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Bisons Notes - Buffalo at Charlotte

May 13, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release


Buffalo Bisons (20-16, 3rd(-3.5), North) vs. Charlotte Knights (19-17, 2nd(-4.0), South)

Sunday, May 13, 2012 (2:15 p.m.) - Knights Stadium

RHP Matt Harvey (3-1, 4.00) vs. RHP Charlie Shirek (3-2, 4.32)

Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com

TODAY'S GAME: This afternoon, the Buffalo Bisons take on the Charlotte Knights in the third game of a four-game series at Knights Stadium (2:15 p.m.). The Knights won the first two games of the series. Now, Buffalo needs to win two straight to earn a split of the set. The Bisons are now 3-5 on their season-long 10-game roadtrip that has already had stops in Rochester and Gwinnett.

vs. KNIGHTS: The Bisons are 0-2 against the Charlotte Knights this season. The two losses guarantee Charlotte at least a split of the four-game series with the Herd. Buffalo has not won a four-game series at Knights Stadium since taking three of four, May 13-16, 2005.

HARVEY: RHP MATT HARVEY has been extremely strong in his last four starts. Since April 20, the righty is 3-0 with a 2.96ERA and 23 strikeouts in 23.0 innings of work. In his last outing, Harvey tossed six shutout innings in a 3-0 victory in Gwinnett. In five road tests this season, Harvey is 3-1 with a 2.86ERA.

MVP: OF VALENTINO PASCUCCI hit his team-leading seventh home run of the season last night. It was also Pascucci's 45th career homer in a Bisons uniform. The slugger is now tied Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famer Torey Lovullo for eighth on the team's modern era home run charts. The Bisons Modern Era Home Run King is former infielder and current Chicago White Sox hitting coach, Jeff Manto (79).

NICE RETURN: OF VINNY ROTTINO was activated to the Herd yesterday after being optioned by New York on Friday. The veteran picked up right where he left off, using an RBI-double to extend his hit streak to 15 games. Since the streak began on April 18, Rottino has hit .333 (20-60) with seven extra-base hits and eight RBI. The 15-game streak is the longest active streak in the International League.

STARTING STRONG: The Bisons starters have been very consistent on this roadtrip. In group has delivered a quality start in each of the last five games. Over that five-game streak, each starter has gone at least 6.0 innings and struck out at least five batters while yielding no more than two runs on five hits. Overall, the starters have a 1.67ERA in the last five games.

METS UPDATE : The Mets' (19-14) scored in seven different innings of a 9-3 victory in Miami yesterday. INF DAVID WRIGHT had four hits, including his fourth homer of the season. Former Bisons RHP R.A. DICKEY allowed two runs in six innings for his fifth victory. The Mets take on the Marlins today at 1:10 p.m.




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