Saturday's Rays roundup

Bulls 12, Buffalo 6
Jesus Feliciano and Chris Gimenez each had three RBIs and scored twice. Tim Beckham reached four times and scored twice. Alex Torres gave up one run in five innings.

Fort Myers 7, Stone Crabs 2
Robi Estrada singled, doubled and scored. Chris Rearick walked one in two no-hit innings.

Hot Rods 4, Lansing 3
Felipe Rivero was pulled after three shutout innings. Jake Hager singled, stole twice and scored. Jeff Malm doubled and singled twice. Taylor Motter singled thrice and scored. Tyler Goeddel hit a three-run homer. Drew Vettleson threw out a runner at home.

Renegades 6, Staten Island 4
Tommy Coyle doubled, walked twice, erred, RBI'd and scored. Ryan Dunn hit a two-run double. Ryan Garton threw two no-hit innings.

Bristol 13, P-Rays 12
James Harris singled twice, doubled, had three RBIs and scored. Darryl George reached four times, had two RBIs and scored twice.

GCL Rays 4, Orioles 2
Miguel Beltran singled, walked twice and scored. Luis Cabrera allowed one run on six hits in five innings.

Saturday: Biscuits 6, Suns 5

Omar Luna hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the fifth inning of the Biscuits' 6-5 victory over the Jacksonville Suns on Saturday.

With the game tied 3-3, Ty Morrison led off the fifth inning with his third single and Luna followed with a long blast over the left-field wall. It was his second homer of the year.

Ryan Garko doubled and scored to give Montgomery a 6-3 lead. The Suns pulled within one run with a two-run seventh. Chris Gutierrez singled and scored on a groundout. Curt Smith doubled and scored on a wild pitch.

The Suns loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth before Kyle Skipworth grounded out to end it.

Morrison and Garko scored twice for the Biscuits. Mike Sheridan hit a two-run double in the second.

Guerrieri scratched from Hudson Valley start

Taylor Guerrieri, Tampa Bay's top pick in last year's draft, has been scratched from his scheduled start tonight for the Hudson Valley Renegades, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports.

Koronis' past includes MTV show

Alex Koronis, before he agreed to take part in the Biscuits' "win a date" competition and the cheesy promotional video, was already an experienced thespian. The Biscuits' video is drawing rave reviews from his teammates.

"Definitely A-plus," fellow reliever Scott Shuman said. "Probably some of the best natural acting ability I've seen. I know if baseball doesn't work out, he has acting."

Koronis, who was the first to reveal his MTV past and helped efforts to track down the clip, also was pleased with the Biscuits' video.

"It's not my best work, but it's up there," Koronis said. "I'm happy with the overall product."

And, now, put your hands together for the March 4, 2010, episode of MTV's "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" ...

Is She Really Going Out With Him? (Season 2) Ep. 12 The Nuts Sack: We meet Erin, a grad student who's dating Jon, The Nuts Sack, and his multiple personalities.

Saturday's lineups

Series finale.

BISCUITS
Hak-Ju Lee ss (left)
Ty Morrison cf (left)
Omar Luna 3b
Ryan Garko dh
Kyeong Kang lf
Tyler Bortnick 2b
Mike Sheridan 1b (left)
Brett Nommensen rf (left)
Mark Thomas c
Nick Barnese rhp

SUNS
Jake Smolinski lf
Chris Gutierrez ss
Curt Smith 1b
Aaron Dudley dh (left)
Shawn Bowman 3b
Kyle Jensen rf
Kyle Skipworth c (left)
Paul Gran 2b
Jose Duarte cf
Matthew Neil rhp

Buschmann returns to Biscuits

Matt Buschmann, after making his second start for Triple-A Durham on Friday, has been demoted back to the Biscuits. He moved up to the Bulls when Chris Archer went to the major leagues. Archer came back down Wednesday -- and is scheduled to start Sunday for Durham.

System check

It's back after a two-week vacation. Stats through Friday.

TRIPLE-A, DURHAM BULLS
International League South
(38-45, third place, 9 GB)
LHP Frank De Los Santos gave up two runs Friday and has a 4.15 ERA in five appearances.
3B Cole Figueroa, who is 13-for-24 in his last seven games, has a .272 average.
SS Tim Beckham has a .300 average in seven games since returning from a 50-game drug suspension.
1B Henry Wrigley is hitting .345 in June.

HIGH-CLASS A, CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS
Florida State League South
(3-4, tied for third, 1.5 GB)
LHP Chris Rearick is 15-for-17 on saves with a 1.98 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 36.1 innings.
OF Mikie Mahtook has a .291 average.

LOW-CLASS A, BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
Midwest League Eastern
(4-4, tied for fourth, 1 GB)
RHP Roberto Gomez is 5-0 with a 1.32 ERA in his last seven starts. He's 8-2 with a 2.48 ERA.
SS Jake Hager has a .372 June average and is hitting .285 for the year.
RF Drew Vettleson is hitting .299.

SHORT-SEASON A, HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES
New York-Penn League McNamara
(8-4, tied for first place)
RHP Taylor Guerrieri, in 10 innings, has given up one run on seven hits with 12 strikeouts.
SS Ryan Dunn has a .528 on-base percentage and nine runs scored in eight games.

ROOKIE, PRINCETON RAYS
Appalachian League East
(8-3, tied for first place)
LHP Blake Snell has allowed two hits in 12.2 shutout innings. He's walked five and struck out 20.
SS Brandon Martin has 10 RBIs and 10 runs scored in 10 games. He's hitting .273.

ROOKIE, GCL RAYS
Gulf Coast League South
(5-4, tied for first place)
LHP Geisel De La Cruz threw six shutout innings and struck out eight in his debut Friday.
IF Ben Kline is 9-for-14 with five steals in four games.

WAYWARD BISCUITS
Those who strayed from the Rays
OF Justin Ruggiano has a .388 average in 23 games for the Miami Marlins.
C John Jaso is hitting .277 with the Seattle Mariners.
RHP Jean Machi has a 3.58 ERA at Triple-A Fresno (Giants).
LF Delmon Young is hitting .269 with six home runs for the Detroit Tigers.
1B Wes Bankston has a .262 average, 13 homers and 56 RBIs with Campeche of the Mexican League.
LHP Chris Seddon is 7-5 with a 3.61 ERA with Triple-A Columbus (Indians).
3B Matt Sweeney has a .250 average at high-Class A Frederick (Orioles).
1B Matt Fields is 4-for-24 in seven games after signing with high-Class A Wilmington (Royals).
OF John Shelby has a .185 average at independent Gateway.
RHP Eduardo Morlan has a 2.54 ERA in 28.1 innings for independent Southern Maryland.

Ranking the Rays ... Morrison, Hager, Kline

For Friday ...
FULL SEASON
1. Ty Morrison, MGM: 2-run HR, 3b, 2b, walk, 3 RBIs, 4 runs
2. Jake Hager, BWG: 3 2b's, 2 1b's, 5 RBIs, run
3. Ryan Brett, BWG: 2b, 1b, walk, 3 steals, 3 runs
4. Todd Glaesmann, BWG: 2 HRs, 2 1b's, 3 RBIs
5. Hak-Ju Lee, MGM: 3 1b's, RBI, 3 runs
SHORT SEASON
1. Ben Kline, GCL: 6-for-8, 2 runs, 4 2b's, 4 steals, RBI in DH
2. Geisel De La Cruz, GCL: 6 shutout innings, 3 hits, walk, 8 Ks
3. Blake Snell, PRI: 4 shutout innings, 1 hit, 2 walks, 7 Ks

Today ...
DUR (Alex Torres 2-3, 7.06) at Buffalo (Mark Cohoon 0-0, 17.18), 6:05
MGM (Nick Barnese 0-0, 4.50) vs. Jacksonville (Matthew Neil 1-2, 5.05), 7:05
CHA (Braulio Lara 4-6, 6.87) vs. Fort Myers (Tom Stuifbergen 0-3, 12.27), 5:30
BWG (Felipe Rivero 6-6, 2.38) vs. Lansing (Justin Nicolino 3-0, 1.42), 7:05
HV (Taylor Guerrieri 0-1, 0.90) vs. Staten Island (Evan Rutckyj 1-1, 3.18), 6:05
PRI (Eli Echarry 0-0, 7.94) at Bristol, 6
GCL vs. Orioles, 11 a.m.

Morning reading

Never did I think I would ever reference the movie "Magic Mike," but I did to describe Alex Koronis' wardrobe in his soon-to-be-infamous video. From the Biscuits' 8-6 win over Jacksonville, Ty Morrison admits to avoiding temptation. He considered trying to bunt for a cycle-finishing single.

Friday: Biscuits 8, Suns 6

Ty Morrison tied a Biscuits record with four runs scored and came within a single of the cycle in an 8-6 win over the Jacksonville Suns on Friday.

Morrison doubled in the first inning, walked in the third, homered in the fourth and tripled in the sixth. In the eighth, he struck out swinging.

The center fielder finished with three RBIs. His two-run homer was his second homer of the year. He tripled in Hak-Ju Lee in the sixth. Lee had three hits and scored three runs.

Friday's Rays roundup

Syracuse 11, Bulls 7
Tim Beckham homered, doubled, singled, had two RBIs and scored three times.

Fort Myers 5, Stone Crabs 0
Steve Tinoco doubled. The rest of the Crabs totaled two singles and two walks. C.J. Riefenhauser gave up five runs in the first and lasted five innings. George Jensen threw three shutout innings.

Hot Rods 12, Lansing 1
Jake Hager was 5-for-5 with three doubles and five RBIs. Todd Glaesmann homered twice, doubled, singled, erred and had three RBIs. Ryan Brett singled, doubled, walked, stole thrice and scored thrice. Roberto Gomez gave up one run in six innings.

Renegades 8, Staten Island 5
Ryan Dunn doubled, walked twice and scored twice. Marty Gantt homered, walked and scored twice. Justin O'Conner doubled twice and scored twice.

P-Rays 10, Bristol 6
Brandon Martin tripled, homered, had three RBIs and scored twice. Granden Goetzman hit a three-run homer, singled, stole twice and scored twice. Blake Snell threw four shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

GCL Rays 8, Orioles 7 (Game 1)
Jiminson Natera tripled, singled, walked, had three RBIs and scored twice. Bralin Jackson hit three singles, had an RBI, stole and scored twice.

GCL Rays 4, Orioles 0 (Game 2)
Geisel De La Cruz threw six innings with three hits allowed and eight strikeouts. Ben Kline was 4-for-4 with three doubles, three steals, an RBI and a run scored. Ryan McChesney singled, doubled, walked and scored twice.

Koronis the prize for 'win a date' night

The Biscuits haven't made an announcement yet, but apparently they're giving away a date with relief pitcher Alex Koronis on Thursday. Maybe they'll reveal the details.

Last year, starting pitcher Chris Archer was the prize and the night coincided with one of his starts. Infielder Henry Wrigley was the object of affection two years ago.

98 degrees far from a frying record

Break out the sweatshirts and mittens. It's officially 98 degrees for tonight's first pitch. Nope, that's not a Biscuits or a Riverwalk record.

104: Aug. 15, 2010 at Mississippi, W
103: Aug. 12, 2007 vs. Chattanooga, L
102: Aug. 11, 2007 vs. Chattanooga, W
101: Aug. 8, 2007 vs. Chattanooga, L
100: Aug. 14, 2007 vs. Jacksonville, L
100: Aug. 15, 2007 vs. Jacksonville, W
100: Aug. 26, 2011 vs. Carolina, W
100: July 15, 2006 vs. Carolina, W

Friday's lineups

100 degrees at the moment (5:10 p.m.)

BISCUITS
Hak-Ju Lee ss (left)
Ty Morrison cf (left)
Omar Luna 3b
Ryan Garko dh
Tyler Bortnick 2b
Kyeong Kang lf (left)
Mike Sheridan 1b (left)
Brett Nommensen rf (left)
Mark Thomas c
Joe Cruz rhp

SUNS
Donnie Webb cf (switch)
Chris Gutierrez ss
Jake Smolinski rf
Kyle Jensen lf
Kyle Skipworth dh (left)
Paul Gran 3b
Jake Jefferies c (left)
Curt Smith 1b
Jeff Dominguez 2b (switch)
Graham Taylor lhp

Ranking the Rays ... Morrison, Tinoco, Dunn

For Thursday ...
FULL SEASON
1. Ty Morrison, MGM: 2b, 1b, 2 walks, RBI, run
2. Steve Tinoco, CHA: 2b, 1b, 2 RBIs, 2 runs
3. Henry Wrigley, DUR: 2-run HR, 2 1b's, error
4. Greg Sexton, MGM: 2-run HR, walk, 2 runs
5. Rich Thompson, DUR: 1b, 2 walks, run
SHORT SEASON
1. Ryan Dunn, HV: 2b, 2 1b's, walk, 4 RBIs, 2 runs
2. Graden Goetzman, PRI: 2b, 1b, 3 steals, 2 RBIs, 2 runs
3. Jeff Ames, HV: 5 innings, unearned run, 3 hits, walk, 5 Ks

Today ...
DUR (Matt Buschmann 0-0, 3.38) vs. Syracuse (Zach Duke 9-3, 3.69), 6:05
MGM (Joe Cruz 5-6, 4.96) vs. Jacksonville (Graham Taylor 4-6, 4.54), 7:05
CHA (C.J. Riefenhauser 7-2, 2.97) at Fort Myers (Matt Hauser 1-1, 2.57), 6
BWG (Roberto Gomez 7-2, 2.67) vs. Lansing (Anthony DeSclafani 6-1, 2.72), 7:05
HV (Jesse Hahn 0-1, 12.46) at Staten Island (Gabriel Encinas 0-1, 3.60), 6
PRI (Blake Snell 1-0, 0.00) at Bristol, 6
GCL at Orioles, DH, 10 a.m.

Morning reading

Jake Thompson, who is 5-1 in his last seven starts after the Biscuits' 8-3 win Thursday, attributes his recent success to a more-intense between-starts approach. Hak-Ju Lee didn't steal a base Thursday, but he had 11 in his previous 10 games and leads the Southern League.

Thursday: Biscuits 8, Suns 3

Ryan Garko's three-run home run capped a five-run sixth inning that pushed the Biscuits to an 8-3 win over the Jacksonville Suns on Thursday.

Greg Sexton hit a two-run homer in the seventh, while Ty Morrison reached base four times for Montgomery. Catcher Mark Thomas tied a season high with three hits. He scored twice.

Jacksonville's Jake Smolinski homered on the first pitch of the game. Kyle Jensen began the sixth with a first-pitch homer for the Suns.

Thursday's Rays roundup

Syracuse 14, Bulls 3
Henry Wrigley hit a two-run home run, singled twice and erred. Josh Lueke threw two perfect innings with three strikeouts. Jim Paduch took a 12-run (10 earned), 11-hit, five-inning shower.

Stone Crabs 7, Fort Myers 5
Steve Tinoco singled, doubled, had two RBIs and scored twice. Luke Bailey doubled, singled, had two RBIs, scored once, erred thrice and had a passed ball. T.J. Geith, in two innings, struck out five.

Lansing 8, Hot Rods 3
Alejandro Segovia singled twice, doubled and RBI'd. Drew Vettleson homered, singled and stole.

Renegades 9, Staten Island 3
Ryan Dunn singled twice, doubled, walked, had four RBIs and scored twice. Tommy Coyle singled, walked twice, stole, RBI'd and scored twice. Luke Maile singled, walked thrice and scored twice. Jeff Ames surrendered an unearned run on three hits in five innings. He walked one, plunked one and struck out five.

P-Rays 9, Bristol 4
John Alexander singled twice, doubled, walked and had three RBIs. Granden Goetzman singled, doubled, stole twice, had two RBIs and scored twice. Reid Redman singled, walked twice and scored twice. Oscar Hernandez singled twice, doubled, RBI'd and scored twice.

GCL Rays 4, Twins 3 (Game 1)
Leopoldo Correa singled, walked and had an RBI. Relievers Dayne Quist, Lucas Goodgion and Alex Moshier finished with one perfect inning each.

GCL Twins 2, Rays 1 (Game 2)
Ryan McChesney singled, walked twice and scored. Ben Kline singled twice.

Thursday's lineups

BISCUITS
Hak-Ju Lee ss (left)
Ty Morrison cf (left)
Ryan Garko 1b
Kyeong Kang dh (left)
Tyler Bortnick 2b
Greg Sexton 3b
Brett Nommensen rf (left)
Brad Coon lf (left)
Mark Thomas c
Jake Thompson rhp

SUNS
Jake Smolinski cf
Chris Gutierrez ss
Paul Gran 2b
Kyle Jensen lf
Kyle Skipworth c (left)
Shawn Bowman 3b
Jake Jefferies dh (left)
Curt Smith 1b
Jeff Dominguez rf (switch)
Bryan Evans rhp

PCL All-Star roster includes Alabamian

Jake Elmore, who went to high school near Birmingham and played at a north Alabama junior college, is on the Pacific Coast League's roster for next month's Triple-A All-Star Game.

Elmore played at Pleasant Grove in the Birmingham suburbs before going to Wallace State-Hanceville Community College. He went on to Arizona State and was drafted in 2008 by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He's now with the Reno Aces.

Ranking the Rays ... Thompson, Fleming, George

For Wednesday ...
FULL SEASON
1. Rich Thompson, DUR: 3 1b's, walk, 2 steals, RBI, run
2. Marquis Fleming, MGM: 2 perfect innings, 2 Ks
3. Jesus Feliciano, DUR: 2 1b's, 2 walks, 2 RBIs
4. Lance Pendleton, DUR: 4 2/3 shutout innings, 3 hits, 2 walks, 2 Ks
5. Hak-Ju Lee, MGM: 3 1b's, steal
SHORT SEASON
1. Darryl George, PRI: 2b, 2 walks, steal, run
2. Ryan Garton, HV: 2 perfect innings, 4 Ks
3. Brandon Martin, PRI: 3b, 2b, walk, run

Today ...
DUR (Jim Paduch 4-5, 4.18) vs. Syracuse (Yunesky Maya 5-5, 3.55), 6:05
MGM (Jake Thompson 4-5, 5.26) vs. Jacksonville (Bryan Evans 2-5, 3.48), 7:05
CHA (Victor Mateo) vs. Fort Myers (Cole Nelson), 5:30
BWG (Parker Markel 2-4, 4.89) vs. Lansing (Noah Syndergaard 3-2, 3.51), 6:05
HV (Jeff Ames 1-0, 2.00) vs. Staten Island, 6:05
PRI (Bruedlin Suero 0-1, 9.82) at Bristol, 6
GCL at Twins, DH, 10 a.m.

Morning reading

Look for a Nick Barnese update and how two Arizona Biscuits feel about the new College World Series champions in today's notebook. With another lengthy game, deadlines forced another quoteless story, too.

Wednesday: Suns 5, Biscuits 2 (10)

Curt Smith's two-run home run capped a three-run 10th inning that gave the Jacksonville Suns a 5-2 win over the Biscuits on Wednesday.

Jake Smolinski, who drew a leadoff walk, scored on Shawn Bowman's two-out double off the wall in left-center before Smith hit his fifth homer of the year.

The Biscuits had the potential winning run in scoring position in the eighth and ninth innings. Tyler Bortnick homered and Marquis Fleming threw two perfect innings for Montgomery.

Wednesday's Rays roundup

Bulls 4, Syracuse 3
Rich Thompson hit three singles, walked, stole twice, RBI'd and scored. Jesus Feliciano singled twice, walked twice and had two RBIs. Lance Pendleton threw 4 2/3 shutout innings.

Stone Crabs 5, Brevard Co. 3 (8, continuation from Tuesday)
Mikie Mahtook tripled, singled, was plunked and had two RBIs. Luke Bailey singled, was plunked and scored twice. The teams totaled seven plunkings.

Brevard Co. 8, Stone Crabs 1 (Game 1)
Mikie Mahtook knocked in Hector Guevara in the top of the first. Albert Suarez gave up six runs (four earned) in the bottom of the first. David Wendt doubled and singled.

Brevard Co. 8, Stone Crabs 5 (Game 2)
Chris Murrill singled twice and had two RBIs. Robi Estrada singled, walked, stole and scored. Alejandro Torres doubled, walked and scored. Derek Dietrich homered.

West Michigan 7, Hot Rods 0
Taylor Motter singled twice and doubled. Ryan Carpenter gave up three runs on seven hits in five innings.

Brooklyn 4, Renegades 1
Justin O'Conner doubled, singled and walked. Ryan Garton threw two perfect innings with four strikeouts.

P-Rays 6, Greeneville 3
Brandon Martin doubled, tripled, walked and scored. Darryl George doubled, walked twice, stole and scored. John Alexander hit a two-run home run.

GCL Rays vs. Twins
Rained out. DH Thursday.

Wednesday's lineups; Bortnick hits 50-game mark

Biscuits second baseman Tyler Bortnick plays in his 50th straight game tonight when Montgomery faces Jacksonville in the second game of a five-game series. Shortstop Hak-Ju Lee reaches 41 straight and center fielder Ty Morrison 40 (every game since Morrison arrived).

BISCUITS
Hak-Ju Lee ss (left)
Ty Morrison cf (left)
Omar Luna rf
Ryan Garko dh
Tyler Bortnick 2b
Mike Sheridan 1b (left)
Greg Sexton 3b
Brad Coon lf (left)
Mayo Acosta c
Kyle Lobstein lhp

SUNS
Donnie Webb cf (switch)
Chris Gutierrez ss
Jake Smolinski lf
Kyle Jensen dh
Kyle Skipworth c (left)
Shawn Bowman 3b
Curt Smith 1b
Jeff Dominguez 2b (switch)
Jose Duarte rf
Jose Alvarez lhp

De La Rosa going to Triple-A All-Star Game

Former Biscuits reliever Dane De La Rosa has been named to the International League's roster for the Triple-A All-Star Game, which is July 11 in Buffalo.

De La Rosa is the only player from Durham picked, though the Rays have three former players slated to go: catcher Dioner Navarro (Louisville), first baseman Dan Johnson (Charlotte) and outfielder Russ Canzler (Columbus).

Former Auburn pitcher Chris Bootcheck will represent Toledo. He also once played for Durham.

Ranking the Rays ... Vettleson, Martin, Morillo

For Tuesday ...
FULL SEASON
1. Drew Vettleson, BWG: 3 1b's, 2b, steal (of home), caught stealing, walk, 4 RBIs, 2 runs
2. Matt Torra, DUR: 6 2/3 innings, 1 run, 4 hits, walk, 6 Ks
3. Tyler Goeddel, BWG: 2 1b's, 2 walks, 2 runs
4. Chris Gimenez, DUR: 2 1b's, 2b, walk, run
5. Kyeong Kang, MGM: 2 2b's, 1b, 2 RBIs, run
SHORT SEASON
1. Brandon Martin, PRI: 3 1b's, walk, 2 steals, 2 runs
2. Julian Morillo, PRI: 3 1b's, 3 RBIs
3. Tommy Coyle, HV: 2b, 2 1b's, steal, 2 CS's, 2 runs

Today ...
DUR (Lance Pendleton 3-2, 3.53) vs. Syracuse (Tanner Roark 4-9, 5.37), 6:05
MGM (Kyle Lobstein 3-3, 4.75) vs. Jacksonville (Jose Alvarez 2-4, 4.15), 7:05
CHA at Brevard Co., continuation plus DH, 10 a.m.
BWG (Ryan Carpenter 7-3, 3.92) vs. West Michigan (Wilsen Palacios 8-4, 3.68), 6
HV (Sean Bierman 0-0, 0.00) at Brooklyn (Hansel Robles 0-1, 1.80), 6
PRI (Jacob Faria 0-0, 1.50) at Greeneville (Chris Lee 0-0, 10.80), 6
GCL vs. Twins, 11 a.m.

Tuesday: Biscuits 7, Suns 6

Kyeong Kang doubled and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning of Montgomery's 7-6 win over the Jacksonville Suns on Tuesday.

Kang hit the chalk down the left-field line with his leadoff double. With the bases loaded and one out, Mark Thomas beat out a potential inning-ending double play and Kang scored to break a 6-6 tie.

Kang hit a two-run single in the first and also doubled in the eighth. Omar Luna singled twice and scored twice, while Thomas also had two RBIs.

Tuesday's Rays roundup

Syracuse 3, Bulls 2 (12)
Chris Gimenez singled twice, doubled, walked and scored. Matt Torra gave up one run on four hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Stone Crabs at Brevard County (DH)
First game suspended in the 5th. Completed today with a DH to follow.

West Michigan 13, Hot Rods 11
Drew Vettleson doubled, singled thrice, stole, CS'd walked, had four RBIs and scored twice. Alas, he failed to throw out a runner. Tyler Goeddel singled twice, walked twice and scored twice.

Renegades 4, Brooklyn 2
Tommy Coyle singled twice, doubled, stole, was caught stealing twice, and scored twice. Deshun Dixon doubled and had two RBIs.

Greeneville 8, P-Rays 7
Brandon Martin hit three singles, walked, stole twice and scored twice. Julian Morillo hit three singles and had three RBIs. Omar Narvaez doubled twice and scored twice.

GCL Red Sox at Rays
Rained out. One game set for July 4. The other July 11.

Suns dodge heavy rain, Cantore on trip

The Jacksonville Suns had a weather-filled trip to Montgomery today.

Because of Tropical Storm Debby, the Suns needed more than seven hours to make the usual 5 1/2-hour drive and it required some side roads. When I-10 was closed, they ventured onto U.S. 90. At one point, they had to turn around in a prison before taking smaller roads to an open portion of I-10.

The Suns arrived at their Montgomery hotel at almost 4 p.m. and didn't get to Riverwalk until after 5 p.m.

"Looking back, we went through Live Oak and (The Weather Channel's) Jim Cantore is now in Live Oak," Suns manager Andy Barkett said. "Wherever that guy is, you don't want to be."

Tuesday's lineups; opener vs. Suns

It's the opener of a five-game series between the Biscuits and Jacksonville Suns.

BISCUITS
Hak-Ju Lee ss (left)
Ty Morrison cf (left)
Omar Luna 3b
Ryan Garko dh
Kyeong Kang lf (left)
Tyler Bortnick 2b
Mike Sheridan 1b (left)
Brett Nommensen rf (left)
Mark Thomas c
Alex Colome rhp

SUNS
Donnie Webb cf (switch)
Chris Gutierrez ss
Paul Gran 2b
Kyle Jensen rf
Kyle Skipworth dh (left)
Shawn Bowman 3b
Jake Jefferies c (left)
Jeff Dominguez lf (switch)
Aaron Dudley 1b (left)
Omar Poveda rhp

Buschmann stays with Bulls

Matt Buschmann will stay at Triple-A Durham for longer than expected.

The Bulls readded Alex Torres from the Rays today and, instead of Buschmann dropping back to the Biscuits, outfielder Leslie Anderson went on Durham's DL. Buschmann moved up and started Sunday when Torres joined the Rays for a Sunday doubleheader.

Ranking the Rays ... Kelly, Vogt, Guerrieri

For Monday ...
FULL SEASON
1. Merrill Kelly, MGM: 3 no-hit innings, walk, 2 Ks
2. Stephen Vogt, DUR: 2-run HR, 2b, walk, 3 RBIs, 3 runs, passed ball
3. Shawn O'Malley, DUR: 3b, 2 1b's, 2 RBIs, 2 runs
4. Ryan Garko, MGM: 3 1b's, 2 walks, 2 RBIs, run
5. Brett Nommensen, MGM: 2-run HR, 2 walks, 2 runs
SHORT SEASON
1. Taylor Guerrieri, HV: 5 innings, 1 run, 5 hits, no walks, 6 Ks
2. Ismel Antunez, PRI: 1b, walk, steal, RBI, run
3. Reid Redman, PRI: solo HR

Today ...
DUR (*Kyle Farnsworth rehab) vs. Syracuse (John Lannan 6-6, 4.66), 6:05
MGM (Alex Colome 3-2, 3.69) vs. Jacksonville (Omar Poveda 6-3, 4.33), 7:05
CHA (Enny Romero 2-3, 3.08/Albert Suarez 4-3, 3.64) at Brevard Co. (Taylor Jungmann 5-4, 3.83/Jed Bradley 4-6, 5.03), DH, 4:05
BWG (Jake Floethe 6-1, 2.94) at West Michigan (Jeff Ferrell 2-2, 3.57), 6
HV (Matt Spann 0-0, 0.00) vs. Brooklyn (Luis Cessa 1-0, 3.60), 6:05
PRI (Kevin James 0-0, 3.00) at Greeneville (Francis Ramirez 1-0, 3.60), 6
GCL vs. Red Sox, DH, 10 a.m.
*--Followed by Matt Torra (6-6, 4.70).

Monday's Rays roundup

Bulls 14, Buffalo 10
Rehabbing Luke Scott homered twice, was plunked, had four RBIs and scored thrice. Stephen Vogt homered, doubled, walked, had three RBIs and scored thrice.

Stone Crabs at Brevard Co. (DH)
Rained out. DH Tuesday (and Wednesday).

West Michigan 6, Hot Rods 1
Todd Glaesmann singled twice, scored and erred. Felipe Rivero worked five innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on seven hits and three walks.

Brooklyn 3, Renegades 0
Jake DePew singled, walked and stole. Taylor Guerrieri surrendered one run over five innings, giving up five hits with no walks, six strikeouts and a balk.

Greeneville 5, P-Rays 3
Ismel Antunez singled, walked, stole, RBI'd and scored. Reid Redman hit a solo home run in the fifth.

GCL Rays at Red Sox
Rained out. DH Tuesday.

Monday: Biscuits 15, BayBears 4

Merrill Kelly threw three no-hit innings and Ryan Garko reached base five times in the Biscuits' 15-4 win over Mobile on Monday afternoon.

The game, previously scheduled for 7:05 p.m., according to the Biscuits, was moved up for undisclosed reasons.

Team site ...

NEXT GAME: Monday, June 25 - 7:05

Princeton's Snell snappy in Appy League

Princeton's Blake Snell won the season's first Appalachian League pitcher of the week award.

The left-hander, in his first two starts, has thrown 8 2/3 shutout innings. He's allowed just one hit with three walks and 13 strikeouts.

Mobile outfielder Alfredo Marte and Jacksonville left-hander Jose Alvarez were the Southern League honorees.

Marte was 5-for-9 with four runs scored and four RBIs in Mobile's first four games coming out of the All-Star break. He's hitting .294 with 14 home runs and 49 RBIs.

Alvarez threw eight shutout innings, allowing just two hits, Friday against Tennessee. He's 2-4 with a 4.15 ERA.

Paduch picked by International League

Durham's Jim Paduch, whose 13 innings for the week included just one earned run and two victories, won the International League's pitcher of the week award.

Paduch gave up a run on four hits in six innings of a win last Monday and an unearned run on five hits in seven innings Saturday. He's 4-5 with a 4.18 ERA this year. Paduch is Durham's second weekly winner this year. Chris Archer won for May 7-14.

Ranking the Rays ... Malm, Snell, Hernandez

For Sunday ...
FULL SEASON
1. Jeff Malm, BWG: go-ahead 2-run HR, 2b
2. Matt Mangini, DUR: solo HR, 2 1b's, 2 RBIs, 2 runs
3. Joe Cruz, MGM: 6 shutout innings, 3 hits, 6 walks, 3 Ks
4. Roberto Gomez, BWG: 5 innings, 1 run, 5 hits, 4 walks, 5 Ks
5. Matt Buschmann, DUR: 5 1/3 innings, 2 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks, 5 Ks
SHORT SEASON
1. Blake Snell, PRI: 3 2/3 perfect innings, 6 Ks
2. Oscar Hernandez, PRI: solo HR, 1b, 3 RBIs
3. Ariel Soriano, PRI: 1b, walk, 2 runs

Today ...
DUR (Shane Dyer 1-3, 6.19) vs. Buffalo (Mark Cohoon debut), 11:05 a.m. on MLB Network
MGM (Nick Barnese debut) at Mobile (Tyler Skaggs 5-3, 2.51), 7:05
CHA (*Kyle Farnsworth rehab/Albert Suarez 4-3, 3.64) at Brevard Co. (Taylor Jungmann 5-4, 3.83/Jed Bradley 4-6, 5.03), DH, 4:05
BWG (Felipe Rivero 6-5, 2.42) at West Michigan (Marcelo Carreno 2-4, 3.44), 6
HV (Taylor Guerrieri 0-0, 0.00) at Brooklyn (?), 6
PRI (Eli Echarry 0-0, 21.60) at Greeneville (?), 6
GCL vs. Red Sox, 11 a.m.
*--To be followed, possibly, by Enny Romero (2-3, 3.08).

Durham to play on MLB Network

Triple-A Durham's game Monday against Buffalo will be shown by MLB Network. The Bulls send former Biscuit Shane Dyer to the mound for their 11:05 a.m. matchup with the Bisons.

Sunday's Rays roundup

Bulls 4, Buffalo 3
Matt Mangini hit a solo home run, singled twice, had two RBIs and scored twice. Matt Buschmann gave up two runs in a 5 1/3-inning debut. Rich Thompson tripled and singled twice.

Stone Crabs at Brevard County
Rained out. DH Monday.

Hot Rods 3, Dayton 2
Jeff Malm hit a two-run, go-ahead home run in the eighth and doubled. Alejandro Segovia homered in the sixth.

Staten Island 9, Renegades 1
Tommy Coyle hit an RBI single and walked. Jesse Hahn took a seven-run (six earned), seven-hit, 1 1/3-inning shelling.

P-Rays 5, Pulaski 4
Blake Snell struck out six over 3 2/3 no-hit innings. Oscar Hernandez hit a solo homer, singled and had three RBIs. Ariel Soriano singled, walked and scored twice.

Beckham makes pro debut at second base

Tim Beckham, in his second game back from a 50-game drug suspension, made his professional debut at second base today for Triple-A Durham.

Sunday: Biscuits 5, BayBears 2

Joe Cruz threw six shutout innings, Omar Luna and Ryan Garko hit consecutive two-run doubles in a five-run sixth inning, and the Biscuits beat the Mobile BayBears 5-2 on Sunday.

Cruz gave up three hits but walked six. Mike Sheridan doubled in Garko for Montgomery's final run in the sixth.

Ranking the Rays ... Allen, Malm, Henderson

For Saturday ...
FULL SEASON
1. Brandon Allen, DUR: 3-run HR, solo HR
2. Jeff Malm, BWG: 2-run HR, 2b, 2 runs
3. Jake Thompson, MGM: 6 1/3 innings, 1 run, 3 hits, 2 walks, 5 Ks
4. Jim Paduch, DUR: 7 innings, unearned run, 5 hits, 3 walks, 4 Ks
5. Jeff Salazar, DUR: HR, 2b, 1b, 3 RBIs
SHORT SEASON
1. Brandon Henderson, HV: 4 shutout innings, 1 hit, 1 walk, 6 GBO
2. Luke Maile, HV: 2b, 2 1b's, walk, run, 3 RBIs
3. Justin O'Conner, HV: solo HR, 2b, 2 runs

Today ...
DUR (Matt Buschmann debut) vs. Buffalo (Matt Harvey 6-3, 3.70), 4:05
MGM (Joe Cruz 4-6, 5.43) at Mobile (Derek Eitel 6-4, 4.29), 2:05
CHA (Enny Romero 2-3, 3.08) at Brevard Co. (Taylor Jungmann 5-4, 3.83), 4:05
BWG (Felipe Rivero 6-5, 2.42) at Dayton (Radhames Quezada 5-6, 3.89), noon
HV (Jesse Hahn 0-0, 0.00) at Staten Island (Gabriel Encinas 0-1, 5.40), 3
PRI (Blake Snell 1-0, 0.00) vs. Pulaski (Jochi Ogando 0-0, 1.29), 2
GCL off

Buschmann to Bulls to take Torres' place

With one Biscuit headed to the major leagues, the Biscuits have a pitcher headed to Triple-A Durham.

Matt Buschmann, who was scheduled to start Sunday for Montgomery, is instead headed to Triple-A Durham because Durham's Alex Torres will join the Rays for Sunday's doubleheader at Philadelphia. Joe Cruz will start in Buschmann's place at Mobile.

With a Sunday doubleheader at Philadelphia, the Rays are allowed to add a 26th player to their roster. It's to be seen whether Torres will make his debut Sunday or not.

Saturday: BayBears 4, Biscuits 3 (12)

Matt Davidson's groundout brought home Wladimir Sutil to give the Mobile BayBears a 4-3, 12-inning win over the Biscuits on Saturday. Mobile forced extra innings with a two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth. Montgomery recorded its league-worst third loss when leading after eight innings.

Saturday's Rays roundup

Bulls 11, Buffalo 5
Brandon Allen homered twice and had four RBIs. Jeff Salazar led off the first with a homer, singled, doubled and finished with three RBIs. Henry Wrigley hit a two-run homer in the first, walked and scored twice. Jim Paduch gave up an unearned run on five hits in seven innings.

Bradenton at Stone Crabs
Rained out. DH on July 1.

Hot Rods 6, Dayton 3
Jeff Malm hit a two-run home run, doubled and scored twice. Parker Markel's five innings featured one run on four hits. Andrew Bellatti threw two perfect innings with three strikeouts.

Renegades 10, Staten Island 1
Luke Maile singled twice, doubled, walked, scored and had three RBIs. Deshun Dixon was 4-for-6 with a run scored. Brandon Henderson threw four shutout innings.

Pulaski 6, P-Rays 1
Ariel Soriano hit three singles, stole, erred and scored. Oscar Hernandez doubled, walked twice and suffered a passed ball. Darryl George singled twice and walked.

GCL Rays at Orioles
Rained out. Rescheduled for Friday.

Ranking the Rays ... Price, Hager, Armenta

For Friday ...
FULL SEASON
1. Robby Price, CHA: 3 1b's, walk, RBI, 3 runs
2. Jake Hager, BWG: 2b, 2 1b's, walk, 2 RBIs, 2 runs
3. Reid Brignac, DUR: 2b, 2 1b's, 2 RBIs, 2 runs, gidp
4. Greg Sexton, MGM: 2 2b's, 4 RBIs, gidp
5. Jason McEachern, BWG: 2 shutout innings, 1 hit, 3 Ks
SHORT SEASON
1. Oscar Armenta, GCL: 5 shutout innings, 5 hits, no walks, 7 Ks
2. Joel Caminero, HV: 2b, 2 1b's, 2 RBIs, run
3. Zach Butler, PRI: 2 perfect innings, 2 Ks

Today ...
DUR (Jim Paduch 3-5, 4.78) vs. Buffalo (Collin McHugh 0-1, 7.20), 6:05
MGM (Jake Thompson 4-5, 5.68) at Mobile (David Holmberg 0-1, 4.91), 7:05
CHA (Enny Romero 2-3, 3.08) vs. Bradenton (Colton Cain 2-4, 5.48), 5:30
BWG (Parker Markel 1-4, 5.27) at Dayton (Daniel Tuttle 1-3, 5.03), 6
HV (Jeff Ames 1-0, 1.00) at Staten Island (Taylor Morton 0-0, 0.00), 6
PRI (Bruedlin Suero 0-0, 9.00) vs. Pulaski (Min-Sih Chen debut), 6:05
GCL at Orioles, 11 a.m.

Friday's Rays roundup

Bulls 6, Buffalo 5
Reid Brignac singled twice, doubled, had two RBIs and scored twice. Frank De Los Santos made his debut, recording one out via strikeout, plus a hit and walk.

Stone Crabs 11, Bradenton 3
Robby Price hit three singles, walked, knocked in a run and scored three. Cody Rogers hit a two-run home run, doubled and scored twice. Phil Wunderlich tripled, doubled, walked and totaled three RBIs. C.J. Riefenhauser (7-2) gave up two runs in 6 1/3 innings.

Hot Rods 9, Dayton 8
Tyler Goeddel had four singles, a walk, a steal, a caught stealing, an RBI and a run scored. Jake Hager doubled, singled twice, walked, had two RBIs and scored twice.

Renegades 6, Staten Island 4
Joel Caminero doubled, singled twice, had two RBIs and scored. Ryan Dunn singled twice, walked, stole and scored twice.

P-Rays 2, Pulaski 1
Jacob Faria's five innings included one run on four hits, a walk and five strikeouts. Zach Butler threw two perfect innings and struck out two.

GCL Orioles 3, Rays 2
Wilmer Dominguez was 4-for-4 with a run scored and an outfield assist. Oscar Armenta threw five shutout innings, allowing five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts.

Friday: BayBears 10, Biscuits 7

The Biscuits, who enjoyed a four-run lead when they took the field in the seventh, watched Mobile score eight times for a 10-7 win Friday.

Montgomery led 6-2 in the middle of the seventh before the BayBears scored five times. After the Biscuits scored in the eighth to tie it, Mobile put it away with a three-run inning.

Ranking the Rays ... Vogt, Mahtook, Soriano

For Thursday ...
FULL SEASON
1. Stephen Vogt, DUR: 4 1b's, 2 RBIs, 4 runs
2. Mikie Mahtook, CHA: 1b, 2b, 3b, RBI, run
3. Alex Colome, MGM: 6 innings, 1 run, 4 hits, 3 walks, 4 Ks
4. Chris Gimenez, DUR: 2 1b's, walk, 3 RBIs, run
5. Kyeong Kang, MGM: 2 1b's, walk, RBI, 3 runs
SHORT SEASON
1. Ariel Soriano, PRI: 3b, 1b, 3 RBIs, 2 runs
2. Omar Narvaez, PRI: 2 1b's, 2 walks, 2 RBIs, 2 runs, passed ball
3. Ryan Dunn, HV: 2 1b's, 2 walks, 2 runs

Today ...
DUR (Lance Pendleton 2-2, 3.46) vs. Buffalo (Garrett Olson 2-4, 5.00), 6:05
MGM (Kyle Lobstein 3-3, 4.25) at Mobile (Chase Anderson 2-1, 1.98), 7:05
CHA (C.J. Riefenhauser 6-2, 2.98) vs. Bradenton (Matt Benedict debut), 5:30
BWG (Ryan Carpenter 6-3, 3.82) at Dayton (Jacob Johnson 0-1, 3.48), 5
HV (Sean Bierman debut) vs. Staten Island (Tim Flight debut), 6:05
PRI (Jacob Faria 0-0, 0.00) vs. Pulaski (?), 6:05
GCL vs. Orioles, 11 a.m.

Thursday: Biscuits 7, BayBears 6

Kyeong Kang scored three runs and Greg Sexton had three RBIs in the Biscuits' 7-6 win at Mobile on Thursday.

Montgomery led 7-1 before the BayBears scored five times off Marquis Fleming (three earned) in the eighth. Starter Alex Colome limited Mobile to one run on four hits and three walks in six innings.

Thursday's Rays roundup

Bulls 14, Rochester 8
Stephen Vogt hit four singles, knocked in two runs and scored four times. Chris Gimenez singled twice and had three RBIs. Cole Figueroa singled, tripled, was plunked, had two RBIs and scored once.

Bradenton 10, Stone Crabs 3
Mikie Mahtook singled, doubled, tripled, RBI'd and scored. Robby Price walked twice and scored twice.

Renegades 6, Aberdeen 3
Ryan Dunn singled twice, walked twice and scored twice. Matt Span gave up an unearned run on three hits and three walks in four innings.

P-Rays 15, Kingsport 2
Ariel Soriano singled, tripled, had three RBIs and scored twice. Reid Redman doubled twice, singled, stole, RBI'd and scored three times. Omar Narvaez singled twice, walked twice, RBI'd twice and scored twice. Daniel Bream threw four shutout innings with two hits allowed, a walk and five strikeouts.

GCL Twins 8, Rays 4
Adderly Rosa singled twice, doubled, stole and scored twice. Jiminson Natera had two singles, a steal and two RBIs. Chris Andujar threw three shutout innings.

2 future Biscuits going to Futures Game

Tampa Bay minor league pitchers Felipe Rivero and Enny Romero are headed to the MLB Futures Game, which will be July 8 at Kansas City. Romero has a 2-3 record and a 3.08 ERA at high-Class A Charlotte. Rivero is 6-5 with a 2.42 ERA at low-Class A Bowling Green.

Barnese in; De Los Santos to Durham

Pitcher Nick Barnese has joined the Biscuits and Frank De Los Santos has been promoted to Triple-A Durham.

Barnese has been out all season with an undisclosed injury. He'll go into Montgomery's rotation and Joe Cruz goes to the bullpen.

Ranking the Rays ... Martin, Guerrieri, Caminero

For Wednesday ...
FULL SEASON
None; only 2 teams played.
SHORT SEASON
1. Brandon Martin, PRI: HR, 1b, 3 RBIs, 2 runs
2. Taylor Guerrieri, HV: 5 shutout innings, 2 hits, walk, 6 Ks
3. Joel Caminero, HV: 2 2-run 2b's, including go-ahead hit in 9th

Today ...
DUR (Matt Torra 6-6, 4.33) at Rochester (Matt Maloney 0-3, 8.06), 12:05
MGM (Alex Colome 2-2, 4.21) at Mobile (?), 7:05
CHA (*Kyle Farnsworth rehab) at Bradenton (Tyler Waldron 4-3, 5.32), 5:30
BWG off
HV (Matt Spann) at Aberdeen, 6:05
PRI (Kevin James) vs. Kingsport, 6:05
GCL vs. Twins, 11 a.m.
*--Braulio Lara (4-5, 6.32) to follow.

Wednesday's Rays roundup

Rochester 7, Bulls 6
Cole Figueroa was 4-for-4 with a triple, RBI and three runs scored. Durham scored twice in the ninth to take the lead. Brandon Gomes gave up two in the bottom of the ninth to lose it.

Stone Crabs 7, Palm Beach 5
Steve Tinoco singled twice, walked and had two RBIs. Phil Wunderlich and Riccio Torrez each scored twice. Victor Mateo threw six shutout innings with three hits allowed and four walks.

Renegades 5, Aberdeen 3
Taylor Guerrieri threw five shutout innings in his pro debut. He allowed two hits with a walk and six strikeouts. Joel Caminero hit two-run doubles in the ninth and third. Michael Williams singled, walked twice and scored.

P-Rays 10, Kingsport 7
Brandon Martin homered, singled, had three RBIs and scored twice. James Harris singled twice, walked and scored twice.

GCL Twins 6, Rays 2
Miguel Beltran walked twice and had an RBI. Jiminson Natera homered.

Colome to start second-half opener

Alex Colome gets the start Thursday for the Biscuits coming out of the All-Star break.

After Colome, it's Kyle Lobstein, Jake Thompson, Matt Buschmann and Joe Cruz. The Biscuits open the second half at Mobile.

At midseason, Wrigley having top Rays season

Durham's Henry Wrigley is the most valuable player in the Tampa Bay minor league organization as the season hits the halfway point.

Wrigley, who spent the first month with the Biscuits, is among the organizational leaders in batting average, home runs and RBIs.

He gets the midseason Biscuit Crumbs nod over Bowling Green outfielder Drew Vettleson and Bowling Green infielder Ryan Brett. The top pitcher, after a few back-and-forth decisions, is Charlotte's C.J. Riefenhauser ahead of Bowling Green's Jake Floethe.

Ranking the Rays ... Vogt, Snell

For Tuesday ...
FULL SEASON
(Too many good performances to invoke the three-team minimum.)
1. Stephen Vogt, DUR: HR, 2b, 2 1b's, 3 RBIs, 2 runs
2. Reid Brignac, DUR: 2-run HR, 1b, walk, 2 runs
3. Alex Torres, DUR: 5 shutout innings, 1 hit, 2 walks, 6 Ks
4. Hector Guevara, CHA: 3 1b's, walk, steal, caught stealing, run
5. Derek Dietrich, CHA: 2 1b's, RBI, 2 runs
SHORT SEASON
1. Blake Snell, PRI: 5 shutout innings, 1 hit, 3 walks, 7 Ks
2. Felix Gonzalez, HV: 2b, 1b, steal, 2 runs, error
3. Stepan Havlicek, GCL: 4 shutout innings, 2 hits, walk, 5 Ks

Today ...
DUR (Shane Dyer 1-3) at Rochester (Cole DeVries 2-5), 6:05
MGM off
CHA (Victor Mateo 0-2) vs. Palm Beach (Todd McInnis 0-3), 5:30
BWG off
HV (Taylor Guerrieri) at Aberdeen (Jorge Rivera), 6:05
PRI (Eli Echarry) vs. Kingsport (TBA), 6:05
GCL Rays at Twins, 11 a.m.

Malm, Goeddel show out in Midwest game

Two Bowling Green Hot Rods played major roles in Tuesday's Midwest League All-Star Game.

Jeff Malm scored three times and Tyler Goeddel hit a two-run home run in the East Division's 18-2 victory over the West. Malm also singled, walked and had an RBI. Goeddel also singled.

Also batting for the Hot Rods: Matt Rice knocked in two runs, Josh Sale walked and scored, and Ryan Brett was 0-for-2. Pitching for the Rods: Felipe Rivero gave up a hit and issued a walk in his inning, while Jake Partridge recorded two outs. Not pitching, but in uniform, for the Rods: Jake Floethe.

Tuesday's Rays roundup

Bulls 8, Rochester 2
Stephen Vogt hit a solo homer, doubled, singled twice, had three RBIs and scored twice. Alex Torres, starting in place of the promoted Chris Archer, threw five shutout innings, allowing one hit with two walks and six strikeouts.

Stone Crabs 8, Palm Beach 6
Derek Dietrich singled twice, had an RBI and scored twice. Luke Bailey hit a three-run home run.

Aberdeen 8, Renegades 3
Marty Gantt singled thrice and had an RBI. Felix Gonzalez doubled, singled, stole, erred and scored twice.

P-Rays 8, Kingsport 4
Blake Snell tossed five shutout innings, allowing one hit with three walks and seven strikeouts. James Harris hit a three-run homer and walked.

GCL Rays 3, Red Sox 2
Douglas Duran singled, walked twice and scored twice. Stepan Havlicek threw four shutout innings of relief, with two hits allowed, a walk and five strikeouts.

Biscuits snap out of All-Star misery

The Montgomery Biscuits, on the losing end for their first eight Southern League All-Star Games, finally have a win.

Frank De Los Santos threw a perfect inning, Kyeong Kang walked and scored a run, and Omar Luna singled in the South Division's 6-2 win over the North on Tuesday in Sevierville, Tenn.

Former Biscuit Matt Gorgen, now with Mobile, struck out both hitters he faced.

Archer off to big leagues

2011 Biscuit Chris Archer has been promoted to the Rays. He's scheduled to start Wednesday at Washington -- against Stephen Strasburg -- and will be No. 54 on the Biscuits-to-majors list.

A Rays-only All-Star ballot

If I were voting a Tampa Bay-only, minor league-only All-Star ballot (using the categories listed on the Southern League's), it might look something like this ...

C: Stephen Vogt, DUR
C: Matt Rice, BWG
1B: Jeff Malm, BWG
2B: Ryan Brett, BWG
3B: Cole Figueroa, DUR
SS: Hak-Ju Lee, MGM
OF: Leslie Anderson, DUR
OF: Drew Vettleson, BWG
OF: Josh Sale, BWG
OF: Todd Glaesmann, BWG

Utility IF: Omar Luna, MGM
Utility OF: Jesus Feliciano, DUR
DH: Henry Wrigley, DUR

Starter: Jake Floethe, BWG
Starter: C.J. Riefenhauser, CHA
Pitcher: Felipe Rivero, BWG
Pitcher: Enny Romero, CHA
Pitcher: Frank De Los Santos, MGM
Reliever: Jason McEachern, BWG
Closer: Chris Rearick, CHA

Your 2012 GCL Rays

PITCHERS
Chris Andujar (April '06, international free agent)
Oscar Armenta (December '10, international free agent)
Nick Barnese (2007 draft-3rd round)
Brett Blaise (NDFA, Belhaven)
Luis Cabrera (July '10, international free agent)
Kris Carlson ('12-35)
Carlos Cedeno (November '08, international free agent)
Nolan Gannon ('12-4)
Isaac Gil ('11-31)
Lucas Goodgion ('12-33)
Jordan Harrison ('12-25)
Stepan Havlicek (January '10, international free agent)
Lenny Linsky ('11-2)
Alex Moshier (NDFA, Stephen F. Austin)
Kyle Pelchy (NDFA, VCU)
Dayne Quist ('12-28)
Matt Ramsey ('11-19)
Jorge Rodriguez (October '10, international free agent)
Nicholas Sawyer ('12-40)
Jason Wilson ('12-26)

CATCHERS
Brandon Choate ('11-38)
Wilmer Dominguez (December '08, international free agent)
Ryan McChesney (NDFA, Florida Tech)
Geoffrey Rowan ('12-39)

INFIELDERS
Miguel Beltran ('12-19)
Leopoldo Correa (December '08, international free agent)
Douglas Duran (July '10, international free agent)
Johnny Eierman ('11-3)
Travis Flores ('10-11)
Benjamin Kline ('12-32)
Cesar Perez (July '09, international free agent)
Adderly Rosa (February '09, international free agent)

OUTFIELDERS
Armando (Jesus) Araiza (February '10, international free agent)
Yoel Araujo (July '10, international free agent)
Clayton Henning ('12-11)
Bralin Jackson ('12-5)
Jiminson Natera (May '10, international free agent)
Jonathan Quinonez (April '08, international free agent)

Ranking the Rays ... Paduch, O'Conner

Made an administrative decision. With the high esteem that I know everyone has for the sanctity of the BCS/RPI rankings, I think it skewers them to include the short-season guys.

It hurts the short-season guys because they can't catch up in the full-season race. It hurts those late-charging full-season guys because the field is suddenly enlarged.

So, we'll keep a top five for the full-season guys (as long as three teams play). For the short-season guys, we'll do our own version of Division I-AA and have a top three (as long as two teams play). If someone is promoted/demoted between the two groups, they lose their points.

Without objection, so ordered.

For Monday ...
FULL SEASON
1. Jim Paduch, DUR: 6 innings, 1 run, 4 hit, 2 walks, 5 Ks
2. Phil Wunderlich, CHA: 2b, 2 1b's, 3 runs
3. Enny Romero, CHA: 6 innings, 3 runs, 5 hits, walk, 3 Ks
4. Leslie Anderson, DUR: 2b, 2 1b's, RBI, 2 runs
5. Reid Brignac, DUR: 2b, 2 1b's, 3 RBIs
SHORT SEASON
1. Justin O'Conner, HV: 2b, 1b, 2 RBIs, 2 runs
2. Jeff Ames, HV: 5 innings, 1 earned run, 5 hits, walk, 5 Ks
3. Chris Andujar, GCL: 2 perfect innings, 4 GBO, 1 K

Today (times Central, p.m., unless noted) ...
DUR (Chris Archer 4-8) at Rochester (Luke French), 6:05
MGM off, All-Star Game at Tennessee
CHA (Albert Suarez 4-3) vs. Palm Beach (Anthony Ferrara 4-4), 5:30
BWG off, All-Star Game at Kane County

HV (Jesse Hahn) vs. Aberdeen (Jaime Esquivel), 5:35
PRI (?) vs. Kingsport (Akeel Morris), 6:05
GCL vs. Red Sox, 11 a.m.

Wahoo, Sun, Crab net weekly awards

Pensacola's Daniel Corcino, who threw eight innings of Saturday's no-hitter, and Jacksonville's Joe Dunigan, with eight RBIs and six extra-base hits, won the Southern League's weekly awards.

Charlotte left-hander Enny Romero, with seven no-hit innings last Monday, was the Florida State League's pitching honoree.

Monday's Rays roundup

Bulls 6, Rochester 1
Reid Brignac doubled, singled twice and had three RBIs. Leslie Anderson doubled, singled twice, had an RBI and scored twice. Jim Paduch gave up one run in six innings. Ryan Reid gave up one hit in three.

Palm Beach 5, Stone Crabs 4
Phil Wunderlich doubled, singled twice and scored three times. Enny Romero's six innings included three runs on five hits.

Renegades 7, Aberdeen 3
Justin O'Conner doubled, singled, had two RBIs and scored twice. Leonardo Reginatto had four singles, an RBI and a run scored. Jeff Ames worked five innings, giving up one earned run on five hits.

GCL Rays 3, Red Sox 2
Rehabbing Nick Barnese gave up one earned run on two hits in five innings. Chris Andujar threw two perfect innings.

Ranking the Rays ... Hager, Gomez, Seitzer

For Sunday ...
1. Jake Hager, BWG: 2-run HR, 2 walks, 2 runs
2. Roberto Gomez, BWG: 5 innings, 1 run, 1 hit, 4 walks, 1 K
3. Cameron Seitzer, BWG: 2 2b's, 1b, 2 runs
4. Lance Pendleton, DUR: 5 innings, 1 run, 2 hits, 5 walks, 1 K
5. Juniel Querecuto, BWG: 3 1b's, RBI, 2 runs

Today (times Central, p.m.) ...
DUR (Jim Paduch 2-5, 5.23) at Rochester (TBA), 6:05
MGM off
CHA (TBA) vs. Palm Beach (Chris Corrigan 1-1, 2.38), 5:30
BWG off
HV season opener (Jeff Ames) vs. Aberdeen (TBA), 5:35
GCL season opener (TBA) at GCL Red Sox (TBA), 11 a.m.

Sunday's Rays roundup

Lehigh Valley 2, Bulls 1 (11)
Lance Pendleton gave up one run in five innings before Romulo Sanchez threw three no-hit innings.

Hot Rods 9, Fort Wayne 3
Jake Hager hit a two-run home run, walked twice and scored twice. Josh Sale hit a three-run triple (and was thrown out at home). Cameron Seitzer doubled twice, singled and scored twice. Roberto Gomez gave up one run on one hit in five innings, though he walked four.

Sunday: Stars 3, Biscuits 1

Tommy Manzella's two-run single in the second inning gave the Huntsville Stars a 3-1 win over the Biscuits on Sunday.

Montgomery starter Matt Buschmann struck out 10 in five innings. The Biscuits finished the first half of the season with a 36-32 record.

Ranking the Rays ... Carpenter, Torra, Shuman

For Saturday ...
1. Ryan Carpenter, BWG: 7 shutout innings, 2 hits, walk, 9 Ks
2. Matt Torra, DUR: 6 2/3 shutout innings, 4 hits, no walks, 2 Ks
3. Scott Shuman, MGM: 2 perfect innings, 5 Ks
4. Omar Luna, MGM: 3 1b's, RBI, 2 runs
5. Ryan Brett, BWG: 2 1b's, walk, 2 runs

Today (times Central, p.m.) ...
DUR (Lance Pendleton 2-2, 3.61) at Lehigh Valley (Tom Cochran 4-1, 3.76), 12:35
MGM (Matt Buschmann 2-2, 3.63) at Huntsville (Hiram Burgos 1-1, 2.80), 1:03
CHA off
BWG (Roberto Gomez 6-2, 2.79) vs. Fort Wayne (Cody Hebner 6-2, 3.43), 2:05

Stone Crabs' Rearick registers All-Star save

Charlotte Stone Crabs stopper Chris Rearick picked up a save Saturday in the Florida State League All-Star Game. Rearick capped the South Division's 6-3 win over the North with a one-hit, three-strikeout ninth inning.

Stone Crabs left-hander C.J. Riefenhauser was the starting pitcher. He issued a walk and struck out two in his one inning.

Mikie Mahtook started in center field and Derek Dietrich at second base. (Dietrich later moved to his usual shortstop.) Mahtook was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Dietrich finished 0-for-3.

St. Lucie Mets third baseman Wilmer Flores was the MVP. He was 3-for-4 with a walk, three RBIs and a run scored.

Blue Wahoos celebrate first no-hitter

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos, not quite halfway through their first season, posted their first no-hitter tonight in a 6-0 home win over Mobile.

Daniel Corcino threw eight innings with three walks and nine strikeouts before Wilkin De La Rosa capped it with a one-walk, three-K ninth.

It came in the franchise's 68th game. It took the Biscuits until No. 1,039 and the New York Mets 8,020. The San Diego Padres are still waiting at 6,900-plus.

Saturday's Rays roundup; Hot Rods clinch playoffs

Bulls 3, Lehigh Valley 0
Matt Torra gave up four hits over 6 2/3 innings. Dane De La Rosa and Bryan Augenstein finished a six-hitter. Cole Figueroa hit a two-run double in the ninth. Brandon Allen sac flied in Leslie Anderson in the seventh and singled and scored in the ninth.

Hot Rods 4, Fort Wayne 0
Ryan Carpenter tossed seven innings, totaling two hits allowed, a walk and nine strikeouts. Andrew Bellatti and Austin Hubbard finished a three-hitter. Jake Hager hit three singles and knocked in two runs. Ryan Brett singled twice, walked and scored twice. Bowling Green also clinched a Midwest League playoff spot.