Red Wings Post-Game Notes
May 4, 2014 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release
- THE RED WINGS walloped their way to a three-game win streak and series victory over the Louisville Bats with a 12-6 win Sunday afternoon at Frontier Field. The Wings have now won a four-game series against the Bats at Frontier Field for a 3rd consecutive season and have taken a four-game series against Louisville (either home or away) for a 4th straight season and for the sixth time in seven years. Also, with the win, Rochester improved to a tied for season-high four games over the .500 mark for the first time since April 12 (6-2). The Wings have won three straight games at Frontier Field matching a season-high home winning streak (4/8(1)-4/9).
- CHRIS PARMELEE hit his team leading sixth and seventh home runs of the season in the first two innings Sunday. Parmelee now has seven of the teams 11 home runs, with four of them coming at Frontier Field. Parmelee already has three homers in the month of May. He finished 3-for-5 with two home runs, a double, five RBI and 10 total bases which is a Wings season high. Parmelee's five RBI in a game is also a season-high for a Wings hitter this year.
- POWER-PARM : Parmelee's multi-homer game is the lefty's first of the season and seventh of his career. His last multi-homer game was back on June 22, 2013 with the Minnesota Twins against Cleveland. The Red Wings last two home run game came from Chris Colabello on June 28, 2013 @ IND. Their last two homer game at Frontier Field came courtesy of Jeff Clement on May 28 of last season vs. LHV.
- THE RED WINGS set season-highs Sunday for runs in a game (12), hits in an inning (1st, 7), extra-base hits (6) and total bases (26). Rochester also tied season-highs with 17 hits in the game and six runs in the first inning. Each Red Wing in the starting lineup picked up at least one hit while six had multi-hit afternoons. Eight of the nine Red Wings in the starting lineup scored at least one run.
- ALEX MEYER'S scoreless innings streak ended at 15 2/3 innings pitched as he gave up a two-run home run in the fourth inning to Mike Costanzo. Those 15 2/3 scoreless innings tie Yohan Pino's streak as the longest scoreless stretch by a Wings pitcher this season. Meyer finished the game throwing 4 2/3 innings allowing four runs on five hits, three walks, five strikeouts and a home run.
- JAMES BERESFORD extended his hit streak to a season-high six games going 2-for-5. Over the six-game stretch Beresford has batted .364 (8-for-22).
- ERIC FARRIS went 2-for-5 picking up his team-high 11th multi-hit game this season, moving his average to .322 (29-for-90).
- EDUARDO NUNEZ went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored after not playing in 11 of his last 12 games.
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