The Buffalo Bisons were able to score first on Friday night at Principal Park, but a pair of two run innings for the Iowa Cubs helped the home team record a 4-2 victory and snap Buffalo’s two-game winning streak.
Trenton Wallace started for the Bisons and went five innings in a no decision, allowing just three base hits and striking out six in his fifth start of the season.
Michael Stefanic and Joey Loperfido had back-to-back base hits in the fourth inning that allowed Will Robertson to add an RBI fielder’s choice to give Buffalo a 1-0 lead over the I-Cubs.
Jonatan Clase would add his first RBI of the season with a one out base hit to right field that scored Rainer Nunez, extending Buffalo’s lead to 2-0.
The Cubs would score twice in the bottom of the seventh against Paxton Schultz with Moises Ballesteros extended his hitting streak to a season-best 18 games with a two-out single to left field that scored Matt Shaw. The base hit gave Iowa a 3-2 lead.
The Bisons and I-Cubs are scheduled to meet for game five of the series on Saturday afternoon. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:08 p.m. EDT from Principal Park. Countdown to Bisons Baseball with the ‘Voice of the Bisons’ Pat Malacaro starts pregame coverage at 3:45 p.m. on The Bet 1520 AM, the Audacy App, and bisons.com.
[Music] Game four of a sixgame series between the AAA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and that of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Icubs will get their first look at Buffalo lefty Trenton Wallace. Pitch on the way. Called strike three. Back door slider from Wallace. He picks up his first punch out. Gets the sign. High set. Look at the runner. There goes Triantos as the pitch is taken inside. Throw third’s a good one. The tags applied and he’s out. Riley Toronto racing in. Slaps the tag on Trianto’s back and the inning is over on the 25. Caught stealing now under five. Checks the runners again and comes home. Swinging a miss. Strike three. So Strum goes down swinging. Second strikeout for the Buffalo starter Trenton Wallace. Strum struck out swinging. Shaw now with a count, one ball and one strike. Deep line drive to left. His first time up. Runners are leaning and picked off now at second is Franklin. He’s in a rund down. Toronto chasing him towards second. He’ll be tagged out, but Allen was able to advance behind him and will end up at second base with two away. That’s now the second out on the bases the Iowa Cubs have made in the last two innings. The 02 pitch pulling the ground to the right side. Second for one. That’s all they’ll get. Will Robertson collects the RBI fielders choice as Michael Stfana crosses the plate and the Bison will take a one- nothing lead here in the top of the fourth. Issued some of those today. Two walks in the last inning. One-two pitch waved at and missed and Bias Deros chased their slider down and away. Wallace’s RA was 262. Now the break even a long swing and a miss. And it’s backto- back punch outs for Trenton Wallace here in the fourth. Ball hit to the right side. Base hit and an RBI. Jonathan Class splits the difference between Long and Triantos for his first RBI of the season. And it’s two nothing Buffalo. One, two. Slider missed the outside corner according to home plate umpire Kellen Martin, but Ali Sanchez has challenged and we will see. It is called strike three. Five strikeouts for Trenton Wallace today. Wallace looks at first, now comes home. Swing and a miss. Strike three. Six strikeouts on the day for Trenton Wallace for Paxton Schultz. Two appearances for Toronto this year, four for Buffalo, and he’s gone generally extended innings. The two-2 swing and a miss, strike three went to the change up down and away, getting Franklin to chase. And despite a lead off base hit, the go-ahead run is left in scoring position for Bias Deros in the 2-2. Winding to left field a base hit. Here comes Matt Shaw. And the Iowa Cubs have a 3-2 lead, 18 straight with a hit for Bayister. And this one comes with a go-ahead RBI, his 17th of the year. Buffalo makes a pitching change. Going with Hayden Yinger. 2-2 on the right-handed hitter, Triantos. And he swings and misses for strike three. First punch out of the day for Hayden Yinger. One-1. Lopeid. It’s a line drive caught by Long and Ethan Roberts nails down the save. The Icubs defeat Buffalo 4 to2.
