Game Details

  • Rochester Red Wings (37-35) vs. Syracuse Mets (46-27)
  • Pitching Matchup: RHP Brad Lord (NR) vs. RHP Blade Tidwell (0-1, 5.14)
  • Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 1:05 p.m. ET
  • Location: NBT Bank Stadium | Syracuse, NY
OF Dylan Crews and James Wood in Syracuse, NY (Photo via Rochester Red Wings)

Game Notes & Storylines

Rochester looks to win the series' final two games this afternoon, sending RHP Brad Lord to the mound for his Triple-A debut against Syracuse RHP Blade Tidwell.

Last game

The Rochester Red Wings came into Saturday night with four seasons-high consecutive losses. Still, the Red Wings' offense delivered with 12 hits, and RHP Jackson Rutledge pitched 6.0 strong innings to secure a 9-1 victory against the Syracuse Mets.

LF James Wood hit his 10th homer of the year and added an RBI single for his 17th multi-hit game of the season, and 2B Darren Baker tied a career-high with four hits, including a pair of doubles and his first career five-RBI game to pace the offense.

Take me to the WOOD Shed …

LF James Wood extended his on-base streak to 31 games last night when he smacked his 10th home run of the season over the wall in left-center field, finishing 2-for-5 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored.

The Nationals’ No. 1 prospect’s on-base streak is the longest in the International League this season and the most by a Red Wing since Drew Maggi reached base in 39 straight contests from 6/21-8/09 in 2019.

Shake and Bake.

2B Darren Baker had a career night on Saturday, totaling a career-high five RBI on four hits, including two that turned into doubles. Baker, the California native, now leads the Nationals’ farm system in hits with 69 in just 63 games this season, and this is also his fourth career two-double game and first since 9/7/2022 with Double-A Harrisburg.

You were supposed to be the JUAN.

1B Jaun Yepez extended his hitting streak to a team-leading seven games last night, finishing 2-for-4 with a walk and a pair of runs scored. Since his streak began on 6/14, Yepez is tied for fifth in the International League among players who have played all seven games over that stretch with a .407 batting average (11-for-29).

Action Jackson.

RHP Jackson Rutledge pitched in his third quality start of 2024 last night, allowing one earned on six hits across 6.0 innings. Rutledge is tied for his season-high with eight strikeouts in the contest and now leads the team with 65 total punch-outs this season. In his five career starts against Syracuse, Rutledge holds a 2.33 ERA (7 ER/27.0 IP) with 30 strikeouts and just nine walks.

Off to a great start with the CREW.

Since being called up to Triple-A Rochester OF Dylan Crews on June 18, Crews is 5-for-25, with two homeruns, three RBI, and a run, and has a batting average of .200. Yesterday against the Syracuse Mets, Crews went 1-for-6.

On the mound for the Rochester Red Wings: RHP Brad Lord

RHP Brad Lord will make his Triple-A Rochester Red Wings debut today against the Syracuse Mets. Lord has made one start with High-A Wilmington and 13 with Double-A Harrisburg to begin the season. He has a 1.33 ERA (11 ER/74.2 IP) with 78 strikeouts and 29 walks. A 1.33 ERA leads all Nationals Minor Leaguers and is second-best among all Minor League pitchers (full-season). Lord also leads the Nats’ Minor Leaguers with eight wins and ranks second with 78 strikeouts.

Oppo-Research: RHP Blade Tidwell

The right-hander is slated to make his first career start against Rochester in the series finale. In his previous start on 6/16 against LHV, Tidwell allowed three earned on four hits across 4.0 innings while striking out five and walking two.


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