The Red Wings erased an early hole and turned Thursday into a rout, blasting the Bisons 12-4 after spotting them a 3-0 lead through three innings.
Matt Krook took the ball first and was tagged for two unearned runs on three hits over 1⅔ innings. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out two.
Joe Glassey picked up the win at 1-0 after working 1⅓ scoreless innings, allowing no hits and no walks while striking out two. He was the first reliever to keep the Bisons off the board, covering the 4th and 5th innings with four up and four down.
Cortland Lawson set the tone for the offense with a big night at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a walk, a triple, a home run, two RBI, and an error. Seaver King added a 2-for-4 line with two runs, a walk, his 15th homer, and two RBI.
Buddy Kennedy went 2-for-3 with two runs and a double, while Cayden Wallace finished 2-for-5 with three RBI and a stolen base caught for the fifth time. Sam Petersen’s 11-game hitting streak came to an end.
The win came in the middle of a tight race elsewhere in the standings. Indianapolis picked up its fifth straight to stay level, while Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Lennon/McCartney lost and dropped two games back with four left.
The Mets are still in the mix as well, sitting a game and a half back, though they’ll need some help. There’s no rain forecast in either upstate New York or suburban Atlanta over the next four days, so the sprinkler systems may have to do the heavy lifting.
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