Sunday, April 9, 2017

Bisons sweep Railriders in DH, sweep series

Game 1

Railriders came in coming off a loss on Saturday afternoon. The Bisons looked for the sweep and go to 3-0 on the season. For Game 1, Mat Latos started on the hill for Buffalo. Dietrich Enns went to the hill for the Railriders. Tyler Wade led off the top of the 1st with a single to left and advanced to second on a fielding error. Then Clint Frazier reached on an error and Wade advanced to third to make it first and third with no outs. Frazier would steal second to make second and third with no outs. Dustin Fowler would drive in Wade on a groundout to make it 1-0 Railriders and moved Frazier to third. Frazier would score on another RBI groundout this time by Rob Refsnyder. After Donovan Solano singled to left, Mason Williams would ground out to end the top half of the first. Enns would throw a 1-2-3 1st to make it 2-0 after 1. Ruben Tejada led off with a single to center, then Ji-Man Choi drew a walk. Latos would get a strikeout then a force out to make it first and third with two outs. Clint Frazier would draw a walk to load the bases, but to flyout to right ended the top of the 2nd. Mike Ohlman would single to right for Buffalo, then Rowdy Tellez drew a walk but Enns would get a flyout and a ground out. With runners at second and third, Dwight Smith Jr would drive in Ohlman and Tellez to tie the game but the inning would end as Smith was out at second. Latos would throw a 1-2-3 3rd to keep it tied at 2. Jason Leblebijian would lead off by getting hit by a pitch, but Enns would retire the next 3 to keep it a tied ballgame. Ji-Man Choi would draw a one out walk but Latos retired the next three batter to get out of the top of the fourth. Mike Ohlman would lead off with a walk but a forceout then a double play ended the fourth of the Bisons. John Stilson would replace Mat Latos on the mound for the Bisons. Clint Frazier led off with a walk then Fowler reached on an error. Stilson would induce a double play ball to third but Frazier would be at third. Donovan Solano would drive in Frazier to give the Railriders a 3-2 lead, a flyout would get Buffalo out of the top of the fifth. Enns threw a 1-2-3 5th to keep the Railriders one run lead. Ji-Man Choi would reach on a one out single but a strikeout and a ground out ended the top of the 6th. Enns would throw another 1-2-3 inning to keep it a one run game into the seventh. Wil Browning entered the game to pitch for the Bisons. Refsnyder would get hit by a pitch with 2 outs but a strikeout ended the top half of the seventh. Ben Heller entered the game in a save situation for the Railriders. Heller would get Ohlman to fly out to left but Rowdy Tellez singled to center ten Christian Lopes homered to left to give Buffalo a 4-3 lead over the Railriders.

Game 2

Matt Dermody would come to the mound for Game 2 of the doubleheader. The Railriders would counter with Joe Mantiply. Tyler Wade led off with a walk then Clint Frazier doubled to center to move Wade to third. Dustin Fowler would then homer to left center to give the Railriders an early 3-0 lead in the first. Dermody would retire the next three batters to reduce the damage. Mantiply would throw a 1-2-3 1st. Ruben Tejada would lead off with a single to left but a double play emptied the bases then a flyout ended the top of the second. Dwight Smith Jr would hit a two out double to center but a strikeout got Mantiply out of the inning. Wade led off with a single to left but Dermody retired the next three to keep it 3-0 in favor of the Railriders. Ian Parmley led off with a single to center. After a line out, Chris Coghlan singled to center to move Parmley to second. After a flyout to center, Tyler Webb replace Mantiply on the mound for the Railriders. Webb would strikeout Tellez to end the 3rd. Jeff Beliveau came in to pitch for Buffalo in the fourth. Tejada drew a two out walk but a forceout ended the top half of the inning. Luke Maile singled to right with one out, then Smith hit an infield single to move Maile to second. Christian Lopes would drive in Maile with a single to make it 3-1 Railriders. Parmley would drive in Smith to make a one run game and Lopes would advance to second. Jason Leblebjian would tie up the game with a single that score Lopes. The Bisons would take the lead on the next batter with a Chris Coghlan double that scored Parmley. The floodgates continued to open as Jake Elmore would drive in Leblebjian and Coghlan to make it 6-3 Bisons. Webb would get a strikeout but Tyler Jones would enter the game for the Railriders. Ohlman would draw a walk but a flyout to right ended the 4th with the Bisons scoring 6 runs. Tyler Wade hit another single, this time with one out. Frazier then hit a ground-rule double to center. Dustin Fowler would then hit his second homer of the game, this time to right to tie the game at 6, but Beliveau would get a strikeout and a groundout to end the top half of the 5th. Ian Parmley would hit a two out single to right and got to second on a balk. Leblebjian would give the Bisons the lead once again as he homered to right to make it 8-6, a groundout would the fifth inning. Chris Smith came in to pitch for Buffalo. Smith threw a 1-2-3 6th to keep it a 2 run lead for Buffalo. Mike Ohlman drew a two out walk, then Maile singled to right and Ohlman got to third. JR Graham would come in and replace Tyler Jones. Smith would drive in Ohlman to make it 9-6 Buffalo. A flyout got Graham out of the inning. Tyler Wade would try to start a rally with a single to center but Smith got a popout and a strikeout to Buffalo the sweep of the doubleheader and the series 9-6 over the Railriders.

Thoughts on the Doubleheader: The Railriders certainly had their chances in both games of the doubleheader. Game 1 was possibly the toughest loss they had as they lost on a walkoff. Though you could argue losing the early 3-0 lead in the second game could hurt as well. Buffalo had a heck of a series against the Railriders.

News: Kyle Higashioka was called up to New York this morning to replace Gary Sanchez was placed on the DL with a bicep strain. In reaction to the callup, the Railriders brought up Wilkin Castillo from Double-A Trenton.

Up Next for the Railriders: A four game series starts at PNC Field on Monday against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Luis Cessa faces off against Mark Appel on Monday.

Game 1 boxscore

Railriders 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3

Buffalo 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4

Railriders

SS Wade 4 1 1 0

RF Frazier 2 2 0 0

CF Fowler 4 0 0 1

2B Refsnyder 3 0 0 1

DH Solano 4 0 2 1

LF M Williams 3 0 0 0

3B Tejada 3 0 1 0

1B Choi 1 0 1 0

C E Rodriguez 3 0 0 0

Buffalo

LF/2B Coghlan 3 0 0 0

2B/SS Elmore 3 0 0 0

CF Cecilani 3 0 0 0

C Ohlman 2 1 1 0

1B Tellez 2 2 1 0

DH Lopes 3 1 1 2

SS Petit 1 0 0 0

LF Parmley 1 0 0 0

RF D Smith 2 0 1 2

3B Leblebjian 1 0 0 0

HR: Lopes

Pitching

Railriders

Enns 6 IP 2 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 4 K

Heller (L) 0.1 IP 2 H 2 R 2 ER 0 BB 0 K

Buffalo

Latos 4 IP 3 H 2 R 0 ER 3 BB 2 K

Stilson 2 IP 2 H 1 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K

Browning (W) 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K

Game 2 Boxscore

Railriders

SS Wade 3 2 3 0

LF Frazier 4 2 2 1

RF Fowler 4 2 2 5

1B Refsnyder 3 0 0 0

2B Solano 3 0 0 0

CF M Williams 3 0 0 0

3B Tejada 2 0 1 0

C W Castillo 3 0 0 0

DH Culver 3 0 0 0

2B: Frazier (2)

HR: Fowler (2)

Buffalo

LF Coghlan 4 1 2 1

2B Elmore 4 0 1 2

1B Tellez 4 0 0 0

DH Ohlman 2 1 0 0

C Maile 4 1 2 0

RF D Smith 4 1 3 1

3B Lopes 4 1 1 0

CF Parmley 3 2 3 1

SS Leblebjian 3 2 2 3

2B: Smith, Coghlan

HR: Leblebjian

Pitching

Railriders

Mantiply 2.2 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 K

Webb 1 IP 7 H 6 R 6 ER 0 BB 3 K

T Jones (L) 2 IP 3 H 3 R 3 ER 2 BB 1 K

Graham 0.1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K

Buffalo

Dermody 3 IP 4 H 3 R 3 ER 1 BB 2 K

Beliveau (W) 2 IP 3 H 3 R 3 ER 1 BB 2 K

Smith (S) 2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K

Triple-A Scoreboard

Lehigh Valley 3 Pawtucket 1

Lehigh Valley 5 Pawtucket 2

Gwinnett 4 Durham 2

Rochester 6 Syracuse 2

Rochester 10 Syracuse 4

Toledo 9 Indianapolis 5

Memphis 8 New Orleans 4

Louisville 10 Columbus 4

Round Rock 7 Nashville 1

Charlotte 4 Norfolk 3

Oklahoma City 12 Iowa 1

El Paso 7 Las Vegas 2

Omaha 8 Colorado Springs 3

Albuquerque 8 Salt Lake 5

Fresno 5 Reno 3

Sacramento 5 Tacoma 1

MLB Scoreboard

Red Sox 7 Tigers 5

Rays 7 Blue Jays 2

Yankees 7 Orioles 3

Phillies 4 Nationals 3

Pirates 6 Braves 5

Twins 4 White Sox 1

Cubs 7 Brewers 4

Astros 5 Royals 4 (12)

Reds 8 Cardinals 0

Rangers 8 Athletics 1

Dodgers 10 Rockies 6

Angels 10 Mariners 9

Diamondbacks 3 Indians 2

Giants 5 Padres 3

Mets 5 Marlins 2

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