Durham 4, Buffalo 3. Ben Hendrickson improved to 5-4, holding Buffalo to 3 runs in 6.2 innings...Scott Dohmann struck out 5 in 2 perfect innings for the save...Dan Johnson was 3-4 with an RBI to improve his average to .292...Chris Richard's 3-run home run, his 11th, gave the Bulls the lead for good in the 5th inning...Reid Brignac and Joel Guzman combined to go 0-7 with 3 strike outs. Brignac walked once.

Montgomery 9, Mobile 7. James Houser cruised through the first 5 innings, allowing only 2 singles, until the defense let him down in the 6th when 3 hits and 2 errors led to 5 runs...Ryan Reid struck out 2 in the 9th for his 2nd save...Gabriel Martinez was 2-5 and hit his 10th home run...Chris Nowak was 3-4, scoring 3 times.

West 9, East 3 (FSL ALL-Star game). Four members of the Vero Beach D-Rays started for the East squad, including starting pitcher Ryan Morse, who gave up 2 runs (1 earned) in 1 inning of work...Heath Rollins also pitched 1 inning, giving up 3 hits and 1 run...Cesar Suarez, a third baseman, started at short, JT Hall was the DH and Garrett Groce started in right field. The three went a combined 0-10. Suarez drove in a run with a ground out...Jeremy Hellickson likely would have started but was held out with a blister on his throwing hand.

Columbus v Rome (ppd.)

NOTES FROM DOWN ON THE FARM...

• JT Hall won the FSL All-Star game home run derby. [TCPalm]
  

Louisville 10, Durham 2. Jeff Niemann did not survive the 5th inning, allowing 6 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks. Niemann is now 4-4 with a 4.29 ERA on the season and looks to be a long ways from the Trop. Justin Ruggiano, on the other hand, wants to be included among the Rays crowded outfield. Last night he hit a home run in the second consecutive game and his 5th in the past 8 games. He now has 9 on the season.

Montgomery 4, Carolina 3 (10 inn). James Houser struck out 7 and allowed 2 runs in 6 innings. Reid Brignac was 0-3 with 2 walks. Evan Longoria did not start, but came on to pinch hit in the 9th and struck out. Nick DeBarr gave up a leadoff home run in the 9th inning to blow the save, but Chris Nowak won it in the bottom of the 10th with a 1-out home run, his 2nd.

Vero Beach 5, Sarasota 3. Erold Andrus was 3-5 and hit his 7th home run.

Rome 5, Columbus 3. Woods Fines gave up 4 runs in 5 innings. Maiko Loyola stole his 14th and 15th stolen bases and Desmond Jennings stole his 22nd.

NOTES FROM DOWN ON THE FARM...

• Justin Ruggiano was named the IL player of the week.
  
• Garrett Groce missed over a month with a dislocated shoulder, but you wouldn't know it the way he is swinging the bat in his return.