Devil Rays Minor League Baseball Blog

The Bulls dropped game one in their quest for the Governor’s Cup in a tough 4-2 loss to Richmond.  J.P. Howell was cruising along until he got into trouble in the seventh inning in which he gave up three runs.

Chris Richard went two for four with an RBI.  Jason Pridie singled twice and he drove in a run.

The Bulls took a 1-0 lead in their series with the two time IL champ Mud Hens and it was Justin Ruggiano who led things at the plate.  He went three for five with two homeruns and two RBIs in the 11-8 win.  Eliot Johnson went three for four and he came a single short of hitting for the cycle while Wes Bankston went three for four with a double, a solo homerun and two runs.

J.P. Howell was hammered for seven runs in 5 2/3 innings but the hitters really picked him up in this one.  Jeff Ridgeway picked up the win despite getting just one hitter out.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Durham managed just six hits in a shutout loss to the Mud Hens.  Catcher Shawn Riggans had three of those hits and he doubled twice.

J.P. Howell had a tough time in the 6-0 loss. He gave up all six runs and they came on six hits and four walks in just 5 2/3 innings.

Bulls pitchers gave up a ton of hits and ended up losing to Pawtucket 5-3.  J.P. Howell gave up two runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings in his start and Seth McClung was hit hard for three runs in one innings as he took the loss.

Joel Guzman drove in two runs and Chris Richard walked three times and scored a run.  The only player with two hits was Matthew Maniscalco, who went two for three with a walk.

18-0.  There’s no other way to put this game other then that it was ugly.  J.P. Howell was shelled for six runs and Tony Peguero was tagged for eight runs in just 2/3 of an inning.  It’s going to take him a while to get that ERA down to a respectable level.  And there’s no hitting stars because the Bulls didn’t score a run and they picked up just four hits.