Rochester Completes Series Sweep With 3-0 Win
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A pitching-dominated series followed the same script in the finale Sunday afternoon, as the Rochester Red Wings blanked the Pawtucket Red Sox, 3-0, at Frontier Field. The Red Wings (21-16) scored a run in each of the fourth, fifth and eighth innings and limited the PawSox (17-22)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A pitching-dominated series followed the same script in the finale Sunday afternoon, as the Rochester Red Wings blanked the Pawtucket Red Sox, 3-0, at Frontier Field.
The Red Wings (21-16) scored a run in each of the fourth, fifth and eighth innings and limited the PawSox (17-22) to six hits in stamping the three-game sweep. Pawtucket, which has now lost 10 of its last 12 games during a travel-filled month of May, pitched effectively in the series but dropped the trio of games by 2-0, 2-1 and 3-0 scores, tallying just 13 hits total. The PawSox have now been shut out eight times this season. In the 2017 season, Pawtucket wasn't shut out for the eighth time until August 26th in its 133rd game of the season.
Pawtucket starter
PawSox second baseman
Rochester starter
The PawSox threatened in both the second and third innings, placing a pair of baserunners aboard in both frames, only to fly out to the warning track in left field to end the two innings.
Rochester broke the scoreless game in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI double from left fielder
The Red Wings doubled their lead to 2-0 in the bottom of the fifth when designated hitter
Buss greeted Pawtucket reliever
Following the weekend series in Rochester, the PawSox now return home to McCoy Stadium to open up a four-game series with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Monday at 6:15 p.m. Pawtucket left-hander
The nine-game, eight-day homestand runs through the following Monday (May 28). Good seats are available, and fans can visit the McCoy Stadium box office, which is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m., and during all home games. Fans can also call (401) 724-7300 or log on to PawSox.com for tickets.