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Bisons Notes - Louisvlle at Buffalo (7:05 P.M.)

Published on June 29, 2012 under International League (IL1)
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Buffalo Bisons (40-41, 5th(-6.0), North) vs. Louisville Bats (31-51, 4th(-19.0), West)

Friday, June 29, 2012 (7:05 p.m.) - Coca-Cola Field

RHP Matt Harvey (6-3, 3.69) vs. LHP Ryan Feierabend (1-1, 4.64)

Radio: WWKB AM 1520, WGR Sportsradio 550 AM, bisons.com

TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons face the Louisville Bats in the final game of a four-game series from Coca-Cola Field (7:05 p.m.). The Herd won last night against Louisville by a score of 4-2 and will look for a series win with a win tonight. Buffalo will host the Durham Bulls for a four-game set beginning on Saturday. The Bisons are 21-18 at Coca-Cola Field this season.

vs. BATS: The Bisons are 2-1 against Louisville this season. In 2011, the Herd went 4-4 against the Bats after splitting each series in Buffalo and Louisville. Since their return to the International League in 1998, the Bisons are 62-53 (.539) overall against the Bats and are 36-23 (.610) at Coca-Cola Field.

HARVEY: RHP MATT HARVEY will make his team-leading 17th start tonight for the Bisons. Harvey leads the Bisons with 87 strikeouts and is in search of his seventh win of the year and his eighth quality start. This righty is 1-2 in June with a 3.12ERA, 31K in 26.0IP. Harvey was just selected to the Triple-A All-Star team on Wednesday which will be hosted at Coca-Cola Field. .

J-ROD: INF JOSH RODRIGUEZ went 2-3 yesterday with an RBI walk. He now has three multi-hit games and has hits in his first five of six games with the Herd. Rodriguez is now hitting .293 with 7HR and 33RBI in 63 games with Binghamton (AA) and Buffalo this season.

LEWIS: With two runs scored in yesterday's contest, OF FRED LEWIS has now surpassed OF VALENTINO PASCUCCI for the team lead with 39 runs scored. Lewis currently has a six-game hitting streak and leads the Herd in batting average (.303), triples (6), and stolen bases (12). His average is 11th best in the International League.

BISON BITS: RHP FERNANDO CABRERA got his league-leading 16th save last night...OF OSWALDO NAVARRO hit his first triple of the season in the third inning... RHP MANNY ACOSTA struck out four in relief for the second time this season...OF VALENTINO PASCUCCI walked three times last night and is now tied with Jack Cust for second in walks in the IL with 61.

METS UPDATE : The Mets (41-36) defeated the Dodgers yesterday by a score of 3-2. Former Bison RHP BOBBY PARNELL got his eighth save as a Met and first since September 22, 2011 against St. Louis. INF DAVID WRIGHT went 2-3 with a HR, 2B, 2RBI and a walk. He is now the Mets all-time walk leader with 581. RHP R.A. DICKEY searches for his 12th win against the Dodgers tonight (10:10p.m.).

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