6/24 MiLB Gameday: Flick of the Switch

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

IL:Pawtucket (Brian Johnson) vs. Rochester (Taylor Rogers) [7:05pm]
EL: Portland (Justin Haley) @ Reading (Joel Piniero) [7:05pm]
CL:Salem - All Star Break
SAL: Greenville - All Star Break
NYPL: Lowell (Luis Ramos) @ Hudson Valley (TBD) [6:35pm]
GCL: GCL Sox @ GCL Rays [12:00pm]
DSL: DSL Sox @ DSL Rockies [10:30am]
DSL: DSL Sox 2 vs. DSL Cubs [10:30am]

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

 

[semsox]

Exciting start to the state-side career of Anderson Espinoza
 
Final line: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 5-2 GO-FO

 

[Cuzittt]

GCL go to 3-0 with a 3-0 victory.

Boxscore

Anderson Espinoza made his first stateside appearance, going 4 innings, allowing 3 hits and a walk; striking out one. Kevin Steen went 4 innings, walking one and striking out 3. Yankory Pimentel pitched the final inning, giving up 2 hits and a walk.

Roldani Baldwin went 3/4 with a SF. Rafael Oliveras went 2/5. Raiwinson Lameda went 1/2 with a double and 2 walks. Luis Alejandro Basabe went 1/4 with a walk and a SB. Tyler Hill, Trent Kemp and Yoan Aybar each went 1/4. Darwin Pena went 0/3 with a walk. Isaias Lucena went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

Lowell wins 10-1.

Boxscore

Luis Ramos went 6 innings, allowing a run on 6 hits; striking out 2. Randy Perez went 3 innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Victor Acosta went 3/5. Luis Alexander Basabe went 2/4 with a triple and a walk. Aneudis Peralta went 2/5. Jemile Weeks went 1/3 with a walk before Jeremy Rivera took over and went 0/2. Bryan Hudson went 1/4 with a triple before being replaced by Brandon Magee who went 1/1. Tucker Tubbs went 1/4 with a triple and a walk. Zach Kapstein and Jhon Nunez each went 1/5. Tate Matheny went 0/3 with 2 walks.

 

[Cuzittt]

Portland loses 3-1.

Boxscore

Justin Haley went 6 innings, giving up 4 hits while striking out 7. Miguel Celestino went an inning, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits (1 HR) and a walk; striking out one. Jorge Marban went an inning, allowing an unearned run on 2 hits.

Cole Sturgeon went 2/3 with a PO/CS. Marco Hernandez went 2/4. Luis Martinez went 1/3 with a double. Jantzen Witte, Aneury Tavarez and Oscar Tejeda each went 1/4. Carlos Asuaje, David Chester and Manuel Margot each went 0/4.

 

[TimScribble]

@PawSox: Red Sox GM Ben Cherington watches an impressive outing for #PawSox LHP Brian Johnson at McCoy - 6.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO - 93/71.

 

[RoDaddy]

Johnson up, Kelly down?

Roniel Raudes might be a DSL name to watch. At 17 years old, no walks in 24 innings, and 11 punchouts in 5 innings today

 

[jscola85]

All but three of Johnson's starts have been 2 ER or less, all but 4 have been 1 ER or less.  Probably wouldn't be that consistent in the majors but not sure AAA is where he should be at this point either.  He's 24, he has shown good command and sustained performance against AAA hitters.  Since the start of 2014, here's his line (mainly AA/AAA):
 
213.2 IP, 2.40 ERA, 201/61 K/BB, .216 average against, 23% K%, 7% BB%, 1.07 GO/AO
 
So, he's K'ing a batter an inning, has a 3:1 K:BB ratio, is allowing few hits, and incurs more groundballs than flyballs.  Not sure what more he has to do at this point.

 

[Rasputin]

All but three of Johnson's starts have been 2 ER or less, all but 4 have been 1 ER or less.  Probably wouldn't be that consistent in the majors but not sure AAA is where he should be at this point either.  He's 24, he has shown good command and sustained performance against AAA hitters.  Since the start of 2014, here's his line (mainly AA/AAA):
 
213.2 IP, 2.40 ERA, 201/61 K/BB, .216 average against, 23% K%, 7% BB%, 1.07 GO/AO
 
So, he's K'ing a batter an inning, has a 3:1 K:BB ratio, is allowing few hits, and incurs more groundballs than flyballs.  Not sure what more he has to do at this point.

 
Kill Craig Breslow, send Kelly to the pen, start Johnson.

 

[Cuzittt]

Pawsox walk off with a 3-2 victory in 11 innings.

Boxscore

Brian Johnson went 6 2/3 innings, allowing an unearned run on a hit and a walk; striking out 7. Pat Light went 1 1/3 innings, giving up a hit and striking out 2. Matt Barnes went an inning, allowing a run on 3 hits. Noe Ramirez went 2 innings, walking one and striking out 3.

Quintin Berry went 2/3 with a PO/CS after replacing Shane Victorino who went 0/2. Jonathan Roof went 2/4. Rusney Castillo went 2/5. Humberto Quintero went 1/4 with a sacrifice. Jackie Bradley went 1/5. Deven Marrero, Luke Montz and Mike Miller each went 0/4.

Pawtucket Bottom of the 11th

Quintin Berry singles on a line drive to center fielder Danny Ortiz.
Pitching Change: Lester Oliveros replaces Caleb Thielbar.
Rusney Castillo singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Lester Oliveros. Quintin Berry to 2nd.
Carlos Peguero grounds into a force out, shortstop Danny Santana to second baseman Argenis Diaz. Quintin Berry to 3rd. Rusney Castillo out at 2nd. Carlos Peguero to 1st.
Humberto Quintero singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Lester Oliveros. Quintin Berry scores. Carlos Peguero to 2nd.

 

[Cuzittt]

DSL Red Sox 1 win 12-1.

Boxscore

Roniel Raudes went 5 innings, giving up a hit and striking out 11. Edilson Batista went 3 innings, allowing an unearned run on 4 hits, a WP and a walk; striking out 2. Roberto Medina went an inning, striking out 2.

Elwin Tejeda went 3/5. Marino Campana went 3/6 with 2 SBs. Pablo Urena went 2/3 with a double, SF, HBP and 2 SBs. Reinaldo Ugueto went 2/4 with 2 HBPs and a SB. Keibert Petit went 2/5 with a double. Dawill Aponte and Hemerson Severn each went 2/6; Severn with a double. Jesus Perez went 1/3 with a double, 2 walks and a SB. Luis Benoit went 0/6.

 

[Cuzittt]

DSL Sox 2 hold on for a 7-6 victory.

Boxscore

Darwinzon Hernandez went 2 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits, 4 walks and a WP; striking out 2. Nicolo Clemente went 3 2/3 innings, allowing a hit, a HBP and a walk; striking out one. Gary Calvo went 1/3rd of an inning, allowing 2 runs on 3 walks and a HBP; striking out one. Victor Diaz went 2 2/3 innings, allowing a run on a hit, 3 walks and 3 WPs; striking out 6.

Lorenzo Cedrola went 2/3 with a double. Ramfis Berroa went 1/2 with a walk and a HBP. Stanley Espinal, Juan Barriento, and Carlos Pulido each went 1/4. Imeldo Diaz went 0/3 with a HBP. Gerardo Carrizalez went 0/3 with a walk. Rafael Toribio and Juan Hernandez each went 0/4.

 

[Merkle's Boner]

Johnson up, Kelly down?
Roniel Raudes might be a DSL name to watch. At 17 years old, no walks in 24 innings, and 11 punchouts in 5 innings today

Raudes was born in 1998. Good God. 11 Ks in 5 innings is definitely worth watching.

 

[LondonSox]

DSL stats and caring no thanks. I've moved beyond. So many false excitments got exhausting.

 

[jscola85]

Eh it's at least worth watching for extreme outliers.  For example, Denyi Reyes at age 18 is posting a 28:0 K:BB in 25 IP.  That's probably someone at least worth paying attention to.  Big bonus players like Espinoza before promotion are also obviously worthwhile to track.