With the 8-4 win over Scranton/WB this afternoon, the Wings have now taken a 2-0 series lead for the fifth time this season, and the first time since June 15th, also against the RailRiders.
(Rochester, NY) - The Rochester Red Wings won 8-4 over the Scranton/WB this afternoon bringing their season record to 58-67.
The winning pitcher was Anthony Banda for the Red Wings while the losing pitcher was Edgar Barclay for the Rail Riders. After scoring in the fourth inning this afternoon, the Red Wings have now scored a run in 118 straight games dating back to April 8 which was Game #2 in Syracuse.
This marks the longest streak in the International League this season, 53 games ahead of second place (JAX, 75).
According to the Red Wings, no International League team has scored a run in 100-straight games since at least 2005, and no Red Wings team has done so since at least 1997.
So far this season, Rochester has been shut out just twice (4/4, 4/8-G2), which would be the fewest in a single season for a Red Wings team since at least 1985, with the next-closest being four in 1993.
DH Travis Blankenhorn hit his team-leading 23rd home run of the season this afternoon, a two-run shot that extended his career-high. Pennsylvania native went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs batted in, and a run scored. The 23 home runs are tied for most by a lefty since Wings Hall of Famer Garrett.
After Scranton/WB pushed a run across in the top half of the first, the Red Wings' opponents have now scored first in 13 of their last 14 games dating back to 8/13 against Lehigh Valley. Since that date, Rochester has scored six runs in the first three innings, while scoring 50 runs from the fourth through the end of the game.
RF Blake Rutherford hit his second triple of the season this afternoon, going 1-for-4 after being optioned by Washington Monday. The right-fielder now carries a 12-game hitting streak with the Wings dating back to 7/16, hitting .356 (16-for-45) with five doubles, two runs batted in, and four runs scored since that date.