The Columbus Clippers (41-38) were swept by the Buffalo Bisons (40-37) in a doubleheader Wednesday. The Clippers and Bisons played two games Wednesday after they were suspended by rain in the bottom of the fourth of a scoreless game Tuesday. The Clippers were swept after Adron Chambers won game one in the 13th with a single, a 5-4 final, and took a 3-2 loss in game two.
Luis Ayala (1-1, 5.19 ERA) took the win after pitching the top of the 13th. J.C. Ramirez (1-1, 3.60) took the loss after surrendering the walk-off hit in game one.
Each starter began the game strong, but they were replaced after the rain suspended Tuesday’s game. T.J. House (1-3, 3.20 ERA) for the Clippers finished after three and one-third innings and allowed no runs on two hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Liam Hendriks (6-0, 1.82 ERA) was sharp before the rain. He allowed no runs on two hits with no walks and four strikeouts.
The game was suspended with Brad Glenn at the plate with a 1-2 count, a man on first and one out in the bottom of the fourth.
The Clippers got on the board first Wednesday. Carlos Moncrief, who came into the game for Justin Sellers Tuesday, hit an RBI double in the fifth to score Adam Abraham and gave the Clippers a 1-0 lead.
Sellers left the game in the top of the third Tuesday after being hit on the left hand on the relay throw of a doubleplay ball. He did not start game two, but pinch ran for Luke Carlin in the seventh inning.
Columbus had a game-tying rally in the eighth. With the Clippers trailing 3-1 Tim Fedroff drew a one-out walk and scored on Giovanny Urshela’s two-out RBI double. Roberto “RoboCop” Perez tied the game 3-3 with a double to score Urshela.
After the Bisons retook the lead in the eighth the Clippers were on the short side of a controversial call. Ryan Rohlinger hit a lead-off double and represented the tying run in a 4-3 game in the ninth. Moncrief hit a slow roller to first base and the throw to first hit him, but Moncrief was called out for interference. Tim Fedroff tied the game with a single two batters later.
Chambers ended the game with a single to score Darin Mastroianni, who stole second with one out.
Game one was the longest of the year for the Clippers at 13 innings.
Raul Valdes (3-1, 4.22 ERA) pitched two and two-third innings in relief and became the pitcher of record in the sixth of game two. Danny Salazar (1-5, 5.85 ERA) took the loss in a quality start. He went six innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on seven hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.
The number one Blue Jays’ prospect, Aaron Sanchez (0-1, 4.73 ERA), failed to make it through five innings in game two, but took no decision. He only allowed one run on three hits, but walked four and struck out seven in four and one-third innings.
The Clippers also struck first in game two. Moncrief stole third after he singled and a walk by Audy Ciriaco. Abraham drove in Moncrief with a sacrifice fly. Giovanny Urshela added to the lead with a solo homer in the fifth, his sixth with Columbus.
Chambers continued to come up clutch for Buffalo Wednesday. After Mastroianni singled with two outs in the fifth Chambers tied the game with a two-run homer to right. The Bisons took the lead in the sixth on a throwing error to the plate by shortstop Audy Ciriaco that allowed Andy LaRoche to score from third.
It’s a short break for the Clippers who play game three 1:05 p.m. at Buffalo Thursday. Zach McAllister (2-0, 2.12 ERA) will get the start against Deck McGuire (3-2, 5.02 ERA) for Buffalo.
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