6/14/12

7:05 PM - Matt Harvey For Dinner

Buffalo Bisons (37-29, T3rd(-4.0), North) vs. Pawtucket Red Sox (41-25, 1st(+3.0), North)
Thursday, June 14, 2012 (7:05 p.m.) - Coca-Cola Field
RHP Matt Harvey (5-2, 3.88) vs. RHP Doug Mathis (4-3, 4.50)
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com


TODAY’S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons host the Pawtucket Red Sox in the first of a four-game series at Coca-Cola Field (7:05 p.m.). The Herd split a four-game series with the Tides to begin this homestand. The Bisons are 19-13 at Coca-Cola Field this season.

vs. RED SOX: The Bisons are 2-2 against the Red Sox this season as they split a pair of two-games sets, including April 14-15 at Coca-Cola Field. Buffalo and Pawtucket have not played each other in almost two months. The Herd has not won a season series from Pawtucket since 2008 but are 115-112 (.507) against the Red Sox since returning to the International League in 1998.

HARVEY: RHPMATT HARVEY takes the mound for his team-high 14th start of the season. The righty is coming off his first loss since his Triple-A debut on April 5 in Pawtucket. He allowed three runs in four innings last Friday in Columbus. Harvey leads the Bisons with 64 strikeouts, 8th-most in the IL.

MR. JT: INFJUSTIN TURNER joins the Bisons today on an MLB injury rehab assignment. The Mets placed Turner on the DL on May 29 with a sprained right ankle. He hit .269 (18-67) with five doubles and 10RBI in 33 games with New York this season. Turner played 88 games with the Bisons from 2010-2011 and has a career .330 average with Buffalo.

from press release

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