Vinny Capra helps lead the way in Bisons 2-1 win over Iowa in series finale

Joshua Palacios plated the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth to secure the win for Buffalo

By Jonah Dayton | Bisons.com

April 10, 2022

BUFFALO, NY — The Buffalo Bisons wrapped up their season-opening series against the Iowa Cubs with a tight 2-1 victory this afternoon, winning the six-game set four games to two in the process. Nick Allgeyer made his second start of the season and was lights out once again, throwing five

BUFFALO, NY — The Buffalo Bisons wrapped up their season-opening series against the Iowa Cubs with a tight 2-1 victory this afternoon, winning the six-game set four games to two in the process.

Nick Allgeyer made his second start of the season and was lights out once again, throwing five innings of one-run ball while allowing just two hits and punching out seven; he opened the game by retiring the first 10 batters he faced. Allgeyer has now allowed just one run and three hits in 11 innings of work thus far.

A solo home run by Vinny Capra, his first of the year, in the fourth broke the score and put the Bisons out in front, but the I-Cubs responded with a solo shot of their own in the fifth off the bat of Jared Young to tie it up. After I-Cubs starter Cory Abbott was lifted after 3.1 innings, righty Matt Swarmer came out of the ’pen and threw 3.2 shutout innings in relief to keep things tied. On the Bisons’ side, righty Jeremy Beasley threw two shutout innings, and lefty Andrew Vasquez threw a perfect eighth with a pair of K’s.

The 1-1 tie was broken in the bottom of the eighth when Capra reached on a two-base error by Cubs third baseman Robel García, and came around to score the go-ahead run on a two-out RBI single from Josh Palacios. Matt Gage then came out in the ninth and recorded his first save of the season to secure the win for the Herd.

The Bisons will have their first off day of the year tomorrow, after which they will travel to Rochester to begin a six-game set against the Red Wings beginning on Tuesday. Thomas Hatch is set to make his first start of the season in the opener, followed by Casey Lawrence on Wednesday.

Bisons manager Casey Candaele told the postgame media that Blue Jays top prospect Gabriel Moreno has joined the team and is expected to make his season debut on Tuesday in Rochester. Moreno, the No. 7 prospect in all of baseball according to MLB Pipeline, slashed .373/.441/.651 in 32 games with Double-A New Hampshire last season before fracturing his thumb in June.

He played three games with the Herd at the end of last season before being named an Arizona Fall League Rising Star last offseason.