6/7: The Rundown

Pawtucket Red Sox 2, Durham Bulls 1
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Notes: Durham fell to 35-21... Jason Cromer got the loss despite a solid start: 2 earned runs in 5.2 innings. Both came on solo homeruns... John Smoltz pitched 6 one-hit innings for Pawtucket... Ray Sadler had two hits for Durham. John Jaso and Ray Olmedo had the only other hits... The Bulls had 1st and 3rd in the 9th with 1 out but couldn't score...

Birmingham Barons 6, Montgomery Biscuits 1
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Notes: The Biscuits fell to 26-31... Brandon Mann allowed 5 runs in 3 innings, a hole the Biscuits weren't able to climb out of... Neal Frontz threw three scoreless innings, and Ryan Reid allowed the 6th run in his second relief inning... Desmond Jennings was 0-3 with a walk... Montgomery had only three hits...

Charlotte Stone Crabs 10, Daytona Cubs 2
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Notes: Charlotte improved to 27-24... Alex Cobb had another solid start, allowing 1 earned run in 5 innings. He struck out 5 and walked 2... Five Crabs had multiple hits: Shawn O'Malley, Emeel Salem, Greg Sexton, Matt Fields, and Christian Lopez... Salem was 3-3 with two walks...

Bowling Green Hot Rods 10, Asheville Tourists 2
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Notes: Bowling Green improved to 27-28... Matt Moore threw a dominant 7 innings, no-hitting Asheville and striking out 12 and walking only 2. Neil Schenk allowed the first hit with 2 outs in the 8th inning... Mike McCormick and Isiais Velasquez homered; Velasquez's was a grand slam... Tim Beckham was 0-4 with a walk...

Up
Durham Bulls - LHP Jason Cromer: He's not a prospect and his numbers weren't that great(he walked four), but he has a 1.15 ERA in three AAA starts. Not a bad organizational arm.

Montgomery Biscuits - 1B Rhyne Hughes: Collected 2 of the Biscuits' 3 hits, both singles.

Charlotte Stone Crabs - RHP Alex Cobb: The offense was great, but Cobb may not have a weakness on the mound. He doesn't do any one thing great, but here are some stats on the season: 1.76 BB/9, 4.36 K/BB, and 1.51 GO/AO. He strikes out enough guys, limits the walks, and gets a decent amount of groundballs.

Bowling Green Hot Rods - LHP Matt Moore: As if there was any doubt. Unlike Cobb, it's pretty easy to see Moore's strengths and weaknesses. He's striking out 13.5 guys per 9 innings, but this start just brought his BB/9 under 7.

Down
Durham Bulls - First four hitters went a combined 0-12, though each drew a walk.

Montgomery Biscuits - 4-9 in the order: 0 for 18.

Charlotte Stone Crabs - OF John Matulia: Didn't get in on the fun, taking a tough 0-5 night.

Bowling Green Hot Rods - LHP Neil Schenk: Blew the no-hitter. Come on!