Groundhog Day: Wings fall in walk-off fashion for 3rd straight day
The All-Star break is here and it couldn't have come at a better time for the Red Wings.On Sunday, the Wings fell in walk-off fashion, 7-6, for the third straight day to the first-place Lehigh Valley IronPigs who extended their lead over the Red Wings to 9.5 games.
The All-Star break is here and it couldn't have come at a better time for the Red Wings.
On Sunday, the Wings fell in walk-off fashion, 7-6, for the third straight day to the first-place Lehigh Valley IronPigs who extended their lead over the Red Wings to 9.5 games.
The Wings (41-44) have now lost four in a row and in all four games Rochester has held multi-run leads.
The Red Wings surrendered a 5-2 eighth inning lead on Sunday spoiling a magnificent start from
Romero allowed three hits in the first inning including a two-run homer to
In total, he allowed two runs on four hits and no walks with six strikeouts over seven innings. Over the three starts since being optioned back from Minnesota he's allowed just three runs in 18.2 IP (1.45 ERA).
The Wings grabbed the early 1-0 lead on an RBI single from
Trailing 2-1 in the fifth,
The Red Wings got two-out RBI hits from
But, the IronPigs would score a run in the eighth and then
Vargas gave the Wings a lead in the 10th with an RBI single, but the IronPigs would get a two-out, two-run double from
After the three-day All-Star break, the Wings resume the second half on Thursday against Scranton/WB in Moosic, PA. The Red Wings return to Rochester on Monday, July 16 to open an eight-game, seven-day homestand.