Bisons Notes 7/13/10 - Buffalo at Pawtucket (7:05 p.m.)

from press release:
Buffalo Bisons vs. Pawtucket Red Sox 
Friday, August 13, 2010 (7:05 p.m.) - McCoy Stadium
RHP Dillon Gee (11-7, 4.75) vs. RHP Ramon Ramirez (2-3, 5.20)

Radio: WWKB AM 1520, WGR Sportsradio 550AM, http://www.bisons.com/



TODAY’S GAME: Tonight, the Bisons take on the Pawtucket Red Sox in the first game of a four-game set at McCoy Stadium (7:05 p.m.). The Herd is looking to extend its season-high seven-game win streak. The Bisons now trail Scranton/Wilkes-Barre by only 5.5 games in the IL North Division. After this series, the Herd travels to home to begin an eight-day homestand with three games against Rochester and six games (one doubleheader) against Pawtucket.



RED-HOT HERD: The Bisons have won seven straight games and 11 of their last 12. It’s the first time the club has won seven consecutive games since August 24-30, 2005. The last time Buffalo won eight straight was August 12-21(1), 2004 when the club racked up 10 straight victories. The Herd has also swept two series in a row, having won four straight over Columbus, August 5-8, and two consecutive in Lehigh Valley, August 9-10.



vs. RED SOX: The Bisons are 4-2 this season against the Red Sox. The last time the Herd ventured to McCoy Stadium, Buffalo split a four-game series, April 23-26. Since rejoining the International League in 1998, the Bisons are 105-93 (.530) against the Red Sox.



RHP DILLON GEE is looking to earn his team-high 12th victory of the season tonight against the Red Sox. In his last two starts, he is 2-0 with just five earned runs allowed to 14 strikeouts in 14.0 innings. Gee has an International League-best 132 strikeouts this season, six more than any other pitcher. Gee is also only five strikeouts away from the Bisons modern era single-season record of 137, set in 1990 by RHP VINCENTE PALACIOS.


OF LUCAS DUDA is on a nine-game hit streak. In the stretch, Duda has averaged .382 (13-34) with two home runs and eight RBI. Since his June 13 promotion, Duda has the International League-lead with a .651 slugging pct and is second in extra-base hits with 31.