By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The Rochester Red Wings collected just six hits and struck out 12 times, yet manager Joel Skinner was pointing a finger of blame at himself after a 1-0 loss to the Columbus Clippers on Sunday afternoon at Frontier Field. Skinner said he erred when he sent home far-from-speedy Willians Astudillo on a Nick Buss single to center in the eight inning, and … [Read more...] about Skinner second-guesses himself after Wings lose to Columbus
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Wings wallop Clippers
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com By Nick Sciarratta and Collin Hetherington The Rochester Red Wings scored eight runs in the first inning in a 13-5 win over the Columbus Clippers Friday night at Frontier Field. Red Wings lefty Adlaberto Mejia got the start, but the Clippers wasted no time getting on the board in the first inning. After Mejia issued a leadoff … [Read more...] about Wings wallop Clippers
Knights topple Wings to win series
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com The Knights scored early and often Wednesday night as they cruised to a 9-2 win over the Red Wings to win the rubber game of the three-game set in Charlotte. The Knights plated a run in the first, two in the second and three in the third as they built a commanding 6-0 lead and chased Wings starter Myles Jaye (0-1) from the … [Read more...] about Knights topple Wings to win series
Vargas slugs Wings to fourth straight victory
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com The story of Monday night's 6-3 win over the Charlotte Knights - the Wings 4th straight victory - was Kennys Vargas . The Red Wings first baseman - who entered the night with only three hits (all singles) over the first six games - broke out going 2-for-3 with a double, homer and three RBI while hitting the ball to at least the … [Read more...] about Vargas slugs Wings to fourth straight victory
Wings sweep first place ‘Riders
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com By Nick Sciarratta, Jim Erbland and Ben Weber The Rochester Red Wings swept the first place Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 5-4 and 1-0 in a doubleheader Wednesday evening at Frontier Field. With the sweep, the Wings moved to within 5.5 games of first place, and increased their lead to four games over Lehigh Valey for the wild card … [Read more...] about Wings sweep first place ‘Riders