PawSox Drop Series to Bisons with 2-1 Loss
May 22, 2016 - International League (IL1)
Pawtucket Red Sox News Release
William Cuevas of the Pawtucket Red Sox
(Pawtucket Red Sox)
(Buffalo, NY) - For the second time in three days, the Buffalo Bisons beat the Pawtucket Red Sox in walk-off fashion, as Casey Kotchman's single handed the PawSox a 2-1 defeat on Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Field.
Pawtucket (21-23) dropped the four-game series against Buffalo (22-22), losing its three contests by a combined four runs. Eleven of the 12 PawSox losses in May have come in games decided by one or two runs.
Kyle Martin (2-2) entered a 1-1 game in the bottom of the ninth and allowed a line drive down the left field line to Jesus Montero. Bryce Brentz played the ball nicely off the wall to hold Montero to a single. Alexi Casilla came in to pinch run for Montero.
Two batters later, Matt Dominguez grounded a single into right field to bring up Kotchman. With runners on first and second, Kotchman grounded a single through the vacated shortstop hole (which was left unoccupied due to a shift) and the ball trickled into left center field, scoring Casilla with the game-winning run.
Pawtucket suffered its fifth walk-off defeat of the season.
William Cuevas made the start for the PawSox, allowing one run on four hits in six innings, his ninth quality start in his last 11 Triple-A outings. He lowered his ERA over his last five starts to 1.97.
The only run he allowed came on back-to-back doubles by Darrell Ceciliani and Matt Dominguez with one out in the fourth inning.
Buffalo starter Wade LeBlanc did not allow an earned run in seven innings of work. He struck out six and allowed five hits.
After Ryan LaMarre reached on a two-out throwing error at third base by Matt Dominguez in the third inning, Sam Travis delivered Pawtucket's lone run with a two-out double.
With the game tied 1-1, Noe Ramirez did not allow a hit in two scoreless innings of relief for the PawSox. He helped his own cause defensively, by starting an outstanding 1-6-3 double play to end the seventh inning. On a hard groundball to the first-base side of the mound, he made a no-look, behind-the-back snag with his glove to begin the twin killing.
The rehabbing Aaron Loup tossed a scoreless eighth inning and Ryan Tepera (1-1) earned the win for the Bisons by putting up a zero in the ninth.
After an off day tomorrow, the PawSox return to McCoy Stadium on Tuesday to open up a three-game series with Lehigh Valley at 7:05 p.m. Lefthander Eduardo Rodriguez (0-3, 4.29) is scheduled to make his fifth rehabilitation start for Pawtucket against IronPigs righty Zach Eflin (5-0, 2.36). Radio coverage begins on WHJJ (920 AM) and throughout the PawSox radio network at 6:35 p.m.
Good seats for the entire six-game homestand against Lehigh Valley and Indianapolis are still available at the McCoy Stadium box office, by calling (401) 724-7300 or by visiting pawsox.com.
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