Home Game Preview 4.22.16
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Welcome to the RedWingsBaseball.com Home Game Preview, for every home game at Frontier Field - this feature is usually available two hours before game time on the day of each home game.
Friday, April 22, 2016
Rochester Red Wings 5-9 (6th place, IL North)
Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins
vs.
Buffalo Bisons 7-8 (4th place, IL North)
Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays
GAME TIME: 6:35 pm
SERIES: First game of series
PROMOTIONS: College Night: Bring your college ID and get $2 off your ticket.
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PREVIEW:
LHP Logan Darnell (0-2, 6.17 ERA) makes his third start of the season for the Wings. In his last start, April 17 at Lehigh Valley, Darnell allowed 6 hits and 2 runs in 6.2 innings pitched, where he was issued the loss. Bisons RHP Chris Leroux (0-0, 2.25 ERA) gets the start for Buffalo.
Player to Watch: Bisons
1B Jesus Montero leads the Bisons in RBIs (11) and batting average (.316), and is second on the squad for total bases (26).
Former Wings:
LHP Scott Diamond, RHP Bobby Korecky.
Player Moves:
C Carlos Paulino was transferred from Double-A Chattanooga to the Red Wings on Thursday. Paulino hit .257 in 34 games with the Wings last season.
Hot Wings:
C John Hicks is batting .357 in his last four games (5-for-14)...INF Wilfredo Tovar is batting .345 (10-for-29) over his last 10 games...
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These players on the Buffalo roster were featured in Baseball America's 2016 Prospect Handbook as Top 10 Prospect in the Blue Jays organization: (none)
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Double-A Chattanooga lost to Mississippi 4-2 Thursday night; Daniel Palka and Levi Michael each had two hits for the Lookouts.
| Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts |
| Class A Advanced Ft. Myers Miracle |
Class-A Cedar Rapids Kernels |
| Short Season A Elizabethton Twins |
Rookie GCL Twins |
Rookie DSL Twins |
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April 22-24 vs. Buffalo (Blue Jays)
April 29-May 1 - Scranton/Wilkes Barre (Yankees)