By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Tyler Austin and Brandon Drury have both spent time with the New York Yankees this season. They’re major league-level hitters stuck in Triple-A because of a numbers crunch. In the sixth inning Saturday, they showed their hitting abilities. Rochester’s Aaron Slegers had thrown five shutout innings to begin the ball … [Read more...] about One slider that caught ‘a little bit too much’ plate does in Rochester, Slegers
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Granite delivers (finally) as Wings win in 10
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When you string three capital letters together, followed by a number, you'd better be talking about a television network and not baseball statistics. FSN1 is just fine. RBI1, not so much. Unless, of course, that first RBI of the season provides a walk-0ff, extra-inning victory as it did on Thursday night for the Rochester Red Wings. Zack Granite's … [Read more...] about Granite delivers (finally) as Wings win in 10
If nothing else, Buxton has learned the importance of his big toe
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA First things first: Even though Byron Buxton has an uncanny propensity for slamming into stationary objects, he has not asked groundskeeper Gene Buonomo or any member of the Frontier Field staff to add extra padding to the stadium's outfield walls. "Don't worry about the fences, they're my best friend, as you can tell," Buxton said with a big smile on … [Read more...] about If nothing else, Buxton has learned the importance of his big toe
Wings drops series finale in Buffalo Sunday
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com The Red Wings lost the series finale in Buffalo, 3-2, Sunday afternoon. The Wings (31-35) have an off day Monday, before starting a six-game homestand at Frontier Field on Tuesday. Aaron Slegers made the start Sunday but didn't figure in the decision allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks over five … [Read more...] about Wings drops series finale in Buffalo Sunday
Buffalo clips Rochester, 4-3, Friday night
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com A ninth inning rally fell short as the Red Wings fell to the Bisons, 4-3, Friday night at Coca-Coal Field in Buffalo. The loss snapped the Wings two game winning streak. Still, Rochester is an impressive 20-13 away from Frontier Field this season. Darnell Sweeney gave Buffalo the early 2-0 lead with a two-run double off Zack … [Read more...] about Buffalo clips Rochester, 4-3, Friday night