The U.S. came up short in its quest for gold, but it was still a good showing in baseball’s first appearance in the Olympics since 2008. Shane Baz had a rough appearance, but it was certainly valuable experience. Former Rays Edwin Jackson, Scott Kazmir, and Joe Ryan were also on the team.
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Triple-A Durham Bulls (55-28, 1st out of 7)
Bulls hand Liberatore another loss
Durham falls to Memphis
Bulls’ 1st-inning run not enough
Durham crushes Memphis with 11-run 6th
Lowe stays hot in win
Bulls rally to win series
Vidal Brujan: 9-for-23, 5 R, 4 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 4-for-4 SB (.