AA Montgomery Biscuits (34-35)

BISCUITS 9, Mobile 7-Montgomery jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first, and extended that lead to 7-0 later on en route to a 9-7 win over the Mobile BayBears.  Mobile did briefly claw back in the game, scoring five runs in the sixth to chase LHP James Houser from the ballgame. All but one of those runs were unearned, however, as Houser saw his ERA drop to 2.08. The Biscuits and BayBears each made three errors in a sloppy ballgame, though four Biscuit players had multiple hits and the team had 12 total. RHP Ryan Reid closed out the ballgame for Montgomery, earning his second save of the year and possibly signaling a setup role for RHP Eduardo Morlan when he starts pitching regularly. The first half of Montgomery's season concludes today with a game in Mobile. By winning, the Biscuits can finish with a .500 record. 

BISCUITS 9, Mobile 7
1B Gabby Martinez	2-5, 2 RS, HR (10), 2 RBI (44)
3B Chris Nowak	3-4, 3 RS, 2B (15), RBI (37), BB, E (8, throw)
DH John Jaso	1-3, 2 RS, 2 BB
LF Erold Andrus	1-3, RBI (35), BB, SF
RF Sergio Pedroza	2-4, 2 RBI (26), GIDP, HBP
C Matt Spring	0-3, RBI (12), SF
SP James Houser	5.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 7 SO, E (1, throw)
RP Ryan Reid	1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO

BISCUITS Up Next-at Mobile, 7:05 EST (LH Jino Gonzalez)

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AA Montgomery Biscuits (33-35)

Morlan Activated-Biscuits RHP Eduardo Morlan has been activated off of the Disabled List; he was expected to arrive in Montgomery last night and could see game action as soon as today in Mobile. Morlan, placed on the DL April 25th with a sore right (pitching) shoulder, was rehabbing at the Naimoli complex in St. Petersburg. Acquired in the off-season as part of the Delmon Young trade from the Minnesota Twins, Morlan had struggled in six appearances for the Biscuits prior to going on the shelf, giving up six earned runs in 6.2 innings of work. Regarded as the organization's finest relief pitching prospect, Morlan will presumptively return to the closer's role that he had occupied prior to the injury.

BISCUITS 1, Mobile 0 (13)-The Biscuits and visiting BayBears exchanged zeros for 12 innings at Riverwalk Stadium on Friday night before two errors doomed Mobile in the bottom of the 13th. CF Rashad Eldridge came in to score when Mobile C John Hester dropped the incoming throw from 3B Cesar Nicolas that, executed properly, would have started a 5-2-3 double play to get Mobile out of the inning. Instead, 3B Chris Nowak reached base safely on the play, and his league-leading double play count stood pat at 15. RHP Wade Davis pitched seven shutout innings for the Biscuits to rebound from his poor start last Saturday.

BISCUITS 1, Mobile 0 (13)
1B Gabby Martinez	1-5, 1 IBB
3B Chris Nowak	1-6, 2B (14), GIDP
C John Jaso	2-4, BB
RF Sergio Pedroza	1-3, 2 BB (1 IBB)
DH Matt Spring	2-5
SP Wade Davis	7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO, 1 HB

BISCUITS Up Next-at Mobile, 8:05 EST (LH James Houser)

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AAA Durham Bulls (34-30)

BULLS OFF-Durham had the day off on Monday. They will return to action today against the Rochester Red Wings at 7:05. The game begins a road trip for the Bulls that will see them play three other games in Rochester, as well as four in Buffalo against the Bisons. The Bulls next play at home on June 19th, when they face the Norfolk Tides. Starting for Durham this evening is RHP Chris Mason, who will be opposed by Minnesota Twins phenom Francisco Liriano.

BULLS Up Next-at Rochester, 7:05 EST (RH Chris Mason)

AA Montgomery Biscuits (31-34)

News-The Rays have placed Montgomery RHP Richard De Los Santos and 1B Rhyne Hughes on the seven day disabled list due to a sore pitching shoulder and a left hamstring strain, respectively. De Los Santos missed his scheduled start on Monday night due to the soreness, although since the Rays backdated the move to June 5th, he could potentially make his next start as scheduled on Sunday.

The Biscuits did not immediately make a roster move to replace De Los Santos, instead relying on LHP Jino Gonzalez to make a spot start on Monday evening. Stacy Long of the Montgomery Advertiser speculates that this could mean that RHP Eduardo Morlan is soon to return, and that he will take that spot. Morlan was placed on the DL in late April with a sore right shoulder and is in rehab at Extended Spring Training. The second possibility that Long raises involves the call-up of LHP David Price from High A Vero Beach.

Regardless of the posturing on the De Los Santos move, the Biscuits did move quickly to replace Hughes, re-instating C Alex Jamieson to the active roster. Although Jamieson had traveled with Montgomery for several weeks, he was technically on the roster of the Short-Season Hudson Valley Renegades.

Birmingham 4, BISCUITS 3 (10)-Birmingham drove in the winning run with a walk-off sacrifice fly in the tenth off of RHP Colter Bean to clinch the SL South's first-half division title over second place Montgomery by a 4-3 final. Four Barons personnel, the manager, a coach, and two players, were all ejected over the course of the game by home plate umpire Chris Ward due to their difference of opinion on ball and strike calls.

Birmingham 4, BISCUITS 3 (10)
1B Gabby Martinez	1-4, 2B (9)
PR-RF Sergio Pedroza	0-0, RS, BB, SB (6)
3B-1B Chris Nowak	1-5
C John Jaso	1-2, 2 BB, GIDP
RF-LF Erold Andrus	0-2, RBI (34), 2 BB, SAC, GIDP
DH Matt Spring	0-4, BB, GIDP
SP Jino Gonzalez	5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 SO
RP Brian Henderson	0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO
RP Ryan Reid	2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO
RP Colter Bean	0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 HB

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A+ Vero Beach Devil Rays (32-32)

Ft. Myers 6, V-RAYS 4-LHP Brandon Mann was crushed in Fort Myers' five-run fifth inning, and the Miracle held on to win 6-4. 

Ft. Myers 6, V-RAYS 4
CF Desmond Jennings	2-5, RS, PO
RF John Matulia	2-5, RS, 2B (6), CS (3)
3B Cesar Suarez	2-4, 2B (10), 3B (2), RBI (32)
DH J.T. Hall	1-3, BB
1B Matt Fields	1-4, RBI (28)
C Nevin Ashley	2-4, RS
LF Garrett Groce	1-3, RS, HR (2), 2 RBI (21), BB
SP Brandon Mann	6.0 IP, 4 H, 6 R (5 ER), 4 BB, 3 SO, 2 HR, HB, E (3, throw)
RP Chuck Tiffany	1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO

V-RAYS Up Next-at Ft. Myers, 7:05 EST (LH Mike Wlodarczyk)

A- Columbus Catfish (24-40)

CATFISH 2, Savannah 1-RHP JESSE DARCY allowed a first inning run, and then he and the two pitchers who followed him did not allow another over the remaining eight innings of the ballgame. The Catfish offense scored just two runs on eight hits, but that would prove to be enough as Columbus won 2-1 for their fourth win in six games following a 12 game losing streak.

CATFISH 2, Savannah 1
CF Maiko Loyola	2-4, 2B (10), RBI (20), CS (6)
SS Shawn O'Malley	1-2, BB, SB (12), HBP
DH Chase Fontaine	0-3, BB
LF Reid Fronk	2-3, BB, CS (4)
SP JESSE DARCY	6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 2 SO, WP
RP Jose Mejias	2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO
RP Justin Garcia	1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO

CATFISH Up Next-at Savannah, 7:00 EST (RH Jason Ragan)

AAA Durham Bulls (7-10)

BULLS at Norfolk, PPD-The Bulls' scheduled afternoon contest with the Nofolk Tides was postponed due to rain in the Tidewater area. The game will be made up immediately tomorrow as part of a double-header starting at 6:15pm EDT.

BULLS Up Next-DH at Norfolk, 6:15 ET (RH Jae Kuk Ryu, RH Chris Mason)

AA Montgomery Biscuits (7-10)

Jacksonville 10, BISCUITS 4-RHP Wade Davis was bested in his duel with Suns top prospect LHP Clayton Kershaw, while LHP Eduardo Morlan struggled extensively in Jacksonville's eight run seventh inning.

Jacksonville 10, BISCUITS 4
DH Chris Nowak	0-5, SO, GIDP
1B Gaby Martinez	0-4, 2 SO, E (2, fielding)
RF Sergio Pedroza	0-4, 2 SO
C Matt Spring	2-4, 2 RS, 2B (2), HR (2), RBI (2)
SP Wade Davis	L (2-1), 6.0+ IP, 7 H, 5 R (4 ER), 3 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR, 26 TBF
RP Eduardo Morlan	0.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 0 BB, 0 SO, 2 HB, 2 HR, 2-2 IR-S, 9 TBF

BISCUITS Up Next-vs Jacksonville, 8:05 ET (LH James Houser)

A+ Vero Beach Devil Rays (9-8)

V-RAYS 12, Brevard County 4-The host Devil Rays touched up Brevard County pitching for all 12 of their runs between the second and fifth innings to win their fourth straight and sixth in their past seven.

V-RAYS 12, St.  Lucie 4
CF John Matulia	1-4, RS, 2 BB
C Dioner Navarro	3-5, RS, HR (1), 3 RBI (4), PB (1), HBP
DH Nevin Ashley	1-3, RS, 2 BB, PO
RF Ryan Royster	3-5, 2 RS, SO
1B Matt Fields	4-4, 3 RS, 2B (4), HR (4), RBI (10), BB
LF Quinn Stewart	3-4, 2 RS, 2 HR (2), 7 RBI (10), HBP
SP Matt Garza	3.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 4 SO, 20 TBF
RP Ryan Morse	W (1-0), 4.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 SO, 3-0 IR-S, 15 TBF

V-RAYS Up Next-vs Brevard County, 7:00 ET (RH Jeremy Hellickson)

A- Columbus Catfish (8-9)

Charleston 11, CATFISH 7-The RiverDogs dropped all 11 runs on Columbus in-between the fifth and seventh innings as they beat the Catfish for the second straight day.

Charleston 11, CATFISH 7
CF Emeel Salem	1-5, RS, GIDP, 2 SB (17)
2B Cody Cipriano	2-5, 2 RS, HR (3), 3 RBI (13)
DH Reid Fronk	1-5, RS, 2B (5), RBI (10), 2 SO
C Mike McCormick	1-5
1B Henry Wrigley	2-2, RS, HR (1), 2 RBI (11), SF
SS Joey Callender	3-4, GIDP
SP Alex Cobb	L (2-2), 5.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR, 25 TBF

CATFISH Up Next-vs Charleston, 7:00 ET (LH Glenn Gibson)

AAA Durham Bulls (0-3)

Toledo 6, BULLS 1-3B Evan Longoria totaled up another hitless day for Durham as the Rays' AAA affiliate dropped their third straight to open the season. Longoria, who has not yet drawn a walk or garnered a hit through the Bulls' first three games, joined a parade of Durham hitters that were unable to muster much of an offensive effort off of Mud Hens pitching. Also going hitless on the day for Durham was CF Fernando Perez, who finished 0 for 4. RF Justin Ruggiano had an RBI single and LF Joel Guzman had the only extra base hit of the game, a double, for Durham.

On the hill, RHP Jae Kuk Ryu got the start for the Bulls and took the loss, surrendering three Toledo runs on four hits in four innings of work while walking one and striking out three. Two of the runs that he surrendered came on a two-run homer in the first, and his outing concluded with him having thrown just 73 pitches. Ryu was followed up by RHPs Dale Thayer and Scott Munter, who each threw 1.1 scoreless innings. LHP Brian Henderson made his first appearance in Triple A after multiple years at Double A Montgomery, and things didn't go so well for him. After getting one out in the seventh, he came back on to start the eighth only to be greeted by an onslaught from the Toledo lineup. He ended up up surrendering three runs on four hits in the eighth, including a two-run homer, and allowed Toledo to grab some extra insurance runs to seal away the ballgame. RHP Calvin Medlock relieved him and pitched a perfect eighth inning following his departure to prevent any further damage.

BULLS Up Next-at Toledo, 2:00 ET (RH Chris Mason)

AA Montgomery Biscuits (1-1)

BISCUITS 8, Chattanooga 5-Montgomery rebounded from a washed-out day off on Friday and evened up their record at 1-1 as Wade Davis threw a shaky five innings of work for the Biscuits. The Rays' highly touted pitching prospect gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks in five innings of work, striking out just one in the process. Nonetheless, Davis picked up his first win of the season in his debut start of 2008. The Biscuits' bullpen was able to hold the lead following his departure up until the ninth, when RHP Eduardo Morlan threw a perfect inning to pick up his first save of the year.

Offensively, the Biscuits lineup produced a fairly solid collective line, even if their individual marks in the box score weren't quite as pretty. C John Jaso and DH Gaby Martinez each had RBI singles for Montgomery, while RF Sergio Pedroza drew two walks to reach base a total of three times on the evening. Pedroza was also caught stealing, however, and Jaso committed his first miscue of the year on a throwing error. 3B Chris Nowak and 1B Rhyne Hughes were each held hitless for Montgomery, though Nowak did drive in a run via a sacrifice fly and Hughes drew a walk.

BISCUITS Up Next-Double-header vs Chattanooga, 3:05 ET (LH J. Houser, RH R. De Los Santos)

A+ Vero Beach Devil Rays (3-0)

V-RAYS 4, Daytona 3-Vero Beach rallied for three in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Daytona Cubs on Saturday night, thus preserving their standing as the only undefeated team in the Rays organization. CF John Matulia had two hits for the Devil Rays, one of which was a double, and stole two bases while LF Garrett Groce went 1 for 4. RF Ryan Royster went two for four with a solo home run; he also drove in the tying run and scored the winning run on a phenomenal night for him. C Nevin Ashley added a hit for V-Rays.

On the hill, RH Josh Butler made his season debut for the Vero Beac and tossed a good ballgame. The second round pick of the Rays in the 2006 draft gave up just three runs (two earned) on six hits while walking one and striking out four. He recorded a 9:4 groundball to flyball ratio. RH Wilton Noel tossed the final three shutout innings for Vero Beach to earn the win.

V-RAYS Up Next-vs Daytona, 1:00 ET (LH Ryan Morse)

A- Columbus Catfish (0-2)

Savannah at CATFISH, PPD-Saturday night's game between the host Columbus Catfish and the visiting Savannah Sand Gnats at Golden Park was postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a double-header this afternoon in Columbus, with the first game starting at 1pm EDT. The second game will begin approximately thirty minutes following the conclusion of the first. Both games will last seven innings.

CATFISH Up Next-Double-header vs Savannah, 1:00 ET (RH Josh Johnson, RH Jesse Darcy)