Alright, so picture this: Rochester Red Wings get absolutely hammered 9-2 by Buffalo on Wednesday at Sahlen Field. But dude, the *real* story, the one that everyone’s buzzing about, was facing three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer. He was just on a rehab assignment, but he basically put their bats in a deep freeze, I’m telling you.
Scherzer Was Just Filthy Out There
Man, Scherzer was *filthy* out there, just absolutely dealing. He went a full five innings, and the Red Wings couldn’t even sniff a hit, not even a little squibber. Five innings! This dude struck out seven batters and didn’t walk a single one. Like, seriously, zero walks. That’s pure dominance, right? Their lineup couldn’t record a single hit until the *seventh* inning. That’s gotta be brutal, going that long without any offense getting started.
Red Wings Bats Tried To Wake Up, But Stalled
The Red Wings actually tried to get something going in the sixth. Sam Gardner, who just came in, started off his outing by walking a guy and then hitting another. So, two runners on base, prime scoring chance, right? But what happened? They stranded both runners! Ugh, talk about missed chances to break that no-hit bid early. Then finally, in the seventh, Brady House stepped up and broke it all up with a solo homer! Yeah, a *homer*! That had to feel like a massive relief, even if it was their first hit of the game. Joey Wiemer added a single in the eighth, and they scraped together another run in the ninth when pinch-hitter Kyle Hayes got beaned, Phillip Glasser smashed a double to right, and Abimelec Ortiz grounded out to score Hayes. Two runs total, but man, finishing with only three hits and ten strikeouts? And going 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and leaving two on base? Brutal.
Buffalo Just Piled It On Fast
While Scherzer was doing his thing, Buffalo wasn’t exactly waiting around. Konnor Pilkington actually had a solid, scoreless first inning for them. But then, boom, the second inning hit, and Buffalo just *exploded*. Robert Cranz, pitching for the Red Wings, got charged with four *unearned* runs and only managed two outs before getting pulled. Just like that, Buffalo was up 4-0, and they never looked back. Their Red Wings pitching staff, all six guys who took the mound, combined to give up eight hits and walked nine batters. Nine walks! Only Jack Sinclair was able to give them two shutout innings in relief. That’s a really rough outing for the Red Wings’ arms, for sure.
So yeah, a seriously tough loss for the Red Wings on Wednesday. Getting totally shut down by a guy like Scherzer for most of the game, then giving up a bunch of runs, especially those unearned ones, that’s a gut punch. That kind of dominance from a guy on a rehab assignment, it just shows you the insane level of talent in the big leagues. Their bats just couldn’t solve it for most of the night. You gotta find a way to bounce back after a game like that, especially when you leave so many runners stranded in scoring position. You just can’t let those guys hang out there.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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