IL1 Rochester Red Wings

Red Wings vs. IronPigs - Game Notes - May 30, 2013

Published on May 30, 2013 under International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


TODAYfS GAME: The Red Wings seek their first series sweep of the season in the finale of a four-game set with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Phillies) on Thursday morning (11:05 am) at Frontier Field. Rochester has won three straight and five of the first seven on their eight-game homestand to move to seven games under .500 for the first time since May 12 (15-22)... Meanwhile, Lehigh Valley has dropped three in a row after a season-long 6-game winning streak but have still gone 8-4 in their last 12 contests... Next, the Wings will fly south to open an eight-game road trip with a four-game series against the Charlotte Knights (White Sox) beginning Friday night at Knights Stadium (7:15 p.m.)

WITH A WIN TODAY, THE WINGS...:

¨Will tie a season-high with a four-game winning streak. Rochester previously won four in a row April 24-27.

¨Will earn their first 4-game series sweep since 8/2-8/5/12 @ TOL and first 4-game sweep at home since 7/12-7/15/12 vs TOL

DYNAMITE DEBUT: The newest Red Wing Dan Rohlfing, making his Triple-A debut after being promoted from double-A New Britain on Tuesday, hit a game-tying, solo home run in his first Triple-A at-bat (walked in his first PA) Wednesday. Later in the game, Rohlfing would add a sacrifice fly that scored the eventual winning run. The homer was just the 7th of his career and first above the single-A level. His last long ball came over a year ago on April 14, 2012 with Ft. Myers (A)... Rohlfing joins Oswaldo Arcia, Chris Colabello and Nate Hanson as Red Wings to homer in their Triple-A debutfs this season.

¨Rohlfing was hitting .274 with 19 RBI in 39 G with New Britain this season... Over his last 6 G was .353, 2 2B, 4R, 6RBI

eODDf SEASON eEVENEDf OUT: Kyle Gibson has turned is eoddf season into a great season with 8 more shutout innings in his last start on Saturday vs CHA. Before Saturday, Gibson was 3-1 with 0.50 ERA (2 ER/35.2 IP) including 2 complete-game shutouts in his 5 odd numbered starts (1, 3, 5, 7, & 9). However, in his even numbered starts (2, 4, 6, & 8), Gibson was 0-4 with a 9.00 ERA (17 ER/17.0 IP)... In his 10th start of the year on Saturday night against Charlotte, Gibby allowed just 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out 7 as he extended his scoreless innings streak to a team-high 18.0 innings. He fell just one inning shy of becoming the first Wings pitcher since Rick Krivda in 1997 to throw 3 CG-SHOfs in the same season.

¨Gibsonfs 2.82 ERA is currently T-5th best in the IL, while his 1.07 WHIP is 4th best and his 53 strikeouts rank 5th in the league

¨In e12, Liam Hendriks posted the longest scoreless streak by a Red Wings pitcher with 23.2 scoreless IP from 6/4-7/13/12

WARMING WITH RISP: The Red Wings have gone 4-for-8 with runners in scoring position over their last two games and are now hitting .323 (42-for-130) with RISP over their last 14 games raising their average on the season to .229 with RISP -- still just 13th out of 14 teams in the IL. On May 14, however, the Wings were hitting just .194 in those situations.

¨Doug Bernier leads the team with 17 hits w/ RISP (17-51; .333) and is 2nd on the team with 18 RBI w/ RISP (Colabello, 22)

DINKELMAN CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Brian Dinkelmanfs second-inning triple on Tuesday moved him into 3rd place on the Wings career hits list during the Twins ERA (2003- ) with 343 passing Luis Rodriguez (2003-05; e07). The 4th year Wings veteran trails only Dustin Martin (361) and Garrett Jones (503). This season Dinkelman has also moved into a T-2nd with Rodriguez in career doubles during the Twins ERA with 79. Hefs also now 3rd in all-time games played (378) since e03 trailing only Martin (392) and Jones (518).

¨On the current homestand, Dinkelman is 7-16 w/ 2 2B, 3B, 5R & RBI after going just 7-48 in his first 17 home games of the year

TONKIN IN TOWN: The Wings added another fresh face on Thursday when right-handed relief pitcher, Michael Tonkin, was transferred to Rochester from New Britain (AA). RHP Daniel Turpen was transferred to the Rock Cats after posting a 6.93 ERA over his first 21 relief appearances of the year. Tonkin, making his Triple-A debut, leaves New Britain with a 2.22 ERA (6 ER/24.1 IP) and 7 saves in 10 opportunities. After allowing 5 ER in his first 4 outings of the season (8.44 ERA), the 23-year-old yielded just one ER over his last 18 appearances and none over his last 15 outings (16.2 IP) before his promotion. In November, the former 30th round pick of MIN in 2008, was added to the Twins 40-man roster after going a combined 4-1 with 12 saves and a 2.08 ERA (16 ER/69.1 IP) with 97 SO and 20 BB in 44 appearances in 2012 between Beloit and Ft. Myers.

¨Is the 8th Wings player this season to make their Triple-A debut w/ ROC (Arcia, Colabello, Hanson, Rohlfing, Romero, Albers & Pugh)

MORE ABOUT LAST NIGHT:

¨Shairon Martis earned just the second save of his career and first since the 2005 season when he played for the AZL Giants.

¨Doug Bernier hit just the 3rd HR of his IL career in 1,041 ABfs but his 2nd of the season with Rochester... Most HR since e08

¨Clete Thomas now has 8 HR in 106 AB this season after hitting a career-high 13 HR last season in 421 AB w/ MIN & ROC

¨The Wings came back to win both games and now have 13 comeback wins this year...Won just 4th G when trailing after 5 Tues.

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