It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rochester had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Manchester Squires 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rochester.
Tanner Reinartz made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Reinartz was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Reinartz wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carson Paulik, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Manchester's side, Ethan Hendrix was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Rochester's victory bumped their record up to 17-10. As for Manchester, their loss dropped their record down to 20-7-1.
Rochester will face off against Bremen at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rochester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. Manchester does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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