Familia makes his 23rd start

August 3, 2012 - 6:28 PM

All the scuttlebutt this season has been about pitching prospects Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler. But overlooked has been an impressive year by righty Jeurys Familia who makes his 23rd start for the Buffalo Bisons tonight as the Herd hosts Syracuse.

He is 7-7 with a 4.88 ERA and 93 strikeouts on the season. He has been knocked around in last two starts, then again, so has the Herd as a whole. He has five quality starts with his biggest drawback tempo and inconsistency, but he has been working on his tempo, picking up the pace of his game.

Tonight's Bison's lineup:

Kirk Niewenhuis -- RF
Josh Rodriguez -- SS
Lucas Duda -- LF
Zach Lutz -- 1B
Josh Satin -- 2B
Matt den Dekker -- CF
Matt Tuiasosopo -- 3B
Mike Nickeas -- C
Jeurys Familia -- P

--- 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.

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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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