Bell rings up a win for Bisons

Newly acquired Bubba Bell rallied the Buffalo Bisons with a two-run double in the eighth inning and lifted the Herd to a 4-3 victory over the Louisville Bats on Sunday.

The New York Mets acquired Bell on Friday from the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations. The 28-year-old Bell began the season with Triple-A Columbus and in eight games hit .292 with a pair of RBIs. He tacked on two more RBIs on Sunday to put a halt to the Bisons' three-game losing streak.

The first two games of the series with the Bats were especially lopsided for the Herd, who were pounded, 15-7, in the first game of the series on Friday then lost, 8-3, on Saturday.

On Sunday,The Herd trailed 3-1 in the eighth inning until Luis Figueroa, who was also added to the Bisons' roster Friday, ignited a two-out rally with a single to center. After Kirk Nieuwenhuis singled, Buffalo had runners on the corners when Nick Evans' single to center scored Figueroa. After Bats reliever Daniel Ray Herrera was lifted for Jordan Smith, Bell's double gave the Bisons the lead for good.

Bisons reliever Pedro Beato was credited with the win after pitching 1 1/3 innings and allowing two hits.

The Mets added Beato to the Herd's roster Sunday on an injury rehab assignment. Beato went on the disabled list May 4 with right elbow tendinitis.

The 24-year-old began the season with the Mets and posted a 0.00 ERA in 11 appearances and 17.0 innings of work. Beato has allowed just four unearned runs on nine hits and 10 strikeouts this season.

Herd starter D.J. Carrasco went six innings and allowed three runs, all earned, on eight hits. He struck out three and walked four.

Herrera (0-4) couldn't hold the lead for Louisville starter Scott Carroll, who went six innings and allowed just one run on five hits with four strikeouts. The Bisons didn't touch Carroll until the fifth when Jesus Feliciano's RBI single scored Luis Hernandez.

The series concludes at 11:05 a.m. today when the Bisons send right-hander Chris Schwinden (2-1) to the mound against the Bats' Chad Reineke (4-1).