BY JONATHAN SKUZA Insurance runs are always important during a close contest. Travis Blankenhorn provided a key insurance run that turned out to be the winning run in the eighth inning as the Rochester Red Wings claimed a 4-3 victory over the Worcester Red Sox Saturday evening. VIEW MORE PHOTOS FROM JOE TERRITO. Rochester was leading 3-2 in the top of eighth … [Read more...] about Blankenhorn guides Red Wings over Red Sox
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Short-handed Red Wings fall in Worcester, 12-5
BY DAN GLICKMAN Left shorthanded by All-Star Games and call-ups, the Rochester Red Wings fell at the Worcester Red Sox on Friday, 12-5, despite an early lead. The Wings (12-4 in second half, 50-39 overall, first place in the International League for the second half, one game ahead of Lehigh Valley) took an early 3-0 lead and led 4-3 after two innings, but Worcester … [Read more...] about Short-handed Red Wings fall in Worcester, 12-5
American Legion Thursday Wrap: Massive sixth inning for Meyers-Ingraham leads to win; Greece Post continues win streak
MEYERS-INGRAHAM (6-9) 10FERRIS GOODRIDGE POST 330 (1-12) 5Derek VanAuker tied the game with a two-out triple and Tré Walker followed with a go-ahead single as Meyers-Ingraham sent 14 to the plate and scored eight runs in the sixth inning to erase a deficit and win for the second time in three games. VanAuker plated Michael Calogero and Jake DiCicco on the play. Nolan Gamble, … [Read more...] about American Legion Thursday Wrap: Massive sixth inning for Meyers-Ingraham leads to win; Greece Post continues win streak
Red Wings slug back into win column, defeat Worcester 6-3
BY MIKE ROSE The Rochester Red Wings are back in the win column. The Red Wings exploded for a three home run second inning as they down the Worcester Red Sox (7-7, 42-47), 6-3. The win helped Rochester continue its surge as they have not lost back-to-back games since the second half began. Rochester (12-3, 50-38) has taken two of the first three on the road against the … [Read more...] about Red Wings slug back into win column, defeat Worcester 6-3
Red Wings fall to Worcester, 7-6, ending win streak
BY DAN GLICKMAN The Rochester Red Wings entered Wednesday with a six-game win streak, but they couldn't make it to seven, as they fell to the Worcester Red Sox in a back-and-forth 7-6 defeat in Massachusetts, falling behind in the fifth on a two-run home run by Worcester's Nick Sogard. Despite the loss, the Red Wings (11-3 in the second half, 49-38) remain first in the … [Read more...] about Red Wings fall to Worcester, 7-6, ending win streak