Gwinnett Braves Media Relations Department Coolray Field 2500 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 678.277.0320 nd st Buffalo Bisons (20-13, 2 in IL North, 0.5 GB) Gwinnett Braves (19-13, 1 in IL South, 3.0 GA) RHP Jeremy Hefner (3-1, 1.64 ERA) VS. RHP Todd Redmond (2-3, 3.69 ERA) Thursday, May 10, 2012 10:35 AM Coolray Field, Lawrenceville, GA Game #33 of 144 Radio: 1240 ESPN Radio Gainesville TV: CSS G-Braves Drop Third-Straight to Buffalo: The Buffalo Bisons broke a 1-1 tie in the RECORD BREAKDOWN seventh with three runs and went on to hand the Gwinnett Braves a 4-1 loss last night at Coolray Field. After getting shut out by the Bisons the previous night, the G-Braves struck first with a run Current Streak: Lost 3 in the first inning…Luis Durango singled, stole second and third base, then came home on an Last 10 Games: 4-6 RBI single by Stefan Gartrell. Buffalo tied the game at 1-1 on an RBI single by Matt Long Winning Streak: 6 Games (4/9-4/14) Tuiasosopo in the fourth, but left-hander Yohan Flande settled in for scoreless fifth and sixth Long Losing Streak: 3 Games (1x, Current) frames. However, Flande (L, 1-2) came undone in the seventh as he yielded back-to-back Record Since 2009: 250-212 singles. Left-hander Dusty Hughes came on and gave up a go-ahead RBI single to Fred Lewis Home: 10-6 Leading after 6: 12-1 and a two-out, two-run single to Zach Lutz, putting Buffalo ahead 4-1. Bisons’ starter Jeurys Road: 9-7 Leading after 7: 14-1 Familia (W, 3-1) allowed a run over 6.0 innings, and relievers Justin Hampson (H, 4) and Elvin Day Games: 4-2 Leading after 8: 15-0 Ramirez (S, 1) combined for 3.0 scoreless innings. Gartrell and Ernesto Mejia each went 2-for- Night Games: 15-11 Tied after 6: 6-1 4 in the loss, while Lewis (3-for-5, RBI) and Lutz (2-for-5, 2 RBI) led the way for the Bisons. Extra Innings: 4-1 Tied after 7: 4-0 Doubleheaders: 1-1 Tied after 8: 3-1 Leading the South: Despite losing for the third-straight game and the sixth time in the last Shutout W/L: 5-2 Trailing after 6: 1-11 seven games last night, Gwinnett still holds a 2.5-game lead over Charlotte (17-16) for first place Last At-Bat W/L: 4-2 Trailing after 7: 1-12 in the International League South. The G-Braves have held the top spot in the division for Walk-Off W/L: 1-2 Trailing after 8: 1-11 29-straight days dating back to 4/12 and have had a lead as large as 5.5 games (5/1-5/2). Score First: 17-4 With a HR: 7-5 Score Last: 10-4 Without a HR: 12-8 Can’t Stop Constanza: Jose Constanza extended his hitting streak to a season-best 10- 1-Run Games: 5-4 Allow a HR: 2-6 2-Run Games: 2-2 Allow no HR: 17-6 straight games last night, going 1-for-4 with a single in the eighth inning. Constanza is hitting 3-Run Games: 4-3 April: 17-7 .567 (17-for-40) with two doubles, eight runs scored and four RBI on the streak, second-longest +3-Run Games: 8-4 May: 2-6 on the club this season (one behind Drew Sutton’s 11-game streak from 4/12-4/22). The Vs. IL South: 15-8 June: 0-0 barrage has raised Constanza’s average from .288 on 4/25 to a current .348, second-best in Vs. IL North: 0-3 July: 0-0 the IL…he’s also among IL leaders in triples (T-1st, 3) and on-base percentage (4th, .435). Vs. IL West: 4-2 August: 0-0 Pre All-Star: 19-13 September: 0-0 Need for Speed: Luis Durango swiped a season-high three bases last night, becoming the Post All-Star: 0-0 Series W/L/T: 5-3-1 first G-Braves baserunner to do so since Wilkin Ramirez did it on 8/1/11 vs. Indianapolis…three VS. BUFFALO (11-16 All-Time) steals ties the single-game record for Gwinnett Braves’ history (dating back to 2009). Durango leads the IL with 18 steals in 19 attempts this season, and the G-Braves lead all IL teams with 2009 2010 2011 2012 46 steals in 55 attempts…Toledo is the next-closest team with 43 steals in 58 attempts. Home: 2-2 2-2 3-1 0-3 Road: 2-2 1-3 1-3 0-0 Gwinnett starters have thrown quality starts in all three games on this Quality, But No Win: Overall: 4-4 3-5 4-4 0-3 series, yet are a combined 0-2 with one no-decision. RHP Julio Teheran worked his first quality start of the year on Monday (6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER), but was taken off the hook for the win as 2012 TEAM TOTALS th Buffalo came back for a 4-3 victory…Teheran is 2-1 with a 2.81 ERA this season, the 14 - th rd lowest ERA in the IL. RHP Eric Junge extended his quality start streak to four on Tuesday, but Hitting: .249 (6 ) ERA: 2.97 (3 ) dropped to 3-3 with the loss (6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER)…he’s now 3-3 with a 3.09 ERA. Last night, HR: 17 Strikeouts: 256 LHP Yohan Flande turned in his second quality start and lost as well (6.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER). XBH: 81 Starter W: 11 Runs: 141 Holds: 10 Defending the Title: Stefan Gartrell, last week’s International League Batter of the Week, is Steals: 46 Saves: 8 3-for-10 with a home run and two RBI since becoming the first G-Brave to win the award this season on Monday. Last night, Gartrell went 2-for-4 with his 18th RBI (2nd on the club)…it was 2012 TEAM LEADERS th the 10 RBI he has posted in his last eight games (including a 6-game RBI streak from 5/1 to Average: Jose Constanza (.348) 5/7). An IL mid-season and post-season All-Star with Gwinnett last year, Gartrell hit .367 (11- Hits: Jose Constanza (32) for-30) with a double, four HR and nine RBI on a nine-game hitting streak from 4/28 to 5/7. Home Runs: Stefan Gartrell (5) RBI: Talking Streaks: Josh Wilson saw his personal-best nine-game hitting streak snapped last Ernesto Mejia (20) Stolen Bases: Luis Durango (18) night, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts…Wilson hit .294 (10-for-34) with five doubles, a HR, Wins: 2 Players Tied (3) three runs scored and two RBI on the streak. He and J.C. Boscan became the first G-Braves to ERA: Julio Teheran (2.81) hit back-to-back HR when they did so on 5/3 at Columbus (off RHP Kevin Slowey). Ernesto Strikeouts: Todd Redmond (34) Mejia extended his modest streak to four-straight last night with his third two-hit game in his last Quality Starts: Eric Junge (4) four starts (2-for-4)…Mejia is hitting .438 (7-for-16) with a double, HR and three RBI on the Saves: Dusty Hughes (3) streak. He leads the club with 20 RBI this season…that’s tied for eighth-most in the IL. Pen Pals: The Gwinnett bullpen is a combined 8-3 with a 2.79 ERA (39 ER in 126.0 IP), 10 holds and eight saves in 11 opportunities this season. RHP Cory Gearrin leads the way at 1-0 with a 0.54 ERA (1 ER in 16.2 IP) and two saves…he ranks fourth among IL relievers in fewest walks per 9.0 IP (1.08). RHP Jaye Chapman is 1-2, but has a 1.80 ERA (3 ER in 15.0 IP) and two saves…Chapman ranks third among IL relievers in lowest opponent average (.137) and fifth in fewest baserunners per 9.0 IP (7.80). RHP Buddy Carlyle, currently on the DL, also has an ERA near 2.00…he’s 2-0 with a 2.04 ERA (4 ER in 17.2 IP). JJ Quality Again: Since being optioned to Gwinnett by Atlanta following a shaky start (0-2, 9.37 ERA in 4 starts with the Braves), right-hander Jair Jurrjens has been strong for the G-Braves. He’s 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA (3 ER in 15.0 IP) over two quality starts and has limited IL opponents to a .176 average (9-for-51). On Sunday, Jurrjens became the first G-Brave to work 8.0 innings this season (5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K in win vs. Charlotte). A career 50-35 with a 3.53 ERA in 119 Major League starts including 47-34, 3.48 with Atlanta, Jurrjens is 3-1 with a 3.44 ERA (13 ER in 34.0 IP) in six career Triple-A starts (all with Gwinnett). All information subject to change UPCOMING PROBABLES All Times Eastern Fri, May 11 (G1) vs. Toledo RHP Jair Jurrjens (1-0, 1.80) vs. LHP Adam Wilk (2-1, 1.06) WDUN 5:05 PM Fri, May 11 (G2) vs.