Bulls Week in Review: July 3 to July 9

The Durham Bulls opened up a ten game lead in the division by going 5-2 on the week. The Bulls are now 54-34 on the year and are in possession of the best record in the league. A lot going on this week with the AAA All-Star Game on July 14 and the Futures Game on July 12. Jeremy Hellickson and Desmond Jennings will join Biscuits Alex Torres in the All-Star Futures Game on July 11. Joe Dillon. Dan Johnson and Elliott Johnson and were named to the all-star game with Dan Johnson participating in the home run derby. Both games will be covered live, the Futures Game on ESPN2 and the AAA All-Star Game on MLB Network.

Hitting Leaders:
Average: JJ Furmaniak (.319)
Slugging: Dan Johnson (.618, first in INT)
On Base Pct: Dioner Navarro (.483)
Hits: Dan Johnson (86)
Doubles: Chris Richard (26, second in INT)
Triples: Desmond Jennings (4, tied third in INT)
Home Runs: Dan Johnson (24, first in INT)
RBI’s: Dan Johnson (80, first in INT)
Stolen Bases: Desmond Jennings (21, third in INT)

Pitching Leaders:
ERA Starters: Jason Hellickson (2.21, third in INT)
ERA Overall: RJ Swindle (0.86)
Wins: Jeremy Hellickson (11, tied first in INT)
Saves: Winston Abreu (10)
Strikeouts: Jeremy Hellickson (104, second in INT)

Team Hitting Stats (league rank):
Average: .277 (2 of 14)
Slugging: .442 (2 of 14)
On Base Pct: .355 (2 of 14)
Hits: 843 (2 of 14)
Doubles: 188 (2 of 14)
Triples: 13 (10 of 14)
Home Runs: 96 (1 of 14)
Runs Scored: 490 (1 of 14)
Stolen Bases: 97 (1 of 14)

Team Pitching Stats (rank):
ERA: 3.42 (1 of 14)
Runs Allowed: 337 (1 of 14)
Strikeouts: 631 (6 of 14)
Walks: 273 (6 of 14)

Transactions: Omar Luna placed on temporary inactive list (7/5/10). Elliot Johnson activated from disabled list (7/5/10). Dale Thayer activated from disabled list (7/5/10). Aneury Rodriguez transferred to Hudson Valley (7/5/10).

Disabled List: Jason Cromer.

The Week Ahead: 7/10/10-7/11/10: at Norfolk Tides (41-49). 7/12/10-7/14/10: All-Star Break. 7/15/10-7/16/10: vs Charlotte Knights (45-45).