Rochester Red Wings Game Notes – September 22 at Buffalo

September 22, 2022 – International League (IL) – Rochester Red Wings News Release

Rochester Red Wings (65-78) vs. Buffalo Bisons (73-68)

Thursday – 6:05p.m. ET – Sahlen Field- Buffalo, NY

Radio: Fox Sports 1280/iHeartRadio TV: MiLB.tv

RHP Franklyn Kilome (2-7, 7.59) vs. RHP Jose De Leon (0-0, 2.70)

HOT WINGS: The Rochester Red Wings picked up their first win of the year at Sahlen Field last night, 7-3 to even the series at a game apiece…CF Andrew Stevenson and 1B Adrian Sanchez each collected a pair of hits, including Stevenson launching his 16th homer, a three-run shot in the fifth to give the Wings the lead for good…3B Jake Alu extended his hit streak to nine games with a fourth-inning double, also his fourth-straight contest with an extra-base hit…rehabbing southpaw MacKenzie Gore made his third rehab start of the year, working four full innings, allowing just one earned on two hits…four pitchers were used to cover the final five frames, including a hitless ninth by RHP Reed Garrett…Rochester will look to take a 2-1 series lead in tonight’s contest, as RHP Franklyn Kilome gets the ball for his 11th start with the Wings.

SMOOTH CRIMINAL: With a stolen base from 2B Jake Alu in last night’s game, the Wings have totaled 146 swipes on the season…this is the most stolen bases in a season since the 2001 Red Wings stole 139 bags…with 7 games remaining, the Wings are six stolen bases away from their 1992 mark (152), which was the most since 1944 when they stole 180.

KEEPING THE TEAM SEAMSTRESS IN BUSINESS: After recently-promoted RHP Zach Brzykcy logged 0.2 innings pitched last night in which he became the 79th different player to have appeared in a game for the Red Wings this season, Rochester continues to add to their franchise-record number…their new record, which previously stood at 77, marks the fourth consecutive year the Wings have set a new franchise record for players to have appeared in a game.

DEALIN’: After allowing just three runs to Toronto’s top affiliate in last night’s win, the Red Wings pitching staff now posts a 3.33 ERA in the month of September (18 games)…RHP Joan Adon (4 ER, 20.1 IP), RHP Matt Brill (0 ER, 5.0 IP), LHP Alberto Baldonado (1 ER, 9.2 IP), and LHP MacKenzie Gore (1 ER, 8.1 IP) have combined to post a 1.25 ERA (6 ER, 43.1 IP).

Rochester pitchers are tied for second among International League teams in ERA (3.33) and are tied for fifth in WHIP (1.33) in September.

IN CHAVI WE TRUST: The Rochester pitching staff…