Revived Red Wings hold off Toledo

Rochester builds 9-0 lead, but has to hold on down the stretch Jim Mandelaro • Staff writer • July 24, 2008 If Tuesday night was about Francisco Liriano, Wednesday night was about resurgence — and survival. Jason Pridie belted two home runs and Philip Humber made a triumphant return to the starting rotation as the Red Wings built a nine-run lead and held off the Toledo Mud Hens 9-6 at Frontier Field. Toledo erupted for six runs in the eighth and had the tying run at the plate with one out in the ninth, but Bobby Korecky struck out Kody Kirkland and Max St. Pierre to record his 14th save in a laugher-turned-thriller. "That's why you play nine innings,'' Red Wings manager Stan Cliburn said. "That's a dangerous, dangerous club over there. No lead is safe.'' Pridie hit a two-run homer in the fourth, when Rochester exploded for... [read full story]