Bisons close out opening homestand

April 12, 2011 - 4:55 PM

The Buffalo Bisons will look for a bit of redemption tonight as they close out their first homestand of 2011 against the Pawtucket RedSox (6:05 p.m., Coca-Cola Field). Monday night, the Herd suffered a 15-1 loss to the PawSox -- the worst loss in the history of the downtown ballpark.

Righty Dillon Gee (0-1, 9.64) gets the start for the Herd. Gee lost on Opening Day,giving up five earned runs in 4.2 innings against Syracuse. In four career starts against the PawSox, Gee is 2-1 with a 3.97 earned run average and 24 strikeouts in 22.2 innings.

Tonight's Bison lineup:

Jason Pridie -- CF
Nick Evans -- 1B
Lucas Duda -- DH
Zach Lutz -- 3B
Kirk Nieuwenhuis -- RF
Russ Adams -- 2B
Ruben Tejada -- SS
Jesus Feliciano -- LF
Raul Chavez -- C

--- Amy Moritz

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Mike Harrington

Mike Harrington, a Canisius College graduate who began his career as a News reporter in 1987, has covered the Buffalo Bisons since 1992 and Major League Baseball since 1995. A member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, Harrington has reported on 15 World Series -- including every pitch of the Fall Classic this century -- and all three of the Bisons' championship runs in their modern era. He is a connoisseur of the famous Stadium Mustard at Cleveland's Progressive Field.

@BNHarrington | mharrington@buffnews.com

Amy Moritz

Amy Moritz, a native of Lockport, has covered the Bisons for The Buffalo News since 2002. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism/mass communication from St. Bonaventure University and a master’s degree in humanities from the University at Buffalo. An endurance athlete, she has completed several triathlons, half marathons and marathons.

@TBN_Moritz | amoritz@buffnews.com

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