The Buffalo Bisons used a pair of two-run home runs, including Christian Bethancourt’s second three-run home run in as many games, to defeat the Iowa Cubs 8-1 on Thursday afternoon at Principal Park. Easton Lucas also pitched six innings without allowing a run to keep the I-Cubs offense from answering.
Buffalo’s offense scored four times in the top of the second, opening up a 4-0 advantage over Iowa.
Ali Sanchez’s team leading fourth home run of the season gave the Bisons a 3-0 lead. Michael Stefanic also added an RBI base hit later in the inning to extend the lead to 4-0.
The lead ballooned to seven in the top of the third inning when Bethancourt hit his third home run of the season to center field. The three-run shot gave the Bisons a 7-0 lead.
The two teams will meet again on Friday night in game four of their six-game series. Trenton Wallace is scheduled to start for Buffalo for the 8:08 p.m. EDT first pitch at Principal Park. You can listen to all of the action on The Bets 1520 AM, the Audacy app, and bisons.com starting at 7:45 p.m. The ‘Voice of the Bisons’ Pat Malacaro will host Countdown to Bisons Baseball, leading to the first pitch from Des Moines.
