Found July 31, 2009 on Rays Index:
Durham 6, Scranton/WB 2 (gm 1). Jeremy Hellickson improved to 2-0 in 2 triple-A starts with 6 shutout innings. He allowed 3 hits and 2 walks and struck out 4…Reid Brignac went 2-4 with a 2-run double…Matt Joyce was 0-3. Scranton/WB 8, Durham 2 (gm 2). Matt DeSalvo dropped to 0-4 after giving up 5 runs [...]
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