IL1 Buffalo Bisons

Bisons Notes - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Buffalo (7:05 p.m.)

Published on July 10, 2015 under International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release


Buffalo Bisons (43-45, 3rd(-4.5), IL North) vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (47-42, 2nd(-1.0), IL North)

Friday, July 10, 2015 (7:05 p.m.) - Coca-Cola Field

LHP Randy Wolf (5-1, 2.76) vs. RHP Esmil Rogers (0-0, 4.63)

TV: Time Warner Cable SportsChannel 323

Radio: ESPN 1520 AM, Bisons Baseball Network

Today's Game

Tonight, the Bisons open up a three-game series against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at Coca-Cola Field (7:05 p.m.) Buffalo is coming off a 4-3 road trip in which they went 3-1 against the RailRiders and 1-2 against the Red Wings. This will be the Herd's final series before the All-Star break, which begins on Monday.

vs. the RailRiders

The Bisons are 5-4 against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season. Buffalo was swept by the RailRiders in three games at Coca-Cola Field June 8-10. However, the Herd has won five of their last six against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, all on the road.

Randy Wolf

LHP RANDY WOLF will make his team-high 17th start of the season tonight. In his most recent outing, the lefty threw 5.0 innings of one-run ball last Sunday against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a 6-4 Bisons' victory. Wolf struck out three and did not walk a batter. He did not earn a decision in the contest. Wolf is currently tied for fewest home runs allowed (2) amongst IL qualifying starting pitchers.

Chad Jenkins

After throwing yet another scoreless inning of relief, RHP CHAD JENKINS extended his scoreless streak to 21.0 innings (13 games) while pitching out of the bullpen. As a reliever, the righty has not yielded a run since May 25 and owns a 1.82 ERA in 18 appearances. Opponents are batting just .252 against Jenkins this season.

MattVP

All-Star INF MATT HAGUE's .339 batting average is 22 points higher than any other batter in the International League. The right has not seen his batting average drop below .335 since it was .330 on May 27. Hague's success can be attributed to his incredible consistency at the plate. He has yet to go more than two games this season without collecting a base hit.

Bisons Bits

INF JONATHAN DIAZ is batting .325 (13-40) over his last 10 games. He has also collected five RBI and hit a home run during that stretch...OF MELKY MESA is batting .417 (10-24) over his last five game. He has four multi-hit games in that time and has also collected five RBI...Last night's loss marked Buffalo's 32nd one-run game. They are a league worst 10-22 in such games this season.

Blue Jays Update

The Blue Jays (44-44) were shutout against the White Sox on Thursday, 2-0. Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey allowed just 2 runs in 7.0 innings. However, Chicago's Jeff Samardzija shutout the Blue Jays on just four hits. The Blue Jays will open up a three-game series tonight at Kansas City (8:10 p.m.).

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