The defending International League East Division champion Buffalo Bisons opened the 2022 season with a one-run win at home.
Buffalo 3 Iowa 2
The Herd went to work early against the Cubs. Vinny Capra drew a leadoff walk in the first inning and came home to score on a Josh Palacios home run. Eric Stamets took one for the team in the fourth and he would score on an L.J. Talley double. Kellin Deglan and Logan Warmoth also doubled. Capra, Palacios and Stamets reached base twice with Capra collecting a single while the latter two drawing a walk apiece. Cullen Large was plunked. Samad Taylor was 0-for-4.
Former Iowa Hawkeye Nick Allgeyer spun six shutout innings with just one hit and one walk allowed, rolling sixes in the strikeout and groundout categories for the win. Joe Biagini coughed up two runs on a run-scoring double, a walk and an RBI groundout in the seventh. Graham Spraker struck out the side to offset a walk in a scoreless eighth. Kyle Johnston gave up a one-out double and plunked a batter with two outs before ending the game with a strikeout to get the save.
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Vinny Capra, Buffalo
2. Josh Palacios, Buffalo
1. Nick Allgeyer, Buffalo
Extra Innings
WIVB-TV has video of the new Bisons locker room and batting lab.
https://www.battersbox.ca/article.php?story=20220405192843426