Home Game Preview 4.29.16
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Friday April 29, 2016
Rochester Red Wings 9-11 (5th place, IL North)
Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins
vs.
Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders 10-10 (4th place, IL North)
Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees
GAME TIME: 5:05 pm , two 7-inning games
SERIES: Wings lead 2-1
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PREVIEW:
LHP Pat Dean (0-3, 2.88 ERA) will start on the mound for the Wings in the first game of tonight's doubleheader. In his last start, April 24 against Buffalo, Dean allowed four hits and one run in 7.0 innings pitched, where he struck out two and walked none. For game two, the Red Wings will have LHP Taylor Rogers (0-0, 7.71 ERA). . Rogers' last appearance was in relief against Buffalo on April 23, where he allow five hits and 2 runs in 2.0 innings pitched. RailRiders RHP Kyle Haynes (1-0, 3.18 ERA) gets the start for Scranton/Wilkes Barre. This will be Haynes' fifth start of the season and his second against the Wings. His first start against the Red Wings came on April 8, the season opener, where he finished that game with 7.0 innings pitched. He allowed six hits and two runs, while striking out four and walking three. For game two, LHP Phil Coke will take the mound for the RailRiders. Coke made two appearances against Rochester in 2013 as a reliever, throwing two innings in each game, allowing two hits with a walk and a strikeout.
Player to Watch: RailRiders
OF Ben Gamel leads the RailRiders in hits (22) and runs scored (11), and is second in batting average (.314).
Former Wings:
RHP Anthony Swarzak, INF Chris Parmelee.
Player Moves:
LHP Andrew Albers signed a minor league contract with the Twins and joined Rochester.
Hot Wings:
INF James Beresford has batted .391 (9-for-23) in his last five 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 Yankees organization: C Gary Sanchez, prospect #2... OF Aaron Judge, #3... 2B Rob Refsnyder, #8.
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Double-A Chattanooga fell to the Montgomery Biscuits by a score of 6-1 on Thursday. RF Daniel Palka had two hits at two at bats, as well as the lone run for the Lookouts.
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April 29-May 1 - Scranton/Wilkes Barre (New York Yankees)
May 9-May 12 - Gwinnett (Atlanta Braves)
May13-May 15 - Syracuse (Washington Nationals)