IL1 Rochester Red Wings

Macri Powers Wings Past Chiefs

Published on August 13, 2008 under International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


Chiefs Wednesday night at Frontier Field. The Wings wrapped up an 8-1 homestand; Jason Pridie boosted his hitting streak to 20 games, while Alejandro Machado went 0-for-4 to end his 21-game streak.

In the second, Macri broke out of a 3-for-26 slump with a two-run home run off Chiefs starter Brian Wolfe into the Wings bullpen in right field putting the Wings ahead 2-1. Wolfe was originally drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 1999, but has been in the Toronto organization since 2006. Wolfe has split time between Toronto and Syracuse this year, going 0-2 with a 3.00 ERA in 17 appearances as a relief pitcher in the big leagues.

The Wings tacked on three more runs against Wolfe in the fourth. After Luke Hughes doubled home Garrett Jones, Macri visited the Syracuse pen this time with his second home run of the night increasing the lead to 5-1.

Wings starter Kevin Mulvey, who has pitched well of late despite his 5-8 record, kept Syracuse in check for 6.2 innings.

The Chiefs worked him for a run in the first on a Russ Adams double to right that gave the Chiefs an early 1-0 advantage.

Syracuse got another run in sixth but it could have been worse for the Wings. A base hit and a walk put runners on first and second with no outs. After getting Hector Luna to line out to center, Travis Snider knocked home a run on a single that barely alluded the glove of Jones at first base. But Mulvey beared down getting a strikeout and a flyout to end the threat and preserve the 5-2 lead.

The Chiefs got a little closer in the seventh, when second-baseman Macri let a groundball, that would have been the third out in the inning, squirt through his legs and in to center scoring Pedro Lopez from second. Carmen Cali entered the game after the error and retired Adams for the final out of the inning.

Mulvey went 6.2 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits while striking out four. Mulvey has not lost a decision since July 9th in Charlotte and has allowed more than four earned runs only once the entire season.

Bobby Korecky worked 1 2/3 innings, and picked up his 21st save of the season.

Jason Pridie became the third Red Wings hitter to have a 20-game hitting streak this season (Randy Ruiz, 24-game hitting streak earlier this season and Alejandro Machado). Prior to this season the last Red Wing to have a 20-game hitting streak was outfielder Mark Smith in 1993. Rochester looks to become the first current member of the IL to have three hitters with 20-game hitting streaks in one season....The Red Wings offense has turned it up on this nine-game homestand batting .308 (91-for-295) as a team. Rochester finished with an 8-1 record on the homestand and outscored their opponents 53-32. The Red Wings entered play leading the the IL with a .276 team batting average; the last time Rochester led the IL in team batting average was 1992....! Red Wings pitcher Brian Duensing pitched 1.1 innings scoreless innings vs. South Korea Wednesday, striking out two batters for team USA in Beijing. USA lost their first game of the Olympics by a score of 8-7....Wings GM Dan Mason wil be a guest on the John DiTullio Show this Friday morning at 11:30 AM on Sportsradio 1280 WHTK. Dan will discuss the "Swings with the Wings" promotion presented by HealthyBlue from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Click here for more details on how you can take batting practice with the Red Wings on Aug. 23.

Cam's New York Pizzeria "Catches for CURE" Defensive Play of the Game: Matt Macri, 5th inning. Time Warner Cable/Road Runner High Speed Online Steals for Meals: 2; total season to date: 47 $50 donation for every Red Wings stolen base at home Urology Associates of Rochester "Walks for Prostate Cancer Awareness": 3...total season to date: 199. donation to Prostate Cancer Awareness for every Red Wings walk at home Monroe Oxygen and Medical Equipment "Strike Out MS": 5..total season to date: 484 donation to Upstate NY Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for eve! ry Red Wings pitcher's strikeout at home Advantage Federal Credit Union "Donation for Doubles" 1...total season to date: 147 $25 donation to Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong for every Red Wings double hit at home AutoTrader.com "Lead-Offs for LDA" donation to the Learning Disabilities Association of the Genesee Valley whenever a Red Wings batter leads off an inning with a hit: none.

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This Day in International League History

August 13, 1950 - Rochester plays host to one of the IL's greatest pitching duels of all-time, and in the end the Red Wings' Tom Poholsky is the victor. Rochester scores a run off of Jersey City's Andy Tomasic in each of the first two innings, while Poholsky yields two unearned runs in the top of the 2nd. As a Red Wing Stadium crowd of 5,863 looks on, Poholsky proceeds to hurl 20 consecutive scoreless innings. Tomasic matches him inning-for-inning until the bottom of the 22nd, when Dick Cole leads off with a single. Cole advances to second on a balk, and Don Richmond (the eventual IL Batting Champion for 1950 and 1951) pulls a line drive down the right field line to win the game 3-2. In 22 innings Poholsky allows just 10 hits, 5 walks, and 2 unearned runs. He went on to an 18-6 record and the League ERA title (2.17).

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Next Game: Thursday Aug. 14 - 1:05 PM at Buffalo NEXT HOME GAMES AT FRONTIER FIELD: Friday, August 22 - 7:05 PM vs. Pawtucket (Boston Red Sox) Red Wings Hall of Fame Induction Night presented by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield - prior to the game Bob Matthews, Al Bumbry and Warren Giles will be inducted into the Red Wings Hall of Fame ... Post-Game Fireworks presented by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield... Goodwill 'Stuff the Truck' Donation Night ... Irish Night ... Fitch Construction Pre-Game Autograph Booth. Order Tickets Now!

Saturday, August 23 - 7:05 PM vs. Pawtucket (Boston Red Sox) ZOOperstars Appearance, presented by Time Warner Cable and Messenger Post Media ... Color Changing Freezer Mug Giveaway (1st 2,000 fans) presented by Time Warner Cable ...Toothbrush Giveaway (1st 1,000 fans), presented by Western New York Dental Group ...Post-game Diamond Dig, presented by The Source F! ine Jewelers... Peter Pan Peanut Butter Family Day, one label can be redeemed at the box office for one reserved seat ticket to the game ... Scout Sleepover ... Fitch Construction Pre-Game Autograph Booth.... PLUS...

Post-Game Fireworks, "The Wings Salute The King" starring Elvis Presley tribute artist Patrick Johnson - performing live on field during the fireworks show, and in the High Falls Lounge for our suite level guests during the game. Look for a special appearance by Wings pitching coach Stu Cliburn as Charlie Hodge....Click here for more details on "The Wings Salute The King."

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1984- Boone Logan, American baseball player....1964- Jay Buhner, American baseball player....1926- Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary and politician...1912- Ben Hogan, American golfer (d. 1997)

presented by The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum BaseballHall.org 1979 - Lou Brock collects his 3,000th career hit, a single off Dennis Lamp, as the Cardinals top the Cubs 3-2.

1987 - The Cardinals outfield sets a major league record by failing to record a single putout in a 4-2, 13-inning win over the Phillies. The 1905 St. Louis Browns, who played an 11-inning game with no outfield putouts, held the previous mark.

1945 - Branch Rickey becomes the principal stockholder of the Dodgers. He and associates Walter O'Malley and John Smith acquire the 50 percent interest of the Ebbets estate for a reported price of $750,000.

1910 - In the most evenly matched game ever played, Pittsburgh and Brooklyn each have eight runs, thirteen hits, 38 at bats, five strikeouts, three walks, one hit batter, one passed ball, thirteen assists, 27 putouts, two errors, and use two pitchers.

2007- Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1917)....1995- Mickey Mantle, American baseball player (b. 1931)

1950- Pitcher Tom Poholsky pitched 22 innings in a complete game victory over Jersey City in Red Wing Stadium. The score was tied 2-2 after two innings, then Poholsky pitched 20 consecutive shut out innings before the Wings scored the winning run in the bottom of the 22nd.

2006-Buffalo third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff went 4-for-4 with one RBI and the Bisons rallied from a 3-1 deficit, scoring five times in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat Rochester 7-3 Sunday afternoon at Dunn Tire Park...Garrett Jones went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in the fourth and Terry Tiffee added three hits for the Red Wings.

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