IL1 Rochester Red Wings

Wings Beat Bisons for Second Straight Night

June 1, 2019 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


The Rochester Red Wings topped the Buffalo Bisons 7-2 Saturday night at Frontier Field. The teams meet again Sunday at 1:05 p.m., with Chase and Marshall from Paw Patrol at the ballpark, another Knot Hole Kids' Club game, and kids can run the bases with Spikes and Mittsy after the game.

The Bisons struck first in the top of the second inning on a wild pitch by Red Wings' starter Sean Poppen allowing Jordan Patterson to score and give Buffalo a 1-0 lead.

The Red Wings responded in the bottom of the second against Bisons' starter Conor Fisk. Randy Cesar led the inning off with a single, followed by a bunt by Jordany Valdespin and a throwing error by Patrick Kivlehan, allowing the runners to advance to second and third. Tomas Telis grounded out in the next at bat bringing in Cesar from third and tying the game 1-1.

Buffalo retook the lead in the top of the third with a solo home run of the bat of Teoscar Hernandez, making it a 2-1 game.

Fisk finished his outing throwing 4.0 innings, allowing two hits, one unearned run, three walks, while striking out five. He threw 73 pitches, 42 for strikes.

Rochester tied the game again in the bottom of the fifth with a solo home run off the left field foul pole by Zander Wiel. His eighth home run of the season made the score 2-2.

Before Fernando Romero came on in relief in the sixth, Poppen threw 5.0 innings, allowed four hits, two runs; one of which was earned, three walks, and struck out five. 52 of his 92 pitches were for strikes.

The Red Wings broke the tie again in the bottom of the seventh. Drew Maggi and Nick Gordon hit singles, followed by a walk to Wiel to load the bases. Jake Cave hit a bases clearing double in the next at bat to give Rochester the lead. Brent Rooker followed Cave up with an RBI double of his own to make the score 6-2.

Romero worked 2.0 scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts.

The Wings extended their lead in the bottom of the eighth. Telis hit a double and advanced to third after Maggi hit his second single of the night. Gordon hit a sacrifice fly bringing in Telis from third and giving Rochester a 7-2 lead.

Ryan Eades pitched the last two innings of the game and struck out four batters.

Rochester out-hit Buffalo 9-6.

Winning pitcher: Romero (1-1)

Losing pitcher: Pulido (0-1)

Save: none

Box Score: Click here for the box score and play-by-play narrative.

NOTES: OF Brent Rooker was reinstated from the injured list...OF Tanner English was transferred to Double-A Pensacola.

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THIS DAY IN RED WINGS HISTORY

1933 - There was twenty-nine runs scored today as the Buffalo Bisons and the Red Wings put on a show for the fans at Bison Stadium. Unfortunately the home town Herd defeated its Flower City rivals 21-8. Bernard Borgmann, Ray Peppers, and Buster Mills each had three hits for the Wings.

1990 - Eight inductees were honored into the Rochester Red Wing hall-of-fame in between a double header sweep of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Silver Stadium. Outfielder Harry "The Hat" Walker, pitchers John Fasholz and Tom Poholsky and sports-writer George Beahon were among those on hand to be honored. Rochester's sweep of Scranton/W.B. gave them a 9 game lead in the IL East.

2005 - The Red Wings shut out the Richmond Braves 5-0 at Frontier Field Wednesday night. Dave Gassner pitched seven strong innings, allowing just one hit and two walks while striking out four and raising his record to 4-2. The Wings have now blanked Richmond the past two games.

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