Rochester Red Wings Game Notes - July 2 at Buffalo
July 2, 2024 - International League (IL)
Rochester Red Wings News Release
Rochester Red Wings (5-2, 43-37) vs. Buffalo Bisons (3-4, 40-41)
Tuesday - 6:35 p.m. ET - Sahlen Field - Buffalo, NY
Radio: Fox Sports 1280/iHeartRadio TV: Bally Live, MiLB.TV
LHP Andrew Alvarez (0-2, 6.28) vs. RHP Chad Dallas (2-2, 5.55)
MONDAY BLUES: Playing on Monday for the first time this season, the Rochester Red Wings fell short in a high-scoring contest at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, 8-7...1B JUAN YEPEZ cranked a homer in the loss, and 2B DARREN BAKER added two singles and a double to highlight the offense...Rochester looks to pick up a win and even the series tonight, sending LHP ANDREW ALVAREZ to the mound against Bisons RHP Chad Dallas.
A BRIGHT FUTURE: Red Wings OF DYLAN CREWS and OF JAMES WOOD were both selected to the 2024 MLB All-Star Futures Game today, representing the Washington Nationals...they are the 16th and 17th players to be selected while playing for the Red Wings, and the sixth pair of Rochester teammates to be selected since the Futures Game was established in 1999 (first since Trevor May and Alex Mayer in 2014)...
They are also the second and third Red Wings to be selected since the Nationals era began in 2021 (Cade Cavalli, 2022).
BAKE IT OR LEAVE IT: 2B DARREN BAKER logged three-hits last night, finishing 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored...this was his fifth game of the season with at least three hits, and fourth on the road....his 20 multi-hit games is tied for the most on the team with 1B JUAN YEPEZ ...
Baker has also scored a run in five consecutive games, tied for the second-longest active streak in the International League.
JUAN WAY OR ANOTHER: 1B JUAN YEPEZ extended his hit streak to 14 games with a home run in the top of the second last night, and finished 2-for-5 with an RBI, and a run scored...this is the longest hit streak of the season by a Red Wing this season and the fifth longest active hitting streak in the International League...since the streak started on 6/14, the Venezuelan native is tied for second in the International League with 22 hits, tied for fourth with a .407 batting-average (22-for-54), and ninth with an 1.088 OPS...
Yepez's 20th multi-hit game last night is tied for the most on the team this season with 2B DARREN BAKER.
NIGHT AND TREY: 3B TREY LIPSCOMB turned in a double, single, and an RBI while adding a walk and a run scored last night...he has collected a hit in each of his last four games, notching eight hits in 18 at-bats (.444) with a grand slam, three doubles and six RBI.
CLUFF LOVE: SS JACKSON CLUFF stole his eighth and ninth bases last night while finishing 1-for-5 at the plate with three RBI and a run scored...Cluff now has eight RBI in his last two games, the first time he's done so in his professional career...
Nine stolen bases without being caught is the fourth-most in the International League.
• Discuss this story on the International League message board...
International League Stories from July 2, 2024
- Saggese Walks off Extra-Inning Thriller with Three-Run Blast - Memphis Redbirds
- I-Cubs Hold on in Close Contest Against Omaha - Iowa Cubs
- Sounds Lose Heartbreaker in Extra Innings Versus the Redbirds - Nashville Sounds
- Dobnak Deals, Lee Homers, Saints Win 5-2 over Stripers - St. Paul Saints
- Cal Stevenson Swipes Franchise Record Five Stolen Bases as 'Pigs Grab Fourth Straight Win - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- Mud Hens Walk Their Way to a Win Over the Clippers - Toledo Mud Hens
- One Rough Inning Sinks Elder, Stripers in St. Paul - Gwinnett Stripers
- WooSox Cruise to Third Straight, Beat Syracuse 16-4 - Worcester Red Sox
- Costes, Johnston Lift Jacksonville to Tuesday Win - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
- Bulls Outlast Norfolk to Even Series, 13-12 - Durham Bulls
- Barn Burner Ends In Loss For Norfolk - Norfolk Tides
- RailRiders Downed, 5-3, by IronPigs - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- Syracuse Pitching Roughed up in 16-4 Loss to Worcester on Tuesday Night - Syracuse Mets
- Knights Fall to Jumbo Shrimp on Tuesday, 8-0 - Charlotte Knights
- Early Deficit Doomed Bisons on Tuesday - Buffalo Bisons
- Indians' Offense Too Much for Bats in 8-2 Loss - Louisville Bats
- July 2 Game Notes: Iowa Cubs at Omaha Storm Chasers - Iowa Cubs
- SWB Game Notes - July 2 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- Caissie, Ballesteros to Particiapte in All-Star Futures Game - Iowa Cubs
- Indians Announce New Partnership with Spokenote - Indianapolis Indians
- Rochester Red Wings Game Notes - July 2 at Buffalo - Rochester Red Wings
- Chasers Notch Third Straight Victory with 5-1 Win against Iowa - Omaha Storm Chasers
- Sounds Begin Nine-Game Homestand on Independence Day - Nashville Sounds
- Stripers' Drake Baldwin Selected to 2024 NL Futures Game Roster - Gwinnett Stripers
- Montgomery Named to MLB All-Star Futures Game - Charlotte Knights
- The Future Is Now, Saints Brooks Lee Selected to All-Star Futures Game - St. Paul Saints
- Test Your Luck with a Mystery Autographed Baseball for Purchase on July 3 - Memphis Redbirds
- Red Wings Ninth-Inning Comeback Falls Short at Buffalo - Rochester Red Wings
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
