IL1 Rochester Red Wings

Wings Pound 'Pigs, 19-6, Wednesday Night

Published on June 26, 2019 under International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


The Red Wings slugged their way to a third straight win Wednesday with 19-6 victory over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in Allentown, PA.

Zander Wiel, Jaylin Davis and Jordany Valdepspin led the offensive attack. The 6-8 hitters in the Wings lineup went a combined 10-for-16 with two homers, four doubles, 11 RBI and seven runs.

The Wings (37-39) have averaged 12.3 runs/game over their current three-game winning streak.

Davis got the scoring started with a two-out, two-run double in the first inning. Valdespin followed with a grounder to second that scooted under the mitt of the second baseman allowing two more runs to cross in the first.

Davis and Valdespin then hit a triple and double back-to-back in the third to plate two more runs and stake the Wings to a 6-0 lead.

After the 'Pigs plated three runs in the sixth to trim the lead to 9-5, Rochester responded with a six-run seventh inning highlighted by a three-run homer from Wiel off former Red Wing John Curtiss. Drew Maggi would touch up Curtiss an inning later for a solo homer.

The last time the Wings faced Lehigh Valley was April 20 - a 13-8 loss. The win improved the then first-place 'Pigs to 12-4, but since then the Lehigh Valley ball club is just 23-36.

The Red Wings and IronPigs wrap up the brief two-game series on Thursday night at 7:05 pm. Southpaw Devin Smeltzer gets the start for Rochester.

WINGS THINGS: The Twins signed right-handed reliever Carlos Torres to a minor league deal on Wednesday. INF Ronald Torreyes was activated from the Temporary Inactive List and transferred to Single-A Ft. Myers...LHP Gabriel Moya was designated for release or assignment...Wednesday's game got underway after a 26-minute delay.

Check out the Rochester Red Wings Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



International League Stories from June 26, 2019


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central