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Rochester Red Wings Game Notes - Friday, June 8 vs. Norfolk (Orioles)

Published on June 8, 2012 under International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2012 w FRONTIER FIELD

GAME #61 - HOME GAME #30 - 7:05 P.M.

NORFOLK TIDES (27-35) at ROCHESTER RED WINGS (27-33)

RHP STEVE JOHNSON (1-4, 3.04) vs. RHP ESMERLING VASQUEZ (3-3, 3.99)

NORFOLK SONG: The Rochester Red Wings tonight close out their 8-game homestand with the finale of a 4-game series vs. Norfolk (Orioles). Rochester started the homestand by taking 3 of 4 from Columbus (Indians) and winning 2 of the first 3 against the Tides. The Wings tomorrow embark on their longest roadtrip of the season, a 9-day, 8-game adventure to Indianapolis (Pirates) and Louisville (Reds). Rochester has 4 other 8-game trips, but all are 8 days long.

ROSTER MOVES: The Minnesota Twins yesterday recalled first baseman Chris Parmelee. To make room for him on the roster, they optioned right-handed pitcher Cole DeVries to the Red Wings. Also yesterday, righthander Anthony Slama was placed on the 7-Day Disabled List with a right leg contusion and righthander Steve Hirschfeld was transferred to Double-A New Britain. To replace them on the 25-man roster, the Red Wings reinstated from the 7-Day DL outfielder Brian Dinkelman and righthander Samuel Deduno.

a DeVries is scheduled to start Sunday at Indianapolis. Slama has no record, a team-leading nine saves, and an 0.40 ERA in 20 appearances with the Red Wings. Dinkelman missed 49 games with a sprained right hand. Deduno, who missed 38 games with right shoulder tendinitis, is scheduled to start Tuesday at Indianapolis.

BETTER BASEBALL: The Red Wings have won 2 in a row, 4 of their last 5, 5 of their last 7, and 7 of their last 10. The Wings are 13-10 in their last 23 games beginning May 15 and are 18-17 beginning May 3.

a The Red Wings join Pawtucket (Red Sox) and Charlotte (White Sox) with the best record in the International League in their respective last 10 games.

a Rochester's 13-10 record beginning May 15 is tied for the 4th best in the IL in that time. The list:

Rank Team Record Winning %

1. Charlotte 16-6 .727

2. Empire State 16-9 .640

3. Pawtucket 14-8 .636

T4. Rochester 13-10 .565

Buffalo 13-10 .565

a A victory tonight would give the Wings their longest winning streak since a season-best 4-game tear May 3-5.

a A win tonight would also give Rochester its first series win against Norfolk since taking 3 of 4 August 22-25, 2009 at Frontier Field.

HOME BODIES: The Red Wings are 5-2 thus far on the homestand and have won 12 of their last 17 games at Frontier Field. The Wings are 21-16 along Morrie Silver Way overall, including a 17-12 mark as the home team. The Wings, meanwhile, are just 6-17 in true road games. The Rochester pitching staff has a 2.57 ERA (92 ER/322.0 IP) in 37 games at Frontier Field compared to a 4.98 ERA (106 ER/191.2 IP) in 23 games outside the Flower City.

a Should the Red Wings win tonight, they would finish the homestand 6-2 for their best record in a homestand longer than 4 games since going 6-2 August 10-16, 2010 vs. Gwinnett (3-1) and Lehigh Valley (3-1).

a The Red Wings have hit 18 of their 30 home runs at Frontier Field, including 5 in their last 4 games at Frontier and 8 in their last 9 contests at the downtown ballpark.

EXTRA! EXTRA!: The Red Wings have recorded at least one extra-base hit in 34 consecutive games, their longest such streak in one season since July 31-September 5, 2009, when they had a 38-game streak.

a Rochester yesterday got doubles from Tsuyoshi Nishioka and J.R. Towles.

a The Red Wings' 34-game extra-base hit streak is the longest active streak in the IL. Syracuse has the 2nd longest, with an extra-base hit in 29 straight games.

ESMERLING SILVER: Esmerling Vasquez tonight becomes the 14th different starting pitcher used by the Red Wings. Only Norfolk has used more in the IL with 15. The Red Wings in 2011 used 18 different starters.

a Vasquez is making his first start since July 20, 2008 with Triple-A Tucson (Diamondbacks) at Tacoma. He made 15 starts in 2008 overall, going 1-5 with a 7.11 ERA (50 ER/63.1 IP) in those games.

MAKING THEIR PITCH: The Red Wings enter tonight ranked 4th in the league with a 3.47 ERA. The success comes on the heels of ranking last in the league in ERA in both of the last 2 seasons and 2nd to last in 2009.

a The Red Wings have a 1.03 ERA (7 ER/61.0 IP) in 7 games this homestand.

a Red Wings' pitchers have allowed 4 runs or less in 19 of the last 23 games beginning May 15.

a Red Wings' pitchers have surrendered 4 earned runs or less in 18 straight games at Frontier Field, including 13 contests with one or no runs allowed. In fact, Rochester hurlers have allowed one or no runs in 6 of their last 7 games.

KEEPING IT IN THE YARD: The Red Wings' pitching staff has given up only 3 home runs in the last 13 games. Rochester hurlers went 47 consecutive innings without giving one up until Joe Mahoney went deep off Matt Maloney in the 2nd inning Tuesday vs. Norfolk.

a Rochester hurlers have given up just 38 homers all season, the 4th-lowest mark in the league. Charlotte (White Sox) leads the circuit with only 33 homers allowed.

CALLING ALL STARS: Online voting for the 2012 Triple-A All-Star Game is underway. The game, featuring the International League and the Pacific Coast League, will be played July 11 at Buffalo's Coca-Cola Field. Fans can vote by visiting RedWingsBaseball.com and clicking on the "Fan Zone" tab.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

0 Opponent Time Probable A0 TV/Radio

Saturday, June 9 at Indianapolis 7:05 p.m. RHP Liam Hendriks (4-0, 2.39) vs. RHP Daniel Cabrera (2-1, A0 WHTK 1280 AM

Sunday, June 10 at Indianapolis 1:15 p.m. RHP Cole DeVries (1-4, 4.24) vs. LHP Rudy Owens (4-2, A0 WHTK 1280 AM

Monday, June 11 at Indianapolis 7:05 p.m. LHP Matt Maloney (0-1, 4.86) vs. LHP Justin Wilson (4-4, A0 WHTK 1280 AM

Tuesday, June 12 at Indianapolis 7:05 p.m. RHP Samuel Deduno (0-1, 3.94) vs. WHTK 1280 AM

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