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.

BISCUITS Up Next-OFF Today

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. 

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

AAA Durham Bulls (34-30)

BULLS 3, Charlotte 2-Durham tied the game in the eighth, and then LF Nathan Haynes drove in SS Reid Brignac with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth as the Bulls earned a split of their two game home set against the Charlotte Knights. The Bulls now hit the road to play Rochester and Buffalo; they will not return home again until June 19th. 

BULLS Up Next-OFF Today

AA Montgomery Biscuits (31-33)

BISCUITS 6, Birmingham 2-After five scoreless innings from both sides, the Biscuits finally took the edge by scoring six in the final four frames to best division-leading Birmingham 6-2. 3B Chris Nowak drove in five of Montgomery's runs and LHP James Houser did not surrender a run in his return from the DL.

BISCUITS Up Next-at Birmingham, 8:05 EST (LH Jino Gonzalez)

A+ Vero Beach Devil Rays (32-31)

V-RAYS 6, Sarasota 0-RHP Heath Rollins threw a complete game, three hit shutout against the Sarasota Reds, relying primarily on good fastball command and the effectiveness of his off-speed pitches in racking up ten strikeouts. Four Devil Rays players had multiple hits in backing up Rollins' strong outing, and Vero Beach moved a game over .500 by winning three of four in the series.

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

A- Columbus Catfish (23-40)

CATFISH 5, Rome 2-The Catfish picked up their first series win since April 15-16 (when they beat Rome) by scoring four in the final two innings. LHP Glenn Gibson, pitching for the first time out of the bullpen after a posting a 7.85 ERA in 12 starts to begin the year, picked up the win by working two scoreless frames in relief. 

CATFISH Up Next-at Savannah, 7:00 EST (RH Jesse Darcy)