
Bisons Notes - Buffalo at Louisville (6:05 p.m.)
June 7, 2015 - International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release
Buffalo Bisons (28-28, 3rd(-3.0), IL North) vs. Louisville Bats (29-27, 2nd(-4.5), IL West)
Sunday, June 7, 2015 (6:05 p.m.) - Louisville Slugger Field
LHP Andrew Albers (2-7, 3.64) vs. RHP Dylan Axelrod (2-3, 3.81)
Radio: ESPN 1520 AM, Bisons Baseball Network
Today's Game
Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons take on the Louisville Bats in the final game of a four-game series at Louisville Slugger Field (6:05 p.m.). The Bisons are looking for the series win after wins of 4-0 on Thursday night and 11-6 last night. Tomorrow, the Bisons start a seven-game homestand against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Charlotte.
vs. the Bats
Tonight's game is the final regular season matchup between the Bisons and the Bats this season. Each team has three wins so far this season, so tonight's winner will take the season series. The Bisons won the season series last year with a 5-3 record against Louisville.
Andrew Albers
LHP ANDREW ALBERS makes his 11th start of the season tonight. The southpaw suffered his league-worst seventh loss last Tuesday in Indy despite his team-best sixth quality start of the season. Albers allowed two earned runs in six innings to the Indians. He is now 0-5 in six starts on the road this season despite a 2.70 ERA away from Coca-Cola Field. The Bisons have scored 10 total runs in his seven losses.
Matt Hague
INF MATT HAGUE is back on top of the International League with his .346 batting average. The veteran also leads the circuit in hits (72), doubles (17), RBI (35) and on-base pct. (.419). He is also the first batter in the IL this season to reach 100 total bases. Hague has not gone back-to-back games without a hit all season long.
Jonathan Diaz
INF JONATHAN DIAZ has reached base seven times in his last two games. Diaz went 3-3 with a triple on Thursday and was 2-3 with two walks last night. It's the second time he has reached base seven times in two-game stretch, matching April 23-24 in Lehigh Valley (3-6, 4 BB).
Bisons Bits
RHP GREGORY INFANTE has thrown shutout baseball in 11 consecutive games (17.0 IP). He picked up his first win of the season with two innings last night...RHP SCOTT COPELAND leads the IL in ERA (1.97) and average against (.185) and is 2nd in WHIP (0.99)...Buffalo has the best record in the IL when scoring first at 20-2 (.909 winning pct.)...OF CALEB GINDL went 3-5 with three RBI last night in his first game after two and a half weeks on the disabled list (since May 20).
Blue Jays Update
The Blue Jays (27-30) have won four straight, defeating Houston yesterday, 7-2. Former Bison Kevin Pillar went 2-4 with two RBI and Drew Hutchison allowed just one run in 6.1 innings of work. Toronto looks for the sweep of Houston today at 1:07 p.m. from Rogers Centre.
International League Stories from June 7, 2015
- Bats Win 8-4, Taking Series vs Buffalo - Louisville Bats
- Late Offensive Surge Not Enough for Bisons, Drop Final Game of Series 8-4 - Buffalo Bisons
- Bases Merloted Proves to be Another Hit at the Ballpark - Buffalo Bisons
- Decker & Hanson Go Deep, Sampson Goes 7 to Clinch Series - Indianapolis Indians
- Pigs Drop Finale to Indians, 5-2 - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- Knights Fall in Series Finale 4-1 - Charlotte Knights
- PawSox Beat Chiefs as Fister Strikes out Six - Syracuse Mets
- Red Wings Roar Back, Retain First Place - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- G-Braves Shut Out 2-0 in Finale vs. Durham - Gwinnett Stripers
- Wings Win in 9th - Rochester Red Wings
- Cecchini Slam Highlights PawSox 7-2 Win - Pawtucket Red Sox
- Bisons Notes - Buffalo at Louisville (6:05 p.m.) - Buffalo Bisons
- Atlanta Braves' OF Kelly Johnson to Rehab with Gwinnett - Gwinnett Stripers
- Pigs Go for Split with Indians - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- SWB Game Notes - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- Durham Bulls Game Notes - Durham Bulls
- Elizabethtown Native Nate Adcock Promoted to Reds - Louisville Bats
- Guerra Promoted to Chicago, Smith Promoted to Charlotte - Charlotte Knights
- LHV Game Notes - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- IronPigs Announce Father's Day Brunch Event - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
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