Nick Gordon’s Little League homer accounts for the extra inning outburst to beat the Bisons.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Rochester Red Wings took a wild one from the Buffalo Bisons, 6-2, in 10 innings Saturday night before 8,469 fans at Coca-Cola Field.
The Red Wings were two outs away from securing the victory in regulation when Rowdy Tellez hit a 2-run homer to right field off Alan Busenitz to tie the game.
But, the Wings responded with 4 runs in the 10th and all scored on one play. With the bases loaded Nick Gordon poked a single to center to score Wynston Sawyer and Zack Granite. The throw home to nab Granite was late from center, but catcher Danny Jansen then tried to throw behind Gordon at first but threw it into the right field corner allowing both LaMonte Wade and Gordon to score.
It was the first time Rochester (31-34) has scored 6 runs in a game since hanging 11 runs on Durham on May 29 – 18 games ago.
Rochester got 5.2 innings of one-hit, no run baseball from Stephen Gonsalves. The southpaw tossed 92 pitches, allowing three walks to go along with five punch outs.
Rochester broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning when Gordon lifted a sacrifice fly to left field with one out and the bases loaded.
The Wings tacked on another an inning later when Sawyer brought home Jake Cave with an RBI single.
Tyler Duffey (1.1 IP) and Gabriel Moya (1.0 IP) each turned in scoreless outings for Rochester.
The Wings are now 4-2 in extra-inning games this season.
The Wings and Bisons wrap their 4-game set on Sunday afternoon. Aaron Slegers (5-4, 3.39) will make the start for Rochester opposite right-hander Taylor Guerrieri (1-1, 5.12).
*NOTES — In roster moves Saturday, INF Gregorio Petit was actived after being outrighted by the Minnesota Twins on June 14; and RHP Trevor May placed on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, retroactive to June 14…The Red Wings are 20-13 away from Frontier Field this season, the most wins and best winning percentage (.606) in the league on the road. Rochester has a league-low 10 wins at home the league’s worst home winning percentage (.323). The Wings have lost 9 straight home games for the first time since June 14-28, 1984…The Red Wings have dropped to fifth in the International League with a 3.50 ERA, rising from a league-best 2.95 on May 24. Rochester has thrown 7 shutouts and allowed 3 or fewer runs in 32 of 64 games this season…Rochester has hit 25 home runs in 26 games since May 22 after hitting 16 homers in the previous 38 games…Rochester lost 10 straight games from June 2-12, the longest losing streak for a Wings team since a 12-game skid from August 23-Sept. 3, 2010. The Red Wings were outscored 55-13 during the stretch.