Rochester Stymies PawSox

Liam Hendriks worked five and two thirds innings on Tuesday night against the PawSox, notching eight strikeouts and beating Pawtucket 3-1. Hendriks scattered three hits, all in the sixth inning. He tossed 5 hitless innings at the home team.

Rochester scored first as Pedro Florimon smashed a home run against starter and loser Ross Ohlendorf. Ohlendorf (3-3) has dropped his last three decisions. A sixth inning sacrifice fly by former PawSox MVP Joe Thurston knocked in the final Red Wing run.

Pawtuckets' run scored in the bottom of the sixth when Nate Spears came around on a base hit by Josh Kroeger. The loss snaps the PawSox' (20-13) 4 game winning streak.

The series continues on Wednesday night at 6:15 p.m. Cole DeVries ((0-2, 2.89) faces Justin Germano (3-1, 2.16)