
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Ruiz records second consecutive multi-home run game as Red Wings split doubleheader in Syracuse
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Vance Worley was cruising through his fifth face-off with Rochester this season, retiring the first 10 Red Wings in just 27 pitches on Wednesday. Keibert Ruiz was the 11th at-bat, however, and the 23-year-old continued to get the best of Syracuse pitching. Ruiz crushed Worley’s one-out, 1-1 pitch to the NBT Bank Stadium “Salt City Deck” beyond the right … [Read more...] about Ruiz records second consecutive multi-home run game as Red Wings split doubleheader in Syracuse
Red Wings hit five home runs in rout of Syracuse
By TIM IRVING Keibert Ruiz and Daniel Palka hit two home runs each and Mike Ford homered in his Wings debut as Rochester routed Syracuse 10-2 for their fourth win in their last five games. Ruiz and Palka went back-to-back in the first inning, giving the Wings 26 first-inning home runs, second in Minor League Baseball only to Somerset, the Yankees AA affiliate … [Read more...] about Red Wings hit five home runs in rout of Syracuse
Wings rally in third, sweep IronPigs in doubleheader
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The Rochester Red Wings do not frequently erase four-run deficits in fewer than two innings. They had recorded just 12 come-from-behind wins all season, after trailing by any margin, entering Saturday’s doubleheader. The 13th rally had added significance, as Rochester swept a doubleheader for the first time since June 7, 2019 at Pawtucket. The Red Wings … [Read more...] about Wings rally in third, sweep IronPigs in doubleheader
Palka walks it off in Red Wings’ Game 1 victory
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Daniel Palka hardly lifted the bat from his shoulders this week, walking 10 times over the last three games. The Lehigh Valley IronPigs had committed to pitching to the other eight spots in the batting order, daring anyone other than the Red Wings' slugger to beat them. Recognizing this reluctance to throw Palka strikes, manager Matt LeCroy shuffled his … [Read more...] about Palka walks it off in Red Wings’ Game 1 victory