Bisons Notes
Published on May 5, 2008 under International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons open up an eight-game roadtrip with the first of four games against the Syracuse Chiefs at Alliance Bank Park (7:00 p.m.). Buffalo is coming off a doubleheader sweep of Charlotte on Sunday and a 6-2 homestand against the Knights, Yankees and Red Sox. On the mound tonight for Buffalo will be RHP Matt Ginter. He'll be up against Syracuse LHP Bill Murphy.
vs. CHIEFS: The Bisons are 0-4 against Syracuse this year as the Chiefs swept the Herd in a set at Dunn Tire Park, April 15-18. Three of the games were decided by two runs. Buffalo has lost just one season-series to Syracuse in the last eight years (2003, 6-10).
HAVE YOU HERR'D: Infielder Aaron Herr had a hit in both games yesterday. He has now hit in 17 of 20 games with a .329 (24-73) average. Herr has also driven in 16 runs in his last 18 games. He leads the team with a .283 batting average and 19RBI.
GREAT START: Infielder Michael Aubrey has driven in a run in each of his first two Triple-A games. The former 1st round pick (2003) had a two-run double on Friday and an RBI-single to score Buffalo's first run in the first game of yesterday's doubleheader. Aubrey had 16RBI in the first month of the season with Double-A Akron.
BISONS BITS: Jason Tyner has a five-game hit streak over which he has hit .400 (6-15)...RHP Rick Bauer has pitched scoreless baseball in 11 of his 12 outings. His 6 saves are T3rd most in the International League....Buffalo's team ERA has fallen to 3.99. It's the 7th lowest mark in the IL...Wyatt Toregas has 5RBI in his last 4 games.
Matt Ginter
-Last Game: 4/29 vSWB: (L, 3.1IP, 9H, 8R, 5ER, 3BB, 2K), Yankees' 10-6 win.
-2008 w/ Bisons: (0-4, 7.751RA)(5G, 4GS, 23.1IP, 33H, 24R, 20ER, 10BB, 16K).
-2007 w/ Memphis (PCL): (2-6, 4.06)(31G, 68.2IP, 86H, 39R, 31ER, 8BB, 43K).
-Pitched in 1 games with Nashville (PCL) in 2007 (0.2IP, 2H, 3R 2BB).
-92 career M.L. games with White Sox, Mets and Tigers (4-4, 5.46ERA, 211.0IP, 120K).
-Originally a 1st round pick (22nd overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 1999.
-Signed as a free agent on December 21, 2007.
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