Norfolk 4, Durham 3. Jason Cromer pitched 4 scoreless innings, giving up 4 hits and no walks…Desmond Jennings went 1-5…Sean Rodriguez and Matt Joyce each went 0-4…John Jaso was 3-4 with a pair of doubles. The Bulls finished the regular season 83-61, winning the IL South by 2 games behind [...]
Durham 14, Charlotte 3. With the Bulls down to 2 starting pitchers (Jeremy Hellickson and Jason Cromer), Durham turned to Calvin Medlock who made his first start since 2005 and turned in a gutsy performance, striking out 9 in 4.2 innings. He did allow 3 runs on 3 hits and [...]
Durham 9, Charlotte 0. Jason Cromer pitched 6 shutout innings, striking out 2 and walking 2…Desmond Jennings went 2-3 with a triple and his 3rd home run. He also walked twice and stole 2 bases…Matt Joyce was 2-5 with an RBI and Chris Richard went 4-5 with his 24th home [...]
Gwinnett 10, Durham 2. Wade Davis was knocked out after 4 innings after giving up 6 runs (5 earned), 4 via a grand slam. He struck out 5 and walked 1…Desmond Jennings was 0-2 but walked twice…Reid Brignac went 0-5 and committed his 15th error…Matt Joyce was 1-3 with a [...]
Gwinnett 8, Durham 6. With the Bulls still short on starting pitching, Jeff Bennett made another start giving up 2 runs in 2 innings…Matt Joyce hit his 16th home run and was 2-4…Fernando Perez was 0-4 with a walk and his 8th steal…Reid Brignac went 2-5 with a double and [...]
Durham 4, Gwinnett 0. Jeremy Hellickson made another loud statement and once again showed that he is now one of the top prospects in baseball. in 8 innings, he allowed 1 hit, a 6th inning single. He struck out 12 and walked just 2. In 8 triple-A starts, Hellboy is [...]
Durham 11, Norfolk 2. Wade Davis made what could have been his last minor league start. He started and worked 3 perfect innings before a rain delay. A relief pitcher was warming up prior to the delay which suggests that Davis will be called up to start on Monday or [...]
Durham 3, Norfolk 1. Chris Richard hit a one out, 3-run home run in the 9th inning to overcome a 1-0 deficit…Desmond Jennings was 1-4 with a double and Matt Joyce was 0-2 with a walk…Aki Iwamura went 0-4 and Justin Ruggiano went 2-4 with his 22nd steal. Montgomery. (no [...]
Durham 4, Norfolk 2. Recently signed Jeff Bennett allowed 2 runs in 5.1 innings, striking out 3 and walking 3…Fernando Perez was 1-4 with a double and a walk…Reid Brignac went 0-5 with 3 Ks…Jon Weber hit his 14th home run…Matt Joyce was 0-3 with a walk and John Jaso [...]
Durham 9, Syracuse 6. Jeremy Hellickson does it again. This time he retired 18 of the first 19 batters he faced before giving up a 3-run run home run in the 7th for his only runs allowed. He gave up just 3 hits and 1 walk while striking out 10. [...]
