Durham 5, Norfolk 2. Jae Seo allowed 1 run in 6 innings. He struck out 3 and walked none to pick up his 8th win. Evan Longoria was 1-4 with a strikeout. Jason Pridie was 1-5 with a double and 2 RBI. He is hitting .314.
Montgomery 9, Carolina 1 (game 1). Chris Mason picked up his 15th win, striking out 9 and walking none in 5 innings. He allowed 1 run on 7 hits. Chris Nowak was 3-3 with 2 doubles. Reid Brignac was 2-4 with 2 RBI and a run scored. John Jaso was 3-4 and is now hitting .320.
Montgomery 2, Carolina 1 (game 1). Fernando Perez and Brooks Badeaux hit back-to-back home runs to lead off the game. The Biscuits managed only 4 more hits the rest of the game.
Brooklyn 3, Hudson Valley 2 (game 1). Alex Cobb gave up 3 runs in 5 innings.
Brooklyn 4, Hudson Valey 0 (game 2). The ‘Gades were shutout on 1 hit.
NOTES FROM DOWN ON THE FARM…
- Columbus and Princeton were postponed. Vero Beach had the night off.
- With six games remaining, the Biscuits have won 10 in a row and now own a 4-game lead in the SL south division. [Montgomery Advertiser]
- The remaining Montgomery Biscuits regular season games will be streamed live and archived through the Biscuits website. [Montgomery Biscuits]
- James Houser, suspended by baseball for testing positive for a banned substance, was originally told he could participate in the Arizona Fall League. MLB has reversed themselves and now say that he is ineligible. [Montgomery Advertiser]
- Gabriel Martinez was named the hitter-of-the-week in the SL. [Stacy Long’s Riverwalk Talk]
- Justin Ruggiano was named by the International League to their post-season all-star team. [Durham Bulls]
- Sergio Pedroza, who was acquired along with Joel Guzman in the Julio Lugo deal, was named to the FSL post-season all-star team along with Jake McGee who is currently playing for AA Montgomery. [Vero Beach Devil Rays]