Game Preview: The Rochester Red Wings kick off a six-game series against the Syracuse Mets

Game preview as the Rochester Red Wings will kick off a six-game series against the Syracuse Mets tonight, Tuesday, September 6, 2022.

by The Nats Report Newsroom

Updated September 06, 2022

Syracuse, NY - The Rochester Red Wings will kick off a six-game series against the Syracuse Mets tonight, Tuesday, September 6, 2022. RHP Tommy Romero will take the ball for the opener of a six-game set in Syracuse, his second start in a Rochester uniform. In the first game of a series, the Rochester Red Wings pitchers have posted a 6-13 record with a 5.24 ERA in 165 innings pitched. In four games (two starts) on Tuesday this season, Romero holds a 1.93 ERA, winning three of those contests. Romero has a 4-2 record, and a 3.00 ERA in 11 games (six starts) following a loss.

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Rochester fell to Toledo 6-3 on Sunday and is now 11-11 in games on the first day of the week. CF Andrew Stevenson went 2-for-5, hitting his third home run of the series, and his fourth of the season against the Mud Hens, the second most homers by any player against a single opponent, only behind former teammate Joey Meneses, who has six long balls against Syracuse.

SS Lucius Fox was the only other Wing who put together a multi-hit performance, going 2-for-5 with an RBI single in the third inning. The Rochester Red Wings bullpen combined to pitch five innings, allowing one earned while striking out four, including two scoreless from RHP Connor Sadzeck...