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08/09/2008 11:34 PM ET
Rays' top prospect Price promoted
Young left-hander to make jump up to Triple-A Durham
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
David Price is 11-0 with a 1.87 ERA in 15 starts at two Minor League levels this season. (Montgomery Biscuits)

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SEATTLE -- David Price took another step closer to the Major Leagues on Saturday when he was promoted from Double-A Montgomery to Triple-A Durham.

The Rays' top prospect will travel Sunday in advance of making his first start for Durham against Norfolk on Wednesday.

Price went 7-0 with a 1.89 ERA in nine starts at Montgomery. The left-hander pitched 57 innings for the Biscuits and walked just 16 while striking out 55.

Prior to joining Montgomery, Price went 4-0 with a 1.82 ERA in six starts at Class A Advanced Vero Beach.

Price, 22, was chosen by the Rays first overall in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of Vanderbilt University.

Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.