IL1 Rochester Red Wings

Rochester Red Wings Game Notes - Sunday, May 13 at Syracuse

May 13, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2012 w ALLIANCE BANK STADIUM

GAME #36 - ROAD GAME #22 - 2:00 P.M.

ROCHESTER RED WINGS (14-21) at SYRACUSE CHIEFS (15-21)

RHP LIAM HENDRIKS (1-0, 1.59) vs. LHP ZACH DUKE (3-1, 3.86)

HERE'S TO YOU, MOM: The Rochester Red Wings today play the 3rd 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 2 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: tomorrow 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. Today in Rochester for the Yankees-Durham Bulls (Rays) game:

a Hosted organization in suite: Rochester Children's Scholarship Fund, which helps academically promising city high school students with financial need reach their dreams

a Spikes and Mittsy appearance: Dunkin' Donuts (2299 Culver Road)

a Raffle items: Trot Nixon autographed photo, Jose Canseco autographed photo, A.J. Burnett autographed baseball, Ben Revere autographed baseball, Dellin Bentances autographed baseball

a Money raised from the raffle last night: $347...Month-to-date total: $4,443...all money goes to the organizations being hosted in the suite

QUARTER POINT: The Red Wings today 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. The Wings last year were 15-21 at that point of the season and 14-22 in 2010.

GET RID OF THE SKID: The Red Wings have lost 4 in a row and 5 of their last 6, a stretch that follows a season-high 4-game winning streak. The Wings have also lost 13 of their last 18 games, a stretch that began with a season-worst 8-game losing streak April 25-May 2. Rochester is 9-19 since starting the season 5-2.

a The Red Wings are a season-worst 7 games below .500 for the 2nd time. They were also 7 below the break-even point at 9-16 after a 2-1 loss at Empire State May 2.

a The Red Wings are one of 4 teams in the International League that has posted multiple losing streaks of at least 4 games. Columbus (Indians) had a 4-game skid April 22-25 and is currently on a 5-game losing streak. Louisville had a pair of 5-game losing streaks April 17-21 and May 4-8. Syracuse has posted a league-high 3 losing streaks of at least 4 games: April 11-14 (4 games), April 16-22 (6 games), and May 2-6 (5 games).

GOOSE EGGS GALORE: By losing 11-0 yesterday at Syracuse, t he Red Wings suffered their largest margin of defeat since an 18-3 drubbing by Durham (Rays) July 21, 2011 at Frontier Field. The 11-0 setback was also Rochester's worst to Syracuse since a 16-5 trouncing August 17, 2009, when the Chiefs scored 12 times in the 9th at Frontier to erase a 5-4 deficit.

a Yesterday's 11-0 loss was Rochester's largest shut-out defeat since April 11, 2011, when Scranton/Wilkes-Barre handed the Wings an 11-0 loss at Frontier Field.

a The Red Wings have been shut out in a 9-inning game 3 times in 2012. They are one of 6 teams in the league with 3 or more 9-inning shut-out losses, joining Charlotte (3), Durham (5), Lehigh Valley (3), Empire State (3), and Syracuse (3). Columbus and Toledo are the only IL teams which haven't been shut out.

FIVE IS ENOUGH: The Red Wings have lost 5 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 5 in a row against Syracuse for the first time since at least 2004 (stats from MILB.com only go back to 2005).

LOW FIVE: The Red Wings have scored 5 runs or less in 33 of their 35 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. The Wings have scored 5 or more runs on 7 occasions and are 5-2 in those games.

a The Red Wings haven't finished last in the IL in runs scored since at least 1940 (stats from BaseballReference.com only go back to 1941). The closest Rochester came to ranking last in that time was 2nd to last with 687 runs in the 8-team Double-A International League in 1945. Only the Jersey City Giants scored fewer runs (671).

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:

Rank Team Record Win %

1. Buffalo 10-6 .625

2. Syracuse .500

3. Rochester 6-10 .375

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

0 Opponent Time Probable A0 TV/Radio

Monday, May 14 at Syracuse 12:00 noon RHP Cole DeVries (0-3, 3.90) vs. RHP Chien-Ming Wang (1-0, 2.57) TWCS, MLB/WYSL 1040 AM, FM 92.1

Tuesday, May 15 vs. Louisville 7:05 p.m. RHP Chad Reineke (1-2, 3.96) vs. LHP Luke French (0-0, A0 WHTK 1280 AM

Wednesday, May 16 vs. Louisville 7:05 p.m. RHP Brett Tomko (0-4, 3.55) vs. WHTK 1280 AM

Thursday, May 17 vs. Louisville 7:05 p.m. LHP Jeff Francis (2-4, 4.17) vs. RHP Daryl Thompson (1-4, A0 WHTK 1280 AM

Friday, May 18 vs. Louisville 7:05 p.m. RHP Sean Gallagher vs. RHP Liam A0 WHTK 1280 AM

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