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Bisons Game Notes - Buffalo vs. Pawtucket (6:05 p.m.)

May 1, 2019 - International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release


May 1, 2019 | 6:05 p.m. ET | Sahlen Field | Buffalo, NY | Games # 25| Home Games # 11

BUFFALO BISONS (9-14, 6th, -6.5 North) vs. PAWTUCKET RED SOX (10-14, T-4, -6.0 North)

LHP Shawn Morimando (0-2, 12.56) vs. RHP Erasmo Ramirez (1-0, 2.13)

Today's Game

This evening, the Bisons and the Pawtucket Red Sox play game four of a five-game series. Buffalo is in search of their fourth straight win against the PawSox after sweeping a doubleheader last night by identical 4-3 scores.

Last Game (Gm2): PAW 3, BUF 4

The PawSox raced out to a 3-0 lead thanks to a Rusney Castillo three-run home run in the first inning, however they would not score again. LHP Tayler Saucedo made his Triple-A debut and secured the win with 3.1 innings of scoreless relief. Cavan Biggio clubbed a three-run homer for the Herd, and Michael De La Cruz delivered an RBI base hit as the team scored all four runs in the third inning for the win.

Pawtucket (5-3)

Despite entering just the fifth week of the season, the Bisons and Red Sox will now play their third series. Following this series, the two teams will not see each other in Buffalo again until August, when the Red Sox come back to Sahlen Field for a three-game set beginning the 23rd.

Today's Starter

Shan Morimando takes the hill for the sixth time this season. It is the lefty's fifth start for the Bisons in 2019 as well. Morimando suffered the loss last time out, 4/26 at Lehigh Valley. Tonight's start will eclipse his outings with the Herd in 2018, where he made four starts after joining the team on 8/18.

Tayler Saucedo

LHP Tayler Saucedo made his Triple-A debut last night in Game Two of the doublehader with Pawtucket. The southpaw tossed 3.1 innings of scoreless relief to notch his first win with the Bisons in the process. Saucedo made six appearances with New Hampshire (AA) before his promotion on 4/28.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. continues to swing a hot bat for the Bisons, including a 4-8 night at the plate combined in the doubleheader. Gurriel Jr. has 18RBI in just 12 games with the Herd since being sent down from Toronto. He is slashing .423/.755/1.178 in addition to his .388 batting average with Buffalo.

April wins

The Bisons closed out the month of April with a pair of wins to eclipse their 2018 win total. The Herd ends the month 9-14, last season they went 7-8 in a month plagued by several postponements.

Blue Jays Update

Toronto (14-15) dropped the opening game of their three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels last night. Brandon Drury belted his fifth home run of the season in the losing effort for the Blue Jays. The two teams will meet again tonight at Angel Stadium. RHP Marcus Stroman is in search of his second win of the season for the Jays, against RHP Felix Pena at 10:07 p.m.

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