By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Among the few assurances this inconsistent baseball season in Rochester has provided is that Rafael Bautista is exceedingly unlikely to ever arrive late to the ballpark. Not when three-year old son Diego is in town, anxious to get to Frontier Field. “He likes baseball a lot,” the elder Bautista remarked. “He loves to be on the field, to watch the game. He … [Read more...] about Bautista, with son Diego as motivation, heats up for Red Wings
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Red Wings lament late-inning loss to Buffalo
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Red Wings lefthander Josh Rogers continued a string of impressive outings on Tuesday night, but his lineup left him just two hits and a no-decision. Rogers was sharp, surrendering just three hits over 6.1 innings and throwing 70 of his 94 pitches for strikes before departing to a lengthy acclamation from the crowd of 3,755 at Frontier Field. But the game’s … [Read more...] about Red Wings lament late-inning loss to Buffalo
Worley stymies Red Wings as Mets grab series
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Brandon Snyder examined his bat, scanning for answers after a swinging strikeout in the fourth inning. Jake Noll threw his hands up in frustration after an inside pitch was called a strike by home plate umpire Jose Matamoros. The Rochester Red Wings entered Syracuse on a high after winning five of six games against Worcester. That momentum fizzled in a … [Read more...] about Worley stymies Red Wings as Mets grab series
Eppler scatters three hits, Bautista drives in go-ahead run as Red Wings top Syracuse in ninth
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The Rochester Red Wings bid adieu to catcher Tres Barrera and outfielder Yadiel Hernandez before Saturday’s game in Syracuse. The Washington Nationals recalled Barrera and Hernandez, who were each fixtures in Rochester’s lineup during their time in Triple-A, to the majors after placing Alex Avila and Kyle Schwarber on the Injured List. Tyler Eppler and the … [Read more...] about Eppler scatters three hits, Bautista drives in go-ahead run as Red Wings top Syracuse in ninth
Rogers’s bat, arm help Red Wings split Syracuse doubleheader
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Josh Rogers’s first professional hits surely boosted his cause in the first game of the Rochester Red Wings’ doubleheader split with the Syracuse Mets on Thursday. The lefthander not only threw five innings of one-hit baseball in his fifth start as a Red Wing, he also lined two singles. Rogers, who told Red Wings radio announcer Josh Whetzel his spot in the … [Read more...] about Rogers’s bat, arm help Red Wings split Syracuse doubleheader