Red Wings edge Memphis, move within one win of Triple-A title game
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The Rochester Red Wings are one win away from the Triple-A National Championship Game.
Rochester defeated Memphis 4-3 on Tuesday night at AutoZone Park in Game 1 of the best-of-three International League championship series, getting a home run from Seaver King and seven innings of strong relief pitching. The victory gives the Red Wings a 1-0 series lead.
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The Red Wings can clinch the series Wednesday night. A win would send Rochester to the Triple-A National Championship Game on Sept. 26 at Las Vegas Ballpark against the Pacific Coast League champion.
Red Wings grab early lead
The Red Wings struck first in the opening inning.
Seaver King singled and moved to third on a double by Trey Lipscomb. Riley Adams lifted a sacrifice fly to center, bringing home King for a 1-0 Rochester lead.
Memphis answered in the second when Zach Levenson connected for a solo home run to left field, tying the game at 1-1.
Seaver King's blast sparks Red Wings
Rochester regained the lead in the fifth.
Leading off the inning, King launched a solo homer to center field to put the Red Wings ahead 2-1. The shortstop finished 3-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored and an RBI.
Rochester added two more runs in the sixth.
Leandro Pineda opened the inning with a double and scored on an RBI double by Andrew Pinckney. After a single by Sam Petersen, Maxwell Romero Jr. delivered a sacrifice fly that scored Pinckney and stretched the lead to 4-1.
Bullpen preserves the lead
Memphis cut into the deficit in the bottom half of the sixth when Jimmy Crooks hit a solo home run to center field. Crooks was the Redbirds' top offensive performer, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a walk.
Rochester's relievers made the lead stand.
Starter Matt Krook allowed one run in two innings before turning the game over to Joe Glassey, who earned the victory with two scoreless innings. Max Kranick, Erick Mejia, Eddy Yean, Justin Lawrence and Kyle Nicolas followed in relief.
The Redbirds mounted one final threat in the ninth. Trey Paige singled, moved to second on a walk and scored on Crooks' RBI single, trimming Rochester's lead to 4-3. Nicolas recorded the final out to secure the save and end the rally.
By the numbers
Rochester out-hit Memphis 10-7 and turned two double plays while playing error-free baseball.
King led the Red Wings with three hits, including the team's only homer, while Lipscomb and Pinckney collected two hits.
For Memphis, Crooks and Levenson accounted for the Redbirds' two home runs.
What's next?
The Red Wings and Redbirds meet Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. ET in Game 2 of the best-of-three series. A Rochester victory would advance the club to the Triple-A National Championship Game on Sept. 26 at Las Vegas Ballpark against the Pacific Coast League champion.
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This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Red Wings edge Memphis, move within one win of Triple-A title game