@ROCREDWINGS REDWINGSBASEBALL.COM TRIPLE-A AFFILIATE GAME NOTES Rochester Red Wings (68-68) vs. syracuse mets (73-63) Friday, August 30, 2019 - 7:05 p.m. ET - Frontier Field - Rochester, NY Radio: Fox Sports 1280 TV: MiLB.tv LHP Devin Smeltzer (1-4, 3.73) vs. RHP Corey Oswalt (10-3, 2.88) Game 137 Home Game 67 WINGS AT A GLANCE THE LAST TIME OUT: Zander Wiel hit a two-run home run in the 8th inning and WINGS vs. SYRACUSE Place in Division ........................4th Rochester beat Buffalo 7-6 Thursday night at Sahlen Field. Willians Astudillo hit a Current Streak ............................L1 Games Back (DIV) ....................-5.0 game-tying two-out, three-run homer in the 7th before the Bisons hit a solo homer in 2019 Record ..............................9-7 Games Back (WC) ....................-6.5 2019 at Home .............................4-2 the bottom of the 7th to regain the lead. The Red Wings had just five hits through the Home .....................................36-30 2019 on Road .............................5-5 Road ......................................32-38 first five frames before collecting 10 against the Buffalo bullpen. Record Since 1990 ............. 279-238 Series .................................19-20-5 Home Record Since 1990 ... 146-109 Series Openers......................22-22 PLAYOFF PUSH: The International League North is still up in the air as Scranton/ Road Record Since 1990 .... 133-130 Series Finales ........................25-19 Wilkes-Barre and Syracuse are tied atop of the division and both teams are 1.5 games 2019 Game Log Rubber Games ..........................6-6 back of the Wild Card with four games to go. Rochester and Buffalo have both been Date Score Win/Loss/Save Sweeps ......................................6-4 4/8 L, 5-4 Flexen/Nicolino/Rhame Doubleheaders .......................1-4-4 eliminated from playoff contention. 4/9 L, 7-5 Taylor/Stewart/Zamora April ......................................10-14 4/10 W, 8-2 Poppen/Santiago/Adams May .........................................9-17 WIELS UP: Zander Wiel leads the International League with 67 extra-base hits and 4/16 W, 3-2 (7) Nicolino/Peterson/Morin June .......................................20-10 39 doubles this season. The extra-base hits are the most in the in the IL since Andy L, 3-0 (7) Taylor/Eades/Caminero July ........................................15-14 Wilkins collected 69 with Charlotte in 2014. Wiel is the first Red Wing with 67 extra- 4/17 W, 5-4 Adams/Hanhold/Guilmet August ...................................14-13 6/3 L, 5-4 (10) Nogosek/Baxendale base hits in a season since Jim Fuller tallied 69 in 1973. His 39 doubles are the most September ..................................... 6/4 W, 9-3 Littell/L. Coleman vs. IL North ............................45-42 in a single season by a Wing since Don Richmond had 40 in 1952. Wiel has a chance 6/5 W, 6-2 Eades/C. Coleman/Guilmet vs. IL South .............................12-13 to become just the sixth IL player since 2005 with at least 40 doubles in a season, last 6/6 W, 9-0 Poppen/Church vs. IL West ..............................11-13 accomplished when Taylor Motter hit 43 for Durham in 2015. Wiel is tied for second in 7/1 W, 9-7 Stashak/Zamora/Krol vs. LH starter ..........................20-20 the league with 83 runs scored (two behind the leader). That total is tied for second- 7/2 L, 7-6 Gilliam/Torres/Peterson vs. RH starter .........................47-47 most and one behind the Twins-era leader Jason Pridie, who scored 84 times in 2008. 7/3 W, 6-3 Guilmet/Sewald/Krol Wings score first ....................45-19 8/23 L, 5-1 Gonzalez/Dobnak Opponent scores first ............23-49 8/24 W, 6-2 Hildenberger/Santana Comeback wins ..........................36 HOMER HAPPY: Rochester set a franchise record for home runs in a season after 8/25 L, 11-3 Oswalt/Smeltzer Leading after 7/8 inn. ..... 55-3/54-1 Zander Wiel hit the team's 155th homer on August 7 vs. Gwinnett, breaking the previous 8/30 Trailing after 7/8 inn. ...... 4-51/0-49 mark set in 1959. The Wings have hit 67 homers in 48 games since the All-Star Break, 8/31 Tied after 7/8 inn. ............. 9-14/7-8 tied for second in the IL behind Charlotte and tied for 13th among all minor league 9/1 Extra-innings ...........................3-10 9/2 1-run games ..........................15-22 teams over that period. Twelve of the top 14 MiLB teams during that time are from the Wings out-hit opp. .................50-13 Pacific Coast League. The Red Wings have also allowed 159 homers, more than all but ROAD TRIP (3-4) Wings get Quality Start ............15-4 one of the 40 season totals surrendered by Rochester since 1979 and the most in a Batting Average ... .272 (67-for-246) Wings starter goes 6+ IP .........18-5 single season since 1999 (174). Five teams in the history of the IL have hit 200 or more Runs/Game ..........................34/4.9 Wings score 4+ .....................66-32 Home Runs ...................................6 homers in a season: Baltimore in 1932 (232), 1930 (231), and 1935 (202), Pawtucket in RISP ....................... .217 (15-for-69) Wings score 3- .......................2-36 1996 (209), and Buffalo in 1998 (206). Columbus, Charlotte, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Wings-high hits ...................22 (2x) Errors ...........................................7 Wings-high runs .........................20 have already hit 200 long balls this season while Gwinnett is also on pace to. Team ERA ...........5.19 (34 ER, 59 IP) Opp.-high hits ............................21 Starters W-L ...............................1-4 Opp.-high runs ...........................20 THAT'S OFFENSIVE: Rochester is sixth among all minor league teams with 288 Starters ERA ....5.27 (16 ER, 27.1 IP) Relievers W-L .............................2-0 Walk-offs ...................................5-7 doubles this season. Eight of the top nine MiLB teams in doubles are Pacific Coast Relievers ERA ..5.12 (18 ER, 31.2 IP) Shutouts .....................................2-9 League teams. In 87 games since May 31, the Red Wings rank second among all minor Most games over .500 ........... 2 (4x) Saves/Opportunities ................. 1/1 Most games under .500 .......13 (2x) league teams with 199 doubles, third with 873 hits, and sixth with 535 runs scored (49 more than the entire 2018 season total). The Wings also lead the IL with a .290 batting STREAKS RECENT TRANSACTIONS average, 1,45 total bases, a .483 slugging, and an .842 OPS over that same period. Current Streak .......................... W2 8/28 + Thorpe from MIN Last 5 Games .............................2-3 - De Jesus Jr. released Last 10 Games ...........................5-5 8/27 + Harper from MIN RBI ROSARIO: Wilin Rosario is third in the International League with a career-high Last 25 Games .......................12-13 + De Aza from IL 88 RBI this season. He leads the IL with 45 RBI since the All-Star Break. Rosario has the Longest Winning Streak ............ W8 - Dobnak to MIN third-most RBI in a single season during the Twins era, trailing only the 92 of Garrett Longest Losing Streak ..........L5 (2x) - C. Barnes to AA Jones in 2006 and 2008. Individual 8/26 - Gonsalves to AA Player Type Games Astudillo On-Base (AAA) 9 8/24 + Colina from AA BARNES AND NOBLE: Brandon Barnes leads the International League with a career- Barnes On-Base 4 - Stashak to MIN high 92 RBI. No IL player has driven in 100 runs since Brad Eldred in 2008 with Charlotte. Wiel On-Base 18 8/21 + Astudillo on rehab Barnes was named an IL Post-Season All-Star for the second straight year. Hit 9 + Littell from MIN XBH 6 - Bleich to IL 8/20 + Hildenberger from IL ROSTER MOVES: RHP Ryne Harper became the 72nd different Red Wing to appear in - Jax to AA a game this season, adding to the franchise record. - Schales to A+ UPCOMING GAMES Date Opponent Time Wings Probable Opponent Probable Radio Television August 31 SYRACUSE 6:05 p.m. TBA RHP Walker Lockett (3-3, 3.66) Fox Sports 1280 MiLB.tv Sept. 1 SYRACUSE 6:05 p.m. RHP Kohl Stewart (8-6, 5.14) RHP Drew Gagnon (6-5, 2.50) Fox Sports 1280 MiLB.tv Sept. 2 SYRACUSE 1:05 p.m. TBA RHP Harol Gonzalez (5-0, 2.80) Fox Sports 1280 MiLB.tv Red Wings Starting Pitcher - LHP Devin Smeltzer Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 Bats/Throws: Right/Left Age: 23 (9/7/1995 in Voorhees, NJ) Acquired: From Los Angeles-NL with Logan Forsythe and Luke Raley for Brian Dozier (7/31/18) Drafted: Dodgers, 5th round (2016) out of San Jacinto Community College (Houston, TX) 2019 Stats TEAM W-L-S ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO WP GIDP BAA MINNESOTA 1-2-1 4.00 7 4 0 0 36.0 34 16 16 6 0 9 27 1 3 .254 Rochester (AAA) 1-4 3.73 14 13 0 0 72.1 67 32 30 14 3 19 68 4 6 .244 Pensacola (AA) 3-1 0.60 5 5 0 0 30.0 19 3 2 0 1 3 33 0 4 .183 TOTALS 5-7-1 3.12 26 21 0 0 138.1 120 51 48 20 4 31 128 5 13 .234 2019 Day-By-Day with Minnesota DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO PITCHES/STRIKES LEFT/FINAL NOTES 5/28 vs. MIL 6.0 3 0 0 0 0 9 69-53 0-0/5-3 MLB debut 6/4 at CLE L1 6.1 5 5 5 4 3 2 82-49 2-5/2-5 Allowed a career-high four home runs 7/7 vs. TEX 4.1 5 1 1 0 1 4 65-42 1-1/1-4 RELIEF - Entered after Kyle Gibson threw 1 IP 7/24 vs.