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Darnell Names Batavia Downs Player of the Week

August 31, 2015 - International League (IL1) - Rochester Red Wings News Release


Rochester Red Wings pitcher Logan Darnell has been named the Batavia Downs Gaming and Racetrack Player of the Week for the period of Aug. 24-30, and the International League Pitcher of the Week for the same period. Darnell is the League-leading ninth Red Wings player to be so honored in 2015, joining Pat Dean (2x), Tommy Milone (2x), Tyler Duffey, Oswaldo Arcia, Reynaldo Rodriguez, and Byron Buxton.

Darnell won two times this week and led the League with 17.0 innings pitched and 17 strikeouts. Monday night at Syracuse, Darnell tossed a five-hit shutout, taking a perfect game into the 6th frame and a no-hitter into the 7th as Rochester topped the Chiefs 9-0. Darnell was nearly as impressive Saturday evening back home against Pawtucket, this time allowing just one run on five hits over 8.0 innings. The 5-1 victory was his third in a row. Since joining the starting rotation on August 13, Darnell has allowed just two earned runs on 14 hits in 28.0 innings of work.

More on Darnell:

Drafted in the 6th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft...named the Red Wings "Most Civic-Minded" Player & the Twins Harmon Killebrew Award honoree for the Rochester club in 2014...made his Major League debut on May 6, 2014 at CLE tossing 3.0 innings of relief (0 H, 0 BB, SO).

Batavia Downs Racetrack and Batavia Downs Gaming present the award each week during the regular season. Batavia Downs Gaming is a Video Gaming Center owned and operated by Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation in association with the New York Lottery. Western OTB is a public benefit corporation in the State of New York.


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