The Bisons had an early lead but could not hold on.
Norfolk 6 Buffalo 3
Boxscore
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Otto López, Buffalo - 1/2, 3B, RBI
2. Yosver Zulueta, Buffalo - 2IP 0H 0R/ER 2BB 4K
1. Addison Barger, Buffalo - 2/3, HR, OFA
Notes
Addison Barger bashed his ninth homer of the year and threw out a runner at third base from right field for an inning-ending double play. Stevie Beman had the other base knock for the Herd.Rafael Lantigua and Damiano Palmegiani each had a walk. International League Player of the Week Orelivis Martinez went 0-for-4 and Leo Jiménez was 0-for-3. Gabriel Ponce opened the game with two innings of one-run ball that included three walks and four strikeouts. Yosver Zulueta put up two goose eggs, offsetting two walks with four Ks. Adam Cimber worked a scoreless fifth by working around two hits to pick up his second hold, what a milestone! Jimmy Burnette was bombed for five runs, two of them homers, to take the loss. Paul Fry punched out four in 1-2/3 innings and Brandon Eisert rung up two in 1-1/3.
Extra Innings
Norfolk 6 Buffalo 3
Boxscore
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Otto López, Buffalo - 1/2, 3B, RBI
2. Yosver Zulueta, Buffalo - 2IP 0H 0R/ER 2BB 4K
1. Addison Barger, Buffalo - 2/3, HR, OFA
Notes
Addison Barger bashed his ninth homer of the year and threw out a runner at third base from right field for an inning-ending double play. Stevie Beman had the other base knock for the Herd.Rafael Lantigua and Damiano Palmegiani each had a walk. International League Player of the Week Orelivis Martinez went 0-for-4 and Leo Jiménez was 0-for-3. Gabriel Ponce opened the game with two innings of one-run ball that included three walks and four strikeouts. Yosver Zulueta put up two goose eggs, offsetting two walks with four Ks. Adam Cimber worked a scoreless fifth by working around two hits to pick up his second hold, what a milestone! Jimmy Burnette was bombed for five runs, two of them homers, to take the loss. Paul Fry punched out four in 1-2/3 innings and Brandon Eisert rung up two in 1-1/3.
Extra Innings
- Two Vancouver Canadians were named to the MiLB.com High-A All-Star Team.
- Blake Murphy of Sportsnet chats with the manager of the 2023 Northwest League Champion Vancouver Canadians and North Delta, B.C.'s finest Brent Lavallee.
- C's Plus Baseball provides a recap of the clinching Game 4 of the Northwest League final against Everett
- Good friend D.M. Fox has released his Future Blue Jays newsletter which features an interview with Blue Jays director of player development Joe Sclafani.
