Bisons Notes 4/29/10 - Durham at Buffalo (6:05 p.m.)

From Press Release:

*Tonight’s game is the first of the Bisons’ 5-game SNY schedule for 2010. SNY will feature the LIVE broadcast of Bisons/Bulls, starting at 6pm.

The Bisons/Louisville Bats game on Sunday, May 2 will also be aired LIVE on the SNY network (1:05 p.m.)

Buffalo Bisons (11-9, 2nd(-2.0), North) vs. Durham Bulls (15-6, 1st(+6.0), South)

Thursday, April 29, 2010 (6:05 p.m.) - Coca-Cola Field

RHP R.A. Dickey (2-1, 3.03) vs. LHP Heath Phillips (1-1, 3.42)

TV: SNY, Time Warner Cable SportsNet 13 Radio: WWKB AM 1520, http://www.bisons.com/

TODAY’S GAME: Tonight, the Bisons host the Durham Bulls in the third game of a four-game series from Coca-Cola Field (6:05 p.m.). Both teams have collected a win in the series as the Herd won 9-5 on Tuesday before the Bulls rebounded with a 9-2 victory last night. After tomorrow’s game, the Bisons will welcome in the Louisville Bats for the start of another four-game series on Saturday at 4:05 p.m.

vs. THE BULLS: This series will be Durham’s only trip to Coca-Cola Field in 2010. Last year, the Bisons won three of four from the Bulls in Buffalo and split the season series, 4-4. The Bisons haven’t lost a season series to the Bulls since 1999, with five season-series wins over Durham and five splits.

R.A. IS A-OKAY: RHP R.A. DICKEY has worked eight or more innings in each of his last three starts. On April 24 in Pawtucket, the knuckleballer allowed just two runs in eight frames to collect his second victory of the season. Dickey also has one of the International League’s two complete games, April 14 against the Red Sox. Dickey’s 29.2 innings of work trails Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s RHP IVAN NOVA by just a third of an inning for the IL lead.

LEADING OFF: OF JASON PRIDIE enters tonight’s game with a seven-game hit streak. The outfielder is 12 for his last 30 for a .400 batting average. Pridie leads the club with 26 hits and six stolen bases on the season.

METS UPDATE: The red-hot Mets (13-9) completed an amazing 9-1 homestand with a 7-3 victory over the Dodgers on Wednesday. Former Bisons’ OF ANGEL PAGAN had a two-run triple and INF IKE DAVIS had two more hits to raise his average to .355 for New York. The Mets have an off day today before starting a six-game roadtrip tomorrow night against the rival Philadelphia Phillies.