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PRESS RELEASE: - Mejia Starts Tonight

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



August 30, 2010



RHP Jenrry Mejia to Start for Bisons TONIGHT



Buffalo Bisons’ RHP JENRRY MEJIA is scheduled to start TONIGHT for the Herd against the Syracuse Chiefs at Coca-Cola Field (7:05 p.m.).


Tonight’s game is the start of the Bisons final homestand of the 2010 season. Buffalo will be home through Fan Appreciation Night on Thursday, September 2 against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (6:05 p.m.)


Mejia, 20, is 2-0 with a 1.32ERA in six starts for the Binghamton Mets (27.1IP, 19H, 14BB, 26K). In each of his last two outings, the righty has thrown seven shutout innings. Overall, Double-A hitters are averaging just .200 off him.


Before the season, Mejia was named the Mets #1 prospect, according to Baseball America. Mejia made the Mets’ Opening Day roster out of spring training and pitched in 30 games out of the bullpen for New York. The 20-year old was 0-2 with a 3.25ERA in 27.2 innings of work (29H, 15BB, 17K). It was his first time being used exclusively as a reliever.

1 comment:

BrooklynTrolleyBlogger said...

It turned out to be one hell of a start wouldn't you say? A little flirtation with a no-hitter is fun any time and encouraging for the Big Club. And this comes off a nice performance by Dillon Gee with 11k's in his last outing? So the youngins are showing promise.