Rays Minor League Baseball Blog

Jason Hammel dropped to 1-5 on the season with another tough start. He gave up six runs on five hits and four walks with three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Shawn Riggans hit a three run homer to account for most of the Bulls offense in the 7-4 loss.  Ben Zobrist drove in the other run with a solo shot.

The Bulls pitching was spotty, but they got just enough offense to pick up the win over the Clippers.  The final was 9-8 but some late runs by Columbus turned this game into a tight one.  Joel Guzman and Shawn Riggans each hit three run.  Jorge Cantu also had a nice game with three hits and three runs.

Jason Hammel had a rough start and he gave up five runs on six hits and five walks with three strikeouts in four innings.  Tim Corcoran picked up the win with three shutout frames.

Down 5-0, the Bulls scored four unanswered runs in the final four frames to at least make it a close 5-4 loss.  Shawn Riggans hit a solo homerun and he finished with two hits while Matthew Maniscalco went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

Mitch Talbot was hit hard and he took the loss in his start.  He gave up five runs on nine hits and four walks with five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.