Devil Rays Minor League Baseball Blog

Mitch Talbot fell to 5-6 on the season in the Bulls 5-1 loss to Indianapolis.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Elliot Johnson was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two 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.

Jason Hammel improved to 2-5 on the season with a nice start in the Bulls 4-2 win over the Chiefs.  He gave up one run on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Jorge Velandia went two for four with a run and an RBI.  Elliot Johnson singled twice and he drove in two runs.

Seth McClung gave up two ninth inning unearned runs that cost the Bulls the win.  The final was 5-4 and a decent start by Jeff Niemann was wasted.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six innings of work.

Wes Bankston hit a two run homer in the loss.  Elliot Johnson went two for four with a triple and two runs.

The Bulls ran up the score on Pawtucket in their 11-3 win.  Four different Bulls hit homers and Wes Bankston led the way with four RBIs.  Elliot Johnson also had a productive game.  He also homered and he drove three while scoring two.

Lost in all the offense was a great start by J.P. Howell.  He gave up three runs (one earned) on two hits and three walks with a season high ten strikeouts in six innings of work.

Andy Sonnanstine improved to 5-2 on the season with another great start.  He gave up just one run on two hits and two walks with ten strikeouts in seven innings of work.  He’s now struck out 57 batters in 52 2/3 innings and opponents are hitting just .188 against him.  Just as good, he’s walked only nine batters.

Brent Butler and Elliot Johnson each hit solo homeruns in the 3-1 win.  Ben Zobrist was the only Bull with two hits in the game.

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.

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.

Jason Hammel was very impressive in his start.  He picked up the win and gave up five hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in 6 2/3 shutout innings.

Chris Richard had a big day at the plate.  He went three for four with a double, a homerun and two runs.  Elliot Johnson drove in three runs and Wes Bankston hit a solo homerun.

Wes Bankston had a huge day at the plate in the Bulls 9-5 win over the Syracuse Chiefs.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun, five RBIs and a run.  Second baseman Elliot Johnson had two hits, two runs and an RBI.

Jeff Niemann struck out seven in five innings but he didn’t pick up the decision because of five of the Bulls nine runs came in the eighth inning.  Scott Dohmann closed it out and he was credited with the win.