5/23/18 MiLB Gameday: Kutter in the Morning

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

International League Pawtucket Red Sox (Chandler Shepherd) vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders [NYY] (TBD) [6:15pm]
Eastern League Portland Sea Dogs (Matt Kent) vs. Hartford Yard Goats [COL] (Peter Lambert) [6:05pm]
Carolina League Salem Red Sox (TBD) @ Frederick Keys [BAL] (Alex Wells) [7:05pm]
South Atlantic League Greenville Drive (Kutter Crawford) @ Asheville Tourists [COL] (TBD) [10:35am]

(Season Begins Later)
New York Penn League Lowell Spinners - Opening Day - June 15th
Gulf Coast League GCL Red Sox - Opening Day - June 18th
Dominican Summer League DSL Red Sox 1 - Opening Day - June 2
Dominican Summer League DSL Red Sox 2 - Opening Day - June 2

Notes:

Scoreboard:

Scoreboard

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

 

[Cesar Crespo]

Greenville's rotation has been surprisingly good given their record. Their bullpen on the other hand...

Denyi Reyes is working on his 4th solid season in a row. He's improved his strike out rate this year and never walks anyone. Kutter Crawford is striking a lot of guys out and has an era under 2. Jhonathan Diaz continues to be Jhonathan Diaz.

Denyi Reyes looks pretty interesting but I always like guys with low walk rates. He's not even on the soxprospects top 60 though.

For Reyes career: 222.1ip, 20bb. His BB% rate is 2.26% for his career.

 

[Cuzittt]

Drive survive another pen disaster, 4-3.

Boxscore

Kutter Crawford went six shutout innings, giving up three singles, a double, and a walk; whiffing nine while uncorking a pair of wild pitches. 61 of his 83 pitches were for strikes. Taylor Ahearn's 2018 debut was less than memorable, giving up three hits to the first four batters he faced, two of which went out of the yard (Ramon Marcelino and Matt McLaughlin) to tie the game up at 3. Ahearn would get five of the next six batters he faced, giving up a second single and a wild pitch while striking out one. Lukas Young yielded a meaningless single to pick up the save in the ninth.

Frankie Rios and Marino Campana each contributed three hits in five forays; Rios with a double and a caught stealing, Campana with a double and the game winning solo moonshot in the eighth. Kervin Suarez struck two singles and stole a bag in four sessions. Everlouis Lozada laced a single and drew a walk in four excursions. Jagger Rusconi ripped a single and took a base on balls in five jaunts. Zach Sterry, Ricardo Cubillan, and Charlie Madden each managed a single in four matchups. Victor Acosta was unable to reach in five ventures.

 

[Cuzittt]

Yanks spank Shepherd, PawSox downed 7-1.

Boxscore

Chandler Shepherd surrendered four runs on seven hits and a walk over 3 1/3 innings; striking out four. Brandon Workman worked 2 2/3 scoreless frames, walking a pair and whiffing a trio. Fernando Rodriguez gave up just a solo roundtripper to Ryan McBroom over his two innings, striking out two. Williams Jerez walked one and gave up a two-run gopher ball to Greg Bird in the ninth before striking out the side.

Dan Butler blooped three singles in four at-bats. Tzu Wei Lin laced a double and two singles in five tries. Mike Olt obtained a double and a walk in four matchups. Sam Travis stung a double in four trips. Rusney Castillo and Dustin Pedroia each contributed a walk in four appearances. Aneury Tavarez, Jordan Betts, and Ramon Flores each suffered four futile forays.

 

[Cuzittt]

Hartford hops over Portland, 5-2.

Boxscore

Matthew Kent relinquished four runs on a walk, a hit by pitch, and seven hits – including a Brian Mundell moonshot – over 5 2/3 innings; striking out seven. Adam Lau was perfect over 1 1/3 frames while whiffing three. Daniel McGrath allowed a run on a solo jack from Mylz Jones; giving up a double and a walk as well over two innings; striking out three.

Josh Ockimey obtained a single, a double, and a walk in four jaunts. Jeremy Rivera ripped a single and a double in five at-bats. Jantzen Witte whipped a single and was hit by a pitch in four appearances. Luke Tendler, Austin Rei, and Danny Mars each managed a hit in four matchups; Mars with a double, Rei with a round tripper. Chad de la Guerra golfed a single in five trips. Josh Tobias and Tate Matheny suffered four frustrating forays.

 

[Cuzittt]

Salem destroyed by Frederick, 16-5.

Boxscore

Enmanuel De Jesus – in his Salem debut – was charged with eight runs on twelve hits, two walks, and a hit by pitch over 4 1/3 frames; whiffing a sextet while uncorking a wild pitch. Algenis Martinez allowed six runs on nine hits – including a pair of three-run gopher balls to Wilson Garcia – and a walk over 2 2/3 innings; striking out three. Jared Oliver relinquished two runs on two hits and three walks in the eighth; striking out the side and uncorking a wild pitch.

C.J. Chatham and Jerry Downs each contributed two hits in four jaunts; Downs with a pair of jacks. Jordan Wren ripped a single and drew a walk in four appearances. Roldani Baldwin, Trent Kemp, and Carlos Tovar each had a hit in four trips; Baldwin with a solo blast. Brett Netzer notched a single in five at-bats. Bobby Dalbec drew a base on balls in four ventures. Tyler Hill suffered five terrible treks.

While the destruction was bad enough... it could have been worse. Frederick stranded 13 baserunners in the rout.