Wings wallop Bats 10-1
Ervin Santana allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings in his first start of the season, helping the Rochester Red Wings to a 10-1 win over the Louisville Bats Saturday night at Frontier Field.
The teams meet again Sunday afternoon at 1:35 p.m. The gates open at 12:30 p.m. for Father's Day, and the Wings will wear special blue caps, which will be auctioned off to benefit Urology Associates of Rochester. Play Catch with Dad on the field after the game (bring your own gloves and baseball), and post-game run the bases with Spikes and Mittsy. Complete promotion details below...
Twins pitcher Santana, with the Red Wings on a rehab assignment, was making his first start of the 2015 season as he nears the completion of his 80-game suspension. He allowed a one-out triple down the first base line to Irving Fatu, followed by a walk. Santana got a pop out from clean-up hitter Brennan Boesch, then struck out Ramon Cabrera to strand the runners.
Bats starter David Holmberg beat the Wings in Louisville May 9, but came into Saturday night's game with four no decisions and a loss in his previous five starts. Holmberg had allowed 22 hits and 11 runs in the first inning of his starts so far this season (12 starts), and the Wings contributed to the trend in Saturday's first inning. Danny Santana led off with a single, but was forced out at second base with James Beresford reaching on a fielder's choice. What followed? A single, an RBI sacrifice fly from Danny Ortiz, an RBI double by Rey Rodriguez, and an RBI single from Jose Martinez. The five hits in the inning added up to an early 3-0 lead for the Wings.
The Bats got a run back in the top of the second, on a two-out RBI double by Jose Constanza to make the score 3-1. Santana again ended the inning with a strikeout, his third of the game.
In the top of the fourth inning, Santana allowed a two-out single to right field off the bat of Hernan Iribarren, but the Wings got the force out at second on a ground ball to Danny Santana to leave the score 3-1 Wings.
Argenis Diaz recorded his second hit of the night in the bottom of the fourth inning. A few pitches later, Eric Farris smoked a line drive to right field to score Diaz from first base and extend the Wings' lead 4-1. Farris was caught in a rundown between second and third after Doug Bernier hit a ground ball to Iribarren at shortstop for the Bats. Bernier reached safely at first but was stranded there when Danny Santana struck out to retire the side. The Wings led 4-1 going into the fifth inning.
After a one-two-three fifth inning by the Wings' defense, Beresford led off with a base hit directly down the first base line. Ortiz recorded his second RBI of the game with a double to left center to score Beresford. Up next, Rodriguez came to the plate and laced a 406-foot home run, his third of the season. Collin Balester came to the mound to relieve Holmberg after Diaz lined to left field, his third hit of the night. Farris popped out to end the inning. After the three-run inning, the Wings extended their lead to 7-1.
Holmberg's line: 4 2/3 innings pitched, eleven hits, seven runs, all earned, no walks, one strikeout, and one home run.
Lester Oliveros relieved Santana in the top of the sixth inning with runners on first and second and two outs. Oliveros got a pop out to end the inning. Santana's line: 5 2/3 innings pitched, five hits, one earned run, two walks, and three strikeouts. Santana threw 88 pitches, 53 for strikes. It was Oliveros' first outing since returning from his seven-day suspension. Oliveros worked 2+ innings, allowing one walk. Cole Johnson relieved Oliveros in the eighth inning.
The Wings picked up another run in the seventh, when Rodriguez scored on a wild pitch. In the eighth, Danny Santana and Beresford each had an RBI extra-base hit, pushing the Wings' lead to 10-1.
Rodriguez had two hits, three runs scored and three RBI. Diaz had three hits. The Red Wings out-hit the Bats 16-6.
Ervin Santana is scheduled to make a start for the Wings on the road next week, then make a third start on the homestand that begins next Friday June 26. He is eligible to start for the Twins on July 5th in Kansas City.
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NOTES: Wings players Danny Ortiz, James Beresford and A.J. Achter are among the leaders in fan voting; click here to find out more about voting for the Wings to get to the Triple-A All-Star Game. |
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1933 - The Red Wings lost a game and a half in the standings after they lost 11-5 to Albany at Hawkings Stadium.
1984 - Rochester was defeated 4-2 by Toledo at Silver Stadium. The loss was Rochester's 10th straight, giving them their first double digit losing streak since 1979.
2005 - Rochester plated two runs in the top of the ninth to edge the Tribe 4-3 at Victory Field. Jason Tyner had the last of four Red Wings hits in the ninth to plate the winning run. Francisco Liriano fanned eight and allowed just one hit for the Wings. The Indians keep the best record in all of Triple-A Baseball despite falling to 43-27, while the Red Wings improve to 36-35 with the win. Willie Eyre (8-2) got the win in relief, and Travis Bowyer picked up his 16th save. Liriano, who began the season at Double-A New Britain, struck out eight or more for the ninth time this season.
2006 - Scott Baker allowed just two hits over six innings, striking out eight and leading the Red Wings to a 7-1 win over the Toledo Mud Hens Tueday afternoon at Frontier Field.
1909 - Manager/second baseman George "Heinie" Smith and his Buffalo Bisons accomplish one of baseball's rarest feats in a game against the Providence Clamdiggers. With Smith on second base and Orth Collins on third, Jack Ryan drops a squeeze bunt towards the pitcher, who throws to first as Collins scores. Smith, who took off from second on the pitch, never breaks stride and comes blazing around third base towards the plate. Before Providence first baseman John Anderson can react, the Bisons have scored two runs on the squeeze bunt. Despite the club's offensive creativity, the Bisons would muster only a 5 th-place finish in 1909 (72-79).
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