Rain, Beautiful Rain

Game 43, May 18, DBAP	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Norfolk Tides (Orioles)	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	7	3
Durham Bulls (Rays)	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	5	0

Season: 26-17; Home: 1-0
Wrap, Box, Herald-Sun

I need to be honest up front and mention that I sat out last night’s game in the dryness of my living room and watched the tarp pull from home. Still, I got to see a well-pitched game by both teams.

I worry a bit about the 40 home runs Bulls pitching has given up this year (2 more last night), but in the context of all the rest of the pitching turmoil, it isn’t a big concern. It is too bad that the Bulls have only hit 22, but that’s just the kind of team they are this year. Leslie Anderson and the surprising Vince Belnome seem to be the only real muscle on the team. But, it was Jason Bourgeois who had the big one last night. And then there was the rain, the beautiful rain, to seal off a terrific bit of pitching by WDBB’s favorite, Alex Colome.

Outside the game —

• Alex Torres put in a stellar four innings in Baltimore, got the win, and is apparently going to get kicked off the bus …
• The Rays have called up Jake Odorizzi and Jeff Beliveau. I don’t know if that means the Rays are going to exercise the one-pitcher expansion rule or they have someone else headed this way. Commentary (from Rays perspective) here and here. 
• Commentary from WDBB perspective — sigh. And that was before a Rays catcher pulled a muscle...
• Former Durham Bull Reid Brignac is in pinstripes! The Yankees grabbed him when he was designated for assignment by the Rockies.