To date there has only been one no-hitter thrown in Buffalo. It belongs and will stay with Bartolo Colon, despite Daniel McCutchen’s best efforts on Tuesday night.

McCutchen no-hit the Herd for 6 1/3 until Jesus Feliciano’s single busted up the bid and just two batters later the shutout was gone after Michel Abreu’s RBI single.
Unfortunately, the Indy offense was as strong as its pitcher, building a 9-0 lead before the Bisons would get on the board. Buffalo would fall 10-2 and Indianapolis would take three of the four in the series.

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Colon’s no-hitter was thrown on June 20, 1997… No Bisons’ team has ever been faced with a no-hit bid by the opposition going into the bottom of the ninth.

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TODAY’S GAME: This evening, the Buffalo Bisons face the Indianapolis Indians in the final game of a four-game set at Coca-Cola Field (7:05 p.m.). The Bisons need to win tonight to earn a split as the Indians won the first two games of the series while the Herd took Game 3 yesterday, 2-1. The Bisons will host the Durham Bulls for a four-game series after Wednesday’s off day.

VS. THE INDIANS: The Bisons are 1-2 against Indianapolis this year after winning yesterday’s game. Buffalo will travel to Indy for four games, July 24-27. The Bisons have not won a four-game series against the Indians since taking three of four in Indy, June 28 – July 1, 2004. Still, Buffalo owns the 49-41 edge over Indy since returning to the I.L. in 1998 (.544 pct.).

LET ME WORK: RHP Brandon Knight was outstanding in his last outing, but had his performance interrupted by an hour-plus rain delay. The veteran allowed just one hit and faced the minimum through four innings on June 4 in Norfolk. Unfortunately, a long rain delay forced Knight from an eventual 1-0 Bisons win. Knight had four strikeouts in the game and now leads the team with 55 punch outs on the season.

ROSTER MOVE: LHP Pat Misch has been officially added to the club’s roster. A waiver claim by the Mets from San Francisco, Misch was 3-0 with a 2.00ERA and one save in 12 games with Fresno (AAA) this season.

UNLUCKY 13: OF Wily Mo Pena saw his hit streak end yesterday at a Bisons’ season high 13-games. From May 25 -June 8, Pena hit .327 (17-52) with a double, three home runs and eight RBI. The streak raised his average 56 points.

DONE LIKE DESSENS: RHP Elmer Dessens has converted his last eight save opportunities. His 8 saves are T6th most in the International League

Nelson Figueroa did pitching and off the bench, Michel Abreu provided the power in the Bisons 2-1 win over Indianapolis on Monday morning.

Over 15,000 were brought to their feet when Abreu’s blast left the bat to give Buffalo the come from behind win.

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The Bisons pen combined to throw the final two scoreless innings and have allowed just one earned run in the last 9 1/3 in the series. Elmer Dessens picked up the save in the final two-thirds of the ninth, converting his eighth in the last eight chances. Wily Mo Pena was lifted mid-at-bat in the fourth inning after back spasms halted his game and hit streak at 13 straight games.

Buffalo can earn the split with a win on Tuesday night. Brandon Knight faces Daniel McCutchen to close out the series at 7:05 p.m. from Coca-Cola Field.

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SCHOOLS IN SESSION: This morning’s game is the Bisons annual School Kids Day. Over 11,000 children from schools ranging from Northern Pennsylvania to Niagara Falls are expected in attendance.

TODAY’S GAME: This morning, the Buffalo Bisons face the Indianapolis Indians in the third game of a four-game set at Coca-Cola Field (10:35 a.m.). The Bisons need to win today and tomorrow to earn a split as the Indians have won the first two games of the series. The Bisons will host the Durham Bulls for a four-game series after a league-wide off day on Wednesday.

OH NELLY: RHP Nelson Figueroa has allowed three or fewer runs in seven of his eight starts with the Bisons this year. He is tied for 1st on the team with five quality starts and has allowed just 39 hits in 48.1 innings of work. Figueroa collected his first win on Tuesday with 7.2 innings of one-run baseball.

HITS KEEP COMING: OF Wily Mo Pena kept his hit streak going with a single in four trips to the plate yesterday. Pena has now hit in 13 straight games, four games longer than any other hit streak by a Bison this year. Since May 25, Pena has hit .327 (17-52) with a double, three home runs and eight RBI. The streak has raised his average 56 points from .200 to .256.

IMPRESSIVE DEBUT: INF Luis Rivera has hit in each of his first three games with the team. The 25-year old is 5-11 so far at the plate, good for a .455 batting average. This is Rivera’s first stint at Triple-A in his 5-year career.

VS. THE INDIANS: The Bisons are 0-2 against Indianapolis this year after losing the first two games of this series. Buffalo will travel to Indy for four games, July 24-27. The Bisons have not won a four-game series against the Indians since taking three of four in Indy, June 28 – July 1, 2004. Still, Buffalo owns the 48-41 edge over Indy since returning to the I.L. in 1998 (.539 pct.).

COACHING MOVE: The Bisons coaching staff will say good-bye to Coach Bobby Malek today. Malek has accepted the position of Hitting Coach for the Kingsport Mets, New York’s rookie-level team in the Appalachian League. The 27-year old retired as a player in May of last season and served as a coach on the Mets Gulf Coast League team in 2008.

MEET THE METS: The Mets (30-25) blew out the Nationals yesterday, 7-0. New York scored five in the first inning and never looked back. Livan Hernandez delivered seven shutout innings to improve to 5-1 on the year and lower his ERA to 3.88. Former Bisons OF Fernando Martinez doubled and score a pair of runs. Off tonight, the Mets will open up a three game series against the Phillies on Tuesday.

The Buffalo Bisons, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets, today announced that Coach Bobby Malek has been selected by New York to be the Hitting Coach for the rookie-level Kingsport Mets of the Appalachian League.

His new coaching assignment begins immediately.

Malek, 27, was in his first season as a Bisons coach and only his first full season as a coach at any level. The former outfielder retired from the game as a player in May of 2008. He then served on the coaching staff with the Mets Gulf Coast League team.

Malek began his baseball career after being selected in the 4th round of the 2002 draft by the Mets out of Michigan State.