Rochester Red Wings Game Notes - Thursday, May 17 vs. Louisville
May 17, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release
THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 w FRONTIER FIELD
GAME #40 - HOME GAME #17 - 7:05 P.M.
LOUISVILLE BATS (12-29) at ROCHESTER RED WINGS (16-23)
RHP BRETT TOMKO (0-4, 3.55) vs. RHP DARYL THOMPSON (1-4, 4.54)
GOING BATTY!: The Rochester Red Wings tonight play the 3rd game of their 4-game series vs. Louisville (Reds), continuing an 8-game homestand that also includes a 4-game set vs. Gwinnett (Braves) Saturday-Tuesday. Rochester will then enjoy its 2nd scheduled offday Wednesday. Then it's back on the road for an 8-game trip with lone regular-season visits to Gwinnett and Charlotte (White Sox) May 24-31.
a The Red Wings' game vs. Gwinnett on Tuesday at 11:05 a.m. (5:05 a.m. in Hawaii) will be broadcast live on Time Warner Cable Sports and simulcast nationally on MLB Network.
a The Wings are currently alternating 8-game homestands and roadtrips, a stretch that began with an 8-game trip last week and ends with an 8-game stay at Frontier Field June 18-25. There are 3 roadtrips and 3 homestands in that span.
BASEBALL MONTH IN ROCHESTER: The Red Wings and Monroe County have proclaimed May as "Baseball Month in Rochester." Frontier Field is hosting games on 26 of the 31 days in the month, as the Empire State Yankees share the downtown ballpark with the Red Wings. Today in Rochester for the Louisville-Red Wings game:
a Hosted organization in suite: YMCA of Greater Rochester
a Spikes and Mittsy appearances: Ontario Elementary School
a Raffle items: Paul Molitor autographed bat, Philip Humber autographed baseball, Ben Revere autographed baseball, Dellin Betances autographed baseball
a Money raised from the raffle last night: $122...Month-to-date total: $5,312...all money goes to the organizations being hosted in the suite
ROSTER NEWS: The Minnesota Twins today recalled outfielder Ben Revere from Triple-A Rochester, replacing injured right-handed pitcher Nick Blackburn. Infielder Chris Parmelee has been added to the Red Wings' 25-man roster to replace Revere. Parmelee was optioned to Rochester on Tuesday.
a Parmelee was batting .179 with 5 doubles, 3 RBI, and 21 strikeouts in 27 games with the Twins. The left-handed hitter in 2011 made the jump to Minnesota straight from Double-A New Britain.
a Revere, who is making his 3rd stint with the Twins, had hit safely in 8 of his last 9 games with the Wings, batting .436 (17-for-39) with 7 multi-hit efforts and just one strikeout in that time.
LET'S MAKE IT THREE: By winning the first 2 games of the series against Louisville, t he Red Wings have won back-to-back games for the first time since their season-high 4-game winning streak May 3-5.
a Rochester has started its season 16-23 for the 2nd straight year.
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: The Red Wings have won 6 in a row at Frontier Field, including 4 as the home team and 2 as the visitors against the Empire State Yankees. The 6-game winning streak at Frontier is their longest since a 6-gamer April 29-May 12, 2009. Rochester hasn't won 7 straight games at Frontier Field since a 10-game winning streak July 22-August 9, 2008.
a The Wings are 13-11 at Frontier Field, including a 9-7 record as the home team.
SERIES BUSINESS: A victory tonight or tomorrow would give t he Red Wings their first win of a series longer than 2 games. Each of Rochester's 3 series wins have been 2-game sweeps: April 5-6 at Syracuse (Nationals), April 20-22 vs. Lehigh Valley (Phillies), and May 5 vs. Buffalo (Mets). The Wings have split 3 of their 4 four-game series.
a The Red Wings have won 3 of their last 4 season series against Louisville, the lone loss coming in 2010 with a 3-5 record.
LOW FIVE: The Red Wings have scored 5 runs or less in 37 of their 39 games, the lone exceptions being Opening Day at Syracuse (a 7-3 win) and Thursday at Pawtucket (a 7-6 loss). The Wings have scored 5 or more runs on 8 occasions and are 6-2 in those games.
a Rochester is last in the International League in runs scored with 116 overall, 22 fewer than the next closest team Lehigh Valley (138).
a Rochester has scored 76 runs in 24 games at Frontier Field, an average of 3.2 per game. The Wings have scored 40 runs in 15 games away from Rochester, an average of 2.7 runs per game or half a run less than at Frontier Field.
NOT-SO LONG BALL: The Red Wings have gone 6 straight games without a home run, 2 shy of their season-high 8-game streak from April 29-May 7. The Red Wings' last homer came May 10 at Pawtucket from Pedro Florimon.
a 5 players, 2 of which are on the active roster, lead the Wings with 2 home runs: Joe Benson (Double-A New Britain), Pedro Florimon, Michael Hollimon (DL), Rene Rivera, and Joe Thurston (released).
a 3 players led the Red Wings in home runs in 2011 with 15: Jeff Bailey, Dustin Martin, and Trevor Plouffe.
a Rochester ranks last in the IL with 13 home runs, one fewer than the next closest team Indianapolis (Pirates). The Wings are on pace to hit 48 homers, which would be their lowest total since belting 26 in 154 games in 1945. The 48 long balls would also be the lowest total by a team in the league since Tidewater (Mets) hit 43 in 1980.
THIS DATE IN BASEBALL HISTORY: In 1998, David Wells pitched the 13th perfect game in baseball history, a 4-0 win vs. Minnesota...in 1987, Terry Kennedy hits Baltimore's only home run in a 3-2 win at the California Angels, ending the Orioles' streak of 9 consecutive games with at least 2 homers...the Orioles will go on to hit at least one homer in 14 straight games.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
0 Opponent Time Probable A0 TV/Radio
Friday, May 18 vs. Louisville 7:05 p.m. LHP Jeff Francis (2-4, 4.17) vs. RHP Liam Hendriks (1-0, A0 WHTK 1280 AM
Saturday, May 19 vs. Gwinnett 7:05 p.m. LHP Yohan Flande (1-2, 3.74) vs. RHP Cole DeVries (0-4, A0 WHTK 1280 AM
Sunday, May 20 vs. Gwinnett 1:05 p.m. RHP Todd Redmond (3-3, 2.84) vs. LHP Luke French (0-0, A0 WHTK 1280 AM
Monday, May 21 vs. Gwinnett 7:05 p.m. RHP Jair Jurrjens (2-0, 2.05) vs. RHP Jeff Manship (3-1, A0 WHTK 1280 AM
Tuesday, May 22 vs. Gwinnett 11:05 a.m. RHP Julio Teheran vs. RHP Daryl A0 WYSL 1040 AM, FM 92.1
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