By Kevin Oklobzija Where's Ian Kinsler when you need him? His voice of reason -- also known as deserving criticism of bad umpiring after his critique of Angel Hernandez last week -- sure could have been used at Frontier Field on Monday night, when Scranton/Wilkes-Barre defeated the Rochester Red Wings 4-3. This wasn't a night of sparkling moments, or easy calls, for … [Read more...] about A tough night for the umpires
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Close, but not really, as Wings fall to RailRiders
By Kevin Oklobzija If the Rochester Red Wings wanted to take a critical look at their 4-3 loss to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday night, they could point to a pair of mini rallies that should have been big innings. After ByungHo Park led off the second with a home run, tying the score 1-1, the Wings failed to do more damage by stranding a runner at third. In the sixth, … [Read more...] about Close, but not really, as Wings fall to RailRiders
Former Canisius guard Billy Baron Named to Team USA
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com Former Canisius guard Billy Baron '14 is one of 12 players named to the official USA Basketball roster for the 2017 FIBA Men's AmeriCup, USA Basketball announced Monday night. Baron, the 2014 MAAC Player of the Year, is the first former Golden Griffin to represent his home country in a FIBA event since Micheal Meeks '96 played for Team Canada in the … [Read more...] about Former Canisius guard Billy Baron Named to Team USA
Wings close road trip with loss to ‘Bats
Brandon Dixon connected on three home runs and paced a 12-hit attack as the Louisville Bats scored early and often in a 13-6 victory over the Rochester Red Wings, in International League play Sunday at Louisville Slugger Field. With the loss, the Red Wings fell to 73-54 but maintained a three-game lead in the IL wild card race over Lehigh Valley (70-57) which fell on the … [Read more...] about Wings close road trip with loss to ‘Bats
Wings score 10 unanswered to top Bats
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com Niko Goodrum drove in a career-high six runs, the most RBI by a Red Wing since 2010, as Rochester scored 10 unanswered runs to beat the Louisville Bats 10-5 Saturday night at Louisville Slugger Field. D'Angelo Jimenez was the last player to drive in six runs for the Red Wings (73-53). He did so on August 3, 2010 at … [Read more...] about Wings score 10 unanswered to top Bats