About 90 minutes from first pitch in downtown Buffalo and the sun is bright with blue skies and puffy white clouds. The Bisons have their fingers crossed that the rain and storms delay their arrival to Western New York as the Herd hosts Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in Coca-Cola Field.
Tonight is Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame night with outfielder Brian Giles and first baseman Russ Morman formally inducted in a pre-game ceremony. Giles spent three season with the Bisons, batting .308 with 37 doubles, 37 home runs and 138 RBI in 219 games. Morman also played three seasons, hitting .295 with 54 doubles, 42 home runs and 148 RBI in 246 games.
Righty Pedro Beato gets a spot start for the Herd as Garrett Olson was called up to the New York Mets. In 22 relief appearances he is 4-3 with a 2.38 earned run average. He has 26 strikeouts in 34 innings of work. It's his first start since 2009 when he was with Double-A Bowie.
Ramon Ortiz (9-5, 3.20) will get the start for Scranton.
Tonight's lineups:
Scranton
Chris Dickerson -- LF
Corban Joseph -- 2B
Eduardo Nunez -- SS
Ronnier Mustelier -- DH
Brandon Laird -- 3B
Francisco Cervelli -- C
Melky Mesa -- CF
Kosuke Fukudome -- RF
Darnell McDonald -- RF
Buffalo
Fred Lewis -- LF
Josh Rodriguez -- SS
Josh Satin -- 2B
Zach Lutz -- 1B
Adam Loewen -- RF
Valentino Pascucci -- DH
Matt Tuiasosopo -- 3B
Matt den Dekker -- CF
MIke Nickeas -- C
--- Amy Moritz
