Wilin, Wings wallop Tides in series opener
Pitcher Randy Dobnak celebrated his promotion from Double-A with six strikeouts in 6.0 scoreless innings, and Wilin Rosario's three home runs paced a 22-hit attack as the Rochester Red Wings thrashed the Norfolk Tides 16-3 Tuesday night at Frontier Field. The series continues Wednesday night at 7:05 p.m., with the
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Wings starter
In the bottom half of the first,
After Dobnak got out of runners on first and third with one out in the top of the second, Rochester continued to hit off Tides starter
Norfolk made a call to the bullpen in the bottom of the fourth, bringing in
The pitching change did not phase the Wings offense, as Kerrigan started the inning with a double. Maggi knocked Kerrigan in with his third hit of the night for an 8-0. After Gordon lined out to shortstop, Davis recorded his third hit of the evening on a single. Rosario knocked Maggi in with an RBI double, and
Dobnak had another quick inning in the top of the fifth, recording a 1-2-3 inning after a fielding error.
Maggi's hot night continued in the bottom of the fifth, recording his third single of the night to plate Torreyes, who recorded a double with one out, making the score 11-0 Rochester.
Dobnak ran into some trouble in the top of the sixth, giving up back-to-back singles. The defense flashed their leather after the singles, as Maggi caught a
Rochester's offense continued in the bottom of the sixth. After Davis led the inning off with a double, Rosario cleaned the bases with his second homer of the night and 12th of the year to deep center field, 13-0.
In the top of the seventh,
In the top of the eighth, the Wings brought in
The Tides scored one run in the top of the eighth off Clay on an RBI groundout by DJ Stewart, 13-1.
Rochester's offensive continued in the bottom of the eighth as Rosario hit his third two-run homer of the night, making the score 15-1. After consecutive strikeouts, De Aza recorded a two-out single. Torreyes followed De Aza with his third hit of the night on an RBI double to produce a 16-1 lead. .
THIS DAY IN RED WINGS HISTORY
1980 - With the Rochester Red Wings trailing first-place Columbus by 8 full games entering July 23rd's game against the Clippers, the Wings faced a difficult path towards winning the division. After earning the split in a doubleheader the previous day, Rochester needed a win in the worst way. What the Wings got was a bullpen collapse, as Rochester was unable to maintain their 5-1 lead. When the dust had settled, the Clippers bats scored eight runs over the final three innings, as the Wings dropped a heartbreaker to Columbus 9-6. Through the games first six innings, Rochester lead 5-1, thanks in part to player-coach Mike Eden's solo home run. On the day, the Wings clubbed three home runs, including solo homers by Dallas Williams and Dan Gonzales, but it wasn't enough in the end. Rochester received excellent starting pitching from Jeff Rineer, who surrendered three runs through six and 2/3 innings, including five strikeouts, and left in position to collect his fifth victory, but it would have to wait for another day. With the loss, Rochester fell to 52-49, a full nine games behind the Clippers, who were managed by former Wings skipper Joe Altobelli. The 1980 season would be Joe's first, and only, managerial stint with Columbus, but that fact was of little consolation to Wings fans.
1990 - Pitcher Dan Boone hurled the 20th no-hitter in Red Wing history in the second game of a double header sweep of Syracuse. Leo Gomez's error was the only thing separating Boone from a perfect game. Boone was the first Red Wing to pitch a no-hitter since Gary Robson in 1974.
2005 - The Durham Bulls ran away with the game Saturday Night at Frontier Field, defeating the Rochester Red Wings 11-4. The Wings offense was inconsistent, but catcher Chris Heintz did manage to stay hot, picking up a pair of hits in the game.