7/16 MiLB Gameday: Pawsox on NESN

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

IL:Pawtucket (Keith Couch) @ Durham (TBD) [7:05pm]
EL:Portland (Justin Haley) @ New Hampshire [7:05pm]
CL:Salem (Kevin McAvoy) @ Lynchburg (Michael Peoples) [6:30pm]
SAL:Greenville (Jeffry Fernandez) vs. Augusta (Chris Johnson) [7:05pm]
NYPL:Lowell (Dioscar Romero) vs. Connecticut (Matt Hall) [7:05pm]
GCL:GCL Sox vs. GCL Orioles [12:05pm]
DSL:DSL Sox @ DSL Yankees1 [10:30am]
DSL:DSL Sox 2 vs. DSL Pirates [10:30am]

Notes:

I assume the Pawsox game will be utilizing Bulls announcers. I don't expect Tom Caron to be flying down from Portland to Durham for tonight's game only to fly back to Boston to be in the studio tomorrow night.

Blake Swihart is expected to continue his rehab for Portland in New Hampshire tonight.


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]

The Pawsox start their second half journey tonight. On the .com, I wrote an article on their struggles as they exit the all-star break.

Is it possible for one part to be changed that is so integral to the offense, that it breaks it? Blake Swihart batted .338/.392/.382 for the PawSox in April, but then was called up to Boston when Ryan Hanigan was placed on the DL. Certainly, the lack of offense from the catching position has been an issue in the ensuing months, with Humberto Quintero batting .240/.284/.280, Matt Spring hitting .154/.239/.240 and Luis Martinez going .130/.310/.130 during the months of May, June and July.

 

[Cuzittt]

GCL postponed.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Nice hitting by Nava (right-handed) and Bradley against Zarate, a lhp.
Thanks so much for the links provided above which help one to enjoy the game. Also see that Swihart is batting 1.000 in AA. I wonder why he's at AA now rather than AAA.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Nice hitting by Nava (right-handed) and Bradley against Zarate, a lhp.
Thanks so much for the links provided above which help one to enjoy the game. Also see that Swihart is batting 1.000 in AA. I wonder why he's at AA now rather than AAA.

Nava struck out his first two at bats, batting righty though.  I think he still looks like crap from that side of the plate.

 

[strek1]

Nice hitting by Nava (right-handed) and Bradley against Zarate, a lhp.
Thanks so much for the links provided above which help one to enjoy the game. Also see that Swihart is batting 1.000 in AA. I wonder why he's at AA now rather than AAA.

 I was surprised to see Nava batting right handed again. Is this a career boosting attempt?  Figuring his value is much greater if he can regain his switch hitting ability from several years ago.

 

[strek1]

I just saw Craig get a hit.  Haven't said that much.

 

[Byrdbrain]

Nice hitting by Nava (right-handed) and Bradley against Zarate, a lhp.
Thanks so much for the links provided above which help one to enjoy the game. Also see that Swihart is batting 1.000 in AA. I wonder why he's at AA now rather than AAA.

As was stated Nava looked like garbage his first two times up but he pretty much always looks like garbage righty.
Also rehabbers don't generally go on the road and while Portland is technically on the road they are just in Manchester.
 
Edit:The broadcasters said Nava is going back to switchhitting because he got hurt left on left and never did feel comfortable that way.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

 I was surprised to see Nava batting right handed again. Is this a career boosting attempt?  Figuring his value is much greater if he can regain his switch hitting ability from several years ago.

He's never been a good right handed hitter.

 

[strek1]

He's never been a good right handed hitter.

 Not good but at least a few years ago he used to get some wood on the ball and work some walks.  I said "ability" to hit right not "excel"at it.

 

[InsideTheParker]

 Not good but at least a few years ago he used to get some wood on the ball and work some walks.  I said "ability" to hit right not "excel"at it.

Yeah, it was in this frame of mind that I expressed pleasure in the AB in which he managed to lift the ball into the area between the infield and the outfield while hitting right-handed. He's playing first, so I imagine they might be wondering if he could be any good in a platoon with Napoli. In which case, he won't be hitting lhp from the left side very often.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

 Not good but at least a few years ago he used to get some wood on the ball and work some walks.  I said "ability" to hit right not "excel"at it.

You have a low bar for "ability."   2012-2014 he OPS'd .578 as a RHB.

 

[strek1]

You have a low bar for "ability."   2012-2014 he OPS'd .578 as a RHB.

 Well somebody has obviously put it in his head to try it again. Must think there's some value to it. Either here or somewhere else.

 

[InsideTheParker]

The manager shows his ability to manage at a higher level by leaving his pitcher in too long.

 

[strek1]

The manager shows his ability to manage at a higher level by leaving his pitcher in too long.

 That lead sure evaporated quickly didn't it?

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

 Well somebody has obviously put it in his head to try it again. Must think there's some value to it. Either here or somewhere else.

According to the Durham announcers, Nava said he hurt himself batting lefty against a lefty and decided himself that he was going back to switch hitting.  No idea if that's true.
Regardless, it's hard to imagine any/many situations in which he would face a lefty for the big club.

 

[Cuzittt]

Salem wins 5-3.

Boxscore

Kevin McAvoy went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits (1 HR) and 2 walks; striking out 3. Aaron Wilkerson pitched a perfect 7th, striking out two. Chandler Shepherd went 2 innings, giving up 2 hits and striking out 2.

Yoilan Cerse went 2/4 with a triple and a walk. Jordan Betts went 2/4. Mauricio Dubon and Jose Vinicio each went 2/5 with a double, Vinicio with a SB and was picked off. Mario Martinez, Jordan Weems, Franklin Guzman and Zach Kapstein each went 1/4; Guzman with a HR. Kevin Heller went 0/4 with a walk.

 

[Cuzittt]

Spinners win 1-0.

Boxscore

Dioscar Romero went 6 innings, giving up 4 hits and 3 walks; striking out 3. Logan Boyd went 1 2/3 innings, giving up a hit and a walk; striking out 4. Edwar Garcia went 1 1/3 innings, giving up a hit and 2 walks; striking out 2.

Jeremy Rivera went 2/3. Aneudis Peralta went 1/3 with a double. Victor Acosta and Tate Matheny each went 1/4. Brandon Magee and Jordan Austin each went 0/3. Tucker Tubbs, Austin Rei and Luis Alexander Basabe each went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

Boom goes Nava. From the right side. Interesting.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Nice 3=run HR by Nahver, batting from the right. This was after a called strike  was so clearly a ball that the Durham announcers commented on the bad call. I guess the minor-league umps are just as bad as, if not worse, than their superiors.

 

[Cuzittt]

DSL1 loses 7-3.

Boxscore

Roinel Raudes went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits (1 HR); striking out 9. Shair Lucrus went 2 2/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits, 2 walks and a WP; striking out 4. William Carabello went 1/3rd of an inning, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits (1 HR).

Eddy Reynoso went 3/4. Hemerson Severn went 3/5 with a double. Samuel Miranda and Willis Figueroa each went 1/4 with a walk; Miranda with a double, Figueroa with a triple. Marino Campana and Eduard Conde each went 1/4 with a double. Luis Benoit went 1/4. Elwin Tejeda went 0/3 with a walk. Luis Yovera went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

Drive win 11-5.

Boxscore

Jeffry Fernandez went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits (1 HR) and a walk; striking out 5. Jamie Callahan went 3 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 3 hits and 3 walks; striking out 3.

Nick Longhi went 4/5 with a double and a triple. Rafael Devers went 3/4 with a double and a SF. Javier Guerra went 3/5 with a double and a HR. Yoan Moncada, Michael Chavis, Mike Meyers and Danny Bethea each went 2/5; Moncada with a double, Chavis with a SB. Danny Mars went 1/5. Bryan Hudson went 0/3 with a walk.

 

[Cuzittt]

Portland loses 7-2.

Boxscore

Justin Haley went 2 2/3 innings, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 3 hits, 4 walks and a WP; striking out 3. Simon Mercedes went 3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits (1 HR) and 4 walks; striking out 2. Williams Jerez went 1 1/3 innings, giving up a hit and striking out 2. Jorge Marban went an inning, walking one and striking out 2.

Blake Swihart went 2/3 with a double before being replaced by Keury de la Cruz who went 0/2. Oscar Tejeda went 1/4 after replacing Jantzen Witte who got hit by a pitch. Sam Travis, Carlos Asuaje, Jake Romanski, Cole Sturgeon and Tzu-Wei Lin each went 1/4; Asuaje with a double. Manuel Margot went 1/5. Henry Ramos went 0/3 with a walk.

 

[Cuzittt]

Pawsox lose 9-7.

Boxscore

Keith Couch went 5 good innings, then fell apart in the 6th. Over 5 1/3 innings, Couch allowed 4 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks; striking out 3. Jonathan Aro went 1 2/3 innings, allowing a run on 2 hits and a walk; striking out 3. Heath Hembree pitched to 4 batters, giving up 2 hits, a walk and a sac bunt/Fielder's bad choice, allowing 4 runs (3 earned). Matt Barnes got the three outs in the 8th, giving up a hit and 2 walks; striking out 3.

Daniel Nava went 2/4 with a HR and a walk. Humberto Quintero went 2/4. Rusney Castillo and Carlos Peguero each went 1/4 with a walk. Marco Hernandez went 1/4. Jackie Bradley and Allen Craig each went 1/5. Garin Cecchini went 0/2 with a walk and a HBP. Jemile Weeks went 0/3 with a walk.

 

[RoDaddy]

My man Roniel Raudes with another amazing SO:BB performance tonight (9:0) for the Sox DSL. He now has 52 punchouts to only 2 walks for the season

10 more hits for the fantastic four of Devers, Guerra, Moncada and Chavis - and another big night (19 overall hits) for the offensive juggernaut that is Greenville

Durham has a player named Boog Powell!?

 

[Cuzittt]

DSL2 wins 5-2.

Boxscore

Denyi Reyes went 5 perfect innings, striking out 5. Luis Rivero went 3 innings, allowing 2 unearned runs on 2 hits, 2 walks, a WP and a HBP. Marcos Lantigua went an inning, giving up a hit and striking out one.

Lorenzo Cedrola went 4/5 with a triple and a SB. Juan Hernandez went 2/3 with a walk. Carlos Pulido went 2/4 with a SB. Stanley Espinal went 2/5. Freiberg Marin went 1/4 with a double. Pablo Urena went 0/3 with a walk. Juan Barriento and Gerardo Carrizalez each went 0/4. Imeldo Diaz went 0/5 with a PO/CS.

 

[Cuzittt]

My man Roniel Raudes with another amazing SO:BB performance tonight (9:0) for the Sox DSL. He now has 52 punchouts to only 2 walks for the season

My man Denyi Reyes was perfect... and is now at 44 strikeouts to no walks on the season. Infintely better.