Devil Rays Minor League Baseball Blog

The Devil Rays had two chances to win the Governers Cup today and they could pull of a win in either game.  Game one saw Richmond win 6-2 and all four Bulls pitchers that were used in the game gave up runs.  Justin Ruggiano belted a solo homerun and Evan Longoria went two for four with a double and a run.

The second game then turned into a winner take all one for the championship and that one was a 7-2 defeat.  Mitch Talbot was hammered for five runs in 2 1/3 innings and all the Bulls could manage was six hits.  Ruggiano hit his second homer of the day with a solo shot and Michel Hernandez went two for four with a double.

Jeff Niemann picked up his second win of the post season as the Bulls evened up their best of five game series for the Governor’s Cup.  Niemann gave up just one run on six hits with nine strikeouts in eight solid innings.

Michael Hernandez went three for four with two RBIs and a run in the 5-1 win.  Evan Longoria went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.

The Bulls swept the Hens in a dramatic, ninth inning win to move on to the Governor’s Cup finals.  With the scored tied 2-2, the Bulls tagged Hens reliever Aquilino Lopez for three runs to win it.  Jon Weber had the game winner with a solo shot and then Evan Longoria added two runs with a two run shot

Jae Seo threw a nice start and he gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in seven innings.  Chad Orvella picked up the win with a shutout eighth inning.

Christopher Mason improved to 10-3 on the season with an incredible start in the Biscuit 7-0 win over Mississippi.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with six strikeouts in a complete game shutout.

Evan Longoria got it done at the plate for the Biscuits. He went three for four with a double, three RBIs and two runs.  Brook Badeaux went two for four with a walk and three runs.

The Biscuits lost to the Suns 8-2 and Mike Prochaska had a mixed start.  He struck out seven in seven innings but he also gave up five runs (three earned) on six hits and he fell to 2-7 on the season.

Evan Longoria was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four and he hit a solo homerun.

While he didn’t pick up the win, Jonathan Barratt threw a great game to keep the Biscuits in the game.  He gave up one run on three hits and four walks with seven strikeouts in six innings.  Brian Henderson picked up the win with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.

Evan Longoria hit a solo homerun in the win.  Chris Nowak singled and drove in two runs.

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.

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.

James Houser improved his record to 3-0 on the season with a nice start in the Biscuits 5-1 win over Birmingham.  He gave up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in five shutout innings.

Evan Longoria went two for four with a double, an RBI and a run.  John Jaso also helped out the cause with a solo homerun.

The Montgomery Biscuits scored 12 runs and picked up sixteen hits in a 12-4 blowout win over the Jaxx.  Evan Longoria was in the middle of the action with a huge game. He went three for four with a homerun, four RBIs and three runs.  The longball was his tenth of the season.  John Jaso also drove in four runs and Brooks Badeaux went two for five with a double, three RBIs and two runs.

Christopher Mason picked up the win with a nice start and he improved to 5-1 on the season. He gave up one run on three hits and one walk with four strikeouts in six innings of work.

The Biscuits dropped the Jaxx 11-8 and Evan Longoria had another nice game.  He went two for five with a homerun and he drove in four runs.  Jason Pridie also got it done at the plate and he went three for six with two triples, two RBIs and two runs.

Derek Feldkamp was hit hard in his start.  He gave up six runs in just 2 1/3 innings.  Brian Henderson picked up the win in what was a “right place, right time” because he needed to get just two batters out to improve to 1-1.

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 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.

Brooks Badeaux was very effective at the plate in the Biscuits 6-4 win over the Barons.  He went three for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Evan Longoria doubled and drove in two runs while Jason Pridie had two hits and two runs.

Dale Thayer took the win despite blowing the lead with a run in the eighth.  James Houser was solid in his start and he gave up two runs on four hits with four strikeouts in six innings.

The Biscuits were on the short end of a 2-1 ten inning loss and a great start by Chris Seddon went to waste.  He gave up just one run on three hits and two walks with one strikeout in seven innings of work.

The lone run was an RBI single by Evan Longoria.  That brings his season total up to nine in just eleven games.

Shaun Cumberland got it done at the plate for the Biscuits in their 7-6 over the Lookouts.  He went two for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Evan Longoria continued to rake and he doubled, drove in two and scored a run.

Jeremy Flanagan picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief.  He gave up just one hit and he struck out two.

The Biscuits dropped another game and this time it was a 4-3 loss to the Lookouts.  Evan Longoria hit a solo homerun and six different Biscuits had hits in the game.

Christopher Mason had a fair start.  He gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Nick DeBarr took the loss when he gave up the final two runs in an inning of work.

Montgomery got a very limited supply of offense today in their 5-1 loss to the Lookouts.  The lone run came in the second when Gabriel Martinez doubled home Evan Longoria.

Derek Feldkamp was roughed up in his start and he took the loss.  He gave up five runs (three earned) on nine hits with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Mike Prochaska was hit hard in the Biscuits first loss of the season.  He gave up eight runs (six earned) on six hits and two walks in just two innings of work.

Chris Nowak had two hits and an RBI and Evan Longoria was held hitless for the first time this season.

Evan Longoria is one of the Devil Rays prize prospects and he’s gotten off to a great start this season.  He went one for two with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs in the Biscuits 4-2 win over West Tennessee.  Shaun Cumberland also had a solid game with three hits and an RBI.

Christopher Mason had a solid start.  He gave up just a single run on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

Shortstop Reid Brignac got it done at the plate in the Biscuits 6-5 win over West Tennessee.  He singled twice, walked and scored three times.  Evan Longoria also had a nice game with two hits and two RBIs.  This is quite the dynamic duo.

James Houser picked up the start despite a mediocre outing.  He gave up four runs (two earned) on four hits and one strikeout in five innings of work. 

Reid Brignac led an eight run, fourteen hit attack as the Biscuits beat West Tennesse.  The shortstop went two for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Evan Longoria had another solid game as well.  He went three for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

Derek Feldkamp lasted just four innings but he struck out seven in his start.  Nick Debarr gave up a run but he struck out four in 1 1/3 and he ended up with the win.

Chris Seddon had a gem of a game last night as the Biscuits beat up on West Tennessee in a 4-0 win.  Chris Seddon threw seven shutout innings and gave up just one hit in a great start.  He walked one and struck out five.

Evan Longoria had a big game for the Biscuits.  He went two for four with a double, an RBI and two runs in the win.  Reid Brignac singled twice, drove in a run and scored.