The magic number sits at three for the Rochester Red Wings to reach the post-season. With four games against Pawtucket at Frontier Field starting Friday night the Wings will look to clinch their first playoff berth since 2013. Kevin Oklobzija will lead complete coverage of this weekend's series on Pickin' Splinters. Rochester (78-60) has a two-game edge on Lehigh Valley … [Read more...] about Red Wings look to clinch post-season
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Slegers wins IL-best 14th, Wings pad wild-card lead
By Kevin Oklobzija When the Rochester Red Wings bats couldn't produce clutch hits on Friday night, a recent trend in the wake of recalls to the Minnesota Twins, manager Mike Quade insisted his team would nonetheless be just fine. They'd continue to lean on pitchers, he said. After all, the Wings have the International League's best team ERA. But who knew he was talking … [Read more...] about Slegers wins IL-best 14th, Wings pad wild-card lead
Red Wings fall, 6-1, in Colón’s Wings debut
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com Bartolo Colón allowed four runs over three and two-third innings and suffered the loss as Rochester fell, 6-1, in his Red Wings debut against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Thursday night at Coca-Cola Park. The 44-year-old right-hander yielded the four runs on four hits (all for extra bases) and two walks with five strikeouts. He allowed … [Read more...] about Red Wings fall, 6-1, in Colón’s Wings debut
Red Wing lineup shows no signs of relenting
By Kevin Oklobzija After playing their first seven games of the International League season on the road, the Rochester Red Wings finally came home to Frontier Field and they were greeted by 11,343 fans on a sun-splashed Good Friday. “The crowd,” Wings manager Mike Quade said, “was phenomenal.” Among the baseball-starved patrons at the downtown ballpark … [Read more...] about Red Wing lineup shows no signs of relenting
Lively, Lehigh Valley end Wings playoff hopes
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The crowd fit the description of the opposing pitcher's surname. It didn't matter. The Rochester Red Wings' playoff hopes ended Friday night. Ben Lively hurled six no-hit innings, and the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs went on to defeat the Wings, 7-1 in International League play Friday night at Frontier Field. Lively struck out 10, walked … [Read more...] about Lively, Lehigh Valley end Wings playoff hopes