Gwinnett 8, Durham 5. Matt DeSalvo was knocked out in the 4th inning after giving up 6 runs (5 earned)…James Houser relieved DeSalvo and pitched the final 5.1 innings…Reid Brignac went 1-4 and Matt Joyce was 0-4…Justin Ruggiano went 2-4. Montgomery 6, Tennessee 3. Brandon Mann worked into the 7th [...]
Toledo 11, Durham 10 (13). Reid Brignac was 3-6…Matt Joyce was 0-7 with 2 strikeouts…Rhyne Hughes was 3-6 and hit a pair of home runs, driving in 4…Ray Sadler added a grand slam, his 9th home r4un. Montgomery 1, Tennessee 0. Brandon Mann pitched 6.2 shutout innings, striking out 6 [...]
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Durham 3, Pawtucket 2. Wade Davis pitched 6 scoreless innings with 7 Ks and 3 walks…Dale Thayer picked up his 8th save with 2 innings, allowing 1 run…Justin Ruggiano and John Jaso were a combined 0-5. Birmingham 14, Montgomery 8. Pat Burrell DH’d and batted third, going 0-5 with 3 [...]
With the 2009 MLB draft next Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays front office is busy preparing for their fourth rodeo. Now is a good time to take a look back and gauge the early returns from players selected in last year’s draft. Without further ado, we present you the Tampa [...]
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Durham 11, Louisville 6. Durham trailed 5-0 early but scored 8 runs in the 3rd and 4th innings. Ray Sadler had the big blow, a 3-run home run in the 3rd…Justin Ruggiano was 3-3 with 2 walks. He scored 4 runs and drove in 3…Reid Brignac was 2-3 with a [...]
Columbus 10, Durham 6. The first batter of the game reached on a Reid Brignac throwing error and the second batter reached on a Ray Olmedo throwing error and it was all downhill from there. David Price would allow 4 unearned runs that inning and 2 more of the normal [...]
Here is a short three-minute interview with 2008 top pick Tim Beckham. From the context, it sounds as if the interview happened just prior to start of the regular season. The video appears to have been shot by Kige Ramsey of Deadspin fame, and about the 2:30 mark, you can [...]
Stacy Long of the Montgomery Advertiser has the rosters for all four of the upper-level minor league affiliates (links below). We have updated the Cork-Board (organizational depth chart) in the sidebar accordingly. Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods A few notes on the minor league [...]
