Game Details

• Lehigh Valley IronPigs ( 14-8, 48-47) vs. Rochester Red Wings (14-8, 52-43)
• Pitching Matchup: RHP Mick Abel (2-7; 6.88 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Luckham
• Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | 6:05 p.m. ET
• Location: Innovative Field | Rochester, NY

Game storylines and notes

The Red Wings will look to get back-to-back wins against the IronPigs tonight, and RHP Mick Abel will make the start for Lehigh Valley.

Last game is out.

Thanks to a two-out single by CF Dylan Crews and a throwing error, SS Jack Dunn scored the winning run for Rochester's eighth walk-off win of the 2024 season last night.

RHP Brad Lord pitched strong 5.0 innings and allowed only two earned runs on six hits while walking one and striking out four.

Sound the BLANKENHORN

Last night, DH Travis Blankenhorn went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a run scored. Blankenhorn became the first Rochester Red Wings to hit at least 20 homeruns in back-to-back-seasons since Garrett Jones in 2005 (24) and 2006 (21).

Blankenhorn's 20 home runs are tied for the second-most in the International League with Lehigh Valley's OF Ruben Cardenas.

CREWSing down the highway

OF Dylan Crews continues to perform at a high level with the Rochester Red Wings. Crews extended his hitting streak to a team-leading nine consecutive games last night, going 1-for-4 with a single in the ninth that led to the game-winning run and a walk. Crews have hit safely in 21 of his first 24 Triple-A games and lead the Rochester Red Wings with 44 total bases since he joined the Red Wings on June 18, 2024.

You can CALL me AL.

RF Alex Call had a pair of hits in last night's game, going 2-for-3 with a double and a walk. Alex Call has reached safely in 12 straight games, tied for the longest active streak on the team with CF Dylan Crews.

Through 12 games in July, Call is hitting .378 (14-for-37) with two home runs, a double, and nine RBI.

What's happening with Rochester Red Wings.

Entering tonight's game, the Rochester Red Wings are:

• 28-16 at home and are 31-32 in night games
• 6-7 on games played on Wednesday
• 9-7 during July
• 1-4 over the last five games and 16-9 over the last 25 games

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