The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (24-29) and the Buffalo Bisons (26-27) played game two on Wednesday afternoon from Sahlen Field. Tucker Davidson was on the mound for Lehigh Valley against C.J. Van Eyk of Buffalo.
In the bottom of the second inning, Buffalo had a runner on first base when William Simoneit hit Davidson’s four-seam fastball for a two-run home run at 411 feet to left-center field to give the Bisons a 2-0 lead. It was his third home run of the season, and the exit velocity off the bat was 106 mph.
With one out and a runner on first base, Davis Schneider hit an RBI double to left field. Ryan McCarty scored for a 3-0 lead. With one out, Josh Kasevich hit into an inning-ending 9-5 double play.
At the top of the third inning, Lehigh Valley had a runner on second base when Felix Reyes hit an RBI double to center field. Steward Berroa scored, and the IronPigs trailed the Bisons 3-1. Right fielder Gabriel Rincones Jr. followed up by hitting an RBI single to right field, scoring Reyes, and it was now 3-2. With two outs, Liover Peguero grounded into a forceout at second base, and the inning was over.
In the bottom of the third inning, Buffalo had a runner on center field when Riley Tirotta hit Davidson’s sinker for a two-run home run at 389 feet to center field for a 5-2 lead. It was his sixth home run of the season, and the exit velocity off the bat was 101.7 mph. With two outs, Davidson struck out Josh Rivera to retire the side. Tucker Davidson pitched three innings, allowing seven hits, five runs, two walks, and six strikeouts, throwing 68 pitches, of which 48 were strikes.
John McMillon pitched for Lehigh Valley in the bottom of the fourth inning. He pitched 1.2 innings, allowing two hits and one walk, throwing 37 pitches, of which 19 were strikes.
At the top of the fifth inning with two outs, Lehigh Valley first baseman Felix Reyes hit Van Eyk’s sweeper for a solo home run at 413 feet to the parking lot in left field. The IronPigs trailed the Bisons 5-3. It was his 10th home run of the season, and the exit velocity off the bat was 111.8 mph. A lineout by Gabriel Rincones Jr. ended the inning.
Daniel Harper replaced McMillon in the bottom of the fifth inning with two outs. A flyout by William Simoneit ended the inning. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Buffalo had a runner on second base when William Simoneit hit an RBI single to right field. Davis Schneider scored for a 6-3 lead. A flyout by R.J. Schreck ended the inning. Daniel Harper went 1.1 innings, allowing one hit, one run, one walk, and one strikeout, throwing 21 pitches, of which 11 were strikes.
Michael Mercado pitched in the bottom of the seventh inning. He pitched two innings, allowing one hit, three walks, and one strike, throwing 40 pitches, of which 21 were strikes. At the top of the eighth inning, Lehigh Valley had runners on the corners when Liover Peguero grounded into a 4-3 double play, scoring Felix Reyes, and it was now 6-4. A flyout by Christian Cairo ended the inning.
At the top of the ninth inning, Lehigh Valley center fielder Dylan Carlson worked a four-pitch walk. With two outs, Felix Reyes hit Matt Bowman’s sweeper for a two-run home run at 390 feet to left-center field to give the IronPigs a 7-6 lead. It was his second home run of the game, 11th of the year, and the exit velocity off the bat was 101.6 mph. A groundout by Gabriel Rincones Jr. ended the inning.
Lou Trivino pitched for Lehigh Valley in the bottom of the ninth inning. He threw 13 pitches, of which eight were strikes, to get the final three outs of the game. The IronPigs completed the comeback with a 7-6 win over the Bisons. Lehigh Valley ends a two-game losing streak.
Lehigh Valley finished the afternoon with nine hits, 3 for 6 with runners in scoring position, and left five men on base. Felix Reyes went 3 for 5 with two home runs, a double, and four RBIs. The win went to Lehigh Valley pitcher Michael Mercado (2-1), Lou Trivino earned his first save of the season, and the loss went to Buffalo pitcher Matt Bowman (1-2).
The IronPigs and Bisons play game three on Thursday at 11:05 am on the MLB App. Bryse Wilson (2-5, 8.08 ERA) will be on the mound for Lehigh Valley against Josh Fleming (2-2, 2.34 ERA) of Buffalo.
