1:05pm - Buffalo at Rochester - Owen vs. Diamond

Buffalo Bisons (13-10, T2nd(-2.0), North) vs. Rochester Red Wings (9-13, 5th(-5.5), North)
Sunday, April 29, 2012 (1:05 p.m.) - Coca-Cola Field
RHP Dylan Owen (1-1, 4.02) vs. LHP Scott Diamond (4-0, 1.07)
TV: Time Warner Cable SportsNet
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, www.bisons.com


TODAY’S GAME: This afternoon, the Buffalo Bisons host the Rochester Red Wings in the third game of a four-game series at Coca-Cola Field (1:05 p.m.). The Herd has won the first two games of the set by scores of 7-3 and 4-3. The Bisons have won three straight and eight of their last 11 games. After tomorrow’s contest, the Bisons will welcome the Syracuse Chiefs into town.

vs. RED WINGS: The Bisons are 4-2 this season against the Red Wings. The clubs split a four-game set at Frontier Field, April 7-10. Dating back to 2011, Buffalo has now won eight straight over the Wings at Coca-Cola Field. At 6-3, the Herd leads the 2012 Thruway Series by 1.5 games over Syracuse (4-4).

DEALIN’ DYLAN: RHPDYLAN OWEN will make his second straight start after being moved to the rotation last week. Owen allowed just one home run in 4.2 innings of a no-decision on Monday in Lehigh Valley. In that game, Owen became the first Bisons’ pitcher in more than 17 years to hit a home run (John Hope, 8/6/94 vs. Indy). Owen started 20 games for the Herd last year and was 6-7 with a 3.87ERA as a starter.

STREAKIN’: Five Bisons players bring a personal season-high hit streak into today’s game. INFVALENTINO PASCUCCI leads them all with a 12-game stretch over which he has hit .321 (17-53). The others are OFVINNY ROTTINO (10G, 12-30, .308), INF BOBBY SCALES (6G, 9-21, .429), INFJOSH SATIN (5G, 10-24, .417) and INF OMAR QUINTANILLA (5G, 6-20, .300).

HOMERING HERD: OFDUSTIN MARTIN became the 14th different Bisons player to hit a home run this year. With 29 blasts, the Herd is tied with Pawtucket for the International League lead. Only Toledo and the PawSox have scored more runs than Buffalo’s 110.

BISONS BITS: Each of the Bisons last three wins have helped them gain a game in the standings, from five games back to only two....The Bisons rank 2nd in the IL in both hitting (.277) and pitching (3.08ERA)...INF BOBBY SCALES leads the International League in both average (.400) and on-base percentage (.517)...OFANDRES TORRES was 1-3 (R, BB) yesterday in the second game of his MLB injury rehabilitation assignment with the Bisons.

METS UPDATE: The Mets (12-9) rebounded to defeat the Rockies, 7-5, yesterday in Denver. Former Bisons RHPDILLON GEE struck out seven in seven innings for his second win of the season. OFLUCAS DUDA hit his fourth home run of the season. The Mets and Rockies have the rubber game of their series today at 3:10 p.m.