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Rochester Red Wings Post-Game Notes

Published on April 16, 2023 under International League (IL)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


Buffalo Bisons (6-8) 9, Rochester Red Wings (5-9) 6

Sunday, April 16th, 2023 | Innovative Field | Rochester, NY

Final: BUF 9, ROC 6 ‚¬â€¹

WP: Paul Fry (1-0, 2.45)

LP: Cory Abbott (1-2, 7.07)

SV: Brandon Eisert (1)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ‚¬â€¹ ‚¬â€¹9 ‚¬â€¹ R H E

Buffalo 0 2 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 ‚¬â€¹ 9 11 0

Rochester 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 ‚¬â€¹ 6 10 1

Game Information:

First Pitch: 1:06 p.m.

Temperature: 77°F

Time of Game: 2:48

Attendance: 4,812

Home Runs:

BUF - SS Ernie Clement (2) two-run off RHP Jose Mujica in the 6th (count: 0-0) to left field

ROC - LF Franklin Barreto (4) two-run off RHP Jay Jackson in the 7th (co unt: 0-2) to right field

Starting Pitchers:

RHP Drew Hutchison: (0-0, 3.00) 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 SO, 15 BF, 59/30 (P/S), left up 2-1

RHP Cory Abbott: (1-2, 7.07) 4.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO, 21 BF, 86/51 (P/S), left down 5-2

RED WINGS NOTES

CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL: The Wings drop the series finale against Buffalo, 9-6 Sunday afternoon after winning the previous four games...despite the loss, the Rochester offense picked up double-digit hits for the fifth consecutive game, including hits from seven different Wings...

- Coming into Sunday, the Wings lead professional baseball (MLB and MiLB) in total hits, dating back to 4/12 (57).

RAKE ALU: 3B Jake Alu continues to be a force in his return to Rochester, going 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored...Alu has now hit safely in all four games with the Wings this season, going 7-for-17 (.412)...

- Dating back to last season, the Boston College alum now carries a hitting streak of 18 games with the Red Wings.

BUSY WEEK AT THE BAKERY: 2B DARREN BAKER extended his hit streak to six games in the loss, turning in a 1-for-3 day at the plate, walking once...the lefty finishes this series against Buffalo with a .500 average (14-for-28) with a home run, triple, double and three RBI...

- Baker is the only Red Wing to start all 14 games this season (all at 2B).

TWO PHONES HITS: C Kevin Plawecki turned in his second consecutive multi-hit game after walking it off for the Plates on Thursday, going 2-for-4 with a pair of singles Sunday...Plawecki was one of four Red Wings to collect multiple hits...

- This is Plawecki's first time posting back-to-back multi-hit games in Minor League Baseball since August 10 & 12, 2017 with Las Vegas (NYM).

BISONS NOTES

HOME SWEET HOME: SS Ernie Clement paced the Bisons offense today, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and a pair of runs scored...the Rochester product finished the series hitting .333 (5-for-15) with a homer, double, and five RBI...

- Clement's homer was his second of the year in just nine games...his career-high home run total is four, which he achieved a season ago with Columbus.

‚¬â€¹NEXT GAME

Rochester at Norfolk

Tuesday, April 18th

First Pitch: 6:35 p.m. ‚¬â€¹

RHP Tommy Romero (0-1, 9.82) vs. TBA

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