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Moya's Homer Walks off Bisons and Wins Series

Published on May 29, 2016 under International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release


On his first day back from a stint with the Detroit Tigers, Steven Moya made an immediate impact.

In the bottom of the ninth, the 24-year-old prospect crushed a Dustin Antolin offering over the wall in right-center field, lifting the Mud Hens to a 3-2 win over the Bisons at Fifth Third Field on Sunday.

The comeback gives the Hens the 2-1 series victory and leaves the teams tied at three head-to-head wins apiece after their final meeting of 2016.

The Bisons trailed 1-0 for seven innings before scoring two runs in the eighth.

Leading off, Dalton Pompey beat out a three-hop grounder to second base as the throw from Jordany Valdespin was just late. Andy Burns then ripped a liner into left field that was bobbled by Moya, allowing both runners to move up an additional 90 feet. Matt Dominguez's fly to the track in left was plenty deep enough to plate Pompey for the tying run.

Jesus Montero then hammered a ball high off the wall in right, just inside the foul line, which brought home Burns from second to make it a 2-1 game.

In his seventh start of the year, Roberto Hernadez got himself in and out of trouble all evening. The big righty need a season-high 102 pitches to get through 5.2 innings but used his sinker effectively enough to induce three double-play grounders, entually stranding a total of seven Mud Hens.

Hernandez's final line included 10 hits, a couple of walks, a hit batter, and four strikeouts but he still limited the damage to just a lone run before leaving in the sixth inning with two men on.

That's when Pat Venditte arrived.

The switch-handed reliever ended the frame, catching Anthony Gose looking at strike three. Venditte then rolled through the seventh and eighth, punching out a pair in both bottom halves.

The 30-year-old has been lights out for the Herd in 2016 as he now has 21 strikeouts in just 12 innings at the Triple-A level.

Dustin Antolin started the bottom of the ninth off by giving up a single to Gose who advanced to second on a Dixon Machado sac bunt. Gose then scored as part of Moya's 10th homerun of the year, handing Antolin his second loss.

Chad Bell had his best start so far this season for Toledo as he tossed a full six innings of shutout ball. Bell rung up five Bisons and only allowed two hits as he retired 18 of 21 batters.

BISONS NOTES:

Jesus Montero's seventh-inning single extended his hitting streak to nine games...Dalton Pompey now has a road hit-streak of 11...Buffalo ends its Ohio road trip at 4-2...The Herd will now head home for a five-game stand at Coca-Cola Field, starting tomorrow at 4:05 p.m. in a clash with Columbus.

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