Bisons back for more

Maybe the Bisons won't need the bullpen tonight with Jonathon Niese on the mound trying to avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the Charlotte Knights. We can only hope after last night's 12-run arson squad act over the final three innings.

Niese, on the other hand, has allowed just one run over his last three starts and is suddenly squarely back on the Mets' radar. You wonder if he's on other teams' radars too. What if the Mets get so desperate for a bat that they become willing to part with him? Interesting thought.

Still can't believe the Bisons lost last night with seven runs on 16 hits. That was a week's worth of offense in April but this team is third in the IL in June in batting at .271. Pretty big improvement after that .197 April. Here's tonight's lineup:

Cory Sullivan, dh
Jesus Feliciano, lf
Chip Ambres, cf
Emil Brown, rf
Michel Abreu, 1b
Javier Castillo, 3b
Rene Rivera, c
Wilson Valdez, ss
Luis Rivera, 2b

---Mike Harrington