PawSox, Bisons Tied 1-1 After 3

The Pawtucket Red Sox and the Buffalo Bisons are knotted 1-1 after three innings this afternoon at McCoy.

The PawSox took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second.  With one out 1B Aaron Bates laced a double to right center off Bisons starter R.A. Dickey.  After advancing to third on a fly out to right by Mark Wagner, Bates scored on an RBI single by Daniel Nava.

The Bisons had a great chance to score a bevy of runs after loading the bases with none out in the top of the third off PawSox starter Randor Bierd.  Buffalo could only score one run on a 6-3 double play by C Josh Thole.

Bierd has walked three and struck out three though three innings.