Rays Minor League Baseball Blog

Ryan Morse had a mixed start.  On the one hand, he gave up four runs (three earned) on eight hits and two walks and he took the loss.  On the other hand, he struck out a season high nine batters.

Nevin Ashley was the only Catfish hitter with two hits.  He went two for four in the 6-2 loss.

Aaron Sisk had a big day at the plate in Vero Beach’s 9-7 win over St. Lucie.  He went three for four with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and three runs.  Patrick Cottrell went two for five with two runs scored.

Jonathan Beltre picked up the win although his relief appearance was hardly stellar.  He gave up three runs in just inning.  Wade Davis did have a nice start though.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in six innings.

Jonathan Barrett had an unusual start and while at times he could find the plate (he finished with six strikeouts), at others he couldn’t (six walks) in his four innings.  He did give up three runs though and while he didn’t take the loss, he gave up almost enough to pick it up.  Richard De Los Santos took the loss and he was shelled for five runs (three earned) in 1 1/3 innings.

Josh Asanovich was the hitting star and he went two for four with two RBIs in the 11-4 loss.  John Jaso went three for four with a run.

The Bulls offense had a tough time in a 4-3 loss to Ottawa.  Wes Bankston had a two run homer to provide most of the offense.  Jonny Gomes went one for one for two with two walks and two runs in his rehab start.

Andy Sonnanstine had a rough start and he dropped to 6-4 on the season.  He gave up four runs on ten hits with one strikeout in six innings.

The Catfish went down early 7-3 and they stormed back with five unanswered runs to beat the RiverDogs 8-7.  Cesar Suarez was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for five with a double, two runs and an RBI.

Woods Fines was hit hard in his loss but the hitters picked him up.  Neal Frontz picked up the win and he improved to 3-4 on the season.

Despite scoring four runs in the final three frames, this game looked it could go on forever.  The Rays scored a run in the top of the ninth to take a one run lead only to have St. Lucie tie it up in the bottom half of the inning.  Ditto in the tenth when each team scored a run.  Finally in the eleventh, the Rays put two up on the board and waked away with a 6-4 win.

Christopher Cunningham was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for five with a double and three RBIs.

The Bulls put eleven runs on the board in a 11-3 blowout win over Ottawa.  There were plenty of hitting stars and four Bulls went yard but Jorge Velandia was the only Bull with three hits.  He went three for five with a homerun and two runs scored.

Lost in all the offense was a nice start by Jeff Niemann.  He gave up a single run on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

The Biscuits were simply blown out by Huntsville today 19-4.  It was 13-1 after just four innings and this one was over early.  James Houser took the loss.  He gave up six runs on nine hits with four strikeouts in three innings of work.  The three relievers that were used all gave up at least four runs a piece.

Not that it mattered much, but Evan Longoria had a really nice game at the plate.  He went two or four with three run homer.

The Catfish were blown out by the RiverDogs 9-1 in a game where most of the hitters really didn’t show up.  Jairo De La Rosa was the hitting star and he doubled twice and drove in the only run of the game for the Catfish.

Wade Townsend took the loss and he dropped to 3-4 on the season. He gave up six runs on five hits and four walks with two strikeouts in five innings.

While Matthew Walker’s start wasn’t phenomonal, he did leave the game with the lead only to see the bullpen give up three runs after he left the game.  Chris Kelly took the loss when he gave up the losing run in the ninth inning.

Sergio Pedroza and James Hall had pretty much identical games. Each had two hits, a homerun, and two RBIs in the loss.

Christopher Mason improved to 7-1 on the season with seven shutout innings in his start.  He gave up five hits and he struck out seven and the win improves his record to 7-1 on the season.

Evan Longoria had a big day at the plate.  He went three for four with a double, a homerun and two RBIs in the 3-0 win.

J.P. Howell had a nice start wasted in their 2-0 loss to Ottawa.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Dustan Mohr was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a double.

Joshua Butler didn’t pick up the win, but he gave the Catfish seven quality innings in his start over the Sand Gnats.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts.  Matt Falk picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief in the 3-2, fourteen inning win.

Cesar Suarez hit a walk off game winning homer in the bottom of the fourteenth inning.  John Matulia went four for six with a run.

Chris Seddon dropped to 3-4 on the season with a tough start in the Biscuits 12-3 loss to Huntsville.  He gave up five runs on eight hits and four walks with three strikeouts in five innings.  Reliever Nick DeBarr was also shelled and he gave up six runs in an inning and a third.

Jason Pridie was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for four with a double and a run.

Jason Hammel went the distance and struck out six in nine shutout innings in the Bulls 8-0 win over Ottawa.  Hammel gave up just five hits and he didn’t walk a single batter and the win improves his record to 3-5 on the season.

Four different Bulls went yard in the win.  Elliot Johnson went two for four with a two run homer.

Heath Rollins improved to a perfect 6-0 in the Catfish’s 4-2 win over the Sand Gnats.  He gave up one unearned run on just one hit with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Maiko Loyala was the hitting star in the win. He went two for three with an RBI and a run.

Vero Beach never got their bats going in a 4-1 loss to Tampa.  Patrick Cottrell drove in the only run of the game.  Garrett Groce went two for four with a double and he scored the only run.

Eddie De La Cruz took the loss when he gave up three runs in tenth inning.  He gave up three runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings and the loss drops his record to 2-2 on the season. 

The Biscuits scored in only one inning, but it was a big as they scored all four of their runs to come back to beat Mississippi 4-3.  Reid Brignac went two for three with a run and Patrick Breen went three for four with a double and a run.

Mike Prochaska had a nice start but he didn’t pick up the win.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with three innings strikeouts in six innings.  Evan Meek picked up the win and he gave up one run in 1 2/3 innings.

Bulls’ pitchers held Rochester to just two hits in a 1-0 win.  Mitch Talbot picked up the win with an excellent start.  He gave up two hits and two walks with five strikeouts in eight shutout innings.

Justin Ruggiano hit a solo homerun for the only run of the game.  It was also the only extra base hit for the Bulls.

The Catfish lost 4-3 to the Sand Gnats but not because of John Matulia.  The right fielder went four for five with a double and he drove in all three Catfish runs.

Jeremy Hellickson dropped to 2-1 on the season with the loss.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and one walk with one strikeout in four innings.

Vero Beach got some great pitching in their fourteen inning, 2-1 win over Tampa.  Matthew Devins hit a walk off homer in the bottom of the fourteenth to win it.

Wade Davis struck out eight and gave up just one run in his six inning start.  Chris Kelly picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.

The Biscuits picked up seven hits but they were shutout in their 3-0 loss to Mississippi.  Reid Brignac and Chris Nowak each had two hits in the loss.

Jonathan Barratt dropped to 0-3 on the season.  He gave up three runs (one earned) on nine hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings of work.

The Bulls were shutdown and held to four hits in their 3-0 to Rochester.  No Bull reached base more then once in the shutout loss.

Andy Sonnanstine took the loss and he dropped to 6-3 on the season.  He gave up three runs on six hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings of work.

Woods Fines got it done on the mound in the Catfish’s 2-0 win over the Sand Gnats.  He improved to 4-2 on the season and he gave up four hits and a walk with four strikeouts in six shutout innings.

John Matulia was the hitting star.  He went three for four with a run.

Vero Beach got plenty of hits against Tampa but still lost 5-2.  James Hall was the hitting star and he went three for four with an RBI.

Jacob McGee had a pretty nice start go to waste.  He gave up two runs on four hits and one walk with eight strikeouts.  Kevin Lynn gave up three runs in two innings and he took the loss.

Two errors led to six unearned runs as the Biscuits were blown out by Mississippi 14-5.  Jeremy Flanagan took the loss and he gave up five runs (just one earned) on two hits and three walks with one strikeout in 2/3 of an inning.

John Jaso was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

The Bulls were held to eight hits in a 3-0 loss to Rochester.  Chris Richard was the hitting star and he went two for four with a double.

Jeff Niemann dropped to 3-3 on the season in the loss.  He gave up three runs on six hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.

The Catfish had a hard time at the plate and they lost 3-2 to the RiverDogs. Nevin Ashley hit a solo homerun and Joey Callender went two for three with a double.

Wade Townsend took the loss and he dropped to 3-3 on the season.  He gave up two runs on four hits and five walks with four strikeouts in five innings.

Vero Beach went down 9-2 early but they scored six late runs ot make a game out of it. Unforutunately, they fell just short and lost it 9-8.  Christopher Cunningham had a huge game in the loss.  He went three for four with a homerun, two RBIs and three runs.

Paul Moviel was hit hard and he took the loss. He gave up nine runs on twelve hits and one walk with one strikeout in 4 1/3 innings.

Matthew Spring hit a grand slam that helped pushed the Biscuits to 7-6 win over Mississippi.  They’d still need twelve innings though and it was an RBI single by Jason Pridie that won it for the Biscuits.

Dale Thayer picked up the win and he improved to 3-0 on the season.  He gave up two hits and a walk with one strikeout.