Quick Notes: Game Preview: Rochester Red Wings (47-44) vs. Buffalo Bisons (47-44)

Game preview as the Rochester Red Red Wings face the Buffalo Bisons for July 23, 2022

Rochester was shut out in the series opener in Buffalo last night, 3-0. LHP Josh Rogers went five innings while only allowing two earned runs on six hits in a Major League Rehab Assignment starting. LHP Francisco Perez, LHP Alberto Baldonado, and RHP Mason Thompson combined for three scoreless innings of relief while scattering four knocks.

The Rochester Red Wings strung together just four hits in the loss, with CF Andrew Stevenson, 1B Joey Meneses, LF Josh Palacios, and DH Donovan Casey earning one apiece. The Red Wings will send RHP Sterling Sharp to the mound, facing off against Buffalo RHP Thomas Hatch in search of their first win of the series.

RHP Sterling Sharp will start today as Rochester looks to take game two of the series...in his one outing against Buffalo this year, the righty went 0.2 innings and allowed three earned runs.

The National's prospect will look to build on his last start, where he went 5.2 innings and allowed just one earned run to earn himself the win against Omaha. Sharp will be seeking a win in back-to-back starts for the first time since July 7 and 14, 2021. the 27-year-old comes into today's start with 52 strikeouts in 59.2 innings, having already surpassed his 2021 total where he had just 47 strikeouts in 70.2 innings. 

Game Details

Rochester Red Wings (47-44) vs. Buffalo Bisons (47-44)

• Saturday, July 23, 2022 - 6:05 p.m. ET – Sahlen Field – Buffalo, NY

• Radio: Fox Sports 1280/iHeartRadio | TV: MiLB.tv

• RHP Sterling Sharp (2-4, 5.58) vs. RHP Thomas Hatch (4-5, 4.72)