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Friday, May 9, 2008

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Bisons unleash long ball in win
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 05/09/08 6:33 AM

SYRACUSE — A Buffalo Bison homered for the first time in eight games Thursday night.

Bisons washed out

Updated: 05/08/08 6:32 AM

SYRACUSE — Wednesday night’s Buffalo Bisons- Syracuse Chiefs game at Alliance Bank Park was rained out and will be played as part of a doubleheader on July 8.

Sowers sharp in Herd win
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 05/07/08 6:41 AM

SYRACUSE — Jeremy Sowers is used to not getting run support from the Buffalo Bisons right now. He didn’t need much Tuesday night.

Tribe signs Sardinha for Bisons

Updated: 05/06/08 2:00 PM

The Cleveland Indians signed outfielder Bronson Sardinha to a minor league contract and will have him report to the Buffalo Bisons in the next couple of days, the team announced today.

Herd drops series opener
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 05/06/08 6:36 AM

SYRACUSE — Buffalo’s hard luck against the Syracuse Chiefs continued Monday night before 4,012 at Alliance Bank Park. The Herd lost, 3-2, in 10 innings and dropped to 0-5 against the Chiefs this season.

Ump stands out in Bisons’ sweep
By Mike Harrington NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 05/05/08 6:38 AM

It’s usually the player or manager that has to be stripped away from the umpire. Conventional wisdom has it that the men in blue are the ones who are supposed to keep their cool when things get hot on the field.

Francisco recalled in Tribe roster shake-up
By Mike Harrington NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 05/05/08 6:38 AM

Buffalo Bisons outfielder Ben Francisco is going back to the Cleveland Indians, and this time it might be for good.

Bisons sweep doubleheader against Charlotte
By Mike Harrington - News Sports Reporter
Updated: 05/04/08 6:42 PM

Jason Stanford threw six shutout innings as the Buffalo Bisons completed a doubleheader sweep of the Charlotte Knights with a 1-0 win Sunday in Dunn Tire Park. The Herd won the opener, 6-4, on Wyatt Toregas' two-run single in the sixth.

Winkelsas pitches a late-night highlight
By Mike Harrington NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 05/04/08 6:46 AM

Joe Winkelsas’ career in professional baseball has spanned 13 years and 16 teams. He’s endured trauma and triumph, overcome marijuana addiction, survived injuries and surgeries, trips through the independent leagues and a seven-year wait to get back to the majors. He even retired a couple of times.

Bisons rained out; Herd will play two Sunday
By Mike Harrington - News Sports Reporter
Updated: 05/03/08 1:49 PM

The Buffalo Bisons' game today against the Charlotte Knights was postponed by steady rain at Dunn Tire Park. It was the Herd's first home postponement of the season.

Bisons games to air on Time Warner

Updated: 05/03/08 6:41 AM

The Buffalo Bisons will have 12 games carried on Time Warner Cable’s SportsNet, Channel 13, over the next two months starting with today’s game with Charlotte, the Triple-A baseball club and the cable company announced Friday.

Bisons drubbed by Knights, 10-3
by Mike Harrington -- News Sports Reporter
Updated: 05/02/08 11:32 PM

Brad Eldred blasted two home runs and collected five RBIs as the Charlotte Knights drubbed the Buffalo Bisons, 10-3, in a rain-delayed game Friday night in Dunn Tire Park.

Herd's Brown goes on DL
By Mike Harrington - News Sports Reporter
Updated: 05/02/08 5:37 PM

Buffalo Bisons first baseman Jordan Brown, one of the team's most potent hitters for the first month of the season, was put on the disabled list Friday with a knee injury and replaced on the Herd's roster by former Cleveland Indians No. 1 draft pick Michael Aubrey.

Sowers reaps the spoils of hard work for Herd
By Amy Moritz NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 05/02/08 6:39 AM

On Saturday, Jeremy Sowers pitched against the New York Yankees.

April was cruel to Bisons’ fortunes
By Amy Moritz -- News Sports Reporter
Updated: 05/01/08 9:13 AM

There is no way to spin it — April was a brutal month for the Buffalo Bisons.

Herd’s win streak ends on dreary night
By Rodney McKissic -- News Sports Reporter
Updated: 04/30/08 9:16 AM

The early evening sparkled, bright and brisk, and for fans scattered throughout Dunn Tire Park, it was the perfect time to enjoy a baseball game. Then rain suddenly turned it slippery and wet for everyone — except for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Scranton/WB beats Bisons, 10-6
By Rodney McKissic - News Sports Reporter
Updated: 04/29/08 9:47 PM

Pitcher Matt Ginter's early season woes continued when he was tagged for five earned runs in 3 1/3 innings in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's 10-6 victory over the Buffalo Bisons on Tuesday at Dunn Tire Park.

Miller gets backing from Herd
By Rodney McKissic -- News Sports Reporter
Updated: 04/29/08 10:19 AM

Adam Miller didn’t have his best pitches working and had a difficult time finding a rhythm, but the bottom line is he didn’t allow a run in four innings of work.

Bisons grind out win over Sox
By Amy Moritz -- News Sports Reporter
Updated: 04/28/08 10:17 AM

With the score tied and the bases loaded in the sixth inning, right fielder Jason Cooper charged hard into foul territory and made a diving catch on a shot by Joe Thurston.

Series MVP Lowell passes rehab test
By Amy Moritz -- News Sports Reporter
Updated: 04/28/08 9:40 AM

There can be something comforting about a rehabilitation stint in the minor leagues.

Herd edges Pawtucket
By Amy Moritz - News Sports Reporter
Updated: 04/27/08 6:00 PM

For the first time since opening weekend, the Buffalo Bisons put together back-to-back wins.

Sowers performs well in season’s first start
By Mike Harrington NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 04/27/08 6:55 AM

CLEVELAND — Jeremy Sowers’ first four opponents this season with the Buffalo Bisons were Norfolk, Toledo, Syracuse and Pawtucket. Pretty big jump he took Saturday, making his season debut in the big leagues against the New York Yankees.

Herd’s Harris right on the spot
By Amy Moritz NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 04/27/08 6:55 AM

Last year, Jeff Harris was voted the most inspirational player by his Buffalo Bisons teammates in large part because of his willingness to work as both a starter and a reliever.

Bisons snap losing streak with 4-1 win
By Amy Moritz - News Sports Reporter
Updated: 04/26/08 9:18 PM

The Buffalo Bisons snapped a three-game losing streak Saturday night, edging the Pawtucket Red Sox, 4-1, in front of about 500 fans at Dunn Tire Park.

Scranton takes series from Herd
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 04/26/08 6:54 AM

MOOSIC, Pa. — The Buffalo Bisons lost yet another series in 2008.

The MLB Report /Scores and fast facts

Updated: 04/26/08 6:54 AM

American League

Duncan’s bat dooms Herd in loss to Yanks
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 04/25/08 6:38 AM

MOOSIC, Pa. — Shelley Duncan continues to be a tough out.

Bisons lose on HR
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 04/24/08 6:37 AM

MOOSIC, Pa. — Cleveland’s top pitching prospect Adam Miller passed his first test of the season, but in the end the Buffalo Bisons still lost.

Bisons strand Yankees
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 04/23/08 6:43 AM

MOOSIC, Pa. — Aaron Herr hit his third home run in the last two games and three Buffalo pitchers combined to strand 13 Yankees runners as the Bisons pinned a 4-2 loss on Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the opener of their four-game series at PNC Field.

Sox run in 10th extends Herd slide
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 04/22/08 6:40 AM

PAWTUCKET, R. I. — A ninth-inning rally, three home runs and playing errorless baseball wasn’t enough for the Buffalo Bisons as they lost to Pawtucket, 6-5, in 10 innings on Monday afternoon.


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