INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
BUFFALO BISONS AT LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS
05/15/2026
 
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
BUFFALO BISONS AT LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS
GAME ID: 556 - FRIDAY, MAY 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bisons (21-13) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 10 1
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (14-20) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 0
Buffalo Tacks 4-3 Loss on Lehigh Valley
The Buffalo Bisons defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 4-3, in International League action at Coca-Cola Park. Buffalo pitcher Pierce Johnson had a standout performance. Jose Nova was called on to finish, recording his 6th save. The Bisons have an impressive 21-13 record.

Buffalo used the hitting of Luis Díaz to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Bisons on top, 3-1. For the game, Díaz had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Buffalo manager Mark Budzinski commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE LEHIGH VALLEY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Aguilar 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .218 0 9
L. Jeffries DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .256 4 16
L. Díaz LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .223 1 10
J. Neal RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .191 6 16
S. Johnson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .291 0 8
S. Morse 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 1 10
E. Castillo C 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .282 2 15
H. Perales CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .264 1 20
S. Marín SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .191 1 9
Totals 35 4 10 3 3 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Castillo (7, 6th Inning off P. Vargag, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Castillo (1, 4th Inning off D. Blackburn, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Díaz (1, 5th Inning off D. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Aguilar , L. Jeffries , L. Díaz 5 , S. Johnson , E. Castillo 7 , H. Perales
2-out RBI: J. Aguilar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Johnson
GIDP: H. Perales
Sac Bunt: S. Marín
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: S. Johnson (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Aguilar-Morse)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Manley CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 10
J. Martin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 0 15
A. Garcia DH 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .215 2 4
S. MacFadden RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .218 0 7
C. Cuthbert 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .247 1 12
W. Blair 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .134 0 2
   a-J. Altuve PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278 1 10
R. López LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .259 2 11
J. Smith C 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .213 4 11
A. Simmons SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .214 0 3
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 3 14      
a - J. Altuve pinch hit for W. Blair in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Smith (1, 2nd Inning off P. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Garcia 2 (4, 3rd Inning off P. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off P. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martin , A. Garcia 5 , C. Cuthbert , W. Blair , J. Smith 2 , A. Simmons
2-out RBI: A. Garcia , J. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. MacFadden 2 , A. Simmons 2
Sac Fly: J. Smith
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martin-Simmons-Blair)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE LEHIGH VALLEY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Johnson W (5-2) 8.0 7 2 1 0 2 0 31 108 2.25   
J. Nova SV (6) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 28 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Johnson 64
Batters Faced: P. Johnson 31, J. Nova 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Johnson 5-16, J. Nova 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Johnson 108-65, J. Nova 28-16
WP: J. Nova
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Blackburn L (2-3) 4.1 6 3 3 3 3 1 22 87 3.77   
P. Vargag 2.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 9 40 12.27   
R. Davis 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 8 27 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Blackburn 39
Batters Faced: D. Blackburn 22, P. Vargag 9, R. Davis 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Blackburn 9-1, P. Vargag 6-1, R. Davis 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Blackburn 87-53, P. Vargag 40-26, R. Davis 27-22
WP: P. Vargag
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pierce Johnson
Ballpark: Coca-Cola Park
Weather: Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 9960
Special Notes: SP Dave Blackburn was injured while pitching.
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