BUFFALO — The Rochester Red Wings scored three runs in the first inning and added another trio in the third, before rolling to a 10-4 win over the Buffalo Bisons at Coca-Cola Field Monday night.
Following his best start of the season, Scott Diamond was touched up for seven runs on 12 hits by the Red Wings. The left-hander fanned seven batters without issuing a walk over six innings of work, but couldn’t stay out of hot water for most of the evening.
In five of the first six frames, at least five Rochester batters came to the plate, leading to a 7-1 Bisons’ deficit by the time Diamond turned the ball over to the bullpen.
“Scotty wasn’t on his game today. His curveball wasn’t very sharp,” said manager Gary Allenson post game.
“He had a good sharp curveball last time out and kept the fastball down and hit that outside corner pretty good five days ago, but that just wasn’t happening today.”
Buffalo’s opening score came in the fourth inning on a solo shot from Matt Dominguez as the third baseman’s 15th home run of the year was driven high into the screen in front of the I-190 ramp.
Chad Girodo came on to face Daniel Palka to begin the seventh and saw his second pitch sail onto the berm beyond the right-field wall. The Red Wings plated another on a pair of base hits to take a 9-1 lead into the home-half of the inning.
Adalberto Mejia cruised throughout most of his third start with Rochester, allowing just a run before running into trouble in the seventh. Casey Kotchman and Andy Burns both singled to start the inning and eventually came around to score on a two-out single by Dominguez.
Mejia finished with five K’s to earn his first win in the Twins’ system.
The Herd cut their deficit to 9-4 in the eighth as Chris Colabello singled and reached third on an error. Kotchman then plated Colabello by lofting a hit into shallow right field, his third single of the evening.
Aaron Loup alternated punch-outs with singles as he struck out the side in the eighth.
Matt Dermody gave up the tenth Rochester tally in the final frame on a couple of base hits and a sac fly.
BISONS NOTES:
Matt Dominguez’s three runs batted in moves him to the top of Buffalo’s RBI board at 57, two ahead of Jesus Montero…With a single in the second-inning, Montero extended his hit streak to seven games…Andy Burns’ third-inning double was his 23rd two-bagger of the season, putting him one ahead of Domonic Brown for the team lead…The combined 30 hits ties a season-high in a game involving the Bisons.
from Bisons.com via IFTTT
