By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Former Red Wings pitcher Héctor Santiago, who made seven starts for Rochester in 2017, was ejected during the fifth inning of Sunday’s Seattle Mariners game against the Chicago White Sox after being inspected for foreign substances. Santiago was the first player ejected under the new rule prohibiting the use of any substance other than rosin on the baseball … [Read more...] about Former Red Wing Hector Santiago becomes first pitcher ejected after umpires check for foreign substances
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Even making IL history isn’t good enough for Wings
By Kevin Oklobzija On a day when the Rochester Red Wings needed to hit both ends of the daily double in order to earn a playoff berth, they did their part. They thumped the Pawtucket Red Sox 10-1, with Matt Hague belting a pair of home runs at sun-drenched Frontier Field. "Glorious Domination" by Bobby Roode blared from the public address system afterward. The … [Read more...] about Even making IL history isn’t good enough for Wings
Wings blasted by RailRiders
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com Scranton/Wilkes-Barre used a four-run fourth inning to rout the Rochester Red Wings 8-1 Tuesday night at PNC Field. Chris Heston (0-3) retired only two batters and allowed six runs, five earned, on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts. He also surrendered two home runs. Heston entered in relief of rehabbing Twins starter … [Read more...] about Wings blasted by RailRiders
Wings split with PawSox
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com By Nick Sciarratta and Ben Wilke The Rochester Red Wings and Pawtucket Red Sox split a Wednesday doubleheader at Frontier Field. The Wings won the first game 3-1 behind a solid start by Dillon Gee, and dropped a 2-0 decision in the second game. Game One: Zack Granite led off the bottom of the first inning with an infield … [Read more...] about Wings split with PawSox
Santiago, Hughes to begin rehab assignments Wednesday
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com ROCHESTER, NY – Left-handed pitcher Hector Santiago and right-handed pitcher Phil Hughes will begin rehab assignments with the Rochester Red Wings on Wednesday, the Minnesota Twins announced. Santiago will start the game while Hughes will throw in relief. Santiago landed on the Twins 10-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain on June 7 … [Read more...] about Santiago, Hughes to begin rehab assignments Wednesday