5/7: Up & Down

Durham Bulls 8, Charlotte Knights 7
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Notes: Durham improved to 16-10... Mitch Talbot threw 5 ineffective innings, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits, walking 4 and striking out only 2... Dewon Day allowed 3 runs in relief... Matt Joyce went 2 for 4 with a homerun and 4 RBIs... Reid Brignac was 3-4 with a double...

Birmingham Barons 13, Montgomery Biscuits 4
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Notes: Montgomery fell to 13-14 to snap a four-game winning streak... Aneury Rodriguez continued to struggle, falling to 0-5 with a 7.00 ERA. He allowed 4 earned in 5 innings... Desmond Jennings was 0-3... Mike Wlodarczyk allowed 7 runs in 2 innings of relief... Jason Perry collected two hits in his Biscuits debut...

Charlotte Stone Crabs 5, Jupiter Hammerheads 1
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Notes: Charlotte improved to 16-10... Alex Cobb pitched 6 solid innings to earn his first win, allowing a run on 5 hits. He struck out 3 and walked 1... Austin Hinkle threw another scoreless inning to lower his ERA to 0.61... Pedro Powell went 3-4 at the dish... Greg Sexton drove in 3... The Crabs scored 1 off Andrew Miller, who was in Jupiter on rehab...

Bowling Green Hot Rods 9, Augusta GreenJackets 3
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Notes: Bowling Green improved to 14-13... All 9 runs were scored in the 5th-9th innings... Michael Jarman allowed 3 runs in 7 innings... Tim Beckham took an 0-5... Mike Sheridan collected three hits... Augusta committed four errors and Bowling Green committed two... Mike McCormick hit a homerun...

Up
Durham Bulls - OF Matt Joyce: It's pretty clear he's got the AAA thing figured out, with an OPS of .966(.950 against LHP).

Montgomery Biscuits: OF Jason Perry: 2 for 3 with a walk in his Montgomery debut.

Charlotte Stone Crabs - RHP Alex Cobb: Got his first win despite pitching solidly almost every time out. He has an impressive 2.79 ERA on the season with a 3:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio(24 to 8 in 29 innings).

Bowling Green Hot Rods - 1B Michael Sheridan: Went 3-5 although he did strikeout for the third consecutive game(only 5 total on the season).

Down
Durham Bulls - RHP Mitch Talbot: Didn't have his control working, walking 4 guys in 5 innings.

Montgomery Biscuits - RHP Aneury Rodriguez: Just can't seem to get on track, with an 0-5 record and ERA of 7.

Charlotte Stone Crabs - OF Ryan Royster: 0-4 with two strikeouts, hitting .193.

Bowling Green Hot Rods - SS Tim Beckham: A bit of a letdown, going 0-5 after his great job in the doubleheader.