Since allowing four runs in his first start of the season, Blake Bivens has allowed no more than two earned runs in six straight starts. In that period, he owns a 2.54 ERA in 28 2/3 innings with a 23.3% strikeout rate and 7.5% walk rate.
Triple-A Durham Bulls (52-55)
Durham could not push across the tying run in its 3-2 loss to Gwinnett. Ryan Brett doubled with one out in the ninth and came home to score on a pair of errors to pull the Bulls within 3-2. With Taylor Motter on second, though, Corey Brown and J.