Stephen Gonsalves has allowed just 2 runs over his last 7 starts.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN. — The Rochester Red Wings may have the hottest pitcher in all of baseball on their roster right now.
Stephen Gonsalves tossed 7 shutout innings to lead the Red Wings to a 2-0 road win over the Indianapolis Indians Tuesday night, snapping the club’s 7-game skid.
Over his last 7 outings, Gonsalves has allowed just 2 runs on 19 hits! That shakes out to a 0.45 ERA and a batting average against of .146.
Perhaps most importantly, the southpaw was is command as he walked none after yielding 5 free passes in his last start. In fact over this ridiculous run, Gonsalves has walked 5 or more in 3 different starts.
The southpaw’s string of 6 straight starts without allowing an extra-base hit was snapped in the 5th inning on a Jason Martin leadoff triple.
The offense was provided on RBI singles from Miguel Sano (1st inning) and Edgar Corcino (7th inning). Gregorio Petit and LaMonte Wade each recorded 2-hit nights for the Wings.
DJ Baxendale escaped a 2-on, 1-out jam in the 8th inning, and Alan Busenitz slammed the door in the final frame to earn the save.
The Red Wings (45-53) look to start a win streak on Wednesday when they send Kohl Stewart to the hill.
*NOTES — Gates native and Aquinas graduate Chris Bostick went 0-for-4, and he is batting .292 for the Indians…In roster moves, RHP Alan Busenitz and C Willians Astudillo were actived after being optioned by the Minnesota Twins; LHP Adalberto Mejía was recalled by Minnesota; and INF Alex Perez was transferred to Double-A Chattanooga… The Red Wings have struggled at home this season, going just 16-31 at Frontier Field this season (that total does not count a win as the road team in game two on April 23 vs. Gwinnett). The .340 winning percentage at home is the worst among all full-season minor league teams. Rochester has lost seven straight home games for the second time this season, joining a nine-game losing skid from game one on May 27-June 10 which is the longest home losing streak since June 14-28, 1984. The Wings have been at least six games over .500 at home each season since 2012 while going 254-177 (.589) at Frontier Field entering this season. The Red Wings would need to go 19-4 in the final 23 games at Frontier Field to finish .500 at home. Rochester had been blanked for 28 straight innings until Edgar Corcino hit a solo homer to lead off the 5th inning Friday night. It was the longest scoreless stretch by a Wings team since a 29-inning drought from the 1st inning on Aug. 30 to the 7th inning on Sept. 1, 2002. The Red Wings were shut out 3 straight games from Wednesday-Thursday
for the first time since Aug. 30-31, 2002. The Wings are 28-22 away from Frontier Field this season, tied with Durham and Lehigh Valley for the most road wins in the International League…Rochester has dropped to third in the IL with a 3.46 ERA after surrendering 41 earned runs in the 8 games on the last homestand. That ERA has risen from a league-best 3.28 on June 26.