By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Friday’s rain showers suspended the Rochester Red Wings and Buffalo Bisons after two innings, but the weather only paused Jake Noll’s power display and the Rochester pitching staff's mastery over Buffalo batsmen. Noll slugged two home runs, one in the first inning on Friday and another in the fifth on Saturday, to improve his season total to seven. Nolin … [Read more...] about Red Wings take two against Buffalo
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Jakson Reetz making rapid rise through Washington Nationals organization
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Jakson Reetz set a low target but Ben Braymer’s pitch arrived high and outside, located suitably enough for the new Red Wings catcher to pop quickly out of his stance and fire to second. Breyvic Valera, who’d already tipped his hand by running on the previous foul ball, slid feet-first into second baseman Corban Joseph’s waiting tag. Reetz nabbed the first … [Read more...] about Jakson Reetz making rapid rise through Washington Nationals organization
Walks, situational hitting cost Red Wings in defeat
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The video board graphic is prominently displayed in left field whenever an opposing pitcher loses a batter to an inning-opening base-on-balls. “Walks will haunt,” it reads as cartoon ghosts roam a dark forest. Walks haunted the home team on Thursday night, as the Rochester Red Wings gifted Buffalo seven free passes. Three of the Bisons' four runs were … [Read more...] about Walks, situational hitting cost Red Wings in defeat
Bautista, with son Diego as motivation, heats up for Red Wings
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
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