Bisons Game Notes
July 2, 2007 - International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons take on the Rochester Red Wings in the third game of a four-game home-and-home series at Dunn Tire Park (7:05 p.m.).The series now comes home for the Herd after two victorious games at Frontier Field. On the mound tonight for Buffalo will be RHP Jeff Harris. The righty threw out of the pen in his last appearance and got the win with two shutout innings on Thursday in Scranton/WB. The Red Wings will counter with LHP Brian Duensing.
VS. THE WINGS: After last night's victory, the Bisons are 4-2 against Rochester this season. The teams split a four-game home-and-home series, May 11-14. Buffalo is 4-0 at Frontier Field this year.
NORTHERN LEADERS: The Bisons have been in first place in the IL North division since May 5 (59 consecutive days). The Herd is currently 4-1 in a seven-game stretch against division rivals the Yankees and the Red Wings. Buffalo's three-game lead in the division is the highest it has been since it reached a season-high 3.5 games on June 7.
SAY IT'S SO JOE: Last night Joe Inglett went 4-5 with two doubles and a run scored. It's the Bisons first four-hit game since Luis Rivas collected four hits against the Toledo Mud Hens on June 4th. Inglett has hit .306 in his three-year Bisons career, which is the fourth highest average in the team's Modern Era (Dave Clark, .327).
ALL-STAR SLUGGER: Last night, Ryan Mulhern went 1-5 with an RBI single in the ninth for his team-leading 48RBI. With a four-game hit streak (.412, 7-17) and hits in 13 of his last 37 at-bats, Mulhern has raised his season average up to .315, which is tied for 7th in the International League. The first baseman is also 4th in the IL with a .539 slugging percentage.
BULLY FOR THE PEN: The Bisons bullpen has been downright filthy of late. The pen worked 15.2 scoreless innings on their most recent roadtrip. In the last 12 games, the bullpen has posted a 0.23ERA with only 25 hits allowed in 38.1 innings (3R, 1ER, 9BB, 33K). RHP Matt Miller (12 games), LHP Juan Lara (9 games), RHP Mike Koplove (5 games) and RHP Jensen Lewis (5 games) all have impressive scoreless outing streaks.
THRUWAY SERIES: With last night's win, the Bisons (7-4) pull ahead of the Red Wings (5-4) for first place in the 2007 Thruway Cup Series. The Bisons now hold a 3.5 game lead on third-place Syracuse (2-6).
Jeff Harris
-Last Outing (6/28 @SWB): (W, 2.0IP, 1H, 2BB, 3K), Bisons' 6-2 Win.
-2007 w/ Bisons: (4-5, 4.63)(15G, 14GS, 79.2IP, 78H, 44R, 41ER, 22BB, 44K).
-2006 w/ Seattle: (0-0, 5.40)(3G, 3.1IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, K).
-2006 w/ Tacoma: (0-3, 5.52)(15G, 4GS, 31.0IP, 43H, 22R, 19ER, 7BB, 13K).
-Was 29-16 with a 3.19ERA in Independent Leagues, 2001-2003.
-Originally a 28th round draft pick by Minnesota in 1995.
-Signed as a free agent, December 13, 2006.
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