Wings drop 7-2 contest to PawSox

The Rochester Red Wings lost to the Pawtucket Red Sox 7-2 Sunday night at Frontier Field. The defeat, combined with Lehigh Valley's doubleheader sweep Sunday, means the International League wild card race will come down to the final game of the regular season Monday. Lehigh Valley and the Red Wings are tied for the wild card spot with a game to play, and the IronPigs own the tiebreaker; the Wings will need to win Monday's regular season finale and have Lehigh Valley lose Monday for the Wings to snag the wild card spot
Monday's game here at 1:35 p.m., is Fan Appreciation Day featuring the FOX Fall Fanfest with an "out of this world" post-game helicopter drop.

Pawtucket jumped ahead early in the game with a four-run second inning off of Wings starting pitcher Hector Santiago. The inning was highlighted by a two-run home run by Matt Dominguez.
The Red Sox added another two-run homer in the fifth inning to make the score 6-0. Bryce Brentz hit his IL-leading 31st home run of the season, which also put an end to Santiago's night.
Santiago went 4.0 innings in a rehab start from the Twins, giving up six earned runs, eight hits, two home runs and one walk. He struck out four batters while throwing 75 pitches (54 strikes). Chris Heston finished the inning in relief.
The PawSox tacked on another run in the top of the sixth inning. Dominguez launched his second home run of the night, to push the lead to 7-0.
Pawtucket starting pitcher Kyle Kendrick started off the game setting down 14 of the first 16 Wings. He worked an efficient 6.0 scoreless innings, throwing 74 pitches (54 strikes), scattering three hits. He added two strikeouts.
Drew Rucinski entered in the eighth inning for the Wings, and tossed two scoreless innings with two walks and two strikeouts.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Wings ended the shutout on a two-run double from Daniel Palka to make the score 7-2.
Winning Pitcher: Kendrick (5-7)
Losing Pitcher: Santiago (1-2) 
Save: none
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NEXT HOME GAME
FAN APPRECIATION DAY - We'll celebrate another season of Red Wings baseball by giving away prizes to fans all game long! As part of Fan Appreciation Day, the Wings will be wearing the faces of our fans on their jerseys! These #ROCtheSummer Selfie Jerseys will be auctioned off with proceeds benefitting the Red Wings Community Foundation.
KIDS EAT FREE! - The first 500 kids 12 & under will receive a voucher good for a FREE hot dog, soda and snack item thanks to our friends at Basch & Nickerson LLP.
FOX FALL FAN FEST pres. by FOX Rochester - Celebrate the fall premieres of FOX series "The Orville", "The Gifted" and "Ghosted" with free souvenir cups -1st 500 fans - and a pre-game player autograph session. After the game, a FOX "Out of This World" experience helicopter drop with prizes including a behind the scenes VIP tour of "FOX Rochester's Good Day Rochester" set, behind the scenes VIP tour of Frontier Field, Red Wings Diamond Dollars, Team Store merch, and 2018 tickets.
Get complete promotions info and ticket ordering links anytime at RedWingsBaseball.com/Fun
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS
9/4 vs PAW 1:35 pm LHP Adalberto Mejia (0-1, 3.04 - rehab start) vs LHP Jalen Beeks (6-6, 3.66)
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