Koronis down to Crabs; Dyer back from Bulls

The Biscuits have lost their "win a date" bait.

Relief pitcher Alex Koronis (left) has been demoted to high-Class A Charlotte and is being replaced by Shane Dyer, who is being demoted from Triple-A Durham.

Koronis, who has a 4.12 ERA in 24 appearances, has had control troubles. In 39 1/3 innings, he's given up just 29 hits, but he's also issued 30 walks. Koronis has three blown saves.

Dyer started the year with the Biscuits, was a midseason Southern League All-Star and had a 2.03 ERA in eight starts before a mid-May promotion to Durham. He was 1-3 with a 7.34 ERA in nine games for the Bulls. Dyer dropped out of the rotation last week and gave up three runs in one inning Friday in his first relief appearance.

The Biscuits are looking for a player to take Koronis' place for Thursday's competition. "A player to be named later. A date to be named later," GM Marla Terranova Vickers said.

Suns' Smith lauded after bashing Biscuits

Jacksonville first baseman Curt Smith, after a big series against the Biscuits, won the Southern League's hitter of the week award.

Smith was 9-for-17 with four RBIs and five runs scored against the Biscuits and capped the week with a 2-for-4 Sunday that included a three-run home run against Pensacola. He's hitting .263 this year.

Pensacola left-hander Tony Cingrani was the top pitcher after piling up 15 strikeouts over eight shutout innings against the Jackson Generals on Wednesday. Cingrani gave up three hits and one walk. He's 2-1 with a 2.15 ERA in five starts.

Ranking the Rays ... Hot Rods, Henderson, Goetzman

A Hot Rod-filled Sunday ...
FULL SEASON
1. Alejandro Segovia, BWG: grand slam, 1b, 3 runs scored
2. Jeff Malm, BWG: grand slam, 2 1b's, 5 RBIs, 2 runs
3. Ryan Brett, BWG: 4 1b's, 3 steals, error, 2 RBIs, 3 runs
4. Jake Hager, BWG: 1b, 3 walks, steal, error, RBI, 4 runs scored
5. Todd Glaesmann, BWG: 2-run HR, 3 1b's, walk, 4 RBIs, 4 runs
SHORT SEASON
1. Brandon Henderson, HV: 3 no-hit innings, walk, 3 Ks
2. Granden Goetzman, PRI: 2b, 1b, steal, RBI, 2 runs
3. Oscar Hernandez, PRI: 2 2b's, RBI, run, passed ball

Today ...
DUR (Lance Pendleton 4-2, 3.27) at Buffalo (Garrett Olson 3-4, 4.74), 6:05
MGM (Kyle Lobstein 3-3, 4.68) at Jackson (Forrest Snow 0-2, 4.02), 7:05
CHA (Albert Suarez 4-4, 3.93) at Bradenton (Jameson Taillon 5-6, 4.18), 5:30
BWG (Ryan Carpenter 7-4, 4.01) vs. Dayton (Jacob Johnson 0-1, 3.60), 7:05
HV (Sean Bierman 0-1, 4.50) at Brooklyn (Hansel Robles 1-1, 0.84), 6
PRI (Jake Faria 1-0, 3.27) vs. Elizabethton (Angel Mata 1-0, 1.86), 6:05
GCL vs. Twins, 11 a.m.

Sunday's Rays roundup

Bulls 12, Buffalo 6
Tim Beckham and Henry Wrigley eached reached thrice and had three RBIs. Jeff Salazar singled twice, walked, had an RBI and scored three times. Cole Figueroa had two RBIs and two runs scored.

Stone Crabs 8, Bradenton 0 (Game 1)
Enny Romero went six innings and Jimmy Patterson finished the five-hitter. Romero walked four. Luke Bailey was 3-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored.

Bradenton 5, Stone Crabs 4 (Game 2)
Robby Price doubled, singled, took a plunking and scored. Mikie Mahtook doubled, stole twice, had an RBI and scored.

Hot Rods 20, Dayton 10
Jeff Malm and Alejandro Segovia each scored touchdowns. Really. Malm had five RBIs and two runs scored; Segovia four and three. Todd Glaesmann had four hits, a walk and four runs scored. He and Malm hit grand slams. Jake Floethe improved to 7-1. ... ... ... (Tempted to levy a missed extra point.)

Brooklyn 3, Renegades 0
Tommy Coyle hit three singles. Brandon Henderson threw three no-hit innings. Matt Spann gave up one earned run -- and two unearned -- over six innings.

P-Rays 6, Elizabethton 4
Granden Goetzman singled, doubled, stole, RBI'd and scored twice. Oscar Hernandez doubled twice, RBI'd, scored and passed a ball. (He's hitting .342.)

Sunday: Generals 7, Biscuits 2

Alex Colome struggled for a second straight start in the Biscuits' 7-2 loss to the Jackson Generals on Sunday.

Colome (3-3) gave up five runs on 10 hits in five innings. In his previous start, Colome lasted just three innings, allowing six runs on eight hits.