Buffalo wins Game two of doubleheader, 9-2
The Bisons squared off with the IronPigs twice Tuesday night and split the doubleheader in Allentown. After a loss in Game one, the Herd saw positive results at the plate as they took Game two. With the victory in the second game of the twin bill, Buffalo now has a
The Bisons squared off with the IronPigs twice Tuesday night and split the doubleheader in Allentown. After a loss in Game one, the Herd saw positive results at the plate as they took Game two. With the victory in the second game of the twin bill, Buffalo now has a 7-1 record in doubleheaders this season.
In Game one, the Bisons were shutout by IronPigs starter
In Game two, the tides turned as the Herd grabbed a 9-2 victory. Buffalo plated four runs in the second, which was enough to defeat Lehigh Valley.
Game 1: Buffalo 0, Lehigh Valley 2
The first inning provided all the runs in the game and the IronPigs scored them both.
With two outs in the first, the IronPigs scored two runs on an RBI-double by
In the second and fourth innings, the Bisons had runners on the corners with one out, but double plays ended both the threats. The Herd outhit the IronPigs four to three but could not scratch runs across against De Los Santos. He threw a complete game shutout and struck out seven.
Game 2: Buffalo 9, Lehigh Valley 2
Unlike the first game of the doubleheader, the Bisons went on the offensive early and scattered 13 hits to all parts of the field, including six extra-base hits.
In the second, the Bisons seized a 4-1 lead on five hits--their most productive inning of the game.
The Herd started the frame with four consecutive extra-base hits. Leblebijian led off the inning by legging out a double. Then,
For a fourth-straight batter, the Bisons got an extra-base hit, this time on a triple from
Buffalo increased its lead to four in the third.
Rowdy Tellez went back to work in the fourth and brought in another run on an opposite-field single and in the sixth, he slapped a pitch to the left side for his third RBI of the game. One batter later, Leblebijian delivered an RBI groundout to push the lead to 9-2.
In just his second start of the year,
The Bisons' relievers supplied a combined three scoreless innings.