Rochester routs Buffalo as SWB’s game was postponed.
By Rochester Red Wings
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Rochester Red Wings used a 5-run fourth inning to cruise to a 10-2 win over the Buffalo Bisons Wednesday night at Sahlen Field.
With the win, the Wings (67-68) slim playoff hopes are still alive trailing first place Scranton/Wilkes-Barre by 4.5 games with just 5 games left in the regular season.
Ramon Flores and Tomas Telis each picked up 2-run singles in the Wings 5-run fourth inning that stretched the lead to 7-1.
Willians Astudillo got the scoring started with a first-inning homer off Bisons starter Sean Reid-Foley.
Each of the Wings top three hitters – Ian Miller, Astudillo and Flores – picked up 2 hits and 2 RBI. Telis knocked in a team-high 3 runs.
Five different pitchers – Preston Guilmet (2.2 IP), Ryan O’Rourke (W, 2.1 IP), Jorge Alcala (2.0 IP), Zack Littell (1.0 IP), Ryne Harper (1.0 IP) — combined to limit the Buffalo offense to just 2 runs on 8 hits. The group combined to strike out 13 while walking three.
The Wings last road game of the season is Thursday night in Buffalo. First pitch is at 7:05.
*NOTES — Scranton/Wilkes-Barre got postponed in Pawtucket Wednesday and the teams will play a doubleheader Thursday as the RailRiders maintain sole possession of first place in the North Division by a half game…The Minnesota Twins have announced the following roster moves: ADD: LHP Lewis Thorpe optioned by Minnesota (on August 26); and DELETE: INF Iván De Jesús Jr. released.