Rochester Red Wings Game Notes - August 23 at Omaha
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Rochester Red Wings Game Notes - August 23 at Omaha

Published on August 23, 2026 under International League (IL)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


Rochester Red Wings (30-20, 75-48) vs. Omaha Storm Chasers (24-24, 57-65)

Sunday - 6:05 p.m. ET - Werner Park - Papillion, NE

Radio: Fox Sports 1280/iHeartRadio TV: Bally Sports Live

LHP Jared Simpson (0-0, 1.23) vs. RHP Vince Velasquez (2-1, 6.83)

WEATHERED THE STORM: The Rochester Red Wings took a three-run lead in the first inning and never looked back as they defeated the Omaha Storm Chasers, 7-2, Saturday night to earn their fourth series win in-a-row and 75th victory of the season overall...eight Red Wing pitchers kept the Storm Chasers to just two runs while SS TREY LIPSCOMB and 2B LIOVER PEGUERO both drove in a pair at the plate in the big win...the Red Wings will wrap up the series tonight as they look to take five of six, sending LHP JARED SIMPSON to the mound for the second time this week...Omaha will counter with RHP Vince Velasquez, who will also be making his second start of the series... The Red Wings are the first Triple-A team to 75 wins, joining High-A Bowling Green (TB, 76) and Double-A Tulsa (LAD, 75) as the only Minor League teams to reach that mark this season.

SIMPLY DEALING: LHP JARED SIMPSON will take the mound for his sixth opening assignment of the season and second of this series...the southpaw hasn't allowed a run in 12 innings of work as an opener between Double-A Harrisburg and Rochester, and in eight-straight appearances since his second Triple-A appearance on 7/26...since the calendar flipped to August, Simpson has not allowed an earned run, with a 0.44 WHIP, and the lowest BAA at .054 while registering 17 strikeouts in 9.1 innings of work...the former eighth round pick of the Nationals in 2021 hasn't allowed a run in 9.1 innings on Sundays this season... This month, the Clinton, Iowa native is just one of 16 full-season Minor League pitchers with a 0.00 ERA across at least 10 innings pitched.

DON'T GET LIPPY WITH ME: SS TREY LIPSCOMB went 2-for-5 with a two-out, two-run homer Saturday night, with both hits registering at least 103.6 MPH...his 18-game hitting streak is the longest by a Red Wing since Derek Hill hit safely in 19 straight in 2023...since the streak began on 8/2, Lipscomb is batting .372 (2nd in IL; min. 60 AB) and leads the league in hits (32), homers (9), RBI (24), runs (21), XBH (14) and total bases (64), while ranking second in SLG (.744) and fourth in average exit velocity (92.6 MPH)...his 27th homer moved him into a tie for second in the IL and made him the first right-handed Red Wing to reach the mark since Adam Brett Walker in 2016...his 80 RBI rank second in the league and are the most by a Red Wing since Wilin Rosario drove in 91 in 2019... Against left-handed pitching this season, Lipscomb is batting .371 with eight homers and a 1.119 OPS, leading IL hitters with at least 75 at-bats in hits (33) and SLG (.708), while ranking second in AVG, homers, total bases (63), and OPS.

KROOK-ING GOOD: LHP MATT KROOK opened Saturday's win with 2.0 hitless innings, allowing one walk and striking out one...Omaha hitters averaged just 75.1 MPH on five balls in play...Krook has worked 4.0 scoreless frames across two starts in the series, allowing one hit and two walks with three strikeouts...his two outings in Omaha are his first starts since 9/22/2022...in seven appearances with Rochester, he is 2-0 with a 1.74 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and .176 BAA...his 39.1 innings between Las Vegas and Rochester are the most in Triple-A this season by a pitcher who has not allowed a home run... Since the series began, Rochester's starters rank first among 120 full-season Minor League teams in ERA (0.61), WHIP (0.55), BAA (.109), and H/9 (3.07), sixth in BB/9 (1.84), and T-10th in K/BB (4.33).

WONDER WALL(ACE): 3B CAYDEN WALLACE registered two hits and an RBI in Saturday night's win over Omaha...the two-hit effort made for Wallace's 10th multi-hit game as a Red Wing since being transferred up from Double-A Harrisburg on Independence Day...since 8/4, the former 2022 second round pick of the Kansas City Royals is slashing .290/.329/.522 with three home runs and 11 RBI, reaching base in 14 of the 16 games in that time span...among Nationals Minor Leaguers, Wallace ranks second behind teammate SS TREY LIPSCOMB in hits (120), extra-base hits (48), and total bases (218) in addition Wallace also ranks third in home runs (23)... With Rochester, Wallace is slashing .286/.307/.488 with four of his five home runs and 16 of his 21 RBI in road contests this season.

MOR(ALES) LIFE: 1B YOHANDY MORALES logged his 28th multi-hit game of the season last night in Omaha, finishing the night 2-for-3 with two runs and a walk...the former Miami Hurricane has reached base in 12 of 13 games played this month...Morales is tied for ninth among qualified International League hitters in home runs against right-handed pitchers with 16 this season...even after missing 17 games in July due to injury, Morales still ranks fourth in home runs (23), T-5th in RBI (70), total bases (196), ninth in SLG (.521), and 10th in hits (108).

GONE STREAKIN': SS TREY LIPSCOMB's two-run homer in the first inning Saturday extended Rochester's home run streak to 16 games, dating back to 8/5...the run is the second-longest by the Red Wings since at least 2005, one shy of a 17-game streak from 7/23-8/9/19...Rochester has already hit 42 homers during the current streak, 10 more than it totaled across the entire 2019 run...42 homers are the most among all Minor League teams since 8/5...the Wings also rank first in Triple-A in runs (124) and RBI (117), and second in SLG (.554) and OPS (.928).

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