6/17: The Rundown

Lehigh Valley IronPigs 16, Durham Bulls 8
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Notes: Durham fell to 38-27... James Houser lasted just 4 innings, allowed 8 hits(all earned). Jason Childers, Jason Bateman, Jorge Julio, and catcher Alex Jamieson all pitched(and allowed at least a run)... Henry Mateo went 4-5... Ray Sadler and Rhyne Hughes both homered... Matt Joyce was 1-3 with two walks...

Montgomery Biscuits off
Notes: The Biscuits return to action today in West Tennessee...

Charlotte Stone Crabs 1, Lakeland Flying Tigers 0
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Notes: Charlotte improved to 33-28... Darin Downs pitched 7 shutout innings, striking out 10. Matt Gorgen earned the save, pitching 2 scoreless innings. He struck out two and didn't allow a baserunner... Ryan Royster's first HR of the year was the only run... Emeel Salem and Ian Paxton had two hits apiece...

Lexington Legends 5, Bowling Green 3
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Notes: Bowling Green fell to 31-34... Nick Barnese allowed two runs in 4 innings, walking 3 and striking out 1. Mike Jarman allowed 3 runs in 2 relief innings... Tim Beckham went 2-4 with a double... Jeremy Beckham was 2-4 with a triple and an RBI...

Up
Durham Bulls - 1B Rhyne Hughes: 3-5 with a homerun, easily his best game since being promoted to Durham.

Charlotte Stone Crabs - Pitching: Downs and Gorgen combined on the 5-hit shutout.

Bowling Green Hot Rods - Beckhams: Tim and Jeremy combined to go 4-8 with a double and a triple.

Down
Durham Bulls - Pitching: 16 runs. Bad.

Charlotte Stone Crabs - OF Reid Fronk: 0-3 with two strikeouts.

Bowling Green Hot Rods - RHP Nick Barnese: He was masterful in his first game of the season and not-so-good since, but my guess is the brass wants him to use his breaking stuff more and not just rely on the fastball, and is struggling with it a bit. Just a guess.