Game 40- PawSox vs Bisons, May 13, 2006

The Pawtucket Red Sox take their six game winning streak on the road as they open up the first of four against the Buffalo Bisons at Dunn Tire Park. RHP Kyle Snyder (1-1, 3.80) will pitch for Pawtucket. RHP Brian Slocum (3-2, 3.62) starts for Buffalo.

Here are some notes before the game...

Pawtucket Red Sox (23-16)

During their 6-game winning streak the PawSox have outscored their opponents 40-24. They are batting .296 as a team with 10 home runs during that stretch. The PawSox are seven games over .500 for the first time since September of 2005. They now find themselves alone in second place in the IL North, 5 games behind the Scranton Wilkes/Barre Yankees.

Snyder is coming off his first win of the season last Wednesday against Durham. He went 6 innings giving up only two runs.

Jeff Bailey continues to impress from the lead-off spot. In 18 games at the top of the batting order Bailey is hitting .373. Twice he has led off the first inning with a homer.

Buffalo Bisons (17-21)

Buffalo enters the game winners of six of their last ten yet are in fourth place in the IL North, 10 1/2 games out of first place.

Slocum makes his eighth start of the season. He is coming off a win May 8th against Syracuse. In that game he pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out 8 and walking 1.