Wings Fall 3-1 to Knights
Published on June 26, 2015 under International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release
Rochester, N.Y- The Rochester Red Wings were held to four hits, losing 3-1, at Frontier Field Friday evening.
Wings lefty Pat Dean faced seven batters, while Knights starter Erik Johnson faced six.
The Knights (43-31) would get on the board first in the third inning, against Red Wings (37-36) starter Pat Dean when a short popup fell near the left-field line giving Micah Johnson a stand-up double. Johnson would later score on Jason Coates RBI single to give Charlotte a 2-0 lead.
Knights starter Erik Johnson (7-5) would retire 14 of the first 15 batters before Ryan Wheeler singled and later scored on Carlos Paulino's double, his first hit as a Red Wing to bring Rochester within a run at 2-1.
The Wings put two men on thanks to a single and an error to begin the seventh but a double play and a strikeout ended the threat. Johnson would allow one run on four hits and a walk with eight strikeouts.
Dean began the eighth for Rochester and walked the first man he faced before Lester Oliveros was summoned out of the Red Wings bullpen. A hit-and-run single put runners at the corners with nobody out. Oliveros would strike out three straight batters including the last looking to keep the Wings within a run.
Dean pitched 7.0+ innings and was charged with two runs on seven hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
Charlotte added an insurance run in the ninth and Rochester went 1-2-3 against Zach Phillips, who earned his fifth save.
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