BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Red Wings finished their two-week home stand... eventually. After a relatively uneventful first inning, the heavens opened up, bringing a veritable monsoon of rain to the series finale with the Toledo Mud Hens into delay. Once the skies cleared, the tarp was removed, and a slight-more-than-an-hour-long delay came to an end, the … [Read more...] about After rain, Red Wings drop Toledo series finale, 13-4
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Late Toledo home runs leave Wings out of reach in 14-4 defeat
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Only minutes before two straight home runs took the energy out of the Innovative Field crowd, it seemed like the Rochester Red Wings were about to jump ahead of the Toledo Mud Hens. With two outs in the sixth, catcher Francisco Mejia, a veteran of portions of seven MLB seasons, got hold of an 85.5 MPH splitter left near the center of the … [Read more...] about Late Toledo home runs leave Wings out of reach in 14-4 defeat
Pittsford-Mendon’s Barbulean highlights local All-State selections
By PAUL GOTHAM Cameron Barbulean led Pittsford-Mendon baseball to its first state title in program history. The New York State Sportswriters Association (NYSSWA) honored the left-hander as the Class A Co-Player of the Year. Barbulean finished with a record of 7-2 on the mound and logged an ERA of 1.60. He struck out 98 and walked 21 over 57 innings of work. The Clarkson … [Read more...] about Pittsford-Mendon’s Barbulean highlights local All-State selections
Long ball haunts Red Wings for second straight night
BY JONATHAN SKUZA ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Red Wings (20-27, 47-72) were bitten by the long ball for a second straight night as they fell to the Toledo Mud Hens (29-18, 68-54) 7-4 Wednesday night. ”It’s a tough one,” Red Wings manager Matt LeCroy said. “It’s been our Achilles heel all year, where we have had leads and weren’t able to hang on to them.” Rochester … [Read more...] about Long ball haunts Red Wings for second straight night
Red Wings ambushed by the long ball
BY JONATHAN SKUZA ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Rochester Red Wings (20-26, 47-71) surrendered five home runs as they fell 12-4 to the Toledo Mud Hens (28-18, 67-54) Tuesday evening. ”We didn’t get the shut down inning that we kinda needed,” Red Wings manager Matt LeCroy said. “That’s when the game went downhill, and we just never got back in the game and that was the … [Read more...] about Red Wings ambushed by the long ball