Kennys Vargas homers for second straight game in the loss.
TOLEDO, OHIO — The Toledo Mud Hens scored 2 runs in the 10th inning without recording an out to beat the Rochester Red Wings, 4-3, Sunday night before 8,983 fans at Fifth Third Field.
Jacob Robson delivered the walk-off single off John Curtiss (2-4) after Daz Cameron tied the game with a single one batter earlier. Juan Graterol had given the Red Wings (56-68) a lead in the top half with an RBI base hit off former Wing Caleb Thielbar (4-1).
Kennys Vargas opened the scoring with a solo home run in the 4th inning off Jacob Turner. It was the second homer in as many games for Vargas, who broke a tie with Trevor Plouffe to move into sole possession of second place during the Twins era (since 2003) with his 49th career long ball with Rochester.
Ryan Eades made a spot start for the Red Wings after it was announced Stephen Gonsalves will make his major league debut for the Twins on Monday. Eades fired 4.0 scoreless innings while surrendering two hits and a walk while striking out five.
The Mud Hens (63-62) scored twice in the 6th to take a 2-1 lead. Vargas drove in Byron Buxton with a 2-out, 2-strike single in the 9th to tie the game at 2 apiece.
Vargas and Willians Astudillo both finished 2-for-4, combining for 4 of Rochester’s 6 hits.
*NOTES — In roster moves Sunday, OF Robbie Grossman returned to the Minnesota Twins from his MLB rehab assignment; and RHP Alan Busenitz was recalled by Minnesota…Rochester is 34-32 on the road this season, one of two International League teams with 34 road victories (Lehigh Valley). However, the Wings have dropped 8 of 12 and 12 of 18 away from Frontier Field. The Red Wings are just 22-36 at home (that total does not count going 1-1 as the road team). Rochester will finish this season under .500 at home for the first time since going 32-40 in 2011…The Red Wings are off Monday and open a 3-game homestand against the Pawtucket Red Sox on Tuesday at 7:05 pm.