5/3: Up & Down

Columbus Clippers 10, Durham Bulls 6
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Notes: Durham fell to 13-9... David Price was ineffective(3 walks and just 1 punchout) but got little help from his defense as four of six runs allowed were unearned... Matt Joyce went 3-5 with a HR... Reid Brignac was 1-5... John Jaso was 1-3. Three base stealers were successful against him while he threw one out... Dale Thayer allowed his first run of the year...

Montgomery Biscuits 3, Mississippi Braves 2
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Notes: Montgomery improved to 10-13... Heath Rollins picked up his 2nd win of the season, allowing 2 runs in 7 innings... Desmond Jennings stayed hot, going 3 for 5 with his 6th double... Rhyne Hughes went 0-5... Eduardo Morlan pitched a scoreless 8th and hasn't allowed a run in his last 14 innings...

Fort Myers Miracle 6, Charlotte Stone Crabs 4
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Notes: Charlotte fell to 13-9... Jesse Darcy allowed 5 runs on 10 hits in 6 innings... Matt Fields went 2-4 with a HR... Shawn O'Malley committed his 5th error...

Bowling Green Hot Rods 7, Augusta GreenJackets 1
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Notes: Bowling Green improved to 12-11... Matt Moore was on, allowing just one run on 3 hits in 5 innings. He struck out 7 and walked just 1... Jake Jefferies, Mike McCormick, and Robi Estrada each picked up three hits. Jefferies drove in two... Tim Beckham went 1-5 and committed two errors in the field...

Up
Durham Bulls - OF Matt Joyce: Continued his hotting with a 3-5 night, including his second homerun. Joyce is now hitting .310/.423/.500 at Durham. He's hitting .375 against lefties.

Montgomery Biscuits - OF Desmond Jennings: I don't know what else there is to say at this point other than he's really locked in. Hitting .368/.410/.611 on the year.

Charlotte Stone Crabs - OF Ryan Royster: Collected two hits, including a double.

Bowling Green Hot Rods - LHP Matt Moore: Lowered his ERA to 3.48, and more importantly, showed better control with just one walk. On the season, in 20.2 innings, he's struck out 29 and walked 17.

Down
Durham Bulls - LHP David Price: The night started out poorly when the first two runners reached on errors, but Price has failed to get out of the 4th inning in three of his five starts.

Montgomery Biscuits - 1B Rhyne Hughes: Picked up a golden sombrero with an 0-5 night, striking out all fives times.

Charlotte Stone Crabs - RHP Jesse Darcy: Darcy has all but eliminated himself from even fringe-prospect territory, sporting a 6.39 ERA as a 23-year old in the FSL. Has allowed 38 hits in 25.1 innings.

Bowling Green Hot Rods - 1B Mike Sheridan: Went 0-5 and has not yet drawn a walk on the season.