Rochester Red Wings take playoff race to final day after Buffalo win
Rochester needs a win or a Syracuse loss to secure a playoff berth and the International League second-half title.
The Rochester Red Wings moved closer to their first playoff appearance since 2013 with a 7-3 win over the Buffalo Bisons at Sahlen Field on Saturday.
The result lifted Rochester to 89-58 overall and 44-30 in the second half, keeping the club atop the International League standings before Sunday’s regular-season finale. Syracuse remains half a game behind and will play Lehigh Valley.
Rochester can secure both a playoff berth and the second-half title with a win on Sunday or a Syracuse loss. The outcome remains unresolved after Syracuse won on Saturday, while Indianapolis was eliminated from contention after its defeat.
Cayden Wallace led Rochester’s offence, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, three runs batted in, two runs scored and a walk. The Red Wings recorded 10 hits.
Buffalo reduced the margin from 7-1 to 7-3 with a ninth-inning rally, but Rochester closed out the victory. The account was reported by Yahoo Sports, which said its information was gathered from milb.com with artificial intelligence assistance and journalist involvement in the reporting and editing process.
