Devil Rays Minor League Baseball Blog

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.

John Matulia had a big game at the plate in the Catfish’s 8-5 win over the Sand Gnats.  He went two for five with a triple and he both drove in two and scored two.  Desmond Jennings also had a nice game.  He went three for five with a run and an RBI.

Chris Kelly picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  Neal Frontz also had a nice game and he struck out four in two innings en route to his sixth save of the season.

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.

The Cat Fish never got their bats going as they were held to just four hits in a 1-0 shutout to Augusta.  The game winning run didn’t come until the ninth inning and a very good start by Joshua Butler went to waste.  He gave up three hits with four strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Even Neal Frontz, who took the loss and dropped to 0-3, threw three solid innings he just gave up the one unearned run that ended up being the difference in the game.

Lewis Rollins had a very nice start.  He gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in six innings.  Unfortunately he didn’t get a decision because Neal Frontz gave up three runs in the eighth to loss it.  He dropped to 0-2 and it was his second blown save of the season.

Jairo de la Rossa was the hitting star.  He went two for three with a triple and two RBIs.

Columbus racked up eight hits and a walk but they couldn’t get a single runner across the plate.  Nevin Ashley and Ryan Royster each had two singles in the 3-0 loss.

Wade Townsend was roughed up in his start and he took the loss.  He gave up three runs on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts in three innings.  The Cat Fish did get some decent relief pitching though.  Chris Kelly threw three shutout innings and Neal Frontz struck out two in a pair of shutout frames.