MEMPHIS (Interstat) — The Rochester Red Wings will visit the Memphis Redbirds on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, for Game 3 of their Triple-A International League playoff series at AutoZone Park in Memphis, Tenn. The series is tied 1-1 after Rochester won 4-3 on Tuesday and Memphis answered with a 15-4 victory on Wednesday. The forecast for game time calls for 72 degrees Fahrenheit.

Rochester enters at 90-58. Memphis is 80-68. The Red Wings are the visiting team, and the Redbirds are the home team.

Andry Lara is a player to watch for Rochester. The right-hander most recently worked three scoreless innings with two hits allowed and three strikeouts at Memphis on Wednesday. Over his past six appearances, Lara has 12 strikeouts in 13 innings while allowing five earned runs. He had scoreless outings against Buffalo on Aug. 29 and Syracuse on Sept. 1. On Sept. 7 against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Lara allowed one earned run over 2 1/3 innings with three strikeouts. On Sept. 12 against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, he gave up one earned run over 1 2/3 innings.

Mason Molina is a player to watch for Memphis. He threw five scoreless innings against Rochester on Wednesday, allowing one hit with two walks and six strikeouts. Over his past five appearances, Molina has allowed one earned run and struck out 30 batters in 25 2/3 innings. He struck out nine over six scoreless innings against Durham on Sept. 6 and eight over 5 2/3 scoreless innings against Norfolk on Sept. 12. He also allowed one earned run over five innings at Nashville on Sept. 17. Against Durham on Sept. 1, Molina worked four scoreless innings with five strikeouts.

Memphis won the latest meeting 15-4 on Wednesday behind Jimmy Crooks, who went 2 for 3 with a home run and five RBIs. Austin Love added two scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Leandro Pineda went 2 for 4 with two RBIs for Rochester. Ben Grable threw a scoreless inning with one strikeout for the Red Wings. In Tuesday’s game, Rochester edged Memphis 4-3. Rochester had won three straight before Wednesday’s loss. Memphis had lost two straight before Wednesday’s win.

Rochester won four of six at Buffalo from Sept. 15-20. Memphis won four of six at Nashville from Sept. 15-20 and took two of three against Norfolk from Sept. 11-13. Memphis has won four of its past six games. Rochester has won six of its past nine.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Rochester to beat Memphis 10-7. Interstat’s ELO system gives Rochester a 52.2 percent probability to win.