The Rochester Red Wings overcame an early deficit with a four-run seventh inning to secure a 5-2 win against the Charlotte Knights on Saturday at ESL Ballpark.
Charlotte took an early lead, scoring in the first two innings. Joey Wiemer drove in a run with a groundout in the first, and Rikuu Nishida added an RBI single in the second.
Rochester struggled to generate offense against Charlotte starter David Sandlin through the first five innings. The Red Wings broke through in the sixth when Trey Lipscomb hit a solo home run to right-center field, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
The Red Wings rallied in the seventh. Leandro Pineda led off with a single, followed by walks to Seaver King and Phillip Glasser to load the bases. Yohandy Morales tied the game
with an RBI fielder's choice, scoring Pineda. Lipscomb then hit his second home run of the night, a three-run shot to right field, giving Rochester a 5-2 lead.
Lipscomb finished the game 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs, four RBIs and two runs scored. Pineda added two hits, while King singled, walked and scored during the decisive rally.
The Red Wings' pitching staff held Charlotte in check after the early runs. Starter Eddy Yean allowed two runs in 1⅔ innings before Jared Simpson stabilized the game with 2⅓ scoreless innings and five strikeouts. Luis Perales struck out five over two scoreless frames, Erik Tolman earned the win with a scoreless seventh, Kyle Nicolas worked a scoreless eighth and Gus Varland closed out the ninth for his third save. Rochester pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts.
Rochester was outhit 8-7 but managed to capitalize on its opportunities. Charlotte left eight runners on base and went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
The victory improved the Red Wings to 70-47.
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The Red Wings scored four late runs to rally past Charlotte, 5-2, on Friday night at ESL Ballpark.
Seaver King gave Rochester an early lead with a leadoff homer in the first, but Charlotte answered with runs in the third and fifth innings to go ahead 2-1.
The Red Wings turned the game around in the seventh. Trey Lipscomb and Sam Petersen reached base before Liover Peguero, making his Rochester debut, lined a two-out single to center that scored both runners and gave Rochester a 3-2 lead. Lipscomb added a two-run double in the eighth to extend the advantage.
Lipscomb finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored, while King had two hits and Peguero drove in two runs in his first game with Rochester.
Chandler Champlain allowed two runs over six innings. Cole Henry earned the win with 1⅓ scoreless innings and five strikeouts, and Gus Varland struck out three in a scoreless ninth for his second save. Rochester pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts.
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This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Trey Lipscomb's two-home run game lifts Red Wings
