Durham Bulls Beat Columbus Clippers 9-6
raysprospects.com 7/1/2009 — [Via email from the Durham Bulls' broadcaster Neil Solondz.]Matt Joyce went 4-for-5 with one of four Bulls homers, as Durham won its fifth straight, 9-6 over Columbus on Tuesday. Joyce, who homered for the third straight game, helped the Bulls improve to 45-34 after a 6-2 road trip through ...

Durham Bulls Beat Charlotte Knights 8-6
raysprospects.com 7/3/2009 — Durham Bulls Beat Charlotte Knights 8-6

Sonnanstine In Durham
mvn.com 6/30/2009 — Rays Prospects has the update that recently demoted starter Andy Sonnanstine will pitch on Thursday against the Chicago AAA affiliate. Sonny was optioned in order to make room for Scott Kazmir who was activated and started on Saturday. Sonnanstine has been struggling all season giving up more ...

Durham Bulls Beat Charlotte Knights 3-2
raysprospects.com 7/4/2009 — [Via email from the Durham Bulls Director of Media Relations Matt DeMargel.]A pair of home runs from Reid Brignac and strong work on the mound was enough for the Bulls to pull off a 3-2 win over Charlotte on Friday night in front of a paid attendance of 10,652 at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. ...

Durham Bulls Beat Pawtucket Red Sox 3-1
raysprospects.com 6/23/2009 — [Via email from the Durham Bulls Director of Media Relations Matt DeMargel.]Stellar pitching from MLB All-Star Scott Kazmir and timely hitting from the Durham bats allowed the Bulls to break their record eight-game losing streak as they won 3-1 over Pawtucket Monday night at the Durham Bulls ...

Durham Bulls Stampede Late, Beat Charlotte Knights Again
indyweekblogs.com 7/7/2009 — I don’t know why it took me until now to see the obvious symbolism of a team named the Bulls, but in assessing last night’s rip-snorting 6-1 win over Charlotte , I suddenly got it. The Bulls have now won 10 of their last 12 after losing ...

Durham Bulls Lose To Pawtucket Red Sox 5-3
raysprospects.com 6/22/2009 — [Via email from the Durham Bulls Director of Media Relations Matt DeMargel.]After taking a 2-1 lead through three innings, the Bulls gave up consecutive two-run innings in the fourth and fifth eventually losing 5-3 to Pawtucket Sunday at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Pawtucket jumped on board ...

Durham Bulls Sweep Columbus Clippers: Power Surge
indyweekblogs.com 7/1/2009 — As I write this, the Durham Bulls are on a bus, probably somewhere in West Virginia. Some of them may be sleeping, recharging their batteries after expending major amps in a four-game sweep of the Columbus Clippers. Last night they clubbed four ...

Durham Bulls Beat Charlotte Knights 6-1
raysprospects.com 7/7/2009 — Durham Bulls Beat Charlotte Knights 6-1

Press Releases
durhambulls.com 6/25/2009 — June 23, 2009 For Immediate Release Matt DeMargel (919) 687-6516 BULLS SET TWO PAID ATTENDANCE RECORDS DURING PAWTUCKET SERIES Fans of both the Durham Bulls and Boston Red Sox played a role in making Durham's final series in June one for the record ...

Rays Look to Carry Momentum into Canada, Texas — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/29/2009
The Rays won five of six last week, returned to full strength with Kazmir, Bartlett, Burrell, Bradford, and Shouse getting off of the DL. They look to continue their hot streaks when they head north to face Roy Halladay and the Toronto ...

Why the Rays Will Win the AL East — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/29/2009
To be completely honest, I am sick of all the articles written to strip the hope of the few loyal Rays fans.  Terms given to our Rays—such as "One Year Wonders" and "Flukes"—make my stomach turn.  This is a response to that, ...

Rays improving at plate with two strikes — Major League Baseball News 6/29/2009
For Joe Maddon, one of the keys to the Rays' success at the plate this year has been their ability to come up with hits with two strikes against them.

Niemann steals spotlight in win over Jays — Major League Baseball News 6/30/2009
With a pair of home runs and a dominating performance by right-hander Jeff Niemann, the Rays cruised to a 4-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Monday at Rogers Centre.

Rays beat Halladay, Blue Jays, 4-1 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 6/30/2009
Carl Crawford and Pat Burrell homered to ruin Roy Halladay's return and the Tampa Bay Rays won their sixth straight game, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Monday night.