Rochester, NY - The Rochester Red Wings will send RHP Joan Adon to the mound tonight, looking to pick up the first win of the series. Adon is coming off his second loss with Rochester this season, allowing three earned in three innings on August 25th in Indianapolis. In five starts in a Wings uniform, he has posted 10.59 strikeouts per nine innings.

The Wings close up the month of August with an 8-18 record. The eight wins last month are the fewest since at least 1979...in the 42 seasons since then, only two Red Wings teams have failed to reach the 10-win mark in the month (2010, 2011). The Rochester Red Wings own a 645-673 record in the month of August since 1979, the second lowest win percentage of a month (.489), behind April's .472.

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Additionally, in August, the Rochester Red Wings pitchers posted their lowest ERA (4.69) in a calendar month since May (3.70)...they also posted their highest K/9 in a single month (10.28, 2nd in IL), ranking third in the International League in total punch outs (252).

Last Game Out...

A ninth-inning comeback from the Wings fell short as they dropped game two of the series against Toledo 5-4...The offense was led by 3B Jake Alu who finished the game 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI, and a run scored.

RF Nick Banks was the only other Red Wing to finish the contest with multiple knocks as he went 2-for-4 after a ninth-inning RBI double made it a one-run game. After entering the game as a defensive replacement in the 9th inning, C Wilmer Perez picked up his first hit in a Red Wings uniform with an RBI Triple.

LF Andrew Stevenson's 11-game hit streak came to an end yesterday, but he was able to extend his on-base streak to 17 games. Stevenson, the Louisiana native was 15-for-46 (.326) with a home run, a triple, two doubles, seven RBI, and seven runs scored during his hit streak. He is now tied with Syracuse Mets outfielder Nick Plummer for the fourth longest on-base streak in the International League.

Game Details

• Toledo Mud Hens (67-56) vs. Rochester Red Wings (55-70)
• RHP Austin Bergner (1-1, 3.18) vs. RHP Joan Adon (0-1, 7.41)
• Thursday, September 1, 2022 | 7:05p.m. ET | Frontier Field – Rochester, NY | Home Game # 63
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