Snell picked up his third win for Triple-A Durham on Monday, giving up an earned run on five hits and three walks over eight innings. He struck out seven.
The multiple free passes are still haunting Snell, but he's otherwise been very impressive in his last three starts with the Bulls. Monday's effort brought his ERA down to 2.39 and served as his longest since arriving in Durham on May 13. The young lefty has given up just one earned run in three of his four trips to the mound and has compiled a 36:11 K:BB over 26.1 innings. A reduced pitch count is one of Snell's primary goals during his current minor-league stint, and he's making solid progress in that regard as well; the 24-year-old threw an efficient 100 pitches over his eight frames Monday, his lowest figure over his four starts.