Syracuse Mets starting pitcher Jerad Eickhoff threw six scoreless innings and hit a two-run home run as the Mets beat the Rochester Red Wings, 5-2, on Tuesday night at Frontier Field. The home run is the first hit by a pitcher in Frontier Field’s 24-season history.
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Daniel Palka hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning as Rochester rallied to beat Buffalo 6-3 Tuesday night at Trenton Thunder Ballpark in Trenton, NJ.
Yasmany Tomás put the Red Wings (2-5) in front with an RBI double that plated the placed runner from second base before Palka’s blast.
The Bisons (4-3), playing in Trenton Thunder uniforms, took a 3-0 lead in the 2nd inning as Nash Knight hit a three-run homer off Wings starter Tyler Eppler.
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The Rochester Red Wings have announced the first roster as Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.
Former Nationals Minor League Player of the Year
Carter Kieboom will open the season on Rochester’s Opening Day roster after beginning the season with Washington.
Luis García, the youngest member of the 2021 Red Wings, is the first player born in the 2000s to wear a Rochester uniform. Both have graduated from MLB Pipeline’s Top Prospects list but
Tres Barrera (No. 19),
Ben Braymer (No. 21), and
Steven Fuentes (No. 22) are all part of Washington’s Top 30 list. Garcia is the youngest player on a Rochester Opening Day roster since Matt Riley in 2000 and the youngest position player on the Opening Day roster since Al Pardo in 1983.
Apr 9, 2021
For the measured baseball fan, the first week of the year is not a time to draw many significant conclusions. The day-in, day-out grind of a 162-game season is not structured for wild swings in fortune, yet that won’t prevent most die-hards from buying into the hype of a fast start or conversely, bracing for six months of agony following a rough first week.
Normally, we’d use this space to caution against bold declarations after just seven-ish games, but not today. Instead, we’ll lean into the skid (or drink the Kool-Aid, depending on the team) and give a reason why each overreaction positive or negative makes sense for each club.