By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Derek Falvey, chief baseball officer for the Minnesota Twins, made his first visit to Frontier Field on Friday night. He couldn't have liked some of the things he saw from the Rochester Red Wings, his Triple-A affiliate. While starter Stephen Gonsalves and relievers Nik Turley and Michael Tonkin pitched well, the Wings couldn't get a clutch hit, they … [Read more...] about Offense, defense betray Wings
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Wings tie wild card behind Goodrum’s blast
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO It took a couple days, but the Rochester Red Wings finally tied the Lehigh Valley IronPigs for the International League wild card. Rochester scored a 4-3 win over Norfolk on Sunday afternoon while the IronPigs dropped a 9-4 game to Charlotte. The loss was Lehigh Valley’s ninth in its last 11 games. Niko Goodrum delivered the big hit for Rochester … [Read more...] about Wings tie wild card behind Goodrum’s blast
Granite’s slam carries Wings past Clippers
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When Zack Granite was called up to the Minnesota Twins a month ago, he was maybe the hottest hitter in baseball. Between June 2 and July 5, the speedy center fielder hit a robust .456 (62-for-136) for the Rochester Red Wings and raised his average from .237 to an International League-best .365. How hot was he? He hit 37 points higher than any other … [Read more...] about Granite’s slam carries Wings past Clippers
Red Wings fall on the road
Nick Kingham allowed one run on eight hits over seven innings, and the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Rochester Red Wings 4-1 in International League action at Victory Field, Monday. With the loss, Rochester remained 3.5 games behind Lehigh Valley in the wild-card race. The IronPigs fell at home to Gwinnett, 9-3. Kingham struck out six without a walk and improved to … [Read more...] about Red Wings fall on the road
Slegers named International League Pitcher of the Week
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com ROCHESTER, NY – Rochester Red Wings right-hander Aaron Slegers has been named the International League Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Slegers won both of his starts last week, allowing one run on eight hits and two walks with 12 strikeouts over a league-high 14.0 innings. He posted a 0.64 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and held … [Read more...] about Slegers named International League Pitcher of the Week