Nathaniel Lowe was promoted to AAA Durham and made an impact in his debut with three hits including a double in his first plate appearances and was hit by a pitch. Austin Meadows hit his first homer in the Rays organization since being acquired from Pittsburgh in the Chris Archer trade.

Triple-A Durham Bulls (63-49)

The Durham Bulls crushed the Columbus Clippers 17-2. After waiting through a rain delay the Bulls offense got off to a quick start with seven runs in the first two innings and then dropping an eight spot in the fourth to take a 15-1 lead. Austin Meadows led the way with three extra base hits, two doubles and a homer, while driving in three. In his AAA debut Nathaniel Lowe went three-for-five with a double and a hit by pitch. Kean Wong and Andrew Velazquez collected three hits a piece for the Bulls.

2B Kean Wong: 3-for-6, 2B (19), 2 R, 2 RBI, K

SS Andrew Velazquez: 3-for-5, 2 2B (13), 3 R, RBI, K, SB (25)

LF Austin Meadows: 3-for-4, 2 2B (17), HR (3), 3 R, 3 RBI, K, BB

1B Nathaniel Lowe: 3-for-5, 2B (1), 4 R, RBI, K, HBP

RF Rob Refsnyder: 1-for-1, 3 R, RBI, 2 HBP

C Nick Ciuffo: 1-for-4, RBI, K, BB

CF Micah Johnson: 2-for-5, 3 RBI

DH Adam Moore: 2-for-5, 2B (9), R, 2 RBI

RHP Ryan Weber (W, 7-4): 5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 BB, 1 HBP

RHP Andrew Kittredge: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

LHP Jordan Harrison: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

Double-A Montgomery Biscuits (63-52)

The Montgomery Biscuits defeated the Birmingham Barons 1-0. Lucius Fox scored the only run on a RBI single by Nick Solak in the sixth inning. Brock Burke hasn’t been slowed down by his promotion to AA. He threw 7.2 scoreless innings allowing three hits while striking out seven and walking none.

SS Lucius Fox: 2-for-4, R

3B Michael Brosseau: 0-for-2, BB, HBP

DH Nick Solak: 1-for-3, RBI, HBP

RF Jesus Sanchez: 0-for-4, K

2B Jake Cronenworth: 1-for-4, K

LHP Brock Burke (W, 3-1): 7.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 0 BB

RHP Yoel Espinal (S, 6): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Port Charlotte Stone Crabs (61-50)

The Port Charlotte Stone Crabs defeated the Bradenton Marauders 3-2. Tristan Gray hit his 13th homer of the year. Brendan McKay collected two hits including a triple.

Prospect Note: Tristan Gray leads the Florida State League with 32 doubles just ahead of Josh Lowe (25) and Jesus Sanchez (24) to give the Stone Crabs the top three doubles hitters. His 13 homers is good for seventh most in the league. A .205 ISO in the FSL is no joke. His batting average is held back by his early season struggles and he’s not a big OBP, but his bat has some thunder and has played 2B/SS/3B.

2B Vidal Brujan: 0-for-4

DH Brendan McKay: 2-for-3, 3B (1), R

1B Robbie Tenerowicz: 0-for-2, RBI

3B Tristan Gray: 1-for-2, HR (13), 2 R, RBI, BB

C Rene Pinto: 1-for-3

RHP Riley O’Brien (W, 4-3): 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

RHP Zack Mozingo (H, 4): 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

RHP Jose Disla (H, 1): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

RHP Ivan Pelaez (S, 3): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Class A Bowling Green Hot Rods (74-40)

The Bowling Green Hot Rods defeated the West Michigan Whitecaps 1-0. In the fifth inning Carl Chester’s triple drove in Justin Bridgman for the lone run of the game. Tommy Romero went seven scoreless innings

2B Jim Haley: 2-for-4, 2B (14), SB (10)

CF Carl Chester: 2-for-3, 3B (5), RBI, HBP

C Ronaldo Hernandez: 0-for-4

LF Moises Gomez: 2-for-4, K

DH Trey Hair: 1-for-4, 2B (9), K

3B Justin Bridgman: 1-for-3, R

RHP Tommy Romero (W, 9-3): 7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

RHP Tyler Zombro (S, 4): 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB, 1 HBP

Rookie Hudson Valley Renegades (31-20)

The Hudson Valley Renegades fell to the Tri-City ValleyCats 8-7. The Renegades sprinted out to a 4-1 lead through three and held a 7-6 lead through eight. The ValleyCats rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth for the walk-off victory. Chris Betts led the way offensive with three hits including a double.

Prospect Note: Chris Betts has had a difficult time being healthy enough to play. The Rays took Betts in the second round of the 2015 draft knowing he would need Tommy John Surgery and wouldn’t be able to make his professional debut until 2016. In 2016 he only managed 39 games and 145 plate appearances due to injuries. In 2017 he only made it through eight plate appearances before being shut down for the season. So two and half professional seasons only saw him make 153 plate appearances. This year he has been healthy and was able to get a small cameo in Bowling Green before short season ball started and has made 238 plate appearances this year. His development is behind where the Rays would like it, but being healthy this year has been progress. Betts is putting up a .275/.341/.503 line with 11 doubles, and eight homers in 153 AB for Hudson Valley.

2B Tyler Frank: 1-for-3, R, RBI, HBP

CF Tanner Dodson: 2-for-4, 2B (2), R, BB

C Chris Betts: 3-for-5, 2B (11), 2 R, RBI, 2 K

1B Jacson McGowan: 1-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 K

3B Adrian Rondon: 2-for-5, 2B (9), RBI, 2 K

DH Marvin Malone: 1-for-3, R, 2 K, 2 HBP

LF Michael Smith: 1-for-3, 2B (8), R, K, BB

RHP Blake Pflughaupt: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 3 BB

RHP Alan Strong: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

RHP Justin Montgomery: 0.0 IP, 0 H, 2 ER, 0 K, 4 BB

RHP Jack Labosky (L, 3-2): 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Rookie Princeton Rays (28-17)

The Princeton Rays lost to the Pulaski Yankees 9-3. Wander Franco got on base twice with a single and walk while driving in a run.

3B Jake Palomaki: 1-for-3, R, BB

DH Connor Hollis: 2-for-4, K

SS Wander Franco: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB

LF Pedro Diaz: 1-for-4, R, 3 K

C Jordyn Muffley: 2-for-3, 2B (5), RBI

RHP Wanderson Linares (L, 2-1): 4.0 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 5 K, 3 BB, 1 HRA

RHP Joe Peguero: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

RHP Heath Renz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB, 1 HBP

GCL Rays (24-18)

The GCL Rays fell to the GCL Twins 5-3. Despite falling behind 3-1 early the Rays tied the game at three in the fifth, but were unable to find any more offense. Cristhian Pedroza led the way with two hits.

CF Yunior Martinez: 1-for-4, RBI, K, BB

RF Aldenis Sanchez: 0-for-4, R, HBP, SB (13)

1B Russ Olive: 1-for-3, BB, HBP, SB (2)

SS Luis Leon: 1-for-4, K, SB (2)

2B Cristhian Pedroza: 2-for-4, R, RBI

RHP Jose Lopez: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 2 BB, 1 HRA

RHP Angel Rodriguez (L, 1-4): 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

RHP Angel Felipe: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

DSL Rays 1 (39-18)

The DSL Rays 1 shutout the DSL Athletics 6-0. Both offenses were held scoreless through the first six frames. The Rays 1 scored in each of the final three innings. The Rays 1 offense managed six runs on five thanks to the help of six walks.

SS Juan Garcia: 0-for-3, 2 R, K, BB

C Julio Meza: 1-for-4, 2B (7), R, RBI, 2 K, BB

2B Alfredo Balbuena: 1-for-4, R, RBI, K, BB, SB (10), CS (1)

LF Oneill Manzueta: 1-for-3, 2B (5), RBI, K, BB

RF Stir Candelario: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 BB

1B Luis Perez: 1-for-4

CF Reissel Silvestre: 1-for-4, 2B (5), 2 R

RHP Franklin Dacosta: 4.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

RHP Antonio Jimenez (W, 1-1): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

RHP Carlos Garcia: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

DSL Rays 2 (34-23)

The DSL Rays 2 lost to the DSL Indians 6-1 in a game that was postponed on July 23. The Rays 2 offense couldn’t string together enough positive outcomes to score more than one run despite eight hits, four walks and three errors by the Indians defense.

2B Alberto Figuereo: 2-for-3, 2 BB, 2 SB (22)

DH Bryan Santos: 2-for-4, 2B (3)

LF Saul Fortuna: 2-for-4, R, K

1B Freddvil Chevez: 1-for-4, RBI

RF Johampher Arrendoll: 1-for-3, BB

RHP Fernando Melo (L, 1-1): 4.0 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 2 BB, 2 HRA, 2 HBP

RHP Yosmer Curbata: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

RHP Luis Trinidad: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

In the regularly scheduled game the DSL Rays 2 defeated the DSL Indians 2-1. In the bottom of the seventh of a tied game Daiwer Castellanos started a rally with a one out double. With two outs Edgardo Rodriguez hit a single on a liner up the middle for the walk-off victory.

2B Alberto Figuereo: 1-for-3, BB, SB (29)

C Edgardo Rodriguez: 1-for-4, RBI

3B Abiezel Ramirez: 1-for-2, BB

CF Daiwer Castellanos: 1-for-2, 2B (2), R, BB

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