IL1 Buffalo Bisons

Bisons Notes

Published on July 26, 2006 under International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release


TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons take on the Louisville Bats in the second game of a four-game set from Dunn Tire Park (7:05 p.m.). The Herd has won five of their last six games after winning the series opener last night, 2-1. RHP Jeremy Guthrie gets the start for Buffalo tonight. Guthrie worked seven shutout innings in a 5-0 win over Syracuse on Friday. Louisville will counter with LHP Brandon Claussen, who last threw on July 14 against Norfolk (0.2IP, 1H, 1K).

Jeremy Guthrie

-Last Outing (7/21 vSYR): (W, 7.0IP, 3H, 3BB, 3K) in Bisons' 5-0 win

-2006 w/ Bisons: (5-3, 3.30)(14GS, 79.0IP,729H, 36R, 29ER, 34BB, 59K).

-2006 w/ CLEVELAND: (0-0, 6.59)(7G, 13.2IP, 17H, 10R, 10ER, 9BB, 9K).

-2005 w/ Bisons: (12-10, 5.08)(25GS, 136.1IP, 152H, 88R, 77ER, 49BB, 100K).

-Led the Herd in wins (12), starts (25), strikeouts (100) and innings (136.1) in 2005

-2005 w/ CLEVELAND: (0-0, 6.00)(1G, 6.0IP, 9H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 3K).

-Selected in the 1st round (22nd overall) of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft.

NOTHING BUT 0s: Tonight's starter, Jeremy Guthrie, threw up seven shutout innings on Friday night against Syracuse. The performance was the sixth time in 14 starts the pitcher has kept opponents off the board for the duration of his outing. The seven innings also matched a season-high he set in a victory over Richmond on April 19.

RBI MACHINE: Jason Dubois hit a two-out, RBI-single in the first inning last night to extend an impressive run producing streak. Dubois has now driven in at least one run in six straight games (12RBI). He now ranks tied for third in the International League with 63RBI on the season. Dubois is hitting .303 (20-66) with five home runs and 16RBI in 18 games this month.

NOW AT NINE: Jason Alfaro singled in four trips last night, extending his hit streak to nine games. He has averaged .400 (14-35) with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBI during the stretch. Five of the nine games in the streak have been against Louisville. Alfaro leads the team with a .500 (10-20) batting average against Bats' pitching.

CENTURY MARK: Ben Francisco homered for the second consecutive game last night. His solo shot on Tuesday night was the Bisons 100th home run of the season. Andy Marte currently leads the team with 15 while Jason Dubois and Ryan Garko are right behind him with 14 each. As a team, the Herd trails only Toledo (104) for the most homers in the league.

FINDING HOME: Ben Francisco scored both of Buffalo's runs last night and has now scored 10 times in his last six games. On the season, Francisco leads the Bisons and is ninth in the International League with 56 runs scored.

HOME SWEET HOME: The Bisons have won 11 of their last 15 games at Dunn Tire Park. At 31-21 and a .596 winning percentage, Buffalo has the fourth best home record in the International League. As a team, the Herd has hit 27 points better at home (.266 - .239) with 74 more runs scored in the same amount of games.

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