The Knights scored nine unanswered runs to come from behind and win 12-7 over the Bisons – in 10-innings – on Monday night. In the win, Charlotte won the series and the fourth overall.

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Cory Sullivan picked up his third 4-hit performance of the season while Robinson Cancel extended his personal best hit streak to eight games with a double. Emil Brown had three hits for the Herd.

Buffalo is back in action on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. Jonathon Niese gets the start for Buffalo and looks for his fourth straight victory.

Independence Eve just got a whole lot bigger for Bisons fans. The New York Mets have told the Bisons: Oliver Perez will start in Buffalo on Friday night.

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Perez made his third rehabilitation start Sunday with Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League. Perez worked 5.0 innings vs. Hudson Valley, allowed two hits, with one walk and six strikeouts and earned the win in the Cyclones 13-3 triumph and at one point, he retired 15 of 16 batters.

Overall, Perez is 1-2 with a 2.19 ERA in his minor league rehab starts, one each with Buffalo (AAA) of the International League, St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League and Brooklyn. In 12.1 innings, he’s allowed 12 hits, seven runs, three earned, with seven walks and 14 strikeouts.

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The 15th Annual, Independence Eve Celebration with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus and the Largest Fireworks Show of the Season, presented by KeyBank, returns to Coca-Cola Field on Friday, July 3 as the Bisons host the Rochester Red Wings (6:05 p.m.).

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TODAY’S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons take on the Charlotte Knights in the third game of a four-game series from Coca-Cola Field (7:05 p.m.). The Knights took the first two games, 4-1 and 7-3. The Bisons need to win their next two games to earn a series split with Charlotte. After this series concludes on Tuesday, the Bisons will have an off day on Wednesday before hosting a two-game series against rival Rochester.

vs. THE KNIGHTS: The Bisons are 2-4 against the Knights this season. The two teams split a four-game series in Charlotte, June 19-22. The Bisons have outscored the Knights 27-25 in the season-series. The Bisons won the season series over Charlotte last season, 5-3.

SCORING EARLY: The Bisons scored in the 1st inning in seven of their last ten games (12 total 1st inning runs). Yesterday afternoon, Emil Brown provided the early tally with a hard-hit single to score Feliciano. Buffalo has scored 40 first inning runs this year, the most in any inning.

FELICIANO FEELIN’ IT: OF Jesus Feliciano added to his impressive hitting resume yesterday, as he recording his Bisons-leading 19th multi-hit game. Feliciano remains among the top hitters in the International League. The outfielder is now hitting .311 this year, 8th-best in the IL. Feliciano has hit safely in 25 of his last 31 games since May 23. During this stretch, he has averaged .365 (42-115) with eight doubles, 19 RBI and 20 runs scored.

WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU: OF Emil Brown had the hot bat yesterday. The outfielder went 3-4 including a powerful opposite-field homer, while batting in all three of the Bisons runs. Brown is hitting .290 with eight runs scored and 10RBI in 17 games since joining the Herd on May 30. Brown has a .444 (8-18) average and eight RBI with runners in scoring position.

BULLY FOR THE PEN: LHP Ken Takahashi pitched well in relief yesterday afternoon. The southpaw pitched 2.0 innings, allowing only one hit and striking out three. Since rejoining the Herd from the Mets on June 24, he has pitched 5.1 innings in relief allowing no earned runs, four hits, and striking out six in two appearances. On the season, Takahashi has an impressive 0.53ERA with only one earned run allowed and 15 strikeouts in eight appearances.

Ten days after working a five inning perfect game, Charlotte’s Carlos Torres threw seven innings while holding the Bisons to three runs during a 7-3 win Sunday afternoon.

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Emil Brown took advantage of his opportunities at the plate, belting a 2-run homer and driving the third Buffalo run.

The Bisons are back in action on Monday night at 7:05 when Tobi Stoner makes his Coca-Cola Field debut versos Lucas Harrell.

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TODAY’S GAME: Today, the Buffalo Bisons take on the Charlotte Knights in the second game of a four-game series from Coca-Cola Field (7:05 p.m.). The Knights took the opener last night with a 4-1 win. The Bisons are coming off an eight-game roadtrip where they went 4-4 and hit .305 as a team. After this series concludes on Tuesday, the Bisons will have an off day on Wednesday before hosting a two-game series against rival Rochester.

vs. THE KNIGHTS: The Bisons are 2-3 against the Knights this season. The two teams split a four-game series in Charlotte, June 19-22. The Bisons have outscored the Knights 24-18 in the season-series. The Bisons won the season series over Charlotte last season, 5-3.

SCORING EARLY: The Bisons scored in the 1st inning in six of their last nine games (11 total 1st inning runs). Last night, Chip Ambres provided the early tally with his second home run as a Bison. Buffalo has scored 39 first inning runs this year, the most in any inning.

FELICIANO FEELIN’ IT: Despite going 0-4 last night, OF Jesus Feliciano remains among the top hitters in the International League. Feliciano is hitting .308 this year, 9th-best in the IL. The outfielder has hit safely in 24 of his last 30 games since May 23. During this stretch, he has averaged .360 (40-111) with eight doubles, 19 RBI and 19 runs scored.

FELLIN’ SULLY: OF Cory Sullivan had another hit last night and has now averaged .412 (7-17) over a four-game hit streak. But Sullivan’s hot stretch at the plate goes beyond that. In the 31 games since May 22, Sullivan has averaged .360 (41-114). The stretch includes 13 multi-hit games and a pair of four-hit efforts. It has raised Sullivan’s season average 82 points from .202 to .284.

HITTIN’ HERD: The Bisons offense has been red hot of late. The Bisons pounded out 16 hits on Friday night to tie a season high they set on June 19 against the Knights. Buffalo hit .305 as a team and averaged 5.3 runs/game over their recent eight-game roadtrip. The Herd has come alive in the month of June, posting a .270 (217-805) team batting average in the month. That’s the 4th highest June average in the IL.