
Bulls Defeat Wings Again
June 9, 2018 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release
The Rochester Red Wings dropped a 3-1 contest to the Durham Bulls Saturday night at Frontier Field. It was the eighth straight home loss for the Wings, the first time since the 2010 season for a home slump like this. The homestand wraps up Sunday with a 1:05 p.m. game; Sunday features a baseball giveaway, it's a Knot Hole Kids' Club game, and kids can run the bases with Spikes and Mittsy after the game.
The Bulls struck first in the top of the first inning after Brandon Snyder hit an RBI single off Red Wings starting pitcher D.J. Baxendale, making the score 1-0.
The Red Wings tied the game in the bottom of the second after an RBI single from Willians Astudillo against Bulls starting pitcher Forrest Snow, scoring Cameron Rupp.
Baxendale was replaced by Trevor May with two outs in the top of the fourth inning. Baxendale finished his outing with 3.2 innings thrown, allowing two hits and one earned run with three walks and five strikeouts. Baxendale threw 61 pitches, 37 for strikes.
The Wings threatened in the bottom of the fifth after a stolen base by Astudillo and a throwing error by Bulls catcher Nick Ciuffo, which moved Astudillo to third with one out. Snow struck out the next two batters to end the inning.
Gabriel Moya came on in relief of May with one out in the top of the sixth. Next batter, Micah Johnson, bunted the ball down the first base line for an RBI and hit, making the score 2-1 Bulls. Moya worked out of a bases loaded jam with a fly-out to center to end the inning.
May finished with 1.2 innings thrown, allowing two hits and one earned run with three walks and a strikeout.
Snow was replaced by Andrew Kittredge in the bottom of the seventh for the Bulls. Snow finished with 6.0 innings thrown, giving up three hits and allowing one earned run with three walks and one strikeout. Snow threw 81 pitches, 60 for strikes.
John Curtiss replaced Moya in the top of the eighth. Moya ended with 1.2 innings thrown, giving up two hits with one walk and two strikeouts.
The Bulls added to their lead in the top of the eighth after a sacrifice fly by Willy Adames, making the score 3-1.
Adam Kolarek replaced Kittredge with one out in the bottom of the eighth for the Bulls. The Wings threatened with runners on second and third with two outs. Bulls relief pitcher Hunter Wood, came on in relief for Kolarek and ended the inning with a strikeout.
The Bulls out-hit the Red Wings 8-5.
Winning pitcher: Snow (3-4)
Losing pitcher: (May 0-4)
Save: Wood (3)
NOTES: The Twins optioned RHP Tyler Duffey to Rochester and recalled OF Jake Cave to the big leagues...OF LaMonte Wade was promoted to the Wings from Double-A Chattanooga and made his Triple-A debut Saturday, playing right field and going 0-for-4 at the plate.
THIS DAY IN RED WINGS HISTORY
1986 - Rochester became the first team to beat the Columbus Clippers while the San Diego Chicken was performing as they recorded a 4-3 victory in front of 11,404 at Cooper Stadium. The Clippers were previously 9-0 at cooper with the chicken in attendance. Rochester's winning runs came on a three run homer in the eighth by Mike Hart.
THIS DAY IN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE HISTORY
1963 - In the first game of a doubleheader against the Red Wings, Jacksonville pounds Rochester pitching and wins the contest 16-5. Red Wings manager Darrell Johnson, desperate for starting pitching, sends 21-year-old Nat Martinez to the hill for Game 2. Martinez had been used exclusively as a reliever prior to his unexpected start against the Suns, but on this night he makes a genius out of Darrell Johnson. Martinez records a 7-inning no-hitter as the Red Wings beat Jacksonville 5-0 to split the twinbill. The Orioles' farmhand faced 24 batters in his no-hitter, allowing one walk while three Suns reached base on errors.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1940- Dick Vitale (American Sportscaster), 1961- Michael J. Fox (Canadian Actor, Back to the Future), 1963- Johnny Depp (American Actor)
IT HAPPENED THIS DAY
1966 - Minnesota rocks Kansas City with the first five-home run inning in A.L. history. Rich Rollins, Zoilo Versalles, Tony Oliva, Don Mincher, and Harmon Killebrew connect in the seventh inning to give the Twins a 9-4 victory
1990 - Dodger Eddie Murray homers from each side of the plate for the tenth time in his career (the second time in 1990) to tie Mickey Mantle's major-league record. The Dodgers beat the Padres 5-4 in 11 innings.
NUMBER ONE SONG ON THIS DAY
1957- Pat Boone, "Love Letters in the Sand", 1991- Paula Abdul, "Rush Rush", 1994- All-4-One, "I Swear"
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