Where they stand: Rochester is 4-6, fifth in the IL North, two and a half games behind Lehigh Valley.
Who’s hot: Trevor Plouffe is hitting .321/.374/.714 with three home runs in 28 at-bats. Rene Tosoni is hitting .324/.381/.676 with three home runs in 37 at-bats. Eric Hacker is 1-0, 0.00 in 11 innings. He has given up four hits and no walks and struck out ten. Jim Hoey is 1-0, 2.70 in 6.2 innings. He has given up two runs on five hits and a walk with eight strikeouts.
Who’s cold: Brandon Roberts is batting .071/.133/.071 in 28 at-bats. Matthew Brown is batting .194/.324/.226 in 31 at-bats. Andrew Baldwin is 1-1, 10.13 in 10.2 innings. Kyle Waldrop is 0-2, 6.35 with a 2.47 WHIP in 5.2 innings (four appearances).
Transactions: Anthony Slama was activated from the seven day disabled list. Steve Holm was promoted to Minnesota. Danny Lehmann was promoted from New Britain to Rochester. Jim Hoey was promoted to Minnesota. Jeff Manship was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester.
What’s next: The Red Wings travel to Buffalo for four games, then come home for four against Pawtucket and four against Buffalo.