Rochester Red Wings Game Notes - Wednesday, May 16 vs. Louisville
May 16, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012 w FRONTIER FIELD
GAME #39 - HOME GAME #16 - 7:05 P.M.
LOUSIVILLE BATS (12-28) at ROCHESTER RED WINGS (15-23)
RHP CHAD REINEKE (1-2, 3.96) vs. RHP JEFF MANSHIP (2-1, 4.15)
SLUGGING IT OUT: The Rochester Red Wings tonight play the 2nd game of their 4-game series vs. Louisville (Reds), which is making its lone regular-season visit to the Flower City. Following 3 with Louisville, the Red Wings welcome the Gwinnett Braves to town for a 4-game set Saturday-Tuesday. Then it's Rochester's 2nd scheduled offday on Wednesday before hitting the road for a pair of 4-game series at Gwinnett and Charlotte (White Sox) May 24-31.
a The Red Wings' May 22 game vs. Gwinnett at 11:05 a.m. will be broadcast live on Time Warner Cable Sports and simulcast nationally on MLB Network.
a The Red Wings yesterday began a stretch of playing 40 consecutive games against interdivision foes through June 25. They'll return to North Division competition June 26-29 at Lehigh Valley (Phillies).
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: Catholic Family Center, which is Rochester's largest family service provider, helping nearly 38,000 people each year achieve independence with dignity
a Spikes and Mittsy appearances: Fleming Point Independent Senior Living (Greece, NY)
a Raffle items: Dustin Pedroia autographed baseball, Jason Kubel autographed baseball, Jason Bartlett autographed photo, Joe Benson autographed baseball, Manny Banuelos autographed baseball
a Money raised from the raffle last night: $363...Month-to-date total: $5,190...all money goes to the organizations being hosted in the suite
CHANGE OF FORTUNE: The Red Wings snapped their 6-game losing streak with a 5-4 win in last night's series opener vs. Louisville. Rochester won a series-opening game for the 6th time in 12 tries. The Wings are 3-1-1 in their 5 series with a first-game victory. The lone series loss came vs. Pawtucket April 11-13.
a Last night's win was the Red Wings' first in their last at-bat, first after trailing through 7 innings, and 7th in come-from-behind fashion overall. The 3-run deficit was the largest they've overcome as well.
a The Red Wings last night banged out a season-high 12 hits for the 2nd game in a row, matching their effort from the series finale at Syracuse (Nationals) Monday.
a Rochester has started its season 15-23 for the 3rd straight year.
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: The Red Wings have won 5 in a row at Frontier Field, including 3 as the home team and 2 as the visitors against the Empire State Yankees. The 5-game winning streak a Frontier is their longest since a 5-game August 10-14, 2010 (streak started in the 2nd game of an August 10 doubleheader vs. Gwinnett).
a The Red Wings haven't won 6 straight games at Frontier Field since April 29-May 12, 2009.
a The Wings are 8-7 in home games and 12-11 overall at Frontier.
a All 7 of Rochester's come-from-behind wins have come at Frontier Field.
ROSTER NEWS: The Minnesota Twins yesterday optioned infielder Chris Parmelee to Rochester. The left-handed hitter, who was the Twins' first-round pick (20th overall) in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, was batting .179 with 5 doubles and 3 RBI, and 21 strikeouts in 27 games. Parmelee was hitless in his last 13 at-bats with Minnesota. His most recent hit was May 7 against the Angels at Target Field, a 5th-inning single off Jered Weaver. Parmelee last year made the jump to Minnesota straight from Double-A New Britain.
a 36 players have appeared in at least one game for the Red Wings, including 21 position players and 15 pitchers. Rochester has also used 9 different starting pitchers. Just 14 of the 25 players on the Opening Day roster are still active with the club. Those on the current roster who have yet to appear in a game are Matt Maloney and Lester Oliveros.
LOW FIVE: The Red Wings have scored 5 runs or less in 36 of their 38 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 IL in runs scored with 112 overall, 25 fewer than the next closest team, Lehigh Valley with 137.
WELCOME MATT: Matt Carson yesterday extended his hitting streak to 10 games, the longest by a Red Wing in 2012. The outfielder is batting .324 (11-for-34) with 4 doubles and 7 runs scored during the tear, raising his average to .288 from .275. It is Carson's longest hitting streak since a 12-gamer July 6-21, 2011 with Triple-A Sacramento (A's).
a Carson leads the Red Wings with 13 extra-base hits, 11 doubles, and 17 runs scored in a team-high 36 games. He also leads current Wings with 15 walks. (Aaron Bates, who was released Monday, walked 18 times.)
UNCLE BEN'S HEATING UP: Ben Revere has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games, batting .429 (15-for-35) in that time to raise his average to .322 from .255. The left-handed hitter has registered 6 multi-hit efforts during that span while not striking out once in 36 plate appearances.
a 28 of Revere's 29 hits with the Red Wings overall are singles. His lone extra-base hit was a double May 1 at the Empire State Yankees.
THIS DATE IN BASEBALL HISTORY: In 1965, Hall of Famer Jim Palmer picks up his first career major league win, tossing 3.2 innings of relief in the Orioles' 7-5 victory over the Yankees. He also homered in the game, a 2-run shot in the 4th that tied the score at 4-4.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time Probable A0 TV/Radio
Thursday, May 17 vs. Louisville 7:05 p.m. RHP Brett Tomko (0-4, 3.55) vs. RHP Daryl Thompson (1-4, A0 WHTK 1280 AM
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
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