Jesus Feliciano’s second RBI and third hit of the night scored pinch runner Fernando Perez in the top of the 10th inning gave Buffalo a 5-4 win in the opener of a four-game series in Pawtucket.

John Lujan, who earned the win, avoided a walk-off loss in the ninth with the game tied and runners on second and third and one out, striking out Brent Dlugach and getting Ryan Lavarnway to fly out.

Despite a Lars Anderson single and a Nate Spears walk, Dale Thayer held on for his 15th save in the bottom of the tenth.

Starter Dylan Owen allowed four earned runs on six hits over five innings, walking four with two strikeouts.

Pawtucket put runners on the corners with no outs in the second, scoring when the Bisons traded a double play hit into by Hector Luna for Anderson advancing home.

The Bisons managed to tie the game in the fourth after loading the bases with no outs. Josh Satin, who started the rally with his fourth double as a Bison, scored on a Jesus Feliciano single.

Satin extended his hit streak to 11 games, hitting 18-for-44 over the stretch including his double.

Home plate umpire Art Thigpen ejected manager Tim Teufel after Teufel argued a safe call on Fernando Martinez’ throw to seemingly catch Ronald Bermudez at third after Nate Spears’ single.

The next batter, major league rehab assignee Jed Lowrie, scored both base runners on a double for a 4-1 lead.

Ruben Tejada cut the lead back to one on a two-RBI single after the Herd loaded the bases again, this time against reliever Clevelan Santeliz.

Luis Figueroa then tied the game and took a bid for a win from PawSox starter Brandon Duckworth with a single.

Game Notes: The Bisons improve to 4-1 on their current road trip but just 4-9 against Pawtucket on the season… The Herd defense turned three double plays against Pawtucket, including two against former Bison Luna… Valentino Pascucci walked twice, but lost his hit streak at 14 games… Hitting coach Mike Easler assumed managerial duties after Teufel’s ejection.

Thursday, August 4, 2011 (7:05 p.m.) – McCoy Stadium
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com

Buffalo Bisons (47-64, 5th(-15.5), North)
RHP Dylan Owen (5-5, 4.57)

Pawtucket Red Sox (62-49, 2nd(-0.5), North)
RHP Brandon Duckworth (8-6, 3.86)      

TODAY’S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons take on the Pawtucket Red Sox in the first game of a four-game series at McCoy Stadium (7:05 p.m.). The Herd is 3-1 on a season-long 10-game roadtrip that began with a two-game sweep in Lehigh Valley and a split of a two-game set in Rochester. The roadtrip will continue on Monday with two games in Syracuse.

VS. THE RED SOX: The Bisons are 3-9 against Pawtucket this season. The Herd collected just one win in six games against the Red Sox in the month of July, but all five defeats were by three runs or less. The Bisons have just 36 runs in the 12 games against Pawtucket this season. This four-game series will be the final time the Bisons play the PawSox this season.

DEALIN’ DYLAN: RHP DYLAN OWEN will make his 15th start of the season with the Herd. Owen earned his fifth win of the season on July 29 against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees with 7.2 innings of work. The righty ranks second on the Bisons team with 67 strikeouts. In his last start against Pawtucket, Owen struck out four in 6.2 innings of work in a no-decision on July 24 (4ER).

Mr. VP: INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI brings a 14-game hit streak into tonight’s game. Since July 20, the slugger has averaged .396 (21-53) with six doubles, three home runs and 14RBI. Pascucci leads the team in walks (59), RBI (75), home runs (16), and total hits (92) this year. Pascucci is now only one RBI behind Gwinnett’s Stefan Gartrell (76) for the most RBI in the IL.

SMOOTH AS SATIN: INF JOST SATIN has a 10-game hit streak of his own, over which he has averaged .400 (16-40). He is the eighth Bison to reach double-digit games with a hit streak this season. Since his promotion on July 22, the Triple-A rookie has hit in 11 of his 12 games with the Herd.

BISONS BITS: OF JESUS FELICIANO has the best strikeout/plate appearance ratio in the IL. With only 17 strikeouts in 322 trips, Feliciano’s 18.94 PA/K ratio is almost four plate appearances better than any other batter…The Bisons have drawn 376 walks this season, third most in the IL…RHP CHRIS SCHWINDEN is tied for 4th in the IL with 107 strikeouts. The total is already the 9th-highest single-season total for a Bisons pitcher in the modern era.

METS UPDATE: The Mets (55-55) and Marlins were rained out last night at Citi Field. New York is also off today as they prepare to host the rival Braves for a three-game set on Friday. The Mets are eight games behind the Braves for the National League’s lone wild card spot. RHP R.A. DICKEY is scheduled to start for New York on Friday.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011 (12:05 p.m.) – Frontier Field
TV: MLB Network, Time Warner Cable SportsNet 13        
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com

Buffalo Bisons (47-63, 5th(-15.5), North) vs.
LHP Mark Cohoon (3-6, 6.14)

Rochester Red Wings (43-66, 6th(-19.0), North)
RHP Eric Hacker (5-10, 5.66)

TODAY’S GAME: This afternoon, the Bisons take on the Rochester Red Wings in the second game of a two-game series from Frontier Field (12:05 p.m.). The Herd has won four straight games for the third time this season. With last night’s 9-6 win, the Herd has the chance to collect the two-game sweep of the Red Wings this afternoon. After tomorrow’s off day, the Herd will travel to Pawtucket as they continue their season-long 10-game roadtrip.

VS. THE WINGS: The Bisons are 8-5 against the Red Wings this season. Rochester won the first two games of the season series with the Herd winning eight of the next 11. Buffalo already has a two-game series sweep of Rochester this year as they won both games at Coca-Cola Field, July 14-15.

ON THE BUMP: LHP MARK COHOON gets the ball for the 12th time this season at Triple-A. The 23-year old rookie did not earn a decision his last time out despite allowing just three runs in five innings. Cohoon was victorious at Frontier Field just over two weeks ago. The southpaw defeated the Red Wings on July 17 with seven innings of four run ball (seven strikeouts).

WINNING: The Bisons have won four straight games for the third time this year. They also won four straight May 28(2)-30 and June 24-27. The Herd has not won five straight since reeling off seven straight wins, August 5-13, 2010. That stretch also included the last time the team swept two straight series, a four-game set against Columbus and a two-game series vs. Lehigh Valley.

Mr. VP: INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI extended his hit streak to 13 games last night. The slugger has averaged .400 (20-50) with five doubles, three home runs and 13RBI since July 20. Pascucci (74RBI) hasfallen two RBI behind Gwinnett’s Stefan Gartrell (76) for the most RBI in the International League.

BISONS BITS: OF MIKE BAXTER became the first Bisons player to record two triples in a game since OF Jason Cooper accomplished the feat on August 4, 2007 in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre….OF JESUS FELICIANO is one game shy of being just the 10th Bisons player to play 300 games in the team’s modern era…Josh Satin has hit in nine straight with a .389 (14-36) average. He can become the eighth different Bison with a 10+ game hit streak this season.

METS UPDATE: The Mets (55-54) fell in 10 innings to the Marlins, 7-3, on Monday night. Former Bisons OF LUCAS DUDA hit a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning to force extra-innings. OF JASON BAY also went deep in the loss. New York takes on the Marlins again tonight at Citi Field (7:10 p.m.).

Mike Baxter hit his first two triples as a Bison, scoring twice as the Bisons claimed a 9-6 win in the opener of a two-game road series with the Rochester Red Wings.

The win extends a winning streak to four games and gives Buffalo an 8-5 season series lead over Rochester.

In his third game back with the Bisons, Fernando Martinez rocked a two-run home run in the second inning.

However the Rochester offense quickly answered Martinez in the bottom of the inning with a two-run Chase Lambin double.

Toby Gardenhire then claimed the Wings’ only lead against starter Chris Schwinden with a single to knock in Lambin.

Josh Satin extended his hit streak to nine games and tied the game on a third-inning RBI single, scoring Baxter after Baxter’s first Buffalo triple.

The next inning, Nick Evans reclaimed the lead for Buffalo on a long home run over Frontier Field’s left field bullpen.

Jeff Bailey tied the game yet again, at 4-4, in the sixth inning with his own solo homer.

Rochester starter Andrew Baldwin left after six innings with the game still tied as Jake Stevens pitched the seventh.

With Luis Hernandez on first, Ruben Tejada attempted to bunt the runner to second, but catcher Rene Rivera’s errant throw to first base allowed Hernandez to race all the way home as Tejada took third.

Raul Chavez made it a two-run cushion on a sacrifice fly before Baxter’s second triple and Satin’s second RBI single.

Schwinden also left after six innings, allowing four earned runs on six hits and earning the win. The righthander struck out six to four walks.

Stevens allowed four runs (one earned) on five hits in one inning of work.

Valentino Pascucci went 3-for-5 with a run scored.

Rochester’s Mike Hollimon cut the lead to 9-6 with a two-run ninth-inning homer against Taylor Tankersley. Closer Dale Thayer recorded the final out, an Aaron Bates fly out to right fielder Jesus Feliciano.

Game Notes: Baxter is the first Bison with two triples in one game since Jason Cooper on August 4, 2007 in Scranton… Over the season series, Buffalo has 16 home runs to Rochester’s seven… Schwinden, 7-5, leads the Bisons in wins with Pat Misch second at two.

Monday, August 1, 2011 (7:05 p.m.) – Frontier Field
TV: Time Warner Cable SportsNet 13        
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com

Buffalo Bisons (46-63, 5th(-16.0), North)
RHP Chris Schwinden (6-5, 3.46)

Rochester Red Wings (43-65, 6th(-18.5), North)
RHP Andrew Baldwin (5-8, 5.80)

TODAY’S GAME: Tonight, the Bisons take on the Rochester Red Wings in the first game of a two-game series from Frontier Field (7:05 p.m.). The Herd has won three straight games, including a two-game sweep in Lehigh Valley over the weekend, to begin its season-long 10-game roadtrip. After Wednesday’s off day, the Bisons will travel to Pawtucket and then Syracuse.

VS. THE WINGS: The Bisons are 7-5 against the Red Wings this season. The teams have split three series so far this season while the Herd collected a two-game sweep at Coca-Cola Field, July 14-15. Buffalo is 9-5 in their last 14 games at Frontier Field.

SCHWING AND MISS: RHP CHRIS SCHWINDEN makes his team-high 20th start tonight. The righty leads the Bisons with a 3.46ERA and is tied with LHP Pat Misch with six wins. Schwinden has struck out six or more in six straight starts and ranks seventh in the International League with 101 punchouts on the season. The righty did not earn a decision his last time out despite seven innings of two-run ball against the Yankees on July 27.

Mr. VP: INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI has driven in a run in four straight games and is tied with Gwinnett’s Stefan Gartrell for the most RBI in the International League with 74. The slugger has 24RBI in only 18 games since the All-Star Break. Pascucci is now on pace for 102RBI for the season, which would be one short of Alex Ramirez’s team record of 103 during the 1998 season.

HIT STREAKIN: INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI has hit in 12 straight games with a .378 (17-45) average and 13RBI since July 20. INF JOSH SATIN brings an eight-game streak into tonight’s action and has hit .375 (12-32) since July 24. INF LUIS FIGUEROA now ranks seventh in the IL in average (.312) thanks to a seven-game hit streak since July 25 over which he has averaged  .387 (12-31).

BISONS BITS: With his two-run double last night, LHP PAT MISCH became the first Bisons pitcher to drive in four runs in a season since RHP Rick Reed in 1991 (record is RHP Vicente Palacios, 6RBI, 1990)…The Bisons have won four straight games on two other occasions this season, including June 24-27…With 298 games played in his Bisons career, OF JESUS FELICIANO can become just the 10th player to reach 300 games in the team’s modern era.

METS UPDATE: The Mets (55-53) lost to the Nationals, 3-2, yesterday afternoon. OF SCOTT HAIRSTON hit two home runs in the loss despite not starting the game for New York. Former Bisons LHP JON NIESE allowed just two runs in 5.1 innings but did not earn a decision. New York returns home to host the Marlins tonight at 7:10 p.m.