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Honkers Sweep Eau Claire
Matt Kent got his first win and Jeff Campbell drove in a pair of runs to lead the Honkers to a 3-0 win Wednesday night.
Honkers Stay Up to Split Series
The Rochester Honkers were involved in another extra-inning affair Monday, this time defeating Willmar 6-5.
Seth Holbert took the hill for the Honkers for his second start of the season, both of which have been against Willmar. Rain delays have been a common theme for Rochester recently, and was again Monday night, as first pitch from Holbert came one hour after originally scheduled...
Honkers Fall in Extras
The Rochester Honkers played their first extra inning game of the season on Sunday and the longest game of the season was a loss for Rochester, 6-2.
Logan Spitzack started for Rochester and left with a 2-1 lead, but was long gone by the time the contest was decided...
Honkers Win on Blaze Lezynski Walk-off Home Run
The Honkers sent Rochester fans home happy after a comeback capped off by a walk-off 2-run homer by Blaze Lezynski sealed a win over Thunder Bay 8-6.
Two walks and a base hit gave Thunder Bay a quick 1-0 lead in the first, but Corey Hassel tied it up in the bottom half with a home run to end his nine-pitch at-bat...
Greer, Fletcher Shine as Honkers Sweep Series
Rochester scored early and late to take a 10-2 win over Alexandria on Sunday afternoon.
The Honkers wasted no time taking the lead on Father’s Day, as a 2-run blast by L.J. Brewster and a run-scoring single by Casey Fletcher to grab an early 3-0 advantage...
Twins sign DH/1B Morales
The Twins made some roster moves over the weekend, signing free agent first baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales for the rest of the season and designating outfielder Jason Kubel for assignment.
The signing of Morales came as a shock to many, as the former Seattle Mariner and Los Angeles Angels slugger had been linked to teams such as the Yankees, Rangers, and Mariners...
Honkers drop second of two-game series to MoonDogs
The Rochester Honkers faced off against the Mankato MoonDogs Monday night, losing by a final of 8-3.
The MoonDogs got on the board first this time, with 2 runs coming in with one out on the board. The first base runner of the inning was erased trying to go first to third from a spectacular throw from Alex Schultz in right field...
Honkers Get on Board Early, Can’t Answer Six-Run 6th
The Honkers returned to Mayo Field to face the Mankato Moondogs Sunday. After taking an early lead, Rochester fell to Mankato 14-4.
The Honkers took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Casey Fletcher came in to score on an Anthony Sequeira double just out of the reach of a diving center fielder...