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Rochester Red Wings Game Notes - Saturday, June 9 at Indianapolis (Pirates)

June 9, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2012 w VICTORY FIELD

GAME #62 - ROAD GAME #32 - 7:05 P.M.

ROCHESTER RED WINGS (28-33) at INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (35-26)

RHP LIAM HENDRIKS (4-0, 2.39) vs. RHP DANIEL CABRERA (2-1, 4.46)

GOING BRICKYARD: The Rochester Red Wings tonight begin a 9-day, 8-game roadtrip with the first of 4 against Indianapolis (Pirates). Following this 4-game set at Victory Field, the Wings will take Wednesday off and then play a 4-game series at Louisville (Reds). This marks Rochester's longest roadtrip of the season. It has 4 other 8-game trips, but all are 8 days long.

a The Red Wings return home June 18 for an 8-game stay with a pair of 4-game series vs. Durham (Rays) and Charlotte (White Sox).

BETTER BASEBALL: The Red Wings have won 3 in a row, 5 of their last 6, 6 of their last 8, and 8 of their last 11. The Wings are 14-10 in their last 24 games beginning May 15 and are 19-17 beginning May 3.

a Rochester's 14-10 record beginning May 15 is 4th best in the International League in that time. The list:

Rank Team Record Winning %

1. Charlotte 17-6 .739

2. Empire State 17-9 .654

3. Pawtucket 14-9 .609

4. Rochester 14-10 .583

5. Lehigh Valley 13-10 .565

a With a victory tonight, the Wings would match their season-best winning streak of 4 games from May 3-5.

JUNE SWOON: The Red Wings are 6-2 in June for their best 8-game start to a calendar month since going 6-2 in August 2008. Oddly, the Red Wings have started each calendar month in 2012 with a winning record through their first 8 games, but in the previous 2 have went on to finish with a sub-.500 record:

Month Start Finish Overall

April 5-3 4-11 9-14

May 5-3 8-14 13-17

June 6-2 ??? ???

a The Wings last weekend vs. Columbus began a stretch of playing 16 of 20 games through June 21 against teams with a current losing record. The lone exception is this 4-game series at Indianapolis. Following this stretch, the Wings will play 18 straight games leading into the All-Star break against teams with a current winning record, including 5 against IL North Division-leading Pawtucket July 2-6.

ON THE FRONTIER: The Red Wings yesterday wrapped up a 6-2 homestand with a 9-6 win vs. Norfolk (Orioles). At 6-2, Rochester posted its 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 Wings are 22-16 along Morrie Silver Way overall, including an 18-12 mark as the home team. The Wings, meanwhile, are just 6-17 in true road games. Here's a breakdown of they're faring at Frontier and on the road, with the biggest difference on the ERA front:

Home Road

Record 22-16 6-17

Runs 129 73

Runs per game 3.2

Batting average .254 (306-for-1206) .240 (186-for-775)

Home runs A0 12

ERA 2.57 (92 ER/322.0 IP) 4.98 (106 ER/191.2 IP)

Home runs allowed A0 16

EXTRA! EXTRA!: The Red Wings have recorded at least one extra-base hit in 35 consecutive games, their longest such streak since July 31-September 5, 2009, when they had a 38-game streak.

a Rochester yesterday logged 5 extra-base knocks, including a homer by Clete Thomas and doubles by Sean Burroughs (2), Matt Carson, Rene Rivera, and Brian Dinkelman.

a The Red Wings' 35-game extra-base hit streak is the longest active streak in the IL. Syracuse has the 2nd longest, with an extra-base hit in 30 straight games.

MAKING THEIR PITCH: The Red Wings enter tonight ranked tied for 3rd in the league with Norfolk with a 3.51 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 posted a 1.67 ERA (13 ER/70.0 IP) in 8 games during the recently-completed homestand. They lead the league with their 1.67 ERA in June.

a The Red Wings' pitching staff has given up only 4 home runs in its last 14 games. The staff has surrendered just 39 homers all season, the 4th-lowest mark in the IL.

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.

a Leading Red Wings candidates are Matt Carson, who leads the team with a .289 batting average, 56 hits, 16 doubles, 19 RBI, 82 total bases, 24 walks, a .369 on-base percentage, a .423 slugging percentage, and 58 games played; and Anthony Slama, who has a 0.40 ERA, a team-leading 9 saves, and 37 strikeouts in 22.2 innings. He is currently on the 7-Day Disabled List with a right leg contusion.

THIS DATE IN BASEBALL HISTORY : In 1990, Dodgers' first baseman Eddie Murray homers from both sides of the plate for the 10th time in his career to tie Mickey Mantle's major league record. The blasts come against the Padres in San Diego, the 2nd of which in the 11th inning to give Los Angeles a 5-4 victory.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

0 Opponent Time Probable A0 TV/Radio

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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