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Bisons Game Notes - Buffalo at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (7:05 p.m.)

Published on August 3, 2018 under International League (IL1)
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Buffalo Bisons (48-59, 5th (-18.5), North) vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (57-51, 2nd (-10.0), North)

Friday, August 3rd, 2018 (7:05 p.m.) - PNC Field

LHP Matt Tracy (0-0, 2.20) vs. LHP Nestor Cortes (4-5, 3.89)

Radio: ESPN 1520 AM, Bisons.com

Today's Game

This evening, the Bisons take on the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at PNC Field in the first game of a three-game series. Buffalo will have a scheduled off-day on Monday before beginning their second-last home stand of the season August 7-12 against the Gwinnett Stripers and the Toledo Mud Hens.

Last Game BUF 4, LHV 6

RHP Jacob Waguespack tossed six and third innings striking out a career-high 12 batters in the loss. INF Tim Lopes hit his first home run of the season and OF Jonathan Davis also had a long ball, his second in consecutive games. Both Lopes and Davis also crossed the plate twice which made up Buffalo's runs on the day.

Today's Starter: LHP Matt Tracy

LHP Matt Tracy makes his sixth start with the Bisons this season. The lefty is coming off a one-hit performance on July 29 in Game 2 of the doubleheader against the Indianapolis Indians. Tracy fanned four batters and also walked four in six innings of work. He has thrown at least five innings in all of his starts this season.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (4-6)

The Bisons and RailRiders will play their second-last series this season. The two teams will wrap up their season series at Coca-Cola Field August 21-24, which is also Buffalo's final home stand of the year. In seven games against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season 1B Rowdy Tellez is batting .385 (10-26) with a .414 on-base percentage. INF Tim Lopes has a .333 AVG (10-30) with a .412 OBP in nine games against the division rival this season.

Jacob Waguespack

RHP Jacob Waguespack had a career-high twelve strikeouts on Thursday. Waguespack now has the most strikeouts for any pitcher in their Bisons' debut and only the third to post ten-plus strikeouts with the Herd (Jason Stanford '01 and Daniel Norris '14). The record book was not yet closed as Waguespack tied a Coca-Cola Field record in strikeouts (Mike York, 6/18/90). The righty also became the seventh Bisons' pitcher in the Modern Era with twelve-plus strikeouts in a single game.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

3B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 1-3 with a walk on Thursday. The 19-year old collected his first extra-base hit with a first-inning double. The slugger is now 2-7 (.286) with a .500 OBP in three games with the Herd.

Jonathan Davis

OF Jonathan Davis had his second home run of the season for the Bisons on Thursday and second in consecutive games. The speedy outfielder hit five in 78 games in New Hampshire (AA).

Bisons' Bits

1B Rowdy Tellez is batting 5-9 (.556) in three games in the month of August and .438 (7-16) in his last five...INF Tim Lopes and OF Jonathan Davis had back-to-back home runs on Thursday, the first for the team this season...RHP Justin Shafer had a 1.59 ERA in 11 appearances in July (11.1 IP, 3 SV).

Blue Jays Update

Toronto (49-59) took the first game against the Seattle Mariners with a 7-3 victory. The Jays had eleven hits on the day with four coming off the bat of OF Teoscar Hernandez. Newly-signed RHP Mike Hauschild tossed six shutout innings in relief to record the win. LHP Ryan Borucki faces fellow southpaw LHP Marco Gonzales in the second game at Safeco Field (10:10 p.m.).

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