Syracuse Mets starting pitcher Jerad Eickhoff threw six scoreless innings and hit a two-run home run as the Mets beat the Rochester Red Wings, 5-2, on Tuesday night at Frontier Field. The home run is the first hit by a pitcher in Frontier Field’s 24-season history.
Rochester Red Wings fall to RailRiders, 9-8
The Red Wings lost a marathon Saturday night.
Kellin Deglan’s RBI single in the ninth inning was the difference in a 9-8 RailRiders win at Frontier Field that took four hours and six minutes to complete.
After falling behind 3-0 for a third consecutive night, Daniel Palka connected on a 459-foot homer to dead center in the second inning to put the Wings on the board.
The Red Wings tied the game at four in the third on a two-run single from Adrian Sanchez and a sac fly from Tres Barrera.
The Wings (3-14) would momentarily take the 5-4 lead in the fourth inning on an Alec Keller sac fly.
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PHOTO BY DAVID ANDREATTA The Rochester Red Wings logo is emblazoned on the carpet of the team s clubhouse. Fly balls aren’t the only thing that’ll pop up during Tuesday’s Rochester Red Wings home opener. The organization is partnering with the county to hold a pop-up vaccine clinic at Frontier Field. The vaccines will be available starting at 5:30 p.m., when the stadium gates open, through the seventh inning stretch or until demands are fully met, according to a news release. The clinic will administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to those over 18 and the Pfizer vaccine to those aged 12 to 17. The vaccines are free.
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