Devil Rays Minor League Baseball Blog

Woods Fines dropped to 1-2 on the season with a tough start against the RiverDogs.  He gave up five runs (three earned) on seven hits and five walks with a strikeout in 3 2/3 innings.

Desmond Jennings was the hitting star in the 8-4 loss. He went two for five with a solo homerun.

Vero Beach lost to Palm Beach 8-4 and it was Brian Lockwood who took the loss.  He gave up four runs on five hits, two of which were homers, without getting a single batter out in his season debut.

Sergio Pedroza doubled and drove in two runs in the loss.  Christopher Cunningham went two for four with a double and he scored a run.

The Biscuits could only put two runs on the board in their 3-2 loss to the Suns.  Fernando Perez was the hitting star and he went two for four with a double and he drove in one of the runs. 

Derek Feldkamp took the loss and he dropped to 0-3 on the season.  He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Andy Sonnanstine had a very nice start this afternoon in his win over Charlotte.  He gave up just a single run on seven hits and two walks with eleven strikeouts in seven solid innings.

Raul Casanova drove in three runs in the 7-2 win.  Wes Bankston went three for four with an RBI and two runs.

A great start by Wade Townsend was wasted in the Catfish’s 6-4 loss to Charleston.  He gave up one run on three hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in five innings.  Ryan Morse took the loss and he gave up five runs in just 2/3 of an inning.

Desmond Jennings scored two of the four runs and Ryan Royster went two for three.

Vero Beach ran up the scored on Palm Beach in their 11-3 win.  Patrick Cottrell had a big game at the plate.  He went three for three with two doubles, a triple, four RBIs and a run.  Hunter Vick went three for five with two runs and two RBIs.

Paul Moviel coasted to an easy win and he improved to 1-2.  He gave up one run on five hits and four walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

Reid Brignac and Evan Longoria both had great games in the Biscuits 12-5 blowout win over the Suns. Brignac went two for four with a homerun, four RBIs and two runs while Longoria went three for five with a homerun and two RBIs.

Chris Seddon picked up the win and he improved to 2-1.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

The Bulls topped Charlotte 5-2 and most of the offense came on homeruns.  Elliot Johnson hit a two run shot and Joel Guzman hit a solo shot.

Jeff Niemann picked up the win with five decent innings.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts and it was Niemann’s first win of the season.

Matthew Walker was hit hard and he took his second loss of the season in a 9-5 loss to Palm Beach.  He gave up eight runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings.

Chrisian Lopez was the only Ray with two hits and one of them was a solo homerun.  James Hall singled and drove in two runs.

The Bulls topped the Knights 5-2 and Justin Ruggiano led the way for the Bulls at the plate.  He went two for three with a triple, three RBI and a run.  Chris Richard also had a nice game and he went one for one with three walks, an RBI and two runs.

J.P. Howell picked up the win and while he gave up his share of hits, only two Knights crossed the plate.  It was his first win of the season.

Lewis Rollins threw five shutout innings as the Catfish topped Charleston 5-2.  He gave up no hits and four walks with seven strikeouts in five innings and the win improves his record to a solid 2-0.

Nevin Ashley was the hitting star.  He went two for four with two RBIs and a run.

Hunter Vick singled three times and that accounted for more then half of Vero Beach’s hits in their 3-2 loss to Brevard County.  He also scored twice one of the two runs.

Jeffrey Kamrath took the loss when he gave up one run in his 1 1/3 innings of relief.  He gave up two hits and he struck out three.

The Biscuits couldn’t push a single runner across the plate in their 3-0 loss to Huntsville.  Reid Brignac had three of the six hits and two of them were doubles.

Mike Prochaska had a pretty nice start wasted because of the lack of run support. He gave up two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts in seven innings.  The loss drops his record to 0-2.

Jason Hammel had a very nice start but it wasn’t good enough to pick up his second win.  He gave up just one run on two hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in six innings.  Unfortunately, that one run was the only run for either side in the game.

No hitting stars in this one because the Bulls were shutout on four hits.  Even worse, the Bulls were struck out 14 times.

Jeremy Hellickson picked up his first win of the season in a nice start in for the Catfish.  He gave up just one unearned run on one hit and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings.

John Matulia was the hitting star in the 6-2 win.  He was a perfect three for three with two walks and two runs.

This was a tough loss because Vero Beach had a 2-1 lead and gave it up in the ninth and then they had a 3-2 lead in the eleventh before Eddie de la Cruz gave up two runs in the bottom half of the inning to lose it.  Even worse, a great start by Wade Davis went to waste.  He gave up one run on three hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings.

Alex Jamieson put Vero Beach on the board in the third with a solo homerun.  Patrick Cottrell also had a nice game and he went two for four with a double and he drove in the other two runs in the 4-3 loss.

The Biscuits got plenty of offense in their 13-6 win over Huntsville.  Gabriel Martinez led the way with a big day at the plate.  He went three for four with a homerun, five RBIs and two runs.  Chris Nowak homered and scored three times and both Fernando Perez and Jason Pridie homered and drove in two runs.

Christopher Mason had a solid start to go with all the run support and he improved to 2-0 on the year.  He gave up one unearned run on four hits with seven strikeouts in six innings.

Mitch Talbot had a pretty tough start against the Clippers and he dropped to 1-3 on the season.  He gave up eight runs (six earned) on eight hits and three walks with three strikeouts in just four innings.

Justin Ruggiano had a nice game and he went two for four with two RBIs in the 12-6 loss.  Chris Richard singled, walked three times and scored twice.

The Catfish won their third straight behind some solid pitching a 5-3, twelve inning win over Rome.  Neal Frontz was the most impressive pitcher and he picked up the win with three shutout innings.  He gave up two hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

Cesar Suarez went two for five with a double, two RBIs and a run.  John Matulia also had a nice day at the plate and he went two for three with a triple and two runs.

Vero Beach was shut down at the plate in their 7-1 loss to Brevard County.  They picked up just two hits one of those was a triple by Christian Lopez that he scored on.

Jacob McGee took the loss and he dropped to 1-1.  He gave up four runs on six hits and three walks with one strikeouts.

James Houser had a tough start in the Biscuits loss to the Stars.  He gave up three runs on five hits and four walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work.  Jarod Matthews took the loss and he was shelled for three runs in just 1/3 of an inning.

Josh Asanovich was the hitting star. He singled twice and drove in a run in the 10-3 loss.

This game was pretty ugly.  The Bulls were held to just two hits in a 1-0 shutout at the hands of the Clippers.  Two singles aren’t going to cut it.

Even worse, a great start by Andy Sonnanstine went to waste.  He gave up just one run on five hits with seven strikeouts in seven innings.

Derek Feldkamp had a solid start wasted as the Biscuits scored just one run an in eleven loss to Huntsville.  He gave up a single run on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five innings.  Brian Henderson took the loss when he gave up a solo homerun in the eleventh.

Chris Nowak drove in the only run of the game.  Evan Longoria singled twice and Brooks Badeaux went two for five with a triple and he scored the only run in the 2-1 loss.

The Bulls came from behind to send on two different occasions to keep this game going but they finally lost it in the sixteenth 7-4.  Tim Corcoran took the loss when he gave up the three runs in the sixteenth and he dropped to 1-1.  Chad Orvella struck out four in three shutout innings and Jeff Niemann struck out eight and he gave up three runs in his start.

Joel Guzman was the hitting star.  He went two for five with a homerun and three RBIs.

The Catfish scored three runs in fifteen innings and then in the sixteenth, they exploded for five runs to win it 8-3.  Quinn Stewart finished with three hits, three RBIs and a run while Desmond Jennings went four for seven with a double and two runs.

Ryan Reid picked up the win with four perfect innings to close out the game.  He struck out four and the win pushed his record to 1-1.

J.P. Howell had a tough start today as he dropped to 0-3 on the season.  He gave up eight runs (four earned) on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Elliot Johnson drove in one of the runs with his first homerun of the year.  Justin Ruggiano went two for four with a double in the 10-2 loss.

The Biscuits won 7-6 over Huntsville and Evan Longoria led the way with a two for three game. He homered and drove in three runs while Reid Brignac finished with three hits, two RBIs and a run.

Chris Seddon had a tough start and while he pitched five, he didn’t get the decision.  He gave up five runs on five hits and one walk with four strikeouts.  Brett Wayne struck out five and gave up one run 2 2/3 inning to pick up the win and Dale Thayer struck out three of the four batters he faced to pick up his fourth save.

Vero Beach had a good old fashioned comeback as Paul Moviel gave up four runs to put Vero Beach down 4-0.  Then late in the game, the hitters started chipping into the lead until a run in the eighth tied it and a run in the ninth won it.

Patrick Cottrell had a big day at the plate.  He went three for four with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and a run.  James Hall went four for five with a double, a run and an RBI in the 5-4 win.

John Matulia had a banner day today in the Cat Fish’s 7-1 win over Rome.  He went five for five with two doubles, a triple, and three runs.  Ryan Royster doubled three times and drove in two runs.

Wade Townsend struck out nine in his win.  He gave up one run on four hits in six innings and the win pushed his record to 3-1 on the season.

Vero Beach scored a run in the ninth to break a 6-6 tie to win it 7-6.  Matthew Devine hit a three run homer in the win and Erold Andrus finished with two hits and two RBIs.

Matthew Walker had a rough start and he didn’t even finish the fourth inning.  Greg Dupas both blew the save and picked up the win and he gave up two runs in one inning.