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Stoner Struggles for Buffalo

AAA – International League
@ Gwinnett Braves 7, Buffalo Bisons 3
Tobi Stoner (1-1, 7.27) lasted only 2.2 innings in his second AAA start, yielding four runs on four hits and four walks.  Ken Takahashi wasn’t so strong either as the Braves touched him for three runs, one earned in 3.1 innings.  Arturo Lopez made his [...]

Knights Lance Knight & Bisons

AAA – International League
@ Charlotte Knights 7, Buffalo Bisons 6
The Cool: Fernando Martinez was 1-4 before hopping on a flight from Charlotte to New York to rejoin the Mets.
The Less Cool: Brandon Knight (4-6, 4.89) gave up seven runs on eight hits and five walks in four innings.
Pretty Chill: Adam Bostick tossed two scoreless innings [...]

The Bisons’ Weekend

Saturday: Buffalo Bisons 5, @ Charlotte Knights 1
Sunday: @ Charlotte Knights 3, Buffalo Bisons 2
Pitching was the story for the Bisons this weekend, as only an Elmer Dessens blown save in the bottom of the ninth on Sunday kept Buffalo from its first road sweep of 2009.
Saturday, Jon Niese offered up seven shutout innings, his [...]

Saturday Transactions/Notes

AAA
Fernando Martinez has returned to active duty for the Buffalo Bisons, sending Connor Robertson (0-3, 5.46) down to AA.  Robertson had 23 K and 10 BB in 28 innings while giving up 32 hits. The Mets also claimed LHP Arturo Lopez from the San Diego Padres.  Lopez had a 2.77 ERA in 20 games with [...]

Broadway Baffles Chiefs

AAA – International League
Buffalo Bisons 5, @ Syracuse Chiefs 4
Lance Broadway (1-3,5.97)  easily had his best start in three tries for the Bisons, holding Syracuse to one run on three hits, including two infield singles, in six innings.  He walked two and whiffed two.  It wsteh first time as a Bison that he has thrown [...]

Bisons Earn Split Monday

AAA – International League
Buffalo Bisons 3, @ Syracuse Chiefs 2
Eddie Kunz (4-2, 2.73 – pictured)earned the win in game for two scoreless innings over which time he fanned two and did not walk a batter.  After walked 14 batters in 23 innings in April and May, Kunz has issued just one free pass in 6.2 [...]

Good night? Knight Great Sunday Afternoon

AAA – International League
@ Buffalo Bisons 8, Durham Bulls 1
Brandon Knight (4-5, 4.26 – pictured) was simply fantastic on Sunday in holding the Bulls to one run on six hits in the complete game win.  Knight struck out seven hitters, did not issue a walk and threw 80 of his 109 pitches for strikes.  He [...]

Bisons Pull Away from Bulls

AAA – International League
@ Buffalo Bisons 13, Durham Bulls 5
The offenese busted out for new hitting coach Bill Maase, scoring six times in the fifth inning to turn a tie game into a blowout.  1B Wily Mo Pena was 2-3 with a pair of doubles and three RBI.  CF Cory Sullivan was 4-6 with a [...]

Indians Hunt Bisons

AAA – International League
Indianapolis Indians 10, @ Buffalo Bisons 2
So it goes for Buffalo, which managed just three hits all game long.  Brandon Knight started, but gave up six runs before the fifth inning was done.
One bright spot: two more scoreless innings from Adam Bostick (pictured) who didn’t allow a baseunner and now has five [...]

Figueroa Strong Again in Bisons Win

AAA – International League
Buffalo Bisons 2, @ Indianapolis Indians 1
 
Nelson Figueroa held the Indians  to one run on four hits in seven innings on his way to his second win of the year.  He struck out seven and walked one.  Figueroa trailed 1-0 after giving up a solo homer in the top of the sixth, [...]