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Dominguez's Slam Boosts Bisons to 6-3 Win

June 21, 2016 - International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release


Matt Dominguez put the Bisons on the board in the third inning with his second grand slam in as many home stands, helping the Herd to a 6-3 win over the Louisville Bats at Coca-Cola Field on Tuesday.

With the bags juiced, Dominguez took Robert Stephenson's full-count offering and promptly deposited it over the 371 sign in left-center field.

"His been our best player so far," said manager Gary Allenson.

"He saved a run for us too in the seventh."

The third baseman made a brilliant, diving backhanded grab along the third baseline to keep Jermaine Curtis from scoring in what was becoming an increasingly close contest.

Buffalo made it a 6-0 game in the fourth when a free pass to Casey Kotchman was followed up by David Adam's first home run of the campaign.

But that's when Bisons' pitcher John Anderson, in his second career Triple-A start, ran into some trouble. The 27-year-old gave up just two hits over four innings before allowing Louisville to bat around in the following frame.

"Anderson did a decent job till the fifth inning. Fortunately he got out of that jam and the bullpen took over," noted Allenson postgame.

"He bent but didn't break."

The Bats used four singles, a double and a walk to trim the Herd's lead to 6-3 in the top of fifth. Anderson, however, ended both the inning and his night with a strikeout of Carlos Truinfel -- the lefty's second punch out of the game.

"I was just trying to command the ball down in the zone. When my fastball is down it gets a little sink, and that results in a lot of ground balls," said Anderson.

"I was just happy to get through five and give the team a chance to win. Every guy in the bullpen throws hard and throws strikes and gets guys out. So if you're handing the ball off to those guys, it's pretty much game over."

Ben Rowen, Aaron Loup, Bo Schultz and Ryan Tepera each fired an inning of shutout relief to secure the win, holding the bats to just one hit over the final four frames.

The victory was Anderson's first at the Triple-A level as two Tommy John surgeries and a fractured elbowed have slowed down his progress over the last six years.

"I've worked my tail off to get to this point in my career. I'm trying to do everything I can to stay up here. I just want to play here for as long as I can."

BISONS NOTES:

With his bases-loaded blast, Matt Dominguez becomes the first member of the Herd to hit two grand slams in a season since Matt den Dekker last accomplished the feat in 2012. Dominguez is also the first to hit two slams at home in the same year since Chris Clapinski belted three of his four grand slams at Coca-Cola Field in 2004...David Adams became the 13th Bison to hit a home run in 2016...Buffalo hits the halfway mark of the season at 38-34, four wins ahead of 2015.

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