By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The first sign that the wind was in extreme crazed mode were the flags behind the left field fence at Frontier Field on Friday night. They were perpetually blowing out toward Plymouth Avenue. Then came the press box announcement: Winds steady at 36 mph, gusting to 56 mph. Just how overbearing is that sort of wind at a ballpark? It was so windy … [Read more...] about On crazy windy night, Ortiz belts two homers to beat Red Wings
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Red Wings, Chiefs postponed Sunday
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com ROCHESTER, NY – Sunday’s Rochester Red Wings game scheduled for 1:05 p.m. at the Syracuse Chiefs has been postponed due to rain and cold. The teams will play a doubleheader in Syracuse on Monday, June 25 at 4:05 p.m. The Wings have now been postponed five times this season. Rochester travels to Pawtucket for a three-game series … [Read more...] about Red Wings, Chiefs postponed Sunday
Chiefs top Wings in extras
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com Hunter Jones hit a walk-off double in the 10th inning and the Syracuse Chiefs beat the Rochester Red Wings 4-3 in the series opener Friday night at NBT Bank Stadium. The Red Wings (7-10) fall to 0-4 against the Chiefs (12-7) this season. Syracuse struck early against Fernando Romero in the first inning. Alejandro De Aza's RBI … [Read more...] about Chiefs top Wings in extras
Nick Anderson’s path: From NAIA Mayville State to the Red Wings
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA There are the can't-miss prospects in every organization, the guys that everyone knows will end up in Major League Baseball. For the Minnesota Twins in recent years, we all knew Jose Berrios and Byron Buxton wouldn't be playing very long for the Rochester Red Wings, that their elite-level skills would take them to Minneapolis sooner rather than … [Read more...] about Nick Anderson’s path: From NAIA Mayville State to the Red Wings
Wings top Stripers in 14 innings
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com Gregorio Petit drove in the go-ahead run and scored the eventual winning run in the 14th inning as the Rochester Red Wings beat the Gwinnett Stripers 7-6 in the first extra-inning contest for both teams under the new rules. The 14-inning affair is the longest game since Minor League Baseball adopted new rules which puts a runner on … [Read more...] about Wings top Stripers in 14 innings