Minor League Highlights 5/18

AAA Durham Bulls L 5-3

Carlos Hernandez allowed two runs through 4.2 innings on 7 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5.  The Durham offense continued their recent struggles since Hank Blalock's departure. Joe Dillon was 2-4 with his tenth double to lead the club. Desmond Jennings was 0-4 but stole his 10th base of the season.

AA Montgomery Biscuits W 3-2

Alex Torres allowed a pair of first inning runs and that was it. Torres surrendered seven hits and three walks while striking out eight in five innings. He generated a healthy 15 whiffs on 84 pitches. Matt Sweeney was 1-4 with a double in his Montgomery debut, while Nevin Ashley was 1-3 with a pair of walks. Ashley also gunned down another base thief, his seventh pegging on 1 steal attempts.

A+ Charlotte Stone Crabs W 5-3

Nick Barnese had a rare night where he struggled but his bullpen picked him up beautifully. Barnese allowed three runs on four hits and hour walks while striking out three in 3.2 innings. Marquis Fleming earned the victory and struck out six of the seven hitters he faced. Neil Schenk followed that up with a clean 7th with two strikeouts, and Zach Quate closed it out striking out three in the final two innings while allowing two hits and a walk. Matt Joyce went 1-2 with a double and a pair of walks while serving as a DH in the first game of his rehab assignment. Reid Fronk went 1-2 with his sixth double, a walk, and a sac fly. Leslie Anderson, Ky Kang, and Tim Beckham all had the night off.

A Bowling Green Hot Rods W 4-1

Alex Colome was dazzling in his six innings surrendering just one unearned run on three hits and a walk in his six innings of work. Colome recorded six strikeouts and 7 of the 11 batted outs came on the ground. Kirby Yates slammed the door shut in three scoreless of relief striking out five while allowing no hits and walking one. Yates has now struck out 31 and walked 7 in just 19 innings. Dustin Biell had the lone notable offensive performance going 2-4 with his fourth double.