Scranton 7, Durham 4. After two straight strong outings by Jae Kuk Ryu, he was knocked around in his latest outing. Ryu was pulled after allowing the first two batters of the 5th inning to reach base. He is on a strict 75-pitch limit as he is converted back to [...]
Durham 7, Indy 3. Rocco Baldelli didn’t waste anytime getting his bat warmed up. In just the second at bat of his first live action in over a month, Baldelli hit a solo home run. He finished the game 1-3 with a walk as the Bulls’ DH. Justin Ruggiano went [...]
Nate Silver of Baseball Prospectus and SI.com recently released his list of the 50 Most Valuable Players in baseball. We took Mr. Silver to task for not including Carl Crawford. Let’s just say we aren’t buying Nate a beer anytime soon. In light of this glaring omission, we thought it [...]
Ottawa 4, Durham 3. Huh? Andy Sonnanstine lost? That’s weird. Sonny got knocked around for 10 hits and 4 runs in 6 innings. He surrendered 2 home runs. We don’t mean to pile on Sonnanstine after one bad outing, because it is rare, but this is what we need to [...]
Richmond 8, Durham 1. Jeff Niemann was knocked out in the 6th inning after giving up 7 runs (5 earned) on 7 hits including 2 home runs. He struck out 6 and did not walk a batter. His ERA is now 4.10. Ben Zobrist committed 2 errors and went 0-4 [...]
Durham 9, Norfolk 3. Justin Ruggiano was 3-5 with a double, a grand slam and 5 RBI. He has 13 hits in his last 6 games and has raised his average to .316. Jeff Niemann picked up his 3rd win with 6 innings of 2-run ball. He struck out 5. [...]
Durham 3, Norfolk 0. Every night the Durrham Bulls send out a starting pitcher that is a legitimate Major League prospect. It must be a fun thing to watch. Last night it was Andy Sonnanstine. And on this night he threw 8 shutout innings on 7 hits and 1 walk. [...]
Durham 7, Norfolk 4. Jeff Niemann was flirting with disaster but surviving until the 6th inning when he was pulled with 1 out and the bases loaded and the Bulls up 5-1. Scott Dohmann allowed all 3 runners to score, on a ground out, an error and a wild pitch. [...]
Norfolk 2, Durham 0. Jason Hammel continues his domination of IL batters. This time he struck out 10 in 6 innings with 0 walks, but it wasn’t enough as he gave up 2 runs on 7 hits. Wes Bankston had 3 of the Bulls 4 hits. He is hitting .301. [...]
