4/7 MiLB Game Thread: Today, it Begins!

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

IL:Pawtucket (Henry Owens) vs. Buffalo (Drew Hutchison) [7:05pm]
EL:Portland (Aaron Wilkerson) @ Reading (Alec Asher) [7:05pm]
CL:Salem (Daniel McGrath) vs. Carolina (Enderson Franco) [7:05pm]
SAL:Greenville (Matt Kent) vs. Asheville (David Hill) [7:05pm]

(Season Begins Later)
NYPL:Lowell
GCL:GCL Sox
DSL:DSL Sox
DSL:DSL Sox 2

Notes:

Scoreboard:

Boston Red Sox Minor League Scores

Media:

MiLB TV
MiLB Radio

Local Media:

Pawsox:

Providence Journal
Pawtucket Times

Seadogs: Portland Press Herald

Salem: Roanoke Times

Greenville: Greenville Online

Lowell: Lowell Sun

 

[Cuzittt]

I wrote a piece for the COM on Minor League Opening Day. Here is how I conclude:

From the Aces to the Zephyrs (New Orleans), from Arkansas to West Virginia, baseball begins today. Go out and support your local team. Just remember, the players you see in your journey to the local yard are also the players who may turn into the next major-league superstars, the next great players for your MLB team, or your next favorite one-year major league wonder. Even if none of that comes to pass, you get to watch a baseball game. And there is nothing better than that.
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You can read the full thing by clicking on this link: http://sonsofsamhorn.com/baseball/minor-league/minor-league-opening-day/

Please do so. You don't want to make Abs unhappy, do you?

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

One of my favorite threads of the year is the first Minor League summary thread. Thanks for doing this for us, Cuz

 

[Merkle's Boner]

Now the season has officially begun! Thanks Cuz!

 

[Ramon AC]

Snow in the ground doen't seem so bad when there are threads like this. Thank you Cuzitt!

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Giddy-up! Now the season really begins.

 

[Skiponzo]

I'll echo the above sentiment. This is my favorite area of SOSH and one of my favorite times of the year.

Thanks Cuz!

 

[Buzzkill Pauley]

Thanks Cuz! These are great.

Especially now that I'm out of the area and away from all the minor league teams. Much appreciated!

 

[Detts]

Spring is here! Spring is here!

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Pawsox home opener was rained out today

 

[RoDaddy]

The Masters and first SOSH Minor League thread - sure signs of spring

 

[Pilgrim]

Thinking Salem might score some runs this year. 11-2 thru 3.

 

[bringbackburks]

Benintendi showing that he'll be in Portland soon

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

18 hits so far for Salem. Devers is 0-4. Overrated.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Aaron Wilkerson totally dealing tonight in shit weather. 11 Ks, 5.2 innings, 85 pitches. Great command. Best K performance since a 12-k game in 2014 by Brian Johnson.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Going to be hard to keep either Moncada or Ben-In-10D away from a fairly prospect-weak Portland lineup.

Let the usual disastrous spring weather up there pass by first, of course.

 

[JBJ_HOF]

Moncada hit a blast to the wall into a 20 MPH wind tonight. Salem's field is nearly Fenwayesque in being death on lefty home runs, something to keep in mind.

 

[Cuzittt]

Portland wins 3-1.

Boxscore

Aaron Wilkerson went 5 2/3 innings, giving up 2 hits and a walk; striking out 11. Williams Jerez went 1 1/3 perfect innings, striking out one. Luis Ysla pitched a perfect 8th, striking out one. Rob Wort pitched the final inning, allowing a run on 2 hits, a WP and a walk; striking out 2.

Jake Romanski went 3/4. Mike Miller went 2/5 with a double. Jantzen Witte went 1/3 with a HR and a walk. Jordan Weems went 1/3 with a double and a walk. Tzu-Wei Lin and Rainel Rosario each went 1/4. Cole Sturgeon went 1/5 with a PO/CS. Henry Ramos and Wendell Rijo each went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

Salem wins 13-4.

Boxscore

Daniel McGrath went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits (1 HR) and a walk; striking out one. German Taveras went 2 innings, allowing an unearned run on 2 hits; striking out one. Taylor Grover went an inning, giving up 2 hits and striking out 2.

Andrew Benintendi went 4/5 with a double and a triple. Danny Mars went 3/4 with a SF. Yoan Moncada went 2/4 with 2 walks and a SB. Nick Longhi and Mike Meyers each went 2/4 with a walk. Jordan Procyshen went 2/4 with 2 doubles, a SB and a SF. Mauricio Dubon went 2/6 with a triple. Franklin Guzman went 1/5 with a SB. Rafael Devers went 0/4 with a walk.

 

[Cuzittt]

Drive win 4-3.

Boxscore

Matt Kent went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits and 2 walks; striking out 3. Anyelo Leclerc went 3 perfect innings; striking out 3.

Kyri Washington went 2/3 with a triple. Jeremy Rivera went 2/4 with a double. Joseph Monge went 1/2 with a walk and a SB. Roldani Baldwin went 1/2 with a sacrifice. Josh Ockimey went 1/4 with a double. Chad de la Guerra went 0/2 with a walk and a SF. Luis Alexander Basabe went 0/3 with a walk. Austin Rei and Michael Chavis each went 0/4.

 

[wade boggs chicken dinner]

I wrote a piece for the COM on Minor League Opening Day. Here is how I conclude:

From the Aces to the Zephyrs (New Orleans), from Arkansas to West Virginia, baseball begins today. Go out and support your local team. Just remember, the players you see in your journey to the local yard are also the players who may turn into the next major-league superstars, the next great players for your MLB team, or your next favorite one-year major league wonder. Even if none of that comes to pass, you get to watch a baseball game. And there is nothing better than that.
​

You can read the full thing by clicking on this link: http://sonsofsamhorn.com/baseball/minor-league/minor-league-opening-day/

Please do so. You don't want to make Abs unhappy, do you?

Great article. Thanks for writing this and as always, thanks for doing these threads!

 

[Plympton91]

Kind of sad that Chavis didn't get promoted. He finished fairly strong, and hope was that he'd solidify that in the fall instructional league. Guess not.

 

[Detts]

He is blocked by Devers

 

[JBJ_HOF]

Kind of sad that Chavis didn't get promoted. He finished fairly strong, and hope was that he'd solidify that in the fall instructional league. Guess not.

.239/.297/.511in his last 100 PA and his defense is still terrible according to the Sox Prospects podcast.

 

[Pilgrim]

Wow, that Buffalo team is like a retirement home for once notable prospects. Owens K's Jesus Montero and Domonic Brown in the 1st.

whoops wrong thread