Bisons get pitching gem from Broadway

Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Lance Broadway is proving he can be an elite starting pitcher. The righty tossed a complete game against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, as the Herd got the win 4-1 Wednesday Night from Coca-Cola Field.
The Dallas, Texas native gave up just one run on seven hits, walking two and striking out two in the winning effort. The victory was Broadway's first at Coca-Cola Field in 2009, and his first overall since June 16th.
Broadway cruised for the first eight innings, but the Yankees looked ready to mount another comeback against the Herd in the ninth. The Yankees put runners on second and third with one out, but Broadway struck out the last two batters he faced to seal the win for Buffalo.
The Bisons started the scoring in the bottom of the first on a sacrifice fly from Chip Ambres, plating Cory Sullivan and giving the Herd the 1-0 advantage.
The Bisons would strike again in the third with RBI's from Cory Sullivan and Jesus Feliciano, putting Buffalo up 3-0.
Feliciano would make it 4-0 for the Herd as he drove in his team-leading 34th RBI of the season in the seventh inning.
Sullivan continued his dazzling offensive efforts of late, going two-for-three and walk, and extending his hitting streak to seven games. The center fielder came into Wednesday's contest batting .385 since June 24th, and .339 since the start of June. The center fielder also flashed his defensive talents in the fifth. Sullivan robbed Eric Duncan of an RBI with an outstanding diving grab in center to keep the Yankees off the board.
Broadway's complete game was the third for a Bisons pitcher in 2009, coming just three days after Jonathan Niese went the distance against the Rochester Red Wings on July 5th.
The win was the first for Buffalo over the Yankees at Coca-Cola Field in six attempts, and the second overall. Buffalo's only other win against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre came April 21st when the Herd gave the Yankees their first lost of the season after an 11-0 start.
Buffalo now holds a 93-90 advantage against the rival Yankees since re-joining the International League in 1998.
The Herd will now take the road for a two game set against Pawtucket on Thursday night. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.