Bisons One-Hit Tribe, Take Finale 3-1
INDIANAPOLIS - Four pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the Buffalo Bisons avoided a three-game sweep with a 3-1 win over the Indianapolis Indians Wednesday afternoon at Victory Field. Indy hadn't been one-hit in a game since July 21, 2016, a 1-0 triumph against Charlotte.
INDIANAPOLIS - Four pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the Buffalo Bisons avoided a three-game sweep with a 3-1 win over the Indianapolis Indians Wednesday afternoon at Victory Field. Indy hadn't been one-hit in a game since July 21, 2016, a 1-0 triumph against Charlotte.
Buffalo (51-66) won for the sixth time in its last eight games thanks to starter
Smith faced the minimum through three innings and struck out
Indianapolis' (63-53) lone hit came on a
The Bisons put together a two-out rally in the second to take the lead for good.
Hutchison (6-8) came one out shy of finishing the seventh. The right-hander struggled in getting the final outs in the second, third, fifth, sixth and seventh. Buffalo had a total of 12 batters reach base with two down, but the 26-year-old found his way out of trouble often. The Bisons left 14 men on base.
Indy cut its deficit in half in the fifth on an
The Indians continue their seven-game homestand with the series opener of a four-game set against Syracuse Thursday night at Victory Field. The Tribe will send right-hander