By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Hit safely in all four at-bats, win a random drug test from Major League Baseball. Keibert Ruiz accomplished that feat on Thursday evening, thumping three doubles and adding a single in the first half of Rochester’s doubleheader split with Lehigh Valley. It was the 23-year-old’s first three-double game since rookie ball in 2015. Ruiz’s skillful performance … [Read more...] about Ruiz doubles down in Game 1, but Red Wings split doubleheader
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Dietrich’s slam powers Wings to series-opening victory
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Over a decade had passed since Derek Dietrich’s last grand slam. Then a second-year professional playing for the Class A Bowling Green Hot Rods, the Tampa Bay Rays prospect hit J.D. Reichenbach’s 0-2 pitch over the right field fence to pull Bowling Green ahead 8-7 over Lake County on May 5, 2011. Reichenbach retired from professional baseball in 2013. The … [Read more...] about Dietrich’s slam powers Wings to series-opening victory
Red Wings lose five of six in Buffalo
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The Rochester Red Wings were surely eager to hop on the thruway Sunday evening. Rochester lost five of its six games against Buffalo in a forgettable first trip in two years to Sahlen Field. The Bisons, excited to finally play true home games, outscored the Red Wings 33-11 over the week-long series, capped by a 7-1 victory in front of 4,675 fans on … [Read more...] about Red Wings lose five of six in Buffalo
Red Wings win first in five games, blank Bisons
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Ben Braymer figured out the Buffalo Bisons lineup on Saturday afternoon. Braymer, who entered the matinee with an 0-2 record against Buffalo and 8.84 ERA in all road appearances this season, was in control for five innings. The lefthander (4-7) allowed just four baserunners - two hits and two walks- and struck out three batters, including major league … [Read more...] about Red Wings win first in five games, blank Bisons
Home runs the difference as Red Wings edged by Buffalo
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Location, location, location. Keibert Ruiz mashed fly balls to right field in consecutive innings on Thursday evening that cratered on the Sahlen Field warning track and into Cullen Large’s glove for outs. Ruiz, batting just .115 since joining Rochester in the Max Scherzer/Trea Turner blockbuster, narrowly missed his first multi-home run game as a Red Wing … [Read more...] about Home runs the difference as Red Wings edged by Buffalo