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Rochester Red Wings Game Notes - Saturday, May 12 at Syracuse

May 12, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012 w ALLIANCE BANK STADIUM

GAME #35 - ROAD GAME #21 - 2:00 P.M.

ROCHESTER RED WINGS (14-20) at SYRACUSE CHIEFS (14-21)

RHP DARYL THOMPSON (1-3, 3.30) vs. RHP TANNER ROARK (1-5, 5.70)

THRU AND THRUWAY: The Rochester Red Wings today play the 2nd game of their 4-game series at Syracuse (Nationals), continuing their 8-game road trip that started by losing 3 of 4 in Pawtucket (Red Sox). Following 3 more games in Mars City, the Wings return to Frontier Field Tuesday for an 8-game homestand that features Louisville (Reds) and Gwinnett (Braves).

a A pair of upcoming Red Wings games will be simulcast live on MLB Network to a national audience: Monday at Syracuse at 12:00 noon and May 22 vs. Gwinnett at 11:05 a.m.

a The Red Wings are nearing the end of a stretch of playing their first 37 games against International League North Division opponents. Rochester on Tuesday plays outside of its division for the first time. The Wings will play 40 consecutive games against interdivision foes through June 25 before returning to North Division competition at Lehigh Valley (Phillies) June 26-29.

BASEBALL MONTH IN ROCHESTER: The Red Wings and Monroe County have proclaimed May as "Baseball Month in Rochester." Frontier Field is hosting games on 25 of the 31 days in the month, as the Empire State Yankees use the downtown ballpark as a temporary home while PNC Field in Moosic, PA undergoes a season-long renovation. Tonight in Rochester for the Yankees-Durham Bulls (Rays) game:

a Hosted organization in suite: Mary Cariola Children's Center, which serves children with multiple, complex disabilities who are not accommodated by public and private schools

a Spikes and Mittsy appearance: Seneca Park Zoo

a Raffle items: Don Baylor autographed bat, Steve Garvey autographed photo, Joe Benson autographed baseball, Manny Banuelos autographed baseball

a Money raised from the raffle last night: $463...Month-to-date total: $4,096...all money goes to the organizations being hosted in the suite

ROSTER NEWS: Danny Valencia today joins the Red Wings after being optioned from Minnesota Wednesday night. The third baseman, who will wear No. 16, spent parts of the 2010 and 2011 seasons with the Red Wings. He hit .190 with 5 doubles, one homer, 11 RBI in 27 games with the Twins prior to his demotion. The 27-year-old was also hitless in his last 25 at-bats. His last hit was an 8th-inning single off LaTroy Hawkins April 30 against the Angels at Target Field.

GET RID OF THE SKID: The Red Wings have lost 3 in a row and 4 of their last 5, a stretch that follows a season-high 4-game winning streak. The Wings have also lost 12 of their last 17 games, a stretch that began with a season-worst 8-game losing streak April 25-May 2. Rochester is 9-18 since starting the season 5-2.

a The Wings have lost at least 3 in a row on 3 occasions, including a 4-game skid April 12-15. Five other teams in the International League have lost at least 3 straight games on 3 occasions: Charlotte (White Sox), Empire State, Lehigh Valley, Louisville, and Syracuse. Louisville has lost 3 or more in a row on 5 occasions already and enters its game tonight vs. Lehigh Valley having lost 2 straight.

CHANGE FOR A DOLLAR?: The Red Wings tomorrow reach the quarter point of the season, playing their 36th game of the 144-game schedule. Rochester hasn't had a winning record at the quarter point since 2009, when it was 19-17 through 36 games. The Wings last year were 15-21 at that point of the season and 14-22 in 2010.

FOUR IS ENOUGH: The Red Wings have lost 4 in a row against Syracuse, their longest current losing streak against any opponent in the IL. It also marks the longest losing streak against any one opponent in a season since a 6-game skid against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees) August 20-25, 2011.

a The Red Wings have lost 4 in a row against Syracuse for the first time since July 6-August 12, 2005. Rochester hasn't had a losing streak against the Chiefs longer than 4 games since at least 2004 (online stats only go back to 2005).

FOUR IS NOT ENOUGH: The Red Wings have scored 5 runs or less in 32 of their 34 games, the lone exceptions being Opening Day at Syracuse (a 7-3 win) and Thursday at Pawtucket (a 7-6 loss). Rochester is last in the IL in runs scored with 101, reaching the 100 mark with 2 runs last night at Syracuse in their 34th game. Matt Carson scored run No. 100 on Rene Rivera's groundout in the 4th inning.

a The Red Wings last year reached the 100-run plateau in their 29th game, a 7-6 victory vs. Louisville in 18 innings May 9. Steve Singleton scored the 100th run that night in the 2nd inning.

a The Red Wings have scored 5 or more runs on just 7 occasions and are 5-2 in those games.

THE 'PEN IS MIGHTIER: The Red Wings bullpen has allowed only 2 earned runs in its last 13.0 innings of work (4 games) for a 1.38 ERA in that time. Not only that, Wing relievers have given up just 5 earned runs in their last 31.2 innings (9 games) beginning May 2 for a 1.42 ERA in that span. Rochester has a 3.82 bullpen ERA (48 ER/112.2 IP) overall.

a Anthony Slama has worked 10.1 consecutive scoreless innings (9 games). Deolis Guerra, meanwhile, has tossed 9.0 straight scoreless innings in 4 games since joining the Red Wings April 28 from Double-A New Britain. Including 7.0 straight scoreless innings over his last 4 appearances with New Britain, Guerra has worked 16.0 consecutive scoreless innings overall, a stretch that started April 15. He hasn't given up a run since April 12 at New Hampshire (Blue Jays).

CUP RUNNETH OVER: The Red Wings and Chiefs today continue the hotly-contested battle for the Thruway Series Cup, a 3-team race for the best record in upstate New York among Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse. Here are the standings for the Hillside Family of Agencies Thruway Series (Cup standings include only games against one another):

Rank Team Record Win %

1. Buffalo 10-6 .625

2. Syracuse .462

3. Rochester .400

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Opponent Time Probable TV/Radio

Sunday, May 13 at Syracuse 2:00 p.m. RHP Liam Hendriks (1-0, 1.59) vs. LHP Zach Duke (3-1, A0 TWCS/WHTK 1280 AM

Monday, May 14 at Syracuse 12:00 noon RHP Cole DeVries (0-3, 3.90) vs. RHP Mitch Atkins (2-3, A0 TWCS, MLB/WYSL 1040 AM, FM 92.1

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