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Bisons Notes - Buffalo at Durham (7:07 p.m.)

May 6, 2015 - International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release


Buffalo Bisons (15-10, 3rd(-0.5), IL North) vs. Durham Bulls (15-11, T1st, IL South)

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 (7:05 p.m.) - Durham Bulls Athletic Park

LHP Daniel Norris (NR) vs. RHP Dylan Floro (2-2, 4.60)

Radio: ESPN 1520 AM, Bisons Baseball Network

Today's Game

Tonight, the Bisons face the Durham Bulls in the second game of a three-game series from Durham Bulls Athletic Park (7:05 p.m.). Durham struck first in the series with last night's 7-0 victory. Following tomorrow morning's series finale, the Bisons will travel to Norfolk for a three-game series with the Tides.

vs. the Bulls

The Bisons have not won a season series against the Bulls since winning five of eight games from Durham during the 2006 season. Durham Bulls Athletic Park has been especially unkind to the Herd. Buffalo is just 5-20 in their last 25 games played at DBAP.

Daniel Norris

LHP DANIEL NORRIS makes his first Bisons start of 2015 tonight. The southpaw was 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA with the Blue Jays before being optioned last Friday. Norris struck out an amazing 44.7% of the batters he faced in his five games with the Bisons last season (38 of 85). He made his Triple-A debut in Durham on August 10(1) and struck out 10 in a 3-0 win over the Bulls (6.0 IP, 2H, BB).

Matt Hague

INF MATT HAGUE brings a six-game hit streak into tonight's game. The veteran has averaged .304 (7-23) since April 29 with two doubles , three RBI and three runs scored. Hague's 15 RBI on the season are 6th most in the International League while his five doubles, 12 walks and .423 on-base pct. lead all Herd hitters.

Munenori Kawasaki

INF MUNENORI KAWASAKI has reached base in 15 of the 17 games he's played this season. He has walked (9) more times than he has struck out (8) for a .406 on-base pct. to go along with a .296 average.

Bo Schultz

RHP BO SCHULTZ has closed out six of the seven save opportunities he's had this year. His six saves are tied with two other relievers for the most in the International League. Schultz has retired the first batter he's faced in seven of eight outings (88%) and has eight games finished.

Bisons Bits

The Bisons have not hit a home run in 323 at-bats, a stretch that goes back to April 25...RHP BOBBY KORECKY was activated off the team's disabled list Tuesday with LHP LUIS PEREZ transferred to Double-A.

Blue Jays Update

The Blue Jays (13-15) lost to the Yankees on Tuesday by a score of 6-3. Russell Martin had three of Toronto's eight hits, including his sixth home run of the season. Chris Colabello went 2-4 with an RBI in his Blue Jays' debut. The Blue Jays host the Yankees again tonight at 7:07 p.m.

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