Kay dominates again as Herd wins, 5-3
There's no quit in this Bisons team and on Tuesday they finally gained a little ground in the standings.Anthony Kay worked into the seventh inning and struck out five to lead the Herd to their third straight victory, 5-3, over the Rochester Red Wings at Sahlen Field. Sócrates Brito and
There's no quit in this Bisons team and on Tuesday they finally gained a little ground in the standings.
The victory also allowed the Herd to finally gain a little ground in the race for the IL North division title. Buffalo now trails Syracuse by only two games in the race as the Mets lost in Lehigh Valley. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre now takes the top spot in the division thanks to their win in Pawtucket.
Kay was brilliant once again for the Bisons as he threw 6.2 shutout innings to improve to 2-1 with a 1.89 ERA after six starts with the Herd. The southpaw started the game by retiring the first six Rochester batters and faced just three over the minimum over his first six frames.
Kay erased
The Red Wings didn't advance a runner into scoring position until two reached against Kay in the seventh.
Buffalo used the longball and some small ball to take a 2-0 lead in their half of the fourth. Socrates Brito led off the frame with his 15th home run of the season, depositing a pitch from Red Wings starter
Then with two outs,
In the sixth, there was nothing small ball about Espinal's blast out to left. His second home run of the homestand was a three-run missile into the protective netting.
As it turned out, that insurance was much needed. Rochester scored three runs in the top of the ninth, all with two outs. Wiel contributed a two-run blast to the cause, his 22nd of the season.
The Bisons have just two home games left and will take the field as the Buffalo Wings on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. As part of Fan Appreciation Week at the ballpark, the first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a voucher for a free Sahlen's Hot Dog at the game and lucky fans will also be selected to win the 'jersey off the backs' of the Bisons starting lineup. GET MY TICKETS