By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When the Minnesota Twins traded for Chris Carter in late May and signed Cameron Rupp in early June, they knew they'd see strikeouts but expected both players to provide power bats for the Rochester Red Wings. They got the strikeouts but not the power, which is why both players are no longer in the organization. Carter was cut loose on Saturday and … [Read more...] about Rupp, Carter never gave Wings the HRs they expected
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Red Wings, Pawtucket suspended in the first inning Thursday
Courtesy of RedWingsbaseball.com ROCHESTER, NY – Today’s Rochester Red Wings game with the Pawtucket Red Sox has been suspended in the middle of the 1st inning with the game tied 0-0. The teams will resume the game on Tuesday, August 21 at 5:05 p.m. and complete the full nine innings with a seven-inning game to follow. Tickets to Thursday’s game may be exchanged for any … [Read more...] about Red Wings, Pawtucket suspended in the first inning Thursday
Rupp’s blast sparks Wings rally
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- If ever the Rochester Red Wings needed an offensive micro-burst, Sunday afternoon was the time. Hours after squandering an otherwise solid pitching performance from Saturday starter Aaron Slegers, Rochester put crooked numbers on the board in three different innings. Something the Wings had not done in any single inning during their previous … [Read more...] about Rupp’s blast sparks Wings rally
Trevor Plouffe, former Red Wing, beats up on Rochester in Lehigh Valley win
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Before Saturday’s game, Garrett Jones was inducted into the Rochester Red Wings Hall of Fame. A familiar face, longtime Rochester favorite Trevor Plouffe, poked his head out of the Lehigh Valley dugout and came out and embraced Jones. The two had a few words and took a picture together. “When I first got to Rochester, he was here and a … [Read more...] about Trevor Plouffe, former Red Wing, beats up on Rochester in Lehigh Valley win
Wings let late lead slip, fall in extras
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com Syracuse got an RBI double from Matt Reynolds in the 10th inning as the Chiefs walked off the Rochester Red Wings in extras for the second straight game Tuesday night at NBT Bank Stadium. Reynolds also tied the game with an RBI triple in the 8th inning last night and scored the winning run two batters later. He finished 4-for-5 … [Read more...] about Wings let late lead slip, fall in extras