Devil Rays Minor League Baseball Blog

Aaron Sisk had a big day at the plate in Vero Beach’s 9-7 win over St. Lucie.  He went three for four with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and three runs.  Patrick Cottrell went two for five with two runs scored.

Jonathan Beltre picked up the win although his relief appearance was hardly stellar.  He gave up three runs in just inning.  Wade Davis did have a nice start though.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in six innings.

Despite scoring four runs in the final three frames, this game looked it could go on forever.  The Rays scored a run in the top of the ninth to take a one run lead only to have St. Lucie tie it up in the bottom half of the inning.  Ditto in the tenth when each team scored a run.  Finally in the eleventh, the Rays put two up on the board and waked away with a 6-4 win.

Christopher Cunningham was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for five with a double and three RBIs.

While Matthew Walker’s start wasn’t phenomonal, he did leave the game with the lead only to see the bullpen give up three runs after he left the game.  Chris Kelly took the loss when he gave up the losing run in the ninth inning.

Sergio Pedroza and James Hall had pretty much identical games. Each had two hits, a homerun, and two RBIs in the loss.

Vero Beach never got their bats going in a 4-1 loss to Tampa.  Patrick Cottrell drove in the only run of the game.  Garrett Groce went two for four with a double and he scored the only run.

Eddie De La Cruz took the loss when he gave up three runs in tenth inning.  He gave up three runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings and the loss drops his record to 2-2 on the season. 

Vero Beach got some great pitching in their fourteen inning, 2-1 win over Tampa.  Matthew Devins hit a walk off homer in the bottom of the fourteenth to win it.

Wade Davis struck out eight and gave up just one run in his six inning start.  Chris Kelly picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.

Vero Beach got plenty of hits against Tampa but still lost 5-2.  James Hall was the hitting star and he went three for four with an RBI.

Jacob McGee had a pretty nice start go to waste.  He gave up two runs on four hits and one walk with eight strikeouts.  Kevin Lynn gave up three runs in two innings and he took the loss.

Vero Beach went down 9-2 early but they scored six late runs ot make a game out of it. Unforutunately, they fell just short and lost it 9-8.  Christopher Cunningham had a huge game in the loss.  He went three for four with a homerun, two RBIs and three runs.

Paul Moviel was hit hard and he took the loss. He gave up nine runs on twelve hits and one walk with one strikeout in 4 1/3 innings.

Vero Beach lost to Lakeland 4-3 and they picked up just six hits.  Erold Andrus and Patrick Cottrel each had a single, a double, a run and an RBI.

Michael Wlodarczyk had a decent start but he didn’t get the run support to pick up the win.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Sergio Pedroza had a career game in Vero Beach’s 15-4 win over Lakeland.  He went four for five with three homeruns, six RBIs and four runs.  Erold Andrus also hada nice day at the plate.  He went three for five with four runs.

Wade Davis improved to 3-0 with the win.  He gave up two runs on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

Jacob McGee got it done on the mound in Vero Beach’s 6-2 win over Lakeland.  He gave up two runs on three hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in six innings of work.

Jackson Brennan went two for three with a double, two walks, an RBI and a run.  Neil Walton went two for four with a homerun, a triple, two RBIs and two runs.

Paul Moviel was hit hard and he dropped to 2-4 in Vero Beach’s 9-1 loss to Palm Beach.  He gave up four runs on six hits and four walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

Sergio Pedroza was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for four with a triple and he drove in the only run of the game for Vero Beach.

Vero Beach and Palm Beach combined for nine errors in Vero Beach’s 9-5 loss.  Matthew Walker took the loss.  He gave up seven runs (three earned) on five hits and three walks in two strikeouts in six innings.

Matthew Devins was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for three with a homerun and two RBIs.

Vero Beach lost 2-1 and they were held to just one hit in the game.  Hunter Vick singled and he drove in the only run of the game for Vero Beach.

A decent start by Michael Wlodarczyk went to waste.  He gave up two runs on eight hits and a walk with six strikeouts in six innings of work.

The Rays got some solid pitching in their 5-1 win over the Cubs.  Wade Davis threw 5 2/3 innings and gave up just one run on six hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.  Greg Dupas picked up the win with 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief.

Hunter Vick had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for four with a run and an RBI. Neil Walton went two for four with a double and he scored twice.

Jacob McGee improved to 3-1 on the season with a nice start against Daytona. He gave up five hits and he struck out six in seven shutout innings.

Vero Beach picked up only five hits but they made them count in the 2-0 win.  Jackson Brennan went one for three with an RBI.

Rhyne Hughes had a huge game in Vero Beach’s 12-7 win over Daytona.  He homered twice and drove in five runs and he wasn’t the only Ray to go yard twice.  Erold Andrus also hit two homeruns while James Hall hit one over the fence once.

Jonathan Beltre picked up the win and he gave up two runs in two innings of relief.  Paul Moviel was hit hard and he gave up five runs in his five innings of work.