Rays prospects and minor leagues: Call-ups shake up pitching staffs

Chih-Wei Hu will make his second career start in the International League Saturday. Who will take his place with Montgomery? Perhaps Brent Honeywell -- who along with Blake Snell and Hu -- was scheduled to pitch Friday, and of course, only Honeywell did.

Triple-A Durham Bulls (9-6)

Durham was postponed, and it will make up that game Saturday.

Double-A Montgomery Biscuits (8-7)

Montgomery was thoroughly outplayed in its 8-0 loss to Jacksonville. With Chih-Wei Hu scratched for his promotion, it was a bullpen game for the Biscuits with Jared Mortensen allowing two runs in three innings. Both Buddy Borden and Brett Marshall were charged with three runs -- one earned.

Class-A Advanced Charlotte Stone Crabs (9-7)

Fort Myers nearly got to Brent Honeywell, but it was not enough in Charlotte's 4-2 win over the Miracle. Trailing 2-0 in the third, Fort Myers got its leadoff hitter on thanks to an error, and he would eventually score on a wild pitch. The Miracle added another run in the inning, but Honeywell would cruise the rest of his outing, allowing two runs -- one earned -- in 6 2/3 innings with seven punchouts and no walks. Jace Conrad led off the fifth with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error.

Class-A Bowling Green Hot Rods (7-9)

Genesis Cabrera was impressive yet again in Bowling Green's 5-0 win over Great Lakes. In a career-high 6 1/3 innings, Cabrera set a career best with nine strikeouts, allowing just three hits and walking one batter. With two outs and the bases loaded in the fourth, Kevin Padlo drove in three with a double. A Michael Russell single in the fifth and Jake Cronenworth squeeze bunt in the ninth added insurance.

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Notable Performances

AA 1B Jake Bauers: 1-for-4, 1 K
AA SS Willy Adames: 1-for-4, 1 2B, 1 K

AA RHP Jared Mortensen: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

A+ OF Thomas Milone: 1-for-4, 2 K
A+ C Nick Ciuffo: 0-for-3, 1 BB, 1 K
A+ UT Grant Kay: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K

A+ RHP Brent Honeywell: 6 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 7 K
A+ LHP Kyle Bird: 2 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

A 1B Joe McCarthy: 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB
A 3B Kevin Padlo: 1-for-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 K

A LHP Genesis Cabrera: 6 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K

Today's probables (All probables courtesy milb.com)

Durham @ Norfolk 7:05 PM ET (MiLB.TV, radio stream) DOUBLEHEADER
Chih-Wei Hu (0-0, -.--) v. Ariel Miranda (0-1, 4.22)
Matt Andriese* (1-1, 4.96) v. Odrisamer Despaigne* (0-2, 6.28)

Both games will be seven innings

Montgomery v. Jacksonville 7:35 PM ET (MiLB.TV, radio stream)
Jacob Faria (0-2, 4.15) v. Jarlin Garcia (0-0, 2.93)

Charlotte @ Fort Myers 6:05 PM (radio stream)
Hunter Wood (1-1, 2.30) v. Felix Jorge (1-4, 1.42)

Bowling Green @ Great Lakes 2:05 PM (MiLB.TV, radio stream)
TBA v. Victor Gonzalez (1-0, 1.00)

*TBA according to milb.com

Scouting the opposition

Norfolk Tides (Baltimore)
4-10 (4th in IL South)
Offense: 54 R (5th), .712 OPS (3rd)
Pitching: 5.10 ERA (14th), 1.49 WHIP (14th)
Top 30 Prospects: OF Dariel Alvarez (13), 1B/OF Christian Walker (14), RHP Oliver Drake (21), LHP Ariel Miranda (23)

Jacksonville Suns (Miami)
8-8 (3rd in SL South)
Offense: 61 R (T-2nd), .665 OPS (5th)
Pitching: 3.59 ERA (7th), 1.27 WHIP (4th)
Top 30 Prospects: LHP Jarlin Garcia (3), OF Austin Dean (7), RHP Jake Esch (13), RHP Austin Brice (14), LHP Tim Berry (16), SS J.T. Riddle (22), 2B Avery Romero (23)