Wings Top RailRiders 8-3
July 31, 2018 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release
The Rochester Red Wings topped the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 8-3 Tuesday night at Frontier Field. The teams meet again in a 7:05 p.m. contest Wednesday night; former Mets manager Bobby Valentine makes an autograph appearance, and it's another $1 Wednesday with $1 Zweigle's hot dogs, peanuts, chips, and Cracker Jack.
Just four pitches into the ball game, Mark Payton put the RailRiders ahead 1-0 following a solo shot against Rochester starting pitcher Fernando Romero.
Rochester tied the game in the bottom half of the first after Nick Gordon came around to score from second base on a bloop single from Willians Astudillo. Gordon reached base after striking out on a wild pitch, then stealing second base during the next at-bat.
Cessa went just one inning for Scranton after allowing one run on two hits while striking out a pair. He threw 20 pitches, 13 for strikes.
The Wings took a commanding lead in the third after plating four runs. Rochester took a 2-1 lead after newcomer Tyler Austin, who was traded to Minnesota yesterday by the Yankees, blasted a 454-foot home run that traveled at 113 miles per hour against former teammate Brady Lail. Rochester continued to add to the lead after Astudillo and LaMonte Wade both singled to put a pair of runners in scoring position before Jon Kemmer homered to increase the Wings lead to 5-1.
Romero continued to shut down the Scranton offense until the sixth inning, sitting down 13 consecutive batters before allowing a single to Luke Voit. After issuing a walk to Rey Navarro, a pair of hits from Abiatal Avelino and Zack Zehner brought home two to score and cut the Rochester lead to 5-3. This ended Romero's night as he was replaced by Jake Reed. Romero allowed three runs on five hits over 6.2 innings while walking two and striking out four. He threw 91 pitches, 58 for strikes.
A two-out rally in the seventh sparked three Rochester runs, putting the game out of reach. After Stephen Tarpley retired the first two batters of the inning, Kemmer singled and Jeremy Hazelbaker walked, allowing for Taylor Motter to hit his fourth home run of the year to extend the Wings lead to 8-3.
Reed worked 2.1 relief innings, allowing two walks and a hit by pitch.
The Red Wings out-hit the RailRiders 12-5.
Winning pitcher: Romero (3-3)
Losing pitcher: Lail (4-5)
Save: Reed (2)
NOTES: RHP Chase De Jong reported to the Wings during the game, after being acquired in the Zach Duke trade with Seattle. He has not been added to the active roster yet.
THIS DAY IN RED WINGS HISTORY
1980 - Rochester pitcher Steve Luebber allowed only one run in 8.2 innings to help the Red Wings to a 2-1 victory over the Braves at Silver Stadium. The crowd of 12,498 (many of whom came to see the San Diego Chicken) was the highest of the season.
2006 -Tommy Watkins ripped a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning as Rochester topped Durham 10-6 on Monday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
THIS DAY IN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE HISTORY
1993 - It's another great night for Chipper Jones and the Richmond Braves, who beat up on their cross-state rivals from Norfolk 7-1. Jones bangs out three hits in the game, including a home run in front of 12,259 fans at Harbor Park. The performance raises Jones' batting average to .325, 2nd in the International League to Charlotte's Jim Thome. Jones, only weeks away from his Major League debut, would go on to lead the IL with 174 hits in 1993, a Richmond franchise record. At year's end he was named the International League Rookie of the Year as well as the shortstop on the IL Postseason All-Star Team.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1958- Mark Cuban (American Businessman), 1962 - Kevin Greene (NFL Linebacker), 1965- J.K. Rowling (English Author)
IT HAPPENED THIS DAY
1961 - The All-Star Game ended in a 1-1 tie at Fenway Park as heavy rain halted play. It is the only tie in All-Star history.
1989 - The Twins trade American League Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to the Mets for five players, including pitchers Rick Aguilera, David West and minor leaguer Kevin Tapani. Viola is the first Cy Young winner to be traded during the following season.
1998- The annual trading deadline results in several significant deals, but none is bigger than the last-second swap between Houston and Seattle. The Astros get Randy Johnson shortly before midnight in return for minor leaguers John Halama, Freddy Garcia and Carlos Guillen. Two days later, Johnson wins his Astros debut against Pittsburgh.
NUMBER ONE SONG ON THIS DAY
1987- Bob Seger - "Shakedown", 2000- 'N Sync - "It's Gonna Be Me", 2007-Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"
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