IL1 Buffalo Bisons

Bisons Game Notes - Buffalo vs. Toledo (7:05 p.m.)

August 14, 2019 - International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release


August 14, 2019 | 7:05 p.m. ET | Sahlen Field | Buffalo, NY| Game # 121| Home Game # 59

BUFFALO BISONS (61-59, 2nd, -4.0 North) vs. TOLEDO MUD HENS (54-66, 3rd, -13.5 West)

RHP T.J. Zeuch (3-2, 4.92) vs RHP Tim Adleman (6-4, 3.48)

Radio: ESPN 1520 AM, Sportsnet 590 The FAN, TuneIn App, Bisons.com TV: MiLB.tv

Today's Game

This evening, the Bisons take on the Toledo Mud Hens in game two of their three-game series to close out the season series between the teams. Following the Mud Hens, the Durham Bulls come to Sahlen Field for a three-game weekend set to round out a six-game homestand for the Herd. Buffalo will then make their final trip to Rochester next Monday for a four-game set.

Last Game: BUF 11, TOL 3

Buffalo took game one of their series against Toledo yesterday as their offense showed early and scored five runs due to an Andy Burns grand slam in the first inning. Socrates Brito and Richard Urena hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning and all together, the Herd would four long balls on the night. Conor Fisk had another quality start, with 6.0 IP and 2 R, 1 ER.

Toledo Mud Hens (2-2)

Buffalo and Toledo are meeting for the second time in the 2019 season, the first time at Sahlen Field. The teams met a week ago, 8/6-8/8, where the Mud Hens took two out of three games from the Herd. This meeting will complete their cross-division season series.

Today's Starter

RHP T.J. Zeuch takes the mound for the Herd in his 10th start of the season for the club. He comes into today's game with a 2-0 record with a 3.99 ERA and 16 strikeouts over 29.1 IP at home this year. In his last appearance he spun 7.1 innings where he allowed four runs on six hits while striking out four and walking two batters in a losing effort.

Andy Burns

INF Andy Burns added to his team high hit total last night with a grand slam in the first inning to give Buffalo the early lead. It was just the second grand slam of the season for the Bisons and now gives Burns 52 RBIs on the season.

Jordan Patterson

DH Jordan Patterson finished 1-3 on the night and drove in three runs for the team as he hit his 15th home run of the season in the seventh inning as well as coming around to score twice last night to improve his season total a team leading 59 runs scored.

League Standings

With just 20 games left in the 2019 regular season, the Bisons currently sit four games back in the IL North behind the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Buffalo is seven games back from Durham for the lone wild card spot, with the Bulls coming to Buffalo this weekend for three games. The Bisons will travel to Moosic, PA for the final series of the season (8/30-9/2) in what could be the the most important series of the year for the Herd.

Blue Jays

Toronto (51-71) shut out the visiting Texas Rangers yesterady 3-0. Solo home runs from Randall Grichuk, Teoscar Hernandez and Billy McKinney as well as strong pitching from the Blue Jays helped secure the win for Toronto. The final game of the series will start at 12:37 p.m. with RHP Sean Reid-Foley scheduled to start.

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