The Rochester Red Wings dug themselves an early four-run hole and never recovered in a 6-1 loss to the Buffalo Bisons at ESL Ballpark on Aug. 29.
Buffalo scored four times in the first inning and held Rochester to seven hits while striking out 15 Red Wings batters.
Jared Simpson took the loss in his first Triple-A decision after allowing four runs on six hits in 1⅓ innings.
Despite the loss, Rochester remained tied for first place in the International League's second-half standings.
Buffalo strikes early
The Bisons wasted little time taking control.
Josh Smith and Lenyn Sosa opened the game with back-to-back singles before Sean Keys moved both runners into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. Davis Schneider followed with a three-run homer to left-center field, his
seventh of the season, giving Buffalo a 3-0 lead.
Later in the inning, Nick Goodwin and Ismael Munguia delivered singles before William Simoneit drove in another run with a single to right, extending the advantage to 4-0.
Maxwell Romero provides Rochester's lone spark
Rochester's only run came in the third when Maxwell Romero Jr. connected for a solo homer to right field. The blast was Romero's eighth home run of the season and cut Buffalo's lead to 4-1.
The Red Wings threatened in the fourth after Trey Lipscomb singled and Leandro Pineda walked, but Buffalo left-hander Ricky Tiedemann escaped by retiring the next two hitters.
Rochester went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight runners.
Bisons add insurance
Buffalo padded its lead in the seventh when Schneider doubled and later scored on Munguia's two-out single to center.
The Bisons added their final run in the ninth as Schneider drew a walk and scored on Yohendrick Piñango's RBI double to center, making it 6-1.
Schneider finished 2-for-4 with a home run, double, three RBIs and three runs scored. Munguia went 3-for-5 and drove in a run, while Piñango collected two hits and an RBI.
Bullpen settles things down
Despite the rough start, Rochester's bullpen provided several effective outings.
Despite the rough start, Rochester's bullpen provided several effective outings. Andry Lara allowed one hit across 2⅔ scoreless innings and struck out three. Ben Grable followed with 1⅓ scoreless innings. Jack Sinclair worked 1⅔ innings, allowing one run while striking out three, and Jake Bird added a scoreless eighth.
At the plate, Cayden Wallace recorded two hits, while Romero, Pineda, Seaver King, Lipscomb and Liover Peguero added one hit apiece.
Rochester finished with seven hits but could not overcome Buffalo's 12-hit attack as the Bisons handed the Red Wings a 6-1 defeat.
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This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Red Wings stay tied for first after rough night against Buffalo
