BY DAN GLICKMAN
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The final home game of the 2026 Rochester Red Wings season had the usual festivities. Slugger Trey Lipscomb was named the team’s Most Valuable Player, while infielder Seaver King was named the Most Popular Player. Pitcher Chandler Champlain was named the team’s Most Civic-Minded, and longtime manager Matt LeCroy was honored with a donation to his family’s Halloween candy fund – reportedly he holds one of the best Halloween parties in South Carolina.
But unlike many past home finales in recent years, the Red Wings (41-28 in the second half, 86-56 overall) had something more than pride to play for: they were in a playoff race, and their 6-4 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (38-29 in the second half, 75-66 overall) kept them in sole possession of first place in the second half playoff race. Despite a delay of about an hour and 16 minutes after the third inning, the Red Wings stayed on task and pulled ahead in the fifth on a Liover Peguero RBI before adding much-needed insurance runs when Peguero doubled in two in the seventh.
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