Red Wings Post-Game Notes
April 4, 2013 - International League (IL1) - Rochester Red Wings News Release
ROCHESTER NOTES:
- The Red Wings lost their 3rd Opening Day game in the last 4 seasons falling to Buffalo, 12-7, Thursday afternoon at Coca-Cola Field...The loss snaps a 3-game win streak for Rochester in Buffalo... The Wings have now lost both Opening Day games they have played at Coca-Cola Field (L, 4-0 in 1998)... Rochester had won 6 straight openers from 2004-09.
- OF Oswaldo Arcia and 1B Chris Colabello each hit long home runs to centerfield in thier Triple-A debuts Thursday. The duo com- bined to go 5-for-8 with a double, 2 home runs, 4 RBI and 3 runs scored... Arcia also had 2 outfield assists, gunning down Ryan Lang- erhans and Jim Negrych at second base... 3B Mark Sobolewski went 2-for-4 with a 2-run double in his International League debut.
- P.J. Walters, just the 5th Red Wings pitcher to start back-to-back Opening Day's for Rochester since 1980, went 4 innings for a sec- ond consecutive year allowing 5 runs on 9 hits... Last year, Walters allowed no runs on 2 hits vs. Syracuse... A Red Wings Opening Day starter hasn't lasted 5 innings since Boof Bonser tossed 6 shutout innings against Syracuse in 2006.
- 2B Ray Olmedo went 3-for-4 with a run scored in his Red Wings debut... C Chris Herrmann went 1-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in his Triple-A debut.
BUFFALO NOTES:
- Buffalo 3B Andy LaRoche and manager Marty Brown each were ejected in the 8th inning by home plate umpire Ben May after it appeared LaRoche was hit by a Daniel Turpen pitch... May, who was only behind the plate because Jeff Gosney was hit in the head by a Turpen pitch earlier in the frame, ruled it a foul ball.
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