Herd seeks more May magic

ROCHESTER -- After a miserable April, the Bisons are finding some offense and it's no coincidence they enter tonight's game against the Rochester Red Wings in Frontier Field with a 6-2 mark in May. They batted just .239 as a team in April but are at .272 in May and several individuals have finally found their stroke.

They'll have an interesting challenge tonight against Rochester lefty Francisco Liriano, the former Minnesota all-star on the road back from Tommy John surgery. He's 0-1, 5.40 thus far for the Red Wings. Jason Stanford (1-0, 1.15) is the starter for the Herd. Here's Buffalo's starting lineup, with a quick update on each player's recent success:

Josh Barfield, 2b (.306 during eight-game hitting streak)

Danny Sandoval, ss (7 for 16 in four-game hitting streak)

Michael Aubrey, 1b (9 for 25 since promotion from Double-A Akron)

Aaron Herr, dh (.320 in six-game hitting streak, has hit safely in 21 of 24)

Bronson Sardinha, rf (debut in the lineup)

Andy Gonzalez, 3b (has reached base in 26 of 28 games)

Brad Snyder, cf (3 for 10 last three games, including game-winning double last night)

Jason Tyner, lf (batting .355 in nine-game hitting streak)

Wyatt Toregas, c (has reached safely in 16 of 17 games)

---Mike Harrington