Given new life in the fifth inning, the Red Sox scored five unearned runs in a 9-6 victory over the Bisons on Saturday afternoon from Coca-Cola Field. The loss was a third straight for Buffalo and fifth in their last six games.
Buffalo has had a lead in each of those five defeats.
On Saturday, the club was nursing a 2-1 advantage until Pawtucket loaded the bases with walks from Alex Hassan and Daniel Nava and an intentional free pass to Ryan Lavarnway. Two batters later, Lars Anderson hit a sharp grounder that made it through Herd first baseman Zach Lutz. The error allowed two runners to score and Pawtucket to regain the lead.
Two pitches later, top Red Sox prospect Will Middlebrook made the miscue really hurt with a three-run home run to left field off Buffalo reliever Jeff Stevens.
While the Bisons cut the PawSox lead to 6-4, Pawtucket pulled away with three insurance runs in the seventh inning. All four hits in that rally were grounders that found their way through the infield.
In defeat, Bobby Scales collected four hits for Buffalo and finished a triple away from the cycle. The veteran had a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh in a failed comeback attempt.
Scales now leads all IL hitters with a .567 on-base percentage.
The loss for Buffalo went to Garret Olson (0-1). Only one of the four runs he allowed in 4.1 innings of work were earned.
The Bisons bullpen allowed five runs (three earned) in 4.2 innings of work.
BISONS NOTES:Prior to the game, the Bisons activated catcher Jean Luc Blaquiere. Buffalo had a roster spot as infielder Josh Satin was placed on the Mets' 24-hour Taxi Squad list. New in 2012, major league teams can place minor league players on a taxi squad for 24 hours in case of a promotion. That way, minor league teams can replace that player and play their game at full strength...Chuck James threw two scoreless innings of relief to increase his season-total to five scoreless frames in four appearances.
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