Bisons, Wings trade wins
You win some and you lose some.The Bisons have proven that adage true more than a few times of late. On Wednesday night at Coca-Cola Field, the Herd played to its third doubleheader split in eight days trading victories with the rival Rochester Red Wings.Rochester got the twinbill started with
You win some and you lose some.
The Bisons have proven that adage true more than a few times of late. On Wednesday night at Coca-Cola Field, the Herd played to its third doubleheader split in eight days trading victories with the rival Rochester Red Wings.
Rochester got the twinbill started with a 5-3 victory, while the Bisons rebounded in the nightcap, 4-1. Buffalo split a pair of twinbills last week with the Norfolk Tides.
One-big inning and a great outing from
As has been the case so often this season, the Bisons took advantage of their opponent's miscues. Dwight Smith Jr. and the red-hot
That was plenty of offense for Lawrence. The righty didn't record a strikeout, but yielded only an unearned run in his fifth and final inning. He sent in a row at one point and only needed six pitches to get through fourth.
While the Red Wings were unable to comeback in game two, the Bisons fell just short in game one. Trailing 4-0 early, Ohlman slugged his team-leading fifth home run of the year in the third to cut the lead in half.
Buffalo added another run on an
Meacham was ejected for arguing the play and Rochester held onto the lead. The Wings would add an insurance marker in the seventh on
The Bisons and Red Wings will close out their three-game series Thursday afternoon at 1:05 p.m.