Today's Rochester Red Wings Game Postponed Due to Rain
April 21, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release
ROCHESTER, NY - Today's Rochester Red Wings game against Lehigh Valley (Phillies) at 1:05 p.m. has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up tomorrow as part of a true doubleheader beginning at 1:05 p.m. Both games will be seven innings long. General Manager Dan Mason made the announcement.
Tickets for today's game may be exchanged for any remaining Red Wings or Empire State Yankees regular-season game in 2012, including tomorrow's doubleheader. All ticket exchanges must be made at the Frontier Field box office. For more information, call (585) 423-WING (9464).
The Red Wings played their first 16 games without a postponement due to weather, the longest such streak since 2002. The club's 18th game that year, an April 22 clash at Buffalo (Indians), was rained out and played as part of a doubleheader the next day.
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The Rochester Red Wings are in their 10th season as the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. The Red Wings are operated by Rochester Community Baseball, Inc. and have been a community-owned pro baseball franchise since 1957. Rochester's pro baseball history dates to 1885. For ticket information, call the box office at (585) 423-WING (9464) or visit www.redwingsbaseball.com .
The Red Wings and Frontier Field have been selected to host the New York Yankees' Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre club for 37 games in 2012 while the Scranton ballpark undergoes major renovations. Wings fans will benefit from eight additional Red Wings vs. Yankees games at Frontier Field, plus 29 more games featuring top Yankees prospects against other International League clubs.
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