Game Information

Matchup: Buffalo Bisons (5-5) vs. Rochester Plates (2-8)
Pitching Matchup: RHP Zach Thompson (0-0, 5.19) vs. RHP Joan Adon (0-1, 4.35)
Game Info: Thursday, April 13, 2023, | 6:05 p.m. ET
Location: Innovative Field – Rochester, NY

Rochester Red Wings StoryLine:

The Rochester Red Wings offense broke out in the Wednesday afternoon game, using a season-high 17 hits to beat Buffalo 8-4. LF Yadiel Hernandez led the way with three hits on the day, joining six others who also had multi-hit performances in the win, including RF Franklin Barreto, who launched two homers.

What you need to know

• For the first game in 2023, Red Wings' pitchers did not record the hardest thrown pitch in a game. Wednesday's velo crown goes to Buffalo's RHP Nate Pearson, who registered a 99.4 MPH heater in the bottom of the sixth.
• Rochester turned in a season-high 17 hits in the victory yesterday afternoon, including seven multi-hit performances and hits from all nine starters
• Rochester reliever RHP Jordan Weems did record the second hardest-thrown pitch in the game, tossing a fastball at 98.6 MPH
• RF Franklin Barreto launched two homers in the win yesterday, his first and second hits in a Red Wings uniform. Barreto is now the third Wings batter this year to record their first two hits of the season in such fashion (Garcia, Adams).
• 1B Travis Blankenhorn launched his second homer of the year off the familiar foe, Bisons RHP Casey Lawrence, in the 2nd yesterday. In his career, Blankenhorn boasts a .545 (6-for-11) batting average against Lawrence, including a homer and three doubles.
• INF Jake Alu returned from Rehab Assignment and was reinstated from the Injured List.
• Bisons' hitting coach Matt Hague is a familiar face around Innovative Field as the 2015 International League MVP played for the Red Wings in 2017 when he led the squad with a .297 (149-for-502) batting average in 136 games.