IL1 Rochester Red Wings

Wings Put It Together for Solid Win

Published on May 12, 2008 under International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


Darnell McDonald tripled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, as the Rochester Red Wings beat the Buffalo Bisons, 5-1, Monday night at Frontier Field. The Rochester offense pounded out 16 hits -- including three each from from Denard Span and Jose Morales -- while four Wings pitchers limited the Bisons to six hits.

Span started the seventh with a drag bunt single. Jeff Harris struck out Jason Pridie, then McDonald clubbed the first pitch he saw from Harris off the centerfield wall to plate Span. Brian Buscher's fly ball to shallow left allowed McDonald to scramble home with another run; Span's first homer of the season in the eighth provided the final two runs for Rochester.

Danny Graves made his first start of the year for Rochester in a spot start for the Wings. He threw three perfect innings to open the game. Graves allowed the first two runners to reach in the fourth on singles, but was able to escape trouble thanks to a terrific play by first baseman Randy Ruiz and a beautiful 5-4-3 double play. Graves threw 46 pitches in four innings (31 strikes) giving up two hits and striking out two.

Chris Basak got the Wings on the scoreboard with a solo home run to left field to lead off the third inning. Span followed with a double to left and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Pridie, but was thrown out at the plate by Bisons first baseman Michael Aubrey on a groundball by McDonald.

Graves and the Wings dodged trouble in the fourth, but the Bisons put two runners on again in the fifth inning. With runners on first and second, McDonald caught a long fly ball off the bat of Brad Snyder at the warning track and threw a strike to Howie Clark at second base to double up Andy Gonzalez, who was trying to tag from first. The Wings were almost able to escape without letting up a run, but Pridie couldn't hang on to a sinking liner off the bat of Bronson Sardinha and the Bisons knotted the game at one.

Jose Morales hit a one-out triple to the left-center field gap in the bottom of sixth, but the Wings were unable to bring him home. Clark popped to second and Basak struck out swinging to end the inning.

Mariano Gomez allowed one run in one inning pitched, and Julio DePaula tossed two scoreless relief innings. Tim Lahey pitched the final two innings and struck out five, pikcing up his fourth save.

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