Quick Notes: Game Preview: Rochester Red Wings look to end their 17-game losing streak

Game summary as the Rochester Red Wings look to end their 17-game losing streak as they host the Norfolk Tides.

by Richard Wachtel

Updated August 09, 2022

Rochester, NY - Rochester will send RHP Daniel Ponce de Leon to the mound in hopes of halting their skid at 17 games. Over his first two starts with the Red Wings, the former St. Louis Cardinal has allowed three earned in eight innings pitched (3.38 ERA) while posting a 7.95 ERA in 16 starts with Tacoma (71.1 IP/63 ER). Over his past five starts dating back to 7/1, the right-hander has recorded 18 punch outs in 15.1 innings (10.57 K/9).

On Sunday...

The Rochester Red Wings dropped their 17th-straight game in Columbus Sunday, 3-2, extending their franchise-record losing streak...RHP Cade Cavalli tossed 5.0 innings, allowing two runs on six hits and three walks while punching out four Clippers.

LHP Francisco Perez, RHP Tyler Clippard (ML-Rehab), RHP Connor Sadzeck, and LHP Alberto Baldonado came on in relief and allowed just one run on two hits and a walk, striking out two batters in the process.

SS CJ Abrams logged the sole multi-hit performance of the contest with two doubles. The rest of Rochester's three hits were distributed amongst LF Andrew Stevenson (HR), CF David Dahl, and 1B John Nogowski (2B). The Red Wings send RHP Daniel Ponce de Leon to the hill tonight in search of the squad's first win since July 15.

RHP Cade Cavalli delivered five innings of the two-run ball but took the loss Sunday in the finale of a six-game set in Columbus. In Cavalli's 11 starts since 5/22, the number two-ranked Nationals prospect (MLB.com) has allowed just 14 earned in 56.2 innings (2.22 ERA), striking out 58 while walking just 20 (2.90 K/BB). Over Cavalli's first seven starts (4/7-5/17), the Oklahoma-native posted a 7.62 ERA (28.1 IP/24 ER) with 27 punch-outs and 14 base-on-balls (1.93 K/BB).