Bulls Week in Review: May 21 to May 27

The Bulls were 2-4 on the week and have fallen to 26-21 on the season. They still have a slim one game lead over Gwinnett in the division. The Bulls snapped a five game losing streak that carried over from last week with a win against Toledo on Thursday. Felipe Lopez was named the International League Player of the Week for the week ending on May 22 when he had multiple hits in each of the five games he played in with 4 double, a home runs and 8 RBI's. The Rays rewarded Lopez with a call-up to the big club.

Hitting Leaders:
Average: Brandon Guyer (.324, fifth in INT)
Slugging: Brandon Guyer (.554, fifth in INT)
On Base Pct: Russ Canzler (.432, first in INT)
Hits: Desmond Jennings (49)
Doubles: Russ Canzler (16, tied second in INT)
Triples: Desmond Jennings, Jose Lobaton (1)
Home Runs: Brandon Guyer and Desmond Jennings (8, tied seventh in INT)
RBI’s: Chris Carter (36, third in INT)
Stolen Bases: Desmond Jennings (9, tied eighth in INT)

Pitching Leaders:
ERA: Alex Cobb (1.14, first in INT)
Wins: Alex Cobb (5, tied third in INT)
Saves: Brandon Gomes (6, tied sixth in INT)
Strikeouts: Alex Torres (54, tied second in INT)

Team Hitting Stats (league rank):
Average: .275 (3 of 14)
Slugging: .419 (4 of 14)
On Base Pct: .347 (2 of 14)
Hits: 453 (3 of 14)
Doubles: 101 (2 of 14)
Triples: 3 (14 of 14)
Home Runs: 43 (7 of 14)
Runs Scored: 238 (3 of 14)
Stolen Bases: 38 (5 of 14)

Team Pitching Stats (rank):
ERA: 3.89 (5 of 14)
Runs Allowed: 215 (7 of 14)
Strikeouts: 393 (2 of 14)
Walks: 155 (tied 7 of 14)

Transactions: Felipe Lopez promoted to Tampa Bay (5/22/11). Craig Albernaz added to roster from extended spring training (5/22/11). Dan Johnson added to roster from Tampa Bay (5/24/11). Jay Buente added to roster (5/25/11). Rob Delaney added to roster from Tampa Bay (5/27/11). Jeremy Hall transferred to extended spring training (5/27/11). Craig Albernaz transferred to extended spring training (5/27/11).

Disabled List: Richard De Los Santos and Dirk Hayhurst.

The Week Ahead: 5/28/11-5/29/11: at Toledo Mud Hens (22-27). 5/30/11-6/2/11: vs Columbus Clippers (34-14). 6/3/11: vs Pawtucket Red Sox (24-23).