IL1 Buffalo Bisons

Bisons Notes - Buffalo at Lehigh Valley (10:35 a.m.)

Published on April 22, 2013 under International League (IL1)
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Buffalo Bisons (11-4, 1st(+1.0), North) vs. Lehigh Valley IronPigs, (7-9, T4th(-4.5), North)

Monday, April 22, 2013 (10:35 a.m.) - Coca-Cola Park

RHP Justin Germano (2-1, 8.44) vs. RHP Tyler Cloyd (0-2, 7.07)

TV: MLB Network

Radio: WWKB 1520 AM

Today's Game:

The Buffalo Bisons face the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the finale of a four-game series at Coca-Cola Park (10:35 a.m.). Buffalo has won seven in a row and can complete a perfect 8-0 roadtrip with a win today. Tomorrow, the Herd returns to Coca-Cola Field for a four-game series with the Pawtucket Red Sox.

Road Warriors

The Bisons are now 8-1 on the road this season. The Herd has won seven straight on the road, matching its high from a season ago (July 5-14). The Bisons best stretch away from Coca-Cola Field in the modern era was a nine-game win streak that spanned, April 17-May 11, 1985.

Bisons vs. IronPigs

The Bisons are 3-0 against the IronPigs this year and have now won five of their last six games against Lehigh Valley. Buffalo was 8-7 against Lehigh Valley last season, including a 4-3 record at Coca-Cola Park. The Herd leads the all-time series, 42-40, against the IronPigs.

What Brown does for us

MARTY BROWN (249) is second on the Bisons modern era victory list for wins. He trails only Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famer Brian Graham (253). Brown won 238 games with the Herd, 2003-2005.

Justin Germano

RHP Justin Germano makes his team-high fourth start of the season today. The Bisons Opening Day starter won his first road contest of the year on April 17 in Syracuse. In that outing, Germano took a no-hitter into the fifth inning before yielding three runs in 5.1 innings of work.

On the Bump

The trio of RHP DAVE BUSH, RHP CLAUDIO VARGAS and RHP MIGUEL BATISTA have dominated IronPigs hitters this series. The 3 Bisons starters have combined for a 1.00 ERA in this series and only 12 hits allowed in 18.0 innings of work. The group has struck out 15.

Hitting Shoes

The Bisons have four hitters in the IL's top 10 in hitting, including INF JIM NEGRYCH'S league-best mark of .472. Also on the list are OF MOISES SIERRA (4th, .400), INF LUIS JIMENEZ (8th, .356) and INF EUGENIO VELEZ (9th, .350). C JOSH THOLE (.355) is four plate appearances shy of also making the list. Negrych also leads the IL with a .806 slugging pct. and a .537 on-base pct.

Toronto (8-11) doubled up the Yankees by an 8-4 score yesterday. Toronto erased a two-run deficit by scoring the final six runs of the game. C J.P. ARENCIBIA hit another home run, his seventh of the season. The Blue Jays open up a series in Baltimore tonight at 7:05 p.m.

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