IL1 Rochester Red Wings

Slowey Stars in Win Over Sox

Published on April 24, 2007 under International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


Kevin Slowey struck out nine, improving to 3-0 on the season and leading the Red Wings to a 5-2 win over Pawtucket Tuesday night at Frontier Field. Jose Morales had two hits and an RBI for Rochester, who hosts Pawtucket in a Wednesday matinee at 12:05 pm.

The game offered a rematch from April 19's game in Pawtucket, with Slowey taking the mound against the Paw Sox' Devern Hansack. Slowey struck out the side in the first inning, and had six strikeouts in the first three innings.

Garrett Jones and Matthew LeCroy led off with consecutive singles, bringing up switch-hitting catcher Morales - who entered the game hitting just .200 against left-handed pitchers, but .333 against righties. Batting left against the right-hander Hansack, Morales stroked a 2-2 pitch up the middle to bring in Jones for a 1-0 Rochester lead. The hit increased Morales' average with runners in scoring position to .571, tops on the team so far this season. Matt Moses' run-scoring sacrifice fly scored LeCroy and the Wings went up 2-0.

Speedster Denard Span reached first on a fielder's choice in the third, then scored without a run - after stealing second and third, and coming home on a wild pitch by Hansack.

Slowey was in top form, crushing along with a one-hitter and eight strikeouts through six. He walked Brandon Moss on a close call in the seventh, then allowed a two-run home run to George Kottaras for the Paw Sox' only runs of the night. Slowey's final line: seven innings, three hits, two earned runs and a walk to go with nine strikeouts - the second straight nine-strikeout start for Slowey.

The Wings added single runs in the sixth and seventh, on sacrifice flies by Jones and Matt Tolbert respectively.

Julio DePaula fanned two in a perfect inning, helped by a nice defensive play at short by Tommy Watkins. Mike Venafro struck out two in the ninth to record his second save.

NOTES: Third baseman Moses also made a great play, diving to snag a ball hit down the line by Jeff Bailey in the fourth inning. Moses got up and fired a strike to first base, getting Bailey by two steps...If Rochester can win four of their next five games (13-4 record) it would be the Red Wings' best 17-game start to a season since manager Cot Deal's 1958 squad started with a 15-4 record...RHP Tristan Crawford was optioned to Double-A New Britain Tuesday. Crawford was 0-1 with a 10.12 ERA in three appearances for Rochester...The Paw Sox are now 7-4 on the road, and 1-5 at home.

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