Rochester, NY - The Rochester Red Wings opened up the second half of their 2024 season with a 3-1 win against the Indianapolis Indians at Innovative Field.

Making his fourth rehab start and the first with the Rochester Red Wings was RHP Josiah Gray, who pitched 6.0 innings and allowed one earned on four hits while striking out four and walking none. This is the first time Gray has not allowed a walk in at least 6.0 innings of work since September 14, 2023, at Pittsburgh, the parent club of Indianapolis.

In his post-game comments, Manager Matt LeCroy noticed Gray’s performance. “Gray was really good [tonight],” said LeCroy. “He commanded the ball well, [and] he pitched us out of a few spots there.” According to LeCroy, Gray is set to make another appearance with the Red Wings on Sunday when they close out the series against the Indianapolis Indians at Innovative Field.

CF Dylan Crews made his Innovative Field debut last night, and he went 1-3, while fellow outfielder and teammate LF James Wood extended his on-base streak to 34 games Sunday afternoon, finishing 2-for-4 with an RBI. Crews discussed his adjustments to Innovative Field in his post-game comments. “In BP, I got adjusted to [Innovative Field] pretty good,” he said. “I talked to some of the other guys about it, how it plays, and everything like that. Today, the wind was blowing out a little bit towards left field, so I had to play that, but it felt good today.”

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Adding to to his homerun total was C Riley Adams, who hit his fifth homerun that traveled 408 feet and tied the game for the Red Wings. Adams finished the game going 2-for-4 with the homerun. Since joining the Red Wings earlier this month, Adams is leading the team with a .576 slugging percentage and a .973 OPS.

Getting his 12th save in 12 tries of the season, RHP Rico Garica. His 12 saves are the second most in the International League, and he is the first Red Wings closer to going 12-for-12 in his first 11 save opportunities since 2013.

The Red Wings- including Crews and Wood- continue their series with Indianapolis on Wednesday at 6:45 P.M. Rochester expects to send lefty Andrew Alvarez (0-2, 9.64) against an Indianapolis pitcher to be announced.

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