Wings Homer Four Times for Second Time this Week, Pick up Third-Straight Win
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Wings Homer Four Times for Second Time this Week, Pick up Third-Straight Win

Published on August 7, 2026 under International League (IL)
Source: Rochester Red Wings News Release


On a warm but partly cloudy Friday night in Moosic, PA, the Rochester Red Wings (21-16, 66-44) exploded for four homers for the second time in their last three games, securing their third consecutive win and at least a series split against the first-place Scranton/WB RailRiders (23-12, 60-49), 13-5. The trio of 2B Cayden Wallace, DH Maxwell Romero Jr., and RF Leandro Pineda all went deep out of the seventh, eighth, and ninth spots in the lineup, respectively. 1B Yohandy Morales connected on his 22nd homer of the season in his first game back from the Injured List, third-most in the International League.

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Things got off to a hot start for Rochester as LF Phillip Glasser, Yohandys Morales, and 3B Trey Lipscomb each drew walks to load the bases. C Riley Adams worked the fourth walk of the inning, bringing in Glasser and giving the Red Wings an early 1-0 lead. CF Sam Petersen followed with another free pass, forcing in Morales and moving Lipscomb to third and Adams to second as Rochester extended its advantage to 2-0. With the bases still loaded, Cayden Wallace crushed his third Triple-A home run, a 431-foot blast that left the bat at 107.9 mph, giving the Red Wings a 6-0 lead.

The RailRiders' half of the third inning began with a flyout before CF Kenedey Corona drew a walk. SS Anthony Volpe then launched his second home run of the season, cutting the Red Wings' lead to 6-2.

In the top of the fourth, the Red Wings immediately responded when Cayden Wallace hit a single. Wallace then advanced to second as Maxwell Romero Jr. drew Rochester's sixth walk of the game. Both runners moved up 90 feet after Leandro Pineda was hit by a pitch. SS Seaver King then reached on a fielder's choice, bringing in Wallace and advancing Pineda to second as the Red Wings extended their lead to 7-2.

After a groundout opened the bottom of the fourth, 3B Oswaldo Cabrera reached second on an error before RF Yanquiel Fernández singled, cutting Rochester's lead to 7-3.

The Red Wings kept their offense rolling in the top of the fifth as Yohandys Morales launched his 22nd home run of the season, extending Rochester's lead to 8-3.

In the top of the sixth, Maxwell Romero Jr. hit a bomb of his own, his fourth Triple-A home run, to extend Rochester's lead to 9-3.

After being held scoreless for two innings, LF Jason Domínguez launched his sixth home run of the season in the seventh, trimming Rochester's lead to 9-4.

The Red Wings continued to add insurance in the ninth as Trey Lipscomb and Cayden Wallace both singled. With runners on first and second, Maxwell Romero Jr. followed with a single of his own, scoring Lipscomb and moving Wallace to third as Rochester extended its lead to 10-4. Leandro Pineda then launched his second home run of the season, bringing home Wallace and Romero Jr. to give the Red Wings a commanding 13-4 advantage.

After a flyout opened the ninth for the RailRiders, 2B Max Schuemann singled and advanced to third on two defensive indifferences. C J.C. Escarra then grounded out, bringing in Schuemann to make it 13-5 Red Wings. Despite another single from DH Marco Luciano, a flyout ended the game.

LHP Jared Simpson got the start for Rochester in a bullpen game, pitching 1.0 inning with two strikeouts and one walk. LHP Matt Krook, making his Red Wings debut, followed Simpson and pitched 1.0 inning with one strikeout. LHP Erik Tolman took over for Krook and pitched 1.0 inning, allowing two hits and two runs while issuing one walk. RHP Andry Lara took over for Tolman and pitched 2.0 innings, allowing two hits and one unearned run while striking out one. RHP Justin Lawrence followed Lara with 1.0 inning, recording one strikeout while issuing two walks. RHP Gus Varland took over for Lawrence and pitched 1.0 inning, allowing two hits and one run while striking out one. RHP Zak Kent followed Varland with 1.0 inning, issuing two walks and striking out two. RHP Jack Sinclair entered after Kent to close out the game, pitching 1.0 inning while allowing two hits and one run to finish things off.

The Rochester Red Wings Player of the Game today is 2B Cayden Wallace. The Arkansas native launched his third grand slam of the season and second as a Red Wing, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, and three runs scored. Three grand slams are the most by any player at the Double and Triple-A levels in 2026.

Rochester will play Game Five of the series against the RailRiders Saturday at 6:35 p.m., as they look to win four in a row and be one win closer to first place in the International League second half. Scranton/WB will send RHP Dom Hamel out to the mound for his 20th start of the season.

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