Rays prospects and minor leagues: Honeywell sharp in Durham win

Jesus Sanchez hit his fifth home run, which leads all Rays minor leaguers. Mike Marjama is next up with four.

Triple-A Durham Bulls (20-7)

Brent Honeywell rebounded from a rough outing in Durham's 1-0 win over Norfolk. After allowing five runs in 3 2/3 innings last time out, Honeywell was in fine form Saturday, dominating the Tides. Except for an occasional runner in scoring position, he was never in trouble in his 5 1/3 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts. In the sixth inning, the Bulls got the only run they needed when Kean Wong's double put runners in scoring position, allowing Willy Adames to score on an error.

1B Casey Gillaspie: 0-for-3, 1 BB, 1 K
SS Willy Adames: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 K
OF Mallex Smith: 0-for-5, 2 K
C Mike Marjama: 3-for-4, 1 BB

RHP Brent Honeywell: 5 1/3 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K

Double-A Montgomery Biscuits (14-14)

Montgomery's comeback came up short in its 4-3 loss to Biloxi. The Shuckers had back-to-back two-run innings in the second and third against Jose Mujica, who allowed all four runs -- three earned -- in six innings. In the fifth, Andrew Velazquez's home run -- just his second in the organization -- got the Biscuits on the board. Cade Gotta tripled and scored in the seventh and drove in their third run an inning later.

1B Joe McCarthy: 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB
C Nick Ciuffo: 0-for-3, 1 BB, 2 K
OF Braxton Lee: 2-for-4, 1 BB, 2 K
IF Michael Russell: 0-for-5, 1 K
OF Cade Gotta: 3-for-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI
SS Andrew Velazquez: 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K

RHP Jose Mujica: 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 2 K

Class A-Advanced Charlotte Stone Crabs (14-15)

Charlotte was easily beaten in Tampa by a 5-0 score Saturday. Ryan Brett doubled, and Brett Sullivan had two of the Stone Crabs' four hits. Starter Eduar Lopez allowed three runs -- two earned -- in five innings.

2B Ryan Brett: 1-for-4, 1 2B, 2 K
OF Ryan Boldt: 0-for-3, 1 BB
OF Jake Fraley: 0-for-3, 1 K
SS Jake Cronenworth: 0-for-4, 2 K

RHP Eduar Lopez: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Joe Serrapica: 1 2/3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Class-A Bowling Green Hot Rods (12-15)

Bowling Green just didn't have enough offense in its 12-inning, 3-2 loss to Beloit. Jesus Sanchez did hit his fifth home run of the season, and Miles Mastrobuoni drove in the Hot Rods' second run. That eighth-inning single was their last hit of the night. Starter Peter Bayer allowed a run and struck out five in five innings.

OF Jesus Sanchez: 1-for-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K
3B Adrian Rondon: 0-for-4, 1 BB, 3 K
CF Josh Lowe: 0-for-3, 2 K

RHP Peter Bayer: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
LHP Porter Clayton: one-third IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K

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Today's games (probables courtesy of milb.com)

Durham @ Norfolk 1:05 PM (MiLB.TV, radio stream)
Ryan Yarbrough (2-2, 3.64) v. Edwin Jackson (0-0, -.--)

Montgomery @ Biloxi 2:05 PM (MiLB.TV, radio stream)
Tyler Brashears (0-0, 12.60) v. Aaron Wilkerson (2-2, 3.26)

Charlotte @ Tampa 1 PM (radio stream)
Genesis Cabrera (2-3, 4.03) v. Zack Littell (1-1, 1.71)

Bowling Green @ Beloit 3 PM (radio stream)
TBA v. TBA

*Listed as TBA on milb.com

Scouting the opposition

Norfolk Tides (Baltimore)
11-17 (4th in IL South)
Offense: 102 R (7th) .707 OPS (7th)
Pitching: 4.80 ERA (13th) 1.51 WHIP (13th)
Top 30 Prospects: C Chance Sisco (1), LHP Chris Lee (10), RHP Jimmy Yacabonis (22), RHP Stefan Crichton (27), LHP Jayson Aquino (30), C Armando Araiza

Biloxi Shuckers (Milwaukee)
14-15 (3rd in SL South)
Offense: 69 R (10th) .564 OPS (10th)
Pitching: 2.88 ERA (2nd) 1.29 WHIP (6th)
Top 30 Prospects: RHP Luis Ortiz (3), SS Mauricio Dubon (11), C Jacob Nottingham (14), RHP Jorge Lopez (15), OF Michael Reed (30), RHP Matt Ramsey

Tampa Yankees
12-18 (6th in FSL North)
Offense: 77 R (12th) .582 OPS (12th)
Pitching: 2.75 ERA (2nd) 1.14 WHIP (1st)
Top 30 Prospects: SS Jorge Mateo (4), RHP Albert Abreu (9), RHP Domingo Acevedo (11), 2B Nick Solak (19), RHP Zack Littell (24), RHP Jose Mesa

Beloit Snappers (Oakland)
13-14 (4th in MWL West)
Offense: 108 R (5th) .698 OPS (7th)
Pitching: 2.84 ERA (3rd) 1.22 WHIP (5th)
Top 30 Prospects: RHP Dakota Chalmers (16)