Big League Bulldogs (entering 7/28): Renfroe bashes the Braves

Hunter Renfroe busted loose on Monday night. Facing the Atlanta Braves, the former Mississippi State slugger blasted a pair of home runs to lead his Tampa Bay Rays to a 14-5 win.

Welcome to Tampa, Hunter Renfroe!

He knew it was gone as the @RaysBaseball take the lead in the 4th!

Catch the Rays game on FOX Sports Sun & FOX Sports Go: https://t.co/zhlHfHHpxc #RaysUp pic.twitter.com/cEA4tNeMv3
— Bally Sports Florida & Bally Sports Sun (@BallySportsFL) July 27, 2020

Two and (Ren)froe pic.twitter.com/nd9Q9Me8pk
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) July 28, 2020

Hunter Renfroe talks about his 2-home run night, the @RaysBaseball offense and his move from the west coast!

Catch the Rays postgame show on FOX Sports Sun & FOX Sports Go! #RaysUp pic.twitter.com/eSNXaBZCly
— Bally Sports Sun: Rays (@BallyRays) July 28, 2020

In other big former Bulldog performances, Boston's Mitch Moreland homered for the second time this season. He also later added an RBI single, but the Red Sox lost 7-4.

This man does not get nearly enough credit. Show Mitch Moreland some love, folks. pic.twitter.com/7dczScmHfa
— Gabrielle Starr (@gfstarr1) July 28, 2020

Also on Monday, ex-Bulldog hurler Kendall Graveman made his return to the big league mound after recovering from Tommy John surgery as he started for Seattle against Houston. It was a bit of a rough outing, but Graveman did have his moments.

Don’t call it a comeback 😤#STATEtoTheShow
pic.twitter.com/YqS3EU0DtH
— Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) July 28, 2020

Here's the full recap of how all former Bulldog players performed in the big leagues on Monday, along with their season stats.

MONDAY STATS

RF Hunter Renfroe (Rays) - Won 14-5 over Braves

3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI
Single to RF, three-run home run to left-center, solo home run to center, strikeout, groundout to catcher
Season stats: .250 BA, .308 OBP, 1.058 OPS, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R

1B Mitch Moreland (Red Sox) - Lost 7-4 to Mets

2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI
Ground out to first, solo home run to right-center, ground out to pitcher, RBI single to center
Season stats: .375 BA, .375 OBP, 1.500 OPS, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

SP Kendall Graveman (Mariners) - Lost 8-5 to Astros

4.0 innings pitched
6 hits allowed
7 runs allowed
6 earned runs allowed
3 walks allowed
7 strikeouts
2 home runs allowed
Season stats: 0-1 record, 13.50 ERA, 2.25 WHIP, 7 K, 4.0 IP

2B Adam Frazier (Pirates) - Lost 6-5 to Brewers

0-for-5
Ground out to first, Strikeout, pop out to second, line out to LF, ground out to first
Season stats: .125 BA, .176 OBP, .302 OPS, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R

RP Chris Stratton (Pirates) - Lost 6-5 to Brewers

0.1 innings pitched
0 hits allowed
0 runs allowed
0 earned runs allowed
0 walks allowed
0 strikeouts
Season stats: 0-0 record, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 1 K, 1.2 IP

DID NOT PLAY MONDAY

SP Dakota Hudson (Cardinals) - no game scheduled

Season stats: 0-1 record, 8.31 ERA, 1.85 WHIP, 4 K, 4.1 IP

RP Jonathan Holder (Yankees) - game vs. Phillies postponed

Season stats: 0-0 record, 0.00 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 1 K, 1.1 IP

SP Brandon Woodruff (Brewers) - Won 6-5 over Pirates

Season stats: 0-1 record, 3.60 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 5 K, 5.0 IP
Scheduled to start Wednesday vs. Pirates