Hours after I wrote that the Rays’ minor league affiliates ranked just 21st in runs per game, they combined to score 27 runs. Charlotte only scored four, but the Stone Crabs have three injured everyday players. Hopefully Lucius Fox and Josh Lowe return soon. Durham and Montgomery have also been affected by injuries.
Triple-A Durham Bulls (5-8)
Durham scored seven unanswered runs in an 8-2 win over Lehigh Valley. Curt Casali’s three-run homer in the fourth put the Bulls up 4-2, and extra-base hits from Willy Adames and Joe McCarthy helped tack on four more runs in the eighth.