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
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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
Five-run first plagues Red Wings in series opener
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The Rochester Red Wings fell behind from the beginning in Syracuse on Tuesday evening. The last-place Mets, bolstered by major leaguers making rehab assignments, tagged Rochester starter Rogelio Armenteros with five runs in the first inning and won 9-5. Armenteros, who allowed just one run in 4.2 innings last Wednesday, labored through an eight-batter, … [Read more...] about Five-run first plagues Red Wings in series opener
Former Red Wing Hector Santiago becomes first pitcher ejected after umpires check for foreign substances
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Former Red Wings pitcher Héctor Santiago, who made seven starts for Rochester in 2017, was ejected during the fifth inning of Sunday’s Seattle Mariners game against the Chicago White Sox after being inspected for foreign substances. Santiago was the first player ejected under the new rule prohibiting the use of any substance other than rosin on the baseball … [Read more...] about Former Red Wing Hector Santiago becomes first pitcher ejected after umpires check for foreign substances