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Dillon Gee went the distance and became the first Bisons starter to earn a win this season as the Herd posted a 5-1 win over Louisville in Game One of their double header at Coca-Cola Field on Saturday.

The win also snapped a nine game home losing streak and seven game overall losing skid.

Giving up just one run on six hits, Gee (1-3) struck out one without issuing a walk.

“It’s a huge relief,” Gee said of the win. “I think we’re kind of pressing for wins right now. It’s just good to go out there and throw a good game for us.”

Looking early on like it would be a repeat of the same old story, Gee not only gave up back-to-back singles to Norris Hopper (2-for-3) and Chris Valaika’s to give the Bats a 1-0 lead, he routinely fell behind in the count.

After giving up the two hits Gee retired the next three batters in order to escape with minimal damage and was solid throughout.

“That first inning was huge that inning could have gone either way. That one run definitely set a good tone for the game,” said Gee.

“I was struggling first inning with command I got into a little bit of a jam. I was able to work out of it with some decent off speed pitches.”

As huge as it was for Gee to work out of the first, the key was following up with a strong second and not relapsing after the Bisons offense spotted him three runs in the bottom of the first.

“That’s was definitely a huge inning to go out there and put up a zero,” said Gee.

The Mets 21st pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft Gee spent the bulk of 2008 with Single-A St. Lucie where he went 8-6 with a 3.25 ERA. Earning an August called up to Double-A Binghamton Gee went 2-0 in back-to-back starts on August 23 and 27.

Ranked by Baseball America as the 17th best prospect in the Mets system the noted baseball publication also ranked Gee as having the best control and best change-up in the Mets system.

Gee, who threw 60 of his 91 pitches for strikes said he felt his fastball wasn’t quite hitting the sweet spot so he concentrated more on his off speed pitches which helped him find his feel for the ball and get his control.

“Under the circumstances, we’d been struggling and we knew we had the bullpen (piecing together) the second game it was huge that Dillon went out there and pitched a complete game,” said manager Ken Oberkfell.

Saying that he might have been trying to “play better than he was” in his other starts, Gee commented that if he stays within himself, like he did today, good things should happen.

Offensively, earlier this week Oberkfell stated that some how, some way some one would have to step up with men in scoring position. Mike Lamb did that as his two-RBI double gave the Bisons a 3-1 lead after the first.

Fernando Martinez had a solo shot in the third inning for Buffalo. Sam LeCure (1-2) gave up five earned runs in his four innings of work for the Bats in the opener.

Game Two:

Homey Bailey threw a complete game and improved to 3-2 on the season as the Bats (13-9) took the nightcap 2-0. The Bisons (3-18) were held to just five hits. Kyle Snyder (0-2) took the loss in the spot start role for Buffalo.

Notes:

Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado (hip) has managed to avoid the DL, for now at least which means that Wily Mo Pena will being staying put in Buffalo for the time being.

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RHP Tim McNab was promoted from Double-A Binghamton and joined the Bisons roster in time for today’s double-header.

McNab, 28, had a 3.27 ERA in his eight relief outings with the Bingo Mets.

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The series concludes Sunday with a 1:05 p.m. first pitch. Brandon Knight (0-0, 5.50 ERA) will take to the hill for Buffalo and face RHP Daryl Thompson (1-1, 9.31 ERA).

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This was Homer Bailey’s first complete game in Triple-A.