Bisons fall 15-12 in slugfest to RailRiders
Outs were hard to come by Sunday afternoon as the Bisons fell to the RailRiders, 15-12 in a three-hour and 29-minute marathon at PNC Field.The teams combined for 27 hits and benefitted from 12 walks and two hit batters in making every trip to the plate another chance to score.
Outs were hard to come by Sunday afternoon as the Bisons fell to the RailRiders, 15-12 in a three-hour and 29-minute marathon at PNC Field.
The teams combined for 27 hits and benefitted from 12 walks and two hit batters in making every trip to the plate another chance to score. In fact, each team failed to put a run up on the scoreboard in just two of their half innings at bat.
But the biggest rally of them all was the RailRiders' six-run second inning that started with a Herd throwing error. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre proceeded to load the bases before rehabbing Yankees designated hitter
Former Bisons catcher
It's hard to believe that the early six-run cushion wasn't enough, but the Bisons and RailRiders continued to trade runs and the game moved into the bullpens.
The Bisons scored two more times in the sixth on singles from
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre answered back with three RBI singles in the seventh and a two-run home run from
But amazingly enough, the Bisons still brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning, without a base hit. The team drew five walks and
Kay suffered the defeat for the Bisons. Only three of the nine runs he allowed were earned on the day.
The Bisons also got two meaningful home runs in the contest.
At 70-69, the Bisons will close out the 2019 season on Monday afternoon with a 1:05 p.m. game against the RailRiders.
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