Game Information

Matchup: Rochester Red Wings (5-10) vs. Norfolk Tides (11-4)
Pitching Matchup: RHP Joan Adon (0-1, 5.28) vs. RHP Spenser Watkins (2-0, 2.70)
Game Info: Wednesday, April 19, 2023, | 6:35 p.m. ET
Location: Harbor Park – Norfolk, VA

Rochester Red Wings StoryLine:

The Rochester Red Wings dropped their series-opening game against Norfolk Tuesday night, falling 5-3 to the Norfolk Tides.

What you need to know

• After ranking toward the bottom of nearly every offensive category through the first nine games of the season, a stretch in which they went 1-8, the Wings' bats have ignited, collecting 76 hits over the past six games, ranking atop all teams in professional baseball over that span (4/12).
• 1B Travis Blankenhorn logged his fourth homer of the year last night as part of his 1-for-3 day at the plate.
• CF Derek Hill went 1-for-4 with a ninth-inning double in his season debut after returning from the Injured List. The outfielder's two-bagger registered at 106 MPH, the fourth-hardest hit double by a Red Wing this season.
• Wings reliever, LHP Alberto Baldonado, worked a scoreless inning in the loss last night, striking out one. The lefthander is now the only Wings pitcher not to allow an earned run this year. His seven appearances without allowing an earned run is the longest active streak in the International League.
• 3B Jake Alu continues to be a force in his return to Rochester, going 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI Tuesday night against the Tides. Alu has now hit safely in all five games with the Wings this season, going 8-for-20 (.400). Alu now carries a hitting streak of 19 games with the Red Wings, hitting .434 (33-for-76) dating back to 9/11/22.
• Joan Adon enters his 7th professional season, all with the Nationals organization, after being signed as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2016, out of Santo Domingo. Adon was named High-A East Pitcher of the Week on August 22, 2021, with Wilmington.