Durham Bulls

Dennis Burlingame, a 1987 graduate of Kingsway High and former Inquirer all-South Jersey selection, made an auspicious debut for the Atlanta Braves' single-A team, the Durham Bulls. Burlingame, who was 9-11 pitching last season for Sumper of the less competitive South Atlantic single-A league, pitched a perfect game in his first outing for the Bulls. His effort came during the Bulls' opening day 4-0 win over Frederick. The game lasted seven innings because the teams were playing a doubleheader.

Andy Tracy knocked in two runs with a double during a four-run rally in the 11th as the Lehigh Valley IronPigs beat the Durham Bulls, 4-0, yesterday in the International League. Lehigh Valley starter Kyle Kendrick tossed four-hit ball over six innings. Bowie 4, Reading 1 BOWIE, Md. - Brian Matusz allowed only an unearned run in six innings to lead the Baysox over the Phillies in the Eastern League. Connecticut 7, Trenton 4 TRENTON - Mike Mooney's three-run homer in the second inning propelled the Defenders past the Thunder in the Eastern League.

Jon Weber's three-run homer in the ninth inning yesterday enabled the Durham Bulls to secure a 6-2 victory over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the International League. Justin Ruggiano also homered for Durham. IronPigs pitcher Carlos Carrasco, one of the Phillies' prized prospects, remained winless at 0-6. New Hampshire 10, Trenton 4 MANCHESTER, N.H. - Cody Haerther's two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth lifted the Fisher Cats to a win over the Thunder in the Eastern League.

Jon Knott ripped a three-run home run in the eighth inning yesterday to lead the Lehigh Valley IronPigs past the Durham Bulls, 4-3, in the International League. Les Walrond struck out seven in six innings but did not get a decision. Steve Green got the win despite surrendering a two-run homer to Elliot Johnson in the bottom of the eighth. The IronPigs scored in the top of the first on Mike Cernevak's sacrifice fly. Lehigh Valley100000030 -460 Durham100000020 -370 WP: Steve Green (4-0)

MOOSIC, Pa. - Eude Brito struck out seven batters in six innings to lead the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons past the Durham Bulls, 5-2, yesterday in the first game of an International League doubleheader. Brian Sanches struck out the side in the seventh for his 10th save. Jim Rushford was 2 for 3 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs for the Barons. After a rain delay of more than an hour, the Bulls won the second game, 3-0, using five pitchers in the seven-inning shutout.

Chad McConnell started a four-run second inning with a walk and hit a two- run home run in the seventh to lift the Reading Phillies to a 7-2 Eastern League win over the Harrisburg Senators last night. The victory was the fifth in a row for the Phillies, who moved past Bowie into first place in the Southern Division. Mike Grace, who drove in a run with a sacrifice bunt in the fourth inning, scattered nine hits over 7 2/3 innings to pick up his 10th win of the year. SCRANTON 13, SYRACUSE 3 MOOSIC, Pa. - The Red Barons got all the runs they needed in a four-run first inning, then went on to score in double figures in their International League victory over Syracuse without benefit of a home run. The scheduled Carolina League game between the Wilmington Blue Rocks and the Durham Bulls in Durham, N.C., was postponed because of rain.

Mike Cervenak and Mike Spidale hit two-run doubles last night to power the Lehigh Valley IronPigs to a 6-2 International League victory over the Durham Bulls. Bowie 2, Reading 0 BOWIE, Md. - Robert Valido's two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth provided the only runs in the Eastern League game. Trenton 2, Connecticut 0 TRENTON - Kevin Smith and Marcos Vechionacci scored on sacrifice flies in the seventh inning to give the Thunder an Eastern League win. Lakewood 8, Hagerstown 3 HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Home runs by Travis D'Arnaud and Jeremy Hamilton helped the BlueClaws triumph in the South Atlantic League.

Joe Thurston had a double and a triple among his three hits and scored three runs as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre beat the Durham Bulls, 8-1, last night in the International League. Dusty Wathan hit a solo homer in the fourth inning and back-to-back doubles by Carlos Ruiz and Jim Rushford scored three runs in the third inning. Reading 6, New Britain 1 READING - J.A. Happ struck out seven and walked just one in seven innings as the Phillies beat the Rock Cats in the Eastern League.

ALLENTOWN - J.J. Furmaniak's two-out double in the 11th drove home the winning run as the Durham Bulls beat the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 2-1, in the International League on Thursday. John Mayberry Jr. had sent the game into extra innings with a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth for Lehigh Valley. AKRON, Ohio - Miguel Perez's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth drove in the winning run as the Aeros beat the Phillies in the Eastern League. Rich Thompson tripled and drove in two for the Phils.

  DURHAM, N.C. - Matt Moore struck out 10 in 62/3 innings to lead the Durham Bulls past the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 6-4, in the International League on Sunday. Binghamton 7, Reading 4 BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Juan Lagares was 3 for 3 with three RBIs as the Mets beat the Phillies in the Eastern League. Altoona 3, Trenton 2 ALTOONA, Pa. - Greg Picart's homer in the seventh lifted the Curve past the Thunder in the Eastern League.   Lehigh Valley 000 000 211 – 4 8 0 Durham 013 010 01x – 6 10 2 WP: Moore (3-0)

  DURHAM, N.C. - Matt Moore struck out 10 in 62/3 innings to lead the Durham Bulls past the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 6-4, in the International League on Sunday. Binghamton 7, Reading 4 BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Juan Lagares was 3 for 3 with three RBIs as the Mets beat the Phillies in the Eastern League. Altoona 3, Trenton 2 ALTOONA, Pa. - Greg Picart's homer in the seventh lifted the Curve past the Thunder in the Eastern League.   Lehigh Valley 000 000 211 – 4 8 0 Durham 013 010 01x – 6 10 2 WP: Moore (3-0)

ALLENTOWN - J.J. Furmaniak's two-out double in the 11th drove home the winning run as the Durham Bulls beat the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 2-1, in the International League on Thursday. John Mayberry Jr. had sent the game into extra innings with a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth for Lehigh Valley. AKRON, Ohio - Miguel Perez's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth drove in the winning run as the Aeros beat the Phillies in the Eastern League. Rich Thompson tripled and drove in two for the Phils.

Mike Cervenak and Mike Spidale hit two-run doubles last night to power the Lehigh Valley IronPigs to a 6-2 International League victory over the Durham Bulls. Bowie 2, Reading 0 BOWIE, Md. - Robert Valido's two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth provided the only runs in the Eastern League game. Trenton 2, Connecticut 0 TRENTON - Kevin Smith and Marcos Vechionacci scored on sacrifice flies in the seventh inning to give the Thunder an Eastern League win. Lakewood 8, Hagerstown 3 HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Home runs by Travis D'Arnaud and Jeremy Hamilton helped the BlueClaws triumph in the South Atlantic League.

Andy Tracy knocked in two runs with a double during a four-run rally in the 11th as the Lehigh Valley IronPigs beat the Durham Bulls, 4-0, yesterday in the International League. Lehigh Valley starter Kyle Kendrick tossed four-hit ball over six innings. Bowie 4, Reading 1 BOWIE, Md. - Brian Matusz allowed only an unearned run in six innings to lead the Baysox over the Phillies in the Eastern League. Connecticut 7, Trenton 4 TRENTON - Mike Mooney's three-run homer in the second inning propelled the Defenders past the Thunder in the Eastern League.

Jon Weber's three-run homer in the ninth inning yesterday enabled the Durham Bulls to secure a 6-2 victory over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the International League. Justin Ruggiano also homered for Durham. IronPigs pitcher Carlos Carrasco, one of the Phillies' prized prospects, remained winless at 0-6. New Hampshire 10, Trenton 4 MANCHESTER, N.H. - Cody Haerther's two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth lifted the Fisher Cats to a win over the Thunder in the Eastern League.

Jon Knott ripped a three-run home run in the eighth inning yesterday to lead the Lehigh Valley IronPigs past the Durham Bulls, 4-3, in the International League. Les Walrond struck out seven in six innings but did not get a decision. Steve Green got the win despite surrendering a two-run homer to Elliot Johnson in the bottom of the eighth. The IronPigs scored in the top of the first on Mike Cernevak's sacrifice fly. Lehigh Valley100000030 -460 Durham100000020 -370 WP: Steve Green (4-0)

Joe Thurston had a double and a triple among his three hits and scored three runs as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre beat the Durham Bulls, 8-1, last night in the International League. Dusty Wathan hit a solo homer in the fourth inning and back-to-back doubles by Carlos Ruiz and Jim Rushford scored three runs in the third inning. Reading 6, New Britain 1 READING - J.A. Happ struck out seven and walked just one in seven innings as the Phillies beat the Rock Cats in the Eastern League.

MOOSIC, Pa. - Eude Brito struck out seven batters in six innings to lead the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons past the Durham Bulls, 5-2, yesterday in the first game of an International League doubleheader. Brian Sanches struck out the side in the seventh for his 10th save. Jim Rushford was 2 for 3 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs for the Barons. After a rain delay of more than an hour, the Bulls won the second game, 3-0, using five pitchers in the seven-inning shutout.

Chad McConnell started a four-run second inning with a walk and hit a two- run home run in the seventh to lift the Reading Phillies to a 7-2 Eastern League win over the Harrisburg Senators last night. The victory was the fifth in a row for the Phillies, who moved past Bowie into first place in the Southern Division. Mike Grace, who drove in a run with a sacrifice bunt in the fourth inning, scattered nine hits over 7 2/3 innings to pick up his 10th win of the year. SCRANTON 13, SYRACUSE 3 MOOSIC, Pa. - The Red Barons got all the runs they needed in a four-run first inning, then went on to score in double figures in their International League victory over Syracuse without benefit of a home run. The scheduled Carolina League game between the Wilmington Blue Rocks and the Durham Bulls in Durham, N.C., was postponed because of rain.

Dennis Burlingame, a 1987 graduate of Kingsway High and former Inquirer all-South Jersey selection, made an auspicious debut for the Atlanta Braves' single-A team, the Durham Bulls. Burlingame, who was 9-11 pitching last season for Sumper of the less competitive South Atlantic single-A league, pitched a perfect game in his first outing for the Bulls. His effort came during the Bulls' opening day 4-0 win over Frederick. The game lasted seven innings because the teams were playing a doubleheader.